Valdosta Daily Times At Random

At Random: Cobb Atkinson

2010-06-13T23:38:09-04:00

After seven years, Cobb Atkinson is leaving his position as headmaster at Valwood School.

At Random: Jennifer Lepper

2010-06-06T23:56:07-04:00

“They don’t even know what it is to be a fan. You know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts.”
— Sapphire in the movie “Almost Famous”

At Random: The Rev. Richard Pieplow

2010-05-31T00:15:10-04:00

Several years after the ministry of the Rev. Richard Pieplow began at Messiah Lutheran Church in 1977, Jan Bristow’s family of four was sitting around the dinner table discussing people in their lives who had been influential in a positive way.

At Random: The Hattermanns

2010-05-23T23:48:02-04:00

What would you do differently if you were faced with a life-threatening disease?

At Random: Sonny Coody

2010-05-16T23:34:18-04:00

Early in the morning, Sonny Coody steps into his truck, heading to the nearby Azalea City Church of God. The 82-year-old is on his way to begin his daily chores of housekeeping, which have kept him busy for nearly 30 years.

At Random: Dalton Johnson

2010-05-09T23:21:11-04:00

Dalton Johnson had no plans to attend college outside Georgia until last summer.

At Random: Kevin Simpson II and Brack Deloach

2010-05-02T23:14:17-04:00

Echols County baseball coach Brack Deloach and star athlete Kevin Simpson II share a common bond. Both were almost killed in separate, one-vehicle catastrophic wrecks as teenagers.

At Random: Frank and Deloris Thomas

2010-04-25T23:37:27-04:00

QUITMAN — For anyone who attended the Brooks County School System between the 1960s to 1990s, then you probably met Frank and Deloris Thomas along the way.
I met the Thomases as a freshman at Brooks County High School in 1994, taking classes with them both my first two years in high school. Mrs. Thomas was the first teacher to ever help me realize my love for English and for writing. Mr. Thomas taught me history and government.

At Random: Ray Scollin

2010-04-11T23:21:23-04:00

Valdosta Superstar Ray Scollin, while flattered to have the title, considers himself more of a local musician.

At Random: James Barrett

2010-04-05T00:14:01-04:00

James Barrett knows the payoff of hard work and dedication.