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Foster finishes basic training
Navy Seaman Recruit Tyrell D. Foster, son of Phyllis M. Foster and Henry E. Foster of Lawton, Okla., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
Foster is a 2007 graduate of Lawton High School, Lawton, Okla.
He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foster of Valdosta and Mrs. and Mrs. McFadden of Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Festival in Bloom
Has this week’s warmer weather come soon enough for azalea blooms for this weekend’s 10th Annual Azalea Festival? Usually, the azaleas are in full bloom by mid-March. On a few occasions, azalea bushes have even seen their blooms start to fade by the time of the Azalea Festival. But not this year. This year, South Georgia has experienced a real winter, with freezing temperatures, frosty mornings, even an evening of snow flurries. So, few to almost no azalea blooms so far.
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Flood watch in effect through tonight
NOON UPDATE: According to The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Fla., Lowndes County remains under a flood watch until 7 p.m. tonight. The same is true for the counties of Berrien, Brooks, Cook and Lanier.
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Obama pushing on health care end game
President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation’s insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s medical system.
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State must hand over $18 million
Georgia’s top lawyer says the state must hand over $18 million in disputed sales tax revenue to local governments in the midst of a crippling state budget crunch.
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GREAT Program
Sixth graders within the Lowndes County School System are learning how to better resist the influence of gangs.
- Night Moves for Thursday March 11, 2010
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John Page running for Board of Commissioners seat
John Page, 47, announced Tuesday his plans to run for the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners seat soon to be vacated by Richard Lee.
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‘Classroom Connections’
Area schools will have a chance to enhance technology in their classrooms through a regional competition.
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Checking out 2010 with Friends of the Library
What they have done to help the South Georgia Regional Library system is almost impossible to list.
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Valdosta North Rotary Club auction set for Saturday
The Valdosta North Rotary Club will host its 35th Annual Charity Auction from 7-11 p.m. Saturday at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center. The event will include both a silent and live auction.
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