• Bas Bleu in downtown Valdosta hosts a New Year’s Eve Bash with dinner reservations from 7-9 p.m. and music from 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
• The Bistro in downtown Valdosta hosts The Velvet Touch, a Valdosta-based band with Roger Worden and John Patterson, from 7-10 p.m.
• Brooks County Jamboree on Culpepper Street in Quitman hosts a New Year’s Eve special with Billy Ingram & The Waysiders, a Brooks County-based band, for a night of “old country music” and line-dancing from 8 p.m. until.
• Giulio’s at 105 E. Ann St. hosts a New Year’s Eve special featuring The Bill Smith Trio — Smith, Austin Smith and Ellen Gross — playing bossa novas, jazz standards, ballads, Beatles and more.
• Kat’s Lounge at 4677 Bemiss Road offers karaoke starting at 8 p.m.
• Mikki’s at 402 Northside Drive hosts a New Year’s Eve party from 7 p.m.-2 a.m.
• Moody Field Club at Moody Air Force Base hosts a New Year’s Eve party from 8 p.m. until featuring The River and more. Tickets limited. Call 257-3792.
• Palladium VIP Club at 2965 N. Ashley St. hosts a New Year’s Eve party from 9 p.m. until with no cover charge until midnight.
• Quality’s Lounge at 1902 W. Hill Ave. offers karaoke and dance music starting at 8:30 p.m.
• Walker’s Drive Inn at the crossroads of Highway 122 and 125 features Roger Boykin, an area musician playing acoustic versions of old and new hits, starting at 8 p.m. No cover charge.
• Whiskey River on Highway 41 in Lake Park features live entertainment. No cover.
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VHS Class of 2012 graduates
Valdosta High School’s Class of 2012 gathered Friday night at the Valdosta State University PE Complex to celebrate the graduation of roughly 350 seniors.
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Qualifying ends
Citizens engaged in their local political landscape will have plenty of options this July and November as dozens of candidates qualified on Friday.
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Resident escapes from blaze
A citizen escaped an aggressive fire with only minor cuts and bruises Friday afternoon, as wind amplified the flames from the blaze that started inside of his St. Augustine Road residence.
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Weekend preview with Brittany McClure
Find out what's going on this weekend with Brittany McClure.
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Popular vendor taken out of the ballparks
With a wagon-load of fresh cakes, hot boiled peanuts and ice-cold bottled water she has witnessed generations of children, or as she refers to them, her angels, grow into adults with children of their own.
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Three candidates file for election
Qualifications for Lowndes County general primaries continue with the addition of a couple new candidates interested in running for elected office.
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City, county tax discussions stalled
Local Option Sales Tax “negotiations” between city and county officials have descended from open meetings to a stalemate, with no clear agreement on how the estimated $210 million in tax revenue should be split.
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Valdosta High principal to retire
After one year as Valdosta High School principal, Rufus McDuffie has announced his retirement.
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South Georgia’s Ace
High above war-torn Germany, World War II fighter ace Donald S. “Bush” Bryan led his flight toward an estimated 50 enemy aircraft.
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Arraignment set for Quitman 11
The “Quitman Eleven” are scheduled to have an arraignment on May 29, Brooks County Courthouse, according to their attorney, Roy Copeland.
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