South Georgia needs a Minor League Baseball team. For those of us who enjoy Minor League Baseball, I would love to see Valdosta get a team. Please someone step up to the plate and bring a team to Valdosta.
I would like to congratulate the LHS Vikette track team for winning their first home track meet last Tuesday. Wow, that would be like a day before the boys won theirs, you think? Great job ladies. It's a shame you don't get recognition on the LHS homepage like the boys or did I just miss that? No offense guys, proud of you too, but I figure a win for the school is a win whether boys or girls.
Hello? If you rent a place in Remerton, especially one that backs up to a street lined with bars, in a college town, um, you can expect noise. I would suggest move! They (the bars) have been there forever, and I don’t think they are going anywhere.
A 7 percent ad valorem tax on a new or used car in addition to the 7 percent sales tax being considered by the Georgia Legislature is a tax hike for all but the rich unless you keep your car for years longer than average. Most people will have to finance it with the car. This is bad medicine for the people and the automobile industry in the name of raising tax.
The Macadoo's pay it forward guy is over 150 times now, and others are doing it also. Such a small act of kindness has brought so many smiles to so many people. All of you that "pay it forward" are doing a fabulous job.
How many phone calls is it going to take to get the city marshalls to actually do their job? We are still seeing trash cans and recycle bins out by the road for weeks at a time, not to mention the four to five cars parked in the grass at rental properties. Please help us homeowners keep our property clean.
I just wanted to rant about Wild Adventures. I purchased four tickets to Keith Urban with my pass. Day of the concert I had to pay $139 to get into a park that was closed. Maybe that's why his concert wasn't sold out? Ridiculous, and I will never go back to Wild Adventures. They should stamp your hand if you want to go the concert only, and pay for a normal concert!
I am sick and tired of people who call you unpatriotic if you debate this administration’s policies. We are Americans and have the right to participate and debate any administration. Who said that? Hillary Clinton.
Congratulations to VMS's seventh-grade band on all their superior ratings at Thursday's Georgia Music Educators Association Festival at Ware County. They competed with about 15 other bands and were the only seventh-grade band from the Lowndes/Valdosta area. Thank you Mr. Bradley and Mr. Downs.
Praise and thanks to everyone at Baytree Animal Hospital for the excellent care and treatment of my newly adopted shelter dog. Special appreciation to Dr. Knight, Dr. Hall, and Dana whose love and care coaxed my dog to eat.
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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THUMBS UP: To Brooks County High School engineering and technology teacher Don Morgan and his students. They recently received national attention for their work with biodiesel fuel. They collect used cooking oil from area fast-food restaurants then process this oil into biodiesel. Morgan hopes to next interest the Brooks County school buses into running on the fuel created in his class. This classroom not only prepares students for the future but may prepare all of us for an alternative energy source.
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Take me out to the ball park
The Valdosta State baseball season begins today. The Blazers host Lindenwood at 2:30 p.m. Nothing beats quality baseball played in warm weather with a great venue like Billy Grant Field.
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What We Think: Signing Day
Wednesday was National Signing Day, the day when high school athletes across the country make official announcements about what school they’ve chosen to sign with.
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School policy fails expectations
Lowndes County Schools recently implemented new grading guidelines for students. These guidelines have left many parents upset ...
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Just the facts, please
The Times has taken some hits this weekend following the reporting of the Rev. Floyd Rose’ rally on Saturday concerning the car which drove into a home, killing an infant on New Year’s, and an incident at Pinevale Learning Center. Some police officers think the VDT is not being fair, and Rose accused the VDT of not printing the facts, but the facts are as follows:
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Fathers teaching daughters
It began as a small gathering for fathers and daughters. It has become one of Valdosta’s most popular social events of the year.
Several years ago, Jeff Stewart co-founded the event with his wife, Becky, as a way for him to give a special night to his two daughters. Other fathers of First Presbyterian Church liked the idea and the Father-Daughter Valentine Dance was born. -
Sports tourneys: They will come
More than 20 years after its release, “Field of Dreams’” mantra, “If you build it, they will come,” has possibly become one of the most overused lines from any movie. Yet, it seems all too fitting for what’s been happening lately within the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority.
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THUMBS UP: To Valdosta State University Athletics for its 2012 Chili Fest scheduled for this afternoon, 3-5:30 p.m. at the PE Complex. Should be some good eating even if we’re not experiencing the traditional January winter weather. Plus, it’s an old-style no-bean chili event. Tasty, indeed.
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Theatre: A busy week ahead
Theatre: A busy week ahead
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Help for the greater need
This weekend, people will gather to help two Valdosta-area young people and their families. Ride for Haley is scheduled to raise money for Haley Waites, a Valdosta High senior battling a brain tumor.
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