VALDOSTA —
I am sick of ignorant people ranting about the welfare system who have never had to struggle to pay a bill, or had to wonder how they would feed their family. Shut your mouth until you have walked in these shoes. We work our tail off in this low-wage town. Shut up until you can walk the walk that we do. FYI, I do not depend on the state for anything. Every poor person is not on food stamps and welfare!
Since when did it become acceptable for a school administrator to spend school hours planning a wedding and making floral arrangements? How many school receptionists get to model their wedding dresses in between answering the phone and monitoring the office? I guess Berrien is starting some new traditions for staff members.
Smart Meters have been connected to health problems, fires in older homes and pose a potential invasion of privacy. You do not have to accept a smart meter on your property. We aren't.
I think you can take down your "Newt 2012" signs now.
Academy Sports, on behalf of the many people around South Georgia, we would like to welcome you!
Just read the article on water restrictions in Valdosta. It's OK for my neighbor to do laundry, flush the toilet, take showers but it's not OK for me to water my garden. My garden helps feed my family. I will water my garden regardless of restrictions as long as my neighbor is allowed their water luxuries.
If the VPD would just drive through Walden Woods any night they could write tickets for cars parked on sidewalks. We send out letters all the time telling residents this is a city violation and the same ones do it all the time.
Although I've always been a happy customer of Lowndes County Utilities, I do have one small complaint. Why can we still not pay our bill online? When will the county water residents enjoy the convenience of online bill pay just as the city residents do?
Officials in Nashville must think their town is the cleanest in the state. They cancel or did not participate in the citywide clean up and their code enforcer only gave four citations in one year. Way to go!
Don’t forget today is National Prayer Day. We should all get on our knees and thank the good Lord for all the good blessings we get each and every day.
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Rant and Raves for Thursday, May 3, 2012
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Raves for Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thank you to Victoria at Winn-Dixie in Lake Park for being honest. I left my cash back in the automatic check out. She found it, and turned it in. Great employee. Keep her Winn-Dixie.
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Rant & Rave for Tuesday, June 18, 2013
I am a student at Valdosta State University, I pay thousands of dollars in tuition, but I am not allowed to use the Student Recreation Center because I am not taking summer classes. I was told that I have to pay $45 to use the Rec Center during the summer. As if I don't pay enough already... Utterly ridiculous.
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Rant & Rave for Monday, June 17, 2013
Truly embarrassing that our community euthanizes 12 animals daily. Our citizenry hasn’t progressed to understand responsibility. The end result in these horrible economic times is the ongoing suffering of animals. Other locales nearby have solved this problem; mandatory spay/neuter and breeding licenses are needed to stop this scourge. Let’s get serious, please!
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Rant & Raves for Friday, June 14, 2013
I think what the County Commissioners are doing to Deep South Sanitation is outrageous and I think the citizens of Lowndes County should remember this during the next election. They are giving away freedom of choice. This man had this trash collection before Advanced.
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Rant & Raves for Thursday, June 13, 2013
The City of Valdosta needs another cable company! Competition is a great thing.
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Raves for Wednesday, June12, 2013
Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I'm quite pleased with Advanced Disposal. I'm paying less than I paid for service with Veolia, the service is reliable and they offer a large recycling bin. I don't understand what's "socialist" about offering county residents affordable, reliable service.
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Rant & Rave for Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Closing the trash drop off was a big mistake. I live in Stone Creek so now I can’t put anything beside the street, now I have to haul it to the landfill and pay by weight. I had to pay $15, then I have to pay the trash pick up monthly. Something is wrong in this picture. I have a lot of yard waste, so now I have to take it to the landfill every time I clean yards.
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Rant & Rave for Monday, June 10, 2013
I live in Brooks County. A while back, a limb fell at the edge of my yard. I called the road department asking to remove it. I was told they could not help because it was on private property. Later driving down Johnson Short Road, I saw the road department removing limbs from a yard. I have found out the limbs were on private property.
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Rants & Raves for Friday, June 7, 2013
Do people in Valdosta not understand that when you lag behind at a green light there are people behind you that will not make the green light due to your inconsideration?
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Rants & Raves for Thursday, June 6, 2013
Mosquitoes in the city are growing fast. But sanitation and cable bills in so-called "Metro Valdosta" are growing even faster!
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Raves for Wednesday, June 19, 2013
