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    GARY WISENBAKER: Moving forward on housing affordability: construction and mortgages

    Housing affordability has become the central economic anxiety for millions of Americans. It is no longer confined to ...

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    Hahira receives grant for water system

    The City of Hahira is set to receive the largest of six grants announced Thursday to improve drinking ...

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    Fuel tax suspension to help Georgia drivers, shoppers as Iran conflict spikes prices

    Georgia drivers should soon see relief at the pump after the Georgia General Assembly sent a temporary gasoline ...

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    Church Briefs March 19

    “The Beatitudes Program” 4 p.m. March 21 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, 1018 Lake Park Road. Hosted by ...

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    SGMC Health names Colby Ruiz, MD, physician advisor for Student Engagement Programs 

    SGMC Health has named Colby Ruiz, MD, vascular surgeon, as physician advisor for the health system’s Student Engagement ...

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    Hamilton Trust Estate & Elder Law celebrates ribbon cutting at new office location

    The Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for Hamilton Trust Estate & Elder Law, ...

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    Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Program scheduled April 7

    VALDOSTA — The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Association Committee invites the public to the Annual Dr. Martin ...

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    BOOK REVIEWS: ‘We the People’ by Jill Lepore, and ‘Captain America’

    We the People: Jill Lepore “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution” lives up to its title. ...

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    Pets of the Week March 19

    The Pets of the Week are available at Lowndes County Animal Shelter, 337 Gil Harbin Blvd. in Valdosta, ...

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    Braeden Lampkin named Valdosta’s first “Mayor for a Day”

    A Valdosta High School senior has been selected as Valdosta's first Mayor for a Day.

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    Georgia representatives push to suspend gas taxes to provide relief from rising fuel prices

    Georgia drivers could soon get a break on rising gas prices under a proposal moving quickly through the ...

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    Made in Lowndes Market this Saturday

    VALDOSTA — Vendors display homemade crafts at last month’s Made in Lowndes Market. This month’s event will be ...

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    Chamber Academy sees success after only 3 sessions

    VALDOSTA — The Southern Georgia Black Chambers (SGBC), in partnership with the City of Valdosta, Georgia Power, Valdosta ...

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    Southern Georgia Regional Commission Council scheduled March 26

    VALDOSTA — A meeting of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission Council is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, March ...

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    City of Valdosta recognizes Amy Martin as national “250 Champions” honoree

    Amy Martin, senior planner for the City of Valdosta, was recently named a 2026 "250 Champions" honoree, a ...

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    VSU offers free AI for Beginners workshop March 26

    Valdosta State University will offer a free Lunch & Learn: AI for Beginners workshop on Thursday, March 26, ...

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    JAMES CAGLE: Revival or pep-rally?

    “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee” (Ps. 85:6 KJV). There have ...

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    New proposal keeps Georgia’s voting system in place till ’28, despite QR codes

    Georgia representatives abandoned a deadline to change the state’s voting technology before this November’s election, advancing a bill ...

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    Backflow assembly changes, city hall repairs among approved city council items

    VALDOSTA — Valdosta’s city council on March 12 approved repairs to both City Hall and multiple repairs on ...

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    Georgia bill protecting student political activity in public schools advances toward final votes

    Georgia representatives are moving forward with a bill, inspired by conservative activist Charlie Kirk, that would protect political ...