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Venezuelan nationals plead guilty in ATM theft case
A group of Venezuelan nationals involved in a series of ATM “jackpotting” thefts in the Valdosta area, across ...
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Valdosta State University hosts crisis response training
Valdosta State University hosted a seminar and training session Tuesday, which went over responding to a school crisis ...
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Echols sheriff’s employee charged with stalking
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested the secretary of the Echols County Sheriff’s Office on allegations she ...
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With food programs stretched thin, Georgia hunters take aim at rural hunger
On the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, a line of large chest coolers waits outside Wise Brothers Processing. Inside ...
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SGMC Health rings in 2026 with its first baby of the New Year
SGMC Health welcomed its first baby of 2026 on New Year’s Day.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. 2026 Celebration Jan. 18-19
VALDOSTA — Martin Luther King, Jr. 2026 Celebration events are as follows: Annual Sunday Service Sunday: January 18, ...
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SGMC Health welcomes family medicine physician William Courson, DO
SGMC Health welcomes William Courson, DO, a board-certified family medicine physician, to the health system. Dr. Courson will ...
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Affordability a top concern as lawmakers prepare for Georgia legislative session
When lawmakers return to the Georgia Capitol next week, they will focus on affordability.
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BOOK REVIEWS: Our First Civil War: H.W. Brands
Our First Civil War: H.W. Brands We’ve never gotten along. Americans. Since before we were Americans. In “Our First Civil ...
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Brothers arrested after crashing into Jersey Mike’s
Two men were arrested on Jan. 5 following a vehicle crash into Jersey Mike's on Ashley Street.
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Registration open for healthcare summit
The 6th Annual South Georgia Healthcare Summit will take place on Feb. 10 at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton, ...
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Pets of the Week Jan. 8
The Pets of the Week are available at Lowndes County Animal Shelter, 337 Gil Harbin Blvd. in Valdosta, ...
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Valdosta Chapter essay writing contest winners for graduating high school seniors
VALDOSTA — Each year the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Valdosta Chapter (Alpha Gamma Gamma) holds an essay ...
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
VALDOSTA — January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District ...
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JAMES CAGLE: The Face of the Sky
“When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and ...
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Prevent a winter blood shortage: Give blood or platelets now
The American Red Cross is teetering on a blood shortage this winter, which could lead to a disruption in ...
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Lowndes County Board of Assessors meeting Jan. 15
The Lowndes County Board of Assessors normally meets every first Thursday of the month at 9 a.m., unless ...
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Lowndes Co. Commission work and regular sessions scheduled Jan. 12
VALDOSTA — The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners work session will be held Monday, Jan. 12, at 8:30 ...
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SGMC Health Strategic Planning and Facilities Committee meeting cancelled for Jan. 8
VALDOSTA — The South Georgia Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a SGMC Health Strategic Planning and Facilities Committee meeting scheduled ...
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Regional plan to get public hearing Jan. 22
VALDOSTA — A meeting of the Southern Georgia Regional Commission Council and a public hearing for the Regional ...
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City of Valdosta provides update on 96-gallon garbage container collection policies
The City of Valdosta Public Works Department is providing an important update regarding residential garbage collection and the ...
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WIN Regional College and Career Academy launches search for CEO
The WIN (Workforce Innovation Network) Regional College and Career Academy (CCA) Board of Directors is moving forward with ...
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Georgia health officials urging flu vaccination amid “widespread and severe” infections
Hospitalizations for flu spiked in the last full week of December, resulting in several deaths in Georgia and ...
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Another state lawmaker charged in federal court with pandemic unemployment fraud
Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, became the second Georgia lawmaker to be indicted in federal court ...
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Historic Photo of the Week Jan. 6
Powell Hall, affectionately called The Library, was built in 1940 as a Works Progress Administration project and dedicated ...