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Jack and Jill holds inaugural Family Advocacy Day with City of Valdosta
The City of Valdosta joined with the Valdosta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated to host ...
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Warming shelter moves to 24-hour schedule amidst freezing temperatures
The warming shelter provided by Lowndes Associated Ministries to People Inc. has opened its doors after a brief ...
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Georgia DOT prepares for another winter weather event
The Georgia Department of Transportation is preparing for another winter weather event expected to have impacts across much ...
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FBI raids Fulton County for ballots from Georgia’s close 2020 election
FBI agents raided Fulton County’s elections warehouse Wednesday to collect ballots from the 2020 presidential election, an escalation ...
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Visiting ‘Our Town’: LHS presents the Great American Play
“Our Town” is one of the most produced plays ever and is often listed in the top 10 ...
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Turner Center for the Arts and VSU host “The Strange Case of Lady Liberty”
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, in partnership with Valdosta State University, will present The Strange ...
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Georgia Peanut Commission Research Report Day set for Feb. 4
The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report Day, Feb. 4, beginning at 9 a.m. at ...
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Wiregrass Tech’s Mona Mackenzie named to GEAC board
The Georgia Education Advancement Council’s Board of Directors recently named its 2026 officers and welcomed new board members.
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Middle South Georgia Conservation District offers feral hog trap rentals
Feral swine have become increasingly detrimental in Georgia, causing significant damage to agricultural crops and natural resources throughout ...
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Baby rescued, mother detained after mental health incident
A welfare check on a 39-year-old mother and infant child on Sunday led to a race against time ...
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Popular and political support growing for ban on cellphones in Georgia high schools
Georgia high school sophomores are looking ever more likely to lose their phones during the school day in ...
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Trump administration tries again to collect Georgia’s voter list after judge dismissed previous suit
The U.S. Department of Justice has again sued Georgia for the state’s voter list — including voters’ personal ...
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Lenox man pleads guilty in sextortion case
A Berrien County, Georgia, man is facing up to 30 years in prison for attempting to sextort a ...
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Pet shop ordinance approved after four-month struggle
Four months after the county-wide ordinance to ban pet shops and prioritize pet adoptions in Lowndes County, Valdosta’s ...
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Chase elected chairman of Georgia Peanut Commission
Donald Chase, a peanut farmer from Oglethorpe, was elected chairman of the Georgia Peanut Commission during the January ...
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Resistance to data centers fuels flood of Georgia bills targeting the industry
Anger and opposition to the rapid rise of data centers across Georgia has led to a surge of ...
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Valdosta City School of Scholars at Horne Learning Center announces 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll 2025-26
Middle School Honor Roll: Paige Byrd, Diamond Duncan, I’neria McRoy, Zariah Mitchell, Deshun Scott, Jonai Thompkins, Zoey Williams, ...
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Lowndes Co. Food Scores Jan. 27
Eat’s 2112 W. Hill Ave.; Jan. 21 94 – A Subway 3255 Inner Perimeter Rd.; Jan. 21 93 ...
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Historic Photo of Week Jan. 27
The Ritz Theatre was chartered in Lowndes County in 1926 by Mr. & Mrs. W.F. Howell of Lowndes ...
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$5M project to build bridge in Echols County
The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded bids for more than $120 million in roadwork last month.
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Repeat offender faces a max of life in prison after shot fired in Valdosta store
A Lowndes County man with a lengthy criminal history who was arrested after firing a round between customers ...
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Appeals court rules in favor of Georgia election takeover and photography ban laws
A federal appeals court has upheld parts of Georgia’s 2021 voting law that allow state takeovers of county ...
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Georgia legislature considers bill to restrict SNAP purchases
ATLANTA — The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute stated, in a report released last year, that 22% of ...
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Valdosta Early College Academy announces 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll 2025-26
6th Grade Honor Roll: Omer Alfarouk Ahmed, Aminah Berrian, Liyah Chestnut, Micah Ferguson, Braylon Williams. 7th Grade Honor ...
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Georgia Trend 500 honors Wiregrass President DeAnnia Clements among state’s top leaders
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College President DeAnnia Clements has been recognized among Georgia Trend’s Georgia 500 for 2025, an ...