VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Police Department has received a state law enforcement grant.

A traffic enforcement grant of more than $25,000 was provided to police by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Tuesday, a police statement saaid.

The grant was in recognition of the department’s work as the coordinating agency of the Southern Region Traffic Enforcement Network, one of 16 such networks helping to enforce safety campaigns.

The Southern Region Traffic Enforcement Network includes law enforcement agencies in 12 counties, which include Atkinson, Lowndes, Berrien, Ben Hill, Brooks, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier,and Tift counties.

“This is our way of supporting the Valdosta Police Department through its continued leadership via Coordinator Sergeant Bucky Griffin and the Southern Region Traffic Enforcement Network,” said GOHS Law Enforcement Services Director Roger Hayes. “We want to make sure they can continue their region-wide efforts to protect Georgia motorists from drunk and otherwise dangerous drivers. They’ve proven their dedication, and this grant serves not only as recognition for that hard work, but as means for continuing the GOHS mission of reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities on our roads.”

For more information on the Valdosta Police Department’s award, contact Griffin at (229) 242-2606, or email bgriffin@valdostacity.com. For more information on the grant program, call 404-656-6996 or visit www.gahighwaysafety.org.