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WTXL ABC 27
March 31, 2018
BROOKS COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL) - A Valdosta man dies from injuries sustained during a car accident in Brooks County. Thomas Eason, 65, of Valdosta died at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on March 29. On March 27, around 5:05 p.m. Georgia State Patrol was called to a crash with injuries on NorthÃâà...
WTXL ABC 27
March 31, 2018
South Georgia organization celebrates new building in Valdosta ... VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A South Georgia organization dedicated to cracking down on crime celebrated the opening of its second location. Citizens Against Violence cut the ... The new location is located on East Jane Street in Valdosta.
ValdostaToday.com
March 31, 2018
The City of Valdosta Engineering Department will close Cherry Creek Road from S. Lakeshore Drive to Orr Road, from April 3-6, for road and bridge repairs. The repair work involves correcting some natural shifting on the south side of the Cherry Creek Bridge. The road will close on April 3, at 8:30 a.m., andÃâà...
ValdostaToday.com
March 31, 2018
Qualified candidates must be at least 18 year old of age, have no felony convictions, be a US citizen and have a high school diploma or GED. Applicants are asked to bring a complete application (available at gdc.jobs.com), high school diploma or GED transcript, valid driver's license, social security car,Ãâà...
ValdostaToday.com
March 31, 2018
VMS would like to thank the many local organizations and individuals involved who gave their time and expertise: Valdosta Water Plant, Lakesha Maddie, Valdosta Daily Times, VSU professors and staff, Hester and Morris Orthodontics, Barnes Healthcare Service, Valdosta Sold Realty, Hidden PerformanceÃâà...
The Chattanoogan
March 31, 2018
Lee Baseball Earns 11-0 Shutout Over Valdosta State ... bases, and Wes Albert gave the Flames a second straight weekend start in a convincing 10-0 (run-rule) victory over Valdosta State University on Friday afternoon. ... He worked only 0.2 of an inning and was followed by three other Valdosta hurlers.
Valdosta Daily Times
March 31, 2018
Among the Jewish life-cycle events, Passover holds a central corner of family life as preparations are made for spring cleaning, Passover shopping and cooking for two seder meals, as the Golivesky family of Valdosta has held for more than a century, as well as many Jewish households. Passover begins atÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 30, 2018
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University recently partnered with the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum to give journalism students the opportunity to discover the rich history of Valdosta and Lowndes County and bring that history to life through writing. Students from Dr. Ted Geltner's literaryÃâà...
WTXL ABC 27
March 29, 2018
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Citizens Against Violence in Valdosta has constructed two new teams to patrol high-crime neighborhoods in the hopes of improving safety throughout the city. Patrolman Glenn Bridges says, his main goal is to help recruit younger kids to give them a positive outlook on theÃâà...
ValdostaToday.com
March 28, 2018
VALDOSTA – Rep. Austin Scott visited Valdosta Middle School students participating in the SIFMA Foundation's Capitol Hill Challenge™ program, supported by Charles Schwab. This national 14-week financial education competition pairs individual members of Congress and financial capabilityÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 28, 2018
VALDOSTA — It all started with a National Geographic article and a failed attempt to visit baboons in Africa. It was the late 1980s, and Dr. Colleen McDonough, now a professor of biology at Valdosta State University, needed a focus for her doctoral research at the University of California, Davis. She wantedÃâà...
WALB-TV
March 28, 2018
Roy Taylor faces one count of Misdemeanor Pointing a Pistol at Another and one count of Misdemeanor Reckless Conduct Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress said. (Source: WALB)Ãâà...
WALB-TV
March 28, 2018
Congressman Austin Scott stopped by Valdosta Middle School on Tuesday to show his support in financially educating kids. It is all a part of the SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Capital Hill Challenge Stock Market Game which allows kids from across America to competeÃâà...
MyAJC
March 28, 2018
By Christian Boone ... Kenneth and Jackie Johnson were ordered to pay roughly $300,000 in attorney's fees last August. Their appeal of that ruling was dismissed last week by a Valdosta judge. (October 2013 photo: Mark Niesse/mark.niesse@ajc.com). Posted: 11:53 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018Ãâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 28, 2018
VALDOSTA — Believing that no one should fear the night, or the day, Valdosta State University will Take Back the Night at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, in the Student Union Ballroom. Faculty, staff, students, alumni, retirees, and friends of Blazer Nation are invited to attend and help shatter the silence andÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 27, 2018
VALDOSTA — The American Sign Language Club at Valdosta State University will present Deaf, Deaf World from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, in the University Center Magnolia Room. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, and friends of Blazer Nation are invitedÃâà...
Valdosta Daily Times
March 27, 2018
VALDOSTA — Lowndes County gasoline prices soared in the past week, putting Valdosta among the most expensive gasoline markets in Georgia, according to statistics. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Valdosta Sunday was $2.51, up 15 cents from $2.36 seven days earlier, accordingÃâà...
WCTV
March 27, 2018
City staff are looking to cut down the time drivers are waiting at a red light on Norman Drive and Baytree Road, just east of the Valdosta mall. "It's pretty hectic around lunch time, it gets pretty busy," said Austin Daughtoy, of Valdosta. Waiting for red lights to change to green on Norman Drive and BaytreeÃâà...
Valdosta Daily Times
March 21, 2018
"With Valdosta State University's solid partnership with local public schools, community agencies and other educational settings, students receive hands-on, practical experience." VSU's early childhood education webpage provides information on the university's bachelor of science in education degreeÃâà...
WALB-TV
March 21, 2018
Valdosta-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce President Myrna Ballard said that herself and the city council are concerned about what this means for residents on the south side of Valdosta. Ballard said that Winn-Dixie on Madison Highway has been a great resource to community members who live in thatÃâà...
ValdostaToday.com
March 21, 2018
Crime Scene Technician Tracy Haddix traveled to Meridian Mississippi and began an intense training program for latent print examination in October of 2017 and graduated March 2, 2018. The Valdosta Regional Crime Laboratory sent Haddix to obtain her certification as a latent print examiner with theÃâà...
ValdostaToday.com
March 21, 2018
In collaboration with the Valdosta Housing Authority, develop a plan to gain public and private support for a mixed-use housing development. Continue to operate the city in a fiscally responsible manner. Collaborate with community and regional leaders to continue advocacy efforts on behalf of Moody AirÃâà...
Valdosta Daily Times
March 21, 2018
VALDOSTA — “Everybody knows that there's a gun problem, and I'm hoping that somebody says 'enough, let's do something,'” said 84-year-old Paul Ransom. Ransom will speak out against gun violence at a rally hosted by the People's Tribunal at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at Serenity Christian ChurchÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 20, 2018
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University will present Camp Discovery: Spring Break Edition April 2-6. This Continuing Education-sponsored initiative will feature weeklong morning, afternoon, and all-day enrichment opportunities for community boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. The CampÃâà...
Valdosta Daily Times
March 20, 2018
VALDOSTA — The state's prisons department is investigating the Friday death of a Valdosta State Prison inmate. Guards found an inmate unresponsive in his cell at 11:52 a.m., according to a Georgia Department of Corrections statement. Prison medical staff attempted to revive him and he was pronouncedÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 20, 2018
VALDOSTA — The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University and the Valdosta-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce SEEDS Business Resource Center are teaming up to present the M-3: Micros, Makers, and Mentors Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. onÃâà...
WALB-TV
March 10, 2018
Arrive Alive Tour is at VSU, hoping to show people the dangers of driving drunk and driving distracted. (Source: WALB). Some thought it would be a piece of cake, but the test soon proved that to be wrong. (Source: WALB). There are Bluetooth sensors on the steering wheel and pedals and screens forÃâà...
Valdosta Daily Times
March 10, 2018
Kimberly Cannon | The Valdosta Daily Times Valdosta State University Police featured a rollover simulator at its drunk driving awareness event Wednesday evening. ... VALDOSTA — Spring break is approaching but Valdosta State University police has students' safety on its mind rather than vacation.
Valdosta Daily Times
March 10, 2018
VALDOSTA — Three City of Valdosta employees were awarded Employee of the Month for organizing a proper burial for a deceased coworker. At a Valdosta City Council meeting Thursday, public-works employees Charles Brantley, Lawrence McCoy and Gloria White were presented with a plaque andÃâà...
WTXL ABC 27
March 10, 2018
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) - A group of student musicians from Georgia have gone overseas to bring jazz to China. The seven-member honors jazz combo from Valdosta State University is on a weeklong trip to perform a series of concerts in China, give a seminar on innovation and creativity in music andÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
March 8, 2018
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently welcomed approximately 100 middle school girls from the South Georgia region to Valdosta State University for the 20th annual Sister-to-Sister Summit. The theme of this year's summit was “ConnectingÃâà...
WCTV
March 8, 2018
(WCTV) -- The Valdosta Police Department has arrested a man accused in an overnight armed robbery at a local business. At approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday, VPD officers responded to an armed robbery at a business in the 700 block of South Patterson Street. Employees told responding officers that asÃâà...
WBRC FOX6 News
December 31, 1999
But the city of Valdosta has taken the first steps to decrease those wait times which will ultimately put money back into your pocket. "We have been studying the intersections of Baytree and Norman for several years now, we had a company to come in and do research and data studies to see if it warrantedÃâà...
Valdosta State University News
December 31, 1999
VALDOSTA — The Georgia State Senate and House of Representatives recently proclaimed March 12 Valdosta State University Day at the Capitol. It was an opportunity for Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, VSU president, to discuss the university's 100-plus-year-old tradition of educating leaders and serving theÃâà...
