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9/5/17
Lowndes County, Georgia

Lowndes County Emergency Management is tracking the path and development of Hurricane Irma. According to the National Hurricane Center, Irma is forecast to impact the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula by this weekend. Depending upon the path, Lowndes County could...Read more

9/1/17

The September-October 2017 City Beat newsletter is available for download from the City of Valdosta website. Many topics are included in this issue such as various public involvement...Read more

8/31/17

Mayor John Gayle and Interim Utilities Director Henry Hicks honored Assistant Superintendent Kenneth Lowe as the August 2017 Employee of the Month at the Aug. 10 City Council meeting. Lowe received a framed certificate and a check for $200, and his name appears on a plaque in City Hall.

In...Read more

8/30/17

The City of Valdosta has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the 31 st consecutive year. This Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and...Read more

8/29/17

The Valdosta Fire Department will host its annual Muscular Dystrophy Association "Fill the Boot" Drive this weekend to raise money that will benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the Valdosta area.

VFD firefighters will be at the following locations on...Read more

8/28/17

The City of Valdosta welcomes Walter "Darryl" Muse as the new Director of Utilities, effective Sept.18, 2017. Muse brings with him to the city nearly a quarter of a century of experience in the operation and management of water and wastewater systems in the public sector.

Muse served the...Read more

8/23/17

The City of Valdosta will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day.

The Sanitation Division will collect residential garbage ONLY on Monday, Sept. 4, which will allow sanitation workers to spend some of the holiday with their families.

Citizens who normally have...Read more

8/22/17

City Manager Larry Hanson was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

In October 2014, Hanson was appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the DCA Board At-Large seat for a five-year term and quickly became an asset to the...Read more

8/22/17
New State Transportation Board executive leadership. From left: Ann R. Purcell, Vice Chairman; Jamie Boswell, Chairman; Tim Golden, Secretary.

ATLANTA, GA – Today, by unanimous decision, the State Transportation Board elected its new executive leadership team. Jamie Boswell was named...Read more

8/21/17

The community is invited to the USAF 70 th Birthday Community Celebration at Freedom Park on Saturday, Sept. 16 that will pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the USAF at Moody Air Force Base. Located at 3795 Guest Road, Freedom Park provides the perfect setting for a community-wide fun...Read more

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