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Valdosta is one of 16 designated Georgia Exceptional Main Street (GEMS) programs from a list of 94 Main Streets that participated in the highly competitive annual assessment process. Together, the 16 cities represent 473,200 Georgia citizens and eight service delivery regions in the state....Read more
The City of Valdosta will be closed on Friday, April 14 in observance of Good Friday.
The Sanitation Division will collect residential garbage only on Friday, April 14. Sanitation customers who normally have their sanitation collected on Fridays should place their recyclables and yard...Read more
Clay Road at the intersection of East Hill Avenue is scheduled to close temporarily beginning April 10 to relocate the railroad crossing. The crossing must be moved as part of a Georgia Department of Transportation project to improve the intersection...Read more
The City of Valdosta will observe National Community Development Week (NCDW), April 17- 22, with various events that will highlight the year-round resources provided through the city's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
The CDBG program is a U.S. Department of Housing and...Read more
The Valdosta-Lowndes Film Initiative (VLFI) unveiled a new website ( http://valdostafilm.com ) on March 29 to focus on promoting the community as a destination for the media industry.
Valdostafilm.com showcases locations near the Valdosta and...Read more
The Valdosta Fire Department hosted a ceremony on Friday, March 31 at the Valdosta City Hall Annex to celebrate the promotions of five of its members. From the left: Sergeants Chris Stevick and Matt Courson; Valdosta Fire Chief Freddie Broome; and Lieutenants Lamont Williams, Eddie Coppage and...Read more
Valdosta Fire Marshal James Clinkscales and Educator Regina Kimbrough presented Sarai Prescott, a 4 th grader at Sallas Mahone Elementary School, with the 2017 Junior Fire Marshal of the Year award, on March 27. She received the award for her knowledge of fire...Read more
Georgia Dept. of Transportation --A mega load machine rotor will be passing through middle and south Georgia this week as it travels from Interstate 95 at the Georgia/South Carolina state line to the Florida state line on I-75.
The 19-axle rig will be traveling overnight beginning...Read more
Fourteen City of Valdosta employees participated in the Pinevale Elementary School Career Day on March 24 to inspire students to stay in school and to prepare them for future success. The visit also exposed the youth to a variety of careers in local government.
Several city employees and...Read more
The Valdosta Mayor's Council for Persons with Disabilities will host a Banker's Roundtable on March 27, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., to brainstorm the financial accessibility issues faced by individuals with disabilities and to seek solutions for improved services.
This event will be held in the...Read more
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