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7/2/20

Valdosta Police Department is Hiring. We are holding an open testing on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 6pm. We allow entrance starting at 5:30pm. The test is limited to the first 20 people that arrive due to keeping with social distancing guidelines. We also ask everyone that attends to wear a...Read more

7/2/20

For Immediate Release June 30, 2020

The public comment period for Vision2045, the Long-Range Transportation Plan for the Valdosta-Lowndes County Metropolitan Planning Area will be available for public review and...Read more

7/1/20

Valdosta Mayor Scott Matheson and City Councilmembers Vivian Miller – Cody, Sandra Tooley, Sonny Vickers, Eric Howard, Tim Carroll, Andy Gibbs and Ben Norton released the following statement on July 1, 2020 in regards to the February 8, 2020 incident involving Mr. Antonio Smith...Read more

7/1/20

The City of Valdosta Fiscal Year 2021 Budget was approved by the Mayor and City Council at their June 25 City Council meeting. The budget was presented to the Council as a balanced budget, as required by the City Charter. Most importantly it was delivered with no property tax increase.

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6/23/20

On June 23, at approximately 7:50 a.m., City of Valdosta crews responded to a report from a city utility worker in the area of North Ashley Street and Barfield Drive. Upon arrival, the city crews noticed a blockage in the manhole. Utility crews used a vacuum truck to unblock the manhole and...Read more

6/22/20

The City of Valdosta is continuing to work on an emergency repair on Country Club Drive near Magnolia Plantation.

Contractors recently completed the new manhole installation. They will be compacting the area around it on Monday, June 22 and a crew will begin lining the manhole on...Read more

6/22/20

The City of Valdosta Utilities Department will be repairing the sewer main located at 611 Mack Drive on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 9 a.m, weather permitting.

This work will require Mack Dr. to be closed between Mack Dr. and Howellbrook Dr.

Traffic will be diverted and traffic...Read more

6/22/20

Body Camera Footage - Feb 8, 2020

On Friday, June 19, 2020, The City of Valdosta was notified by the Valdosta Daily Times (“VDT”) about a lawsuit against the Valdosta Police Department (“VPD”) and the City regarding an incident that occurred...Read more

6/18/20

The Valdosta Police Department is Hiring. We are holding an open testing on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 9 AM. We allow entrance starting at 8:30 AM. The test is limited to the first 20 people that arrive due to keeping with social distancing guidelines. We also ask everyone that attends to wear...Read more

6/12/20

On Monday, June 15, The Georgia Department of Transportation will begin adding project stakes to the approved right of way area on Jerry Jones Drive and Eager Road. The stakes are one of the first phases of the Jerry Jones/Eager Road Widening Project. It is important for residents in this area...Read more

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