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7/6/18

On July 5, Valdosta High School juniors and seniors embarked on a career training experience of a lifetime with the City of Valdosta as part of the Great Promise Partnership Program (GPP). The five new students joined two GPP student interns returning from last year...Read more

7/6/18

Valdosta Mayor John Gayle and Valdosta Fire Department Chief Freddie Broome honored Sergeant Ken Taylor as the July 2018 Employee of the Month at the July 5 City Council meeting. Sgt. Taylor received a framed certificate, a check for $200, and his name appears on a...Read more

7/2/18

Valdosta Fire Grilling Safety

"Chilling While You're Grilling"

It's that time of the year when the Valdosta Fire Department urges the citizens of Valdosta to be safe around the grill. According to Fire Chief Freddie Broome, July is the...Read more

7/2/18

UPDATE: As of 2 p.m. all phone lines should be operating as normal. Please let us know if you have any issues.

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We are currently experiencing an issue with our phone services. We apologize for the impact this issue is having and are working...Read more

6/29/18

On Friday, June 29, three new officers were sworn in at the Valdosta Police Department.

Robert Smith, Shawn Luke, and Jason Louie are the newest members of Valdosta's police force.

Judge Jim Tunison led the swearing-in ceremony. The officers were...Read more

6/29/18

School is out for the summer but the efforts to encourage young students to read is year round. This summer, Valdosta Mayor John Gayle is reading to children in the Valdosta and Lowndes County communities at local child-care centers and family child-care learning...Read more

6/28/18

Recent heavy rains have provided additional breeding grounds for new mosquito populations across our city and region. Since mosquitoes need standing water in which to develop—from egg to larva to pupa and finally to hatch into a full-grown adult mosquito—citizens are urged to remove...Read more

6/27/18

Fireworks Safety

Valdosta Fire Department

July 4 th is fast approaching. Captain James Clinkscales, VFD Fire Marshal, would like all Valdosta citizens to keep a few key things in mind to help everyone...Read more

6/27/18

On June 26, The City of Valdosta and surrounding areas received approximately three inches of rain overnight during a storm event. While city infrastructure held up well against most of the storm, at approximately 3 a.m., the City of Valdosta's Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant...Read more

6/26/18

The City of Valdosta neighborhood development and administrative staff along with city council members and the mayor recently accepted the Bronze Cornerstone Community Award for the city's Great Promise Partnership Program. The award was received on June 25 th at the Georgia Municipal...Read more

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