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4/30/18

The Valdosta Fire Department will kick off the annual "Give Burns the Boot" drive on Thursday, May 10, joining more than 100 other fire departments throughout the state of Georgia in raising money to benefit the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation. This event, which relies on donations from...Read more

4/30/18

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 the City of Valdosta will be replacing the fire hydrant located at North Forrest Street and East Gordon Street. An additional water valve will be replaced on Myon Street.

Crews will begin work at 9:00 a.m. with prep work at the intersection of North Forrest Street...Read more

4/20/18

Valdosta Mayor John Gayle and Utilities Director Darryl Muse honored Christin Holtzclaw as the April 2018 Employee of the Month at the April 19 City Council meeting. Holtzclaw received a framed certificate, a check for $200, and her name appears on a plaque displayed in City Hall. Christin...Read more

4/20/18

Valdosta Mayor John Gayle recognized the winners of the 2018 "If I Were Mayor" sixth grade essay contest at the April 19 City Council meeting. The contest, sponsored by the Valdosta Youth Council, encourages local sixth graders each year to creatively use their language art skills and civics...Read more

4/17/18

The City of Valdosta will resurface 5.44 miles of city streets using funds provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) and SPLOST VII, beginning Monday April 30, weather permitting.

The LMIG transportation funding is...Read more

4/17/18

Beginning Monday April 23, weather permitting, the City of Valdosta will construct 1,200 feet of new sidewalk on the east side of N. Lee Street. The limits are E. Gordon Street and the Ora Lee West Homes. Funds are provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Local Maintenance and...Read more

4/17/18

Nominations are being accepted now through Monday, April 30 for the 10 th Annual Valdosta Historic Preservation Awards (HPAs), held each May in observance of National Historic Preservation Month. This year's theme for National Historic...Read more

4/13/18
2018 Jr. Fire Marshal of the Year

Valdosta Fire Chief Freddie Broome and Mrs. Betty Baty presented Abigail Kimbrough, a 2nd grader at Sallas Mahone Elementary School, with the 2018 Junior Fire Marshal of the Year award, on March 26 th . She received the award for her knowledge of fire safety,...Read more

4/6/18

Public Notice

Important information about your drinking water

HAA5 violation at City of Valdosta Water System

Our community water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our...Read more

4/5/18

The City of Valdosta Engineering Department will install stormwater pipes on West Alden Drive, between Canterbury Drive and McRee Drive, beginning Monday, April 9. The work for this project, funded by SPLOST VII, is expected to take 180 days, weather permitting.

As a result of this...Read more

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