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On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, the Valdosta Fire Department conducted a live burn training exercise at an acquired structure at 613 New Hudson Street. The VFD worked diligently over the last three weeks to ensure the house was up to standards and safe to conduct a live burn. In order to ensure the...Read more
Summertime is consistently a popular season for home improvement projects, although many people are not aware of what type of projects require work permits. Some popular projects that all require permits consist of HVAC units, decks, pools, fences over six feet, circuit breakers, wiring, and...Read more
The City of Valdosta will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
The Sanitation Division will collect residential garbage only on Monday, May 27. Citizens who normally have their sanitation collected on Mondays should place their recyclables and yard waste at the...Read more
The City of Valdosta will observe National Public Works Week, on May 19-25, with a variety of activities that will highlight the services provided by the staff of the city’s Public Works Department.
The national observance, sponsored by the American Public Works Association (APWA), was...Read more
Valdosta Mayor John Gayle recognized the winners in the 2019 “If I Were Mayor” 6 th -Grade Essay Contest at the May 9, City Council meeting. The contest, sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association and the City of Valdosta, encourages local 6 th graders to creatively use their language art...Read more
The 15-member Valdosta Youth Council (VYC), initiated by Mayor John Gayle in 2015, successfully completed the 2018-2019 academic year with a variety of accomplishments. The VYC, now in its fourth program year, was created for youth to build leadership skills and learn about civic responsibility...Read more
Valdosta Mayor John Gayle honored Deborah White as the May 2019 Employee of the Month at the May 9, City Council meeting. White received a framed certificate, a check for $200, and her name will appear on a plaque displayed in City Hall.
Mrs. Deborah White began her employment with the...Read more
Thirteen local citizens graduated from the 11th annual Valdosta Government 101 Citizens Orientation at a ceremony on May 6, joining more than 250 graduates from the program to date.
The seven-week program, an initiative of the Valdosta Mayor and City Council, attracted citizens from all...Read more
The City of Valdosta held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m., for a newly reconstructed home on 500 Old Statenville Road to locally celebrate National Community Development Week. The reconstructed home was built utilizing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
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Nominations are being accepted now through April 30 for the 11 th Annual Valdosta Historic Preservation Awards, held each May in observance of National Historic Preservation Month. This year’s theme for National Historic Preservation Month is “This Place Matters” which encourages people across...Read more
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