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VALDOSTA – A Valdosta resident with a lengthy criminal drug distribution history was sentenced as a federal career offender after admitting to distributing methamphetamine from a motel room in south Georgia. Thomas Charles Singletary, 45, was sentenced to serve 130 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson after Singletary previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system. ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Valdosta Police Department (VPD) officers responded to a 911 call about a shooting in the 900 block of Barack Obama Boulevard on Saturday at 3:17 a.m. According to officials, when officers arrived, they found a 40-year-old male with gunshot wounds. According to officials, Emergency Medical Services...

The Valdosta Police Department said that it is investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday.

VALDOSTA – A Valdosta man was arrested by Valdosta Police Department for assaulting of a victim with a pot, broken plate, and metal rod. Arrested: Lionel Jervon Lee, African American male, 23 years of age, Valdosta resident. On May 21, 2023, at approximately 6:14 pm., Valdosta Police Officers responded...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Three people were injured in a Valdosta shooting on Friday night, according to the Valdosta Police Department (VPD). Around 9:30 p.m., Valdosta police responded to the 2400 block of Knox Drive after residents reported gunshots in the area, with one reporting a person had been shot.

The improvements will include things like new fencing, new playground equipment, and tennis and pickleball courts.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Southern restaurants in Valdosta using data from Yelp.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Many property owners in one South Georgia county are feeling frustrated. There has been controversy after the Lowndes County Board of Assessors sent property owners their 2023 Notice of Assessment. Something they say reflects increased values due to surges in the real estate market. “When we...

It's been several years since a hurricane made it's way to Lowndes County. That's not stopping leaders with emergency management from preparing in case a hurricane comes this season.

VALDOSTA – Valdosta Police Department is seeking information about a shooting on Knox Drive where three victims were shot. On May 19, 2023, at approximately 9:25 pm., Valdosta Police Officers responded to the 2400 block of Knox Drive after several citizens called E911 to report gunshots heard in the area. One caller advised the dispatcher that one person had been shot and was lying in front of a residence. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one victim, a 21-year-old male, with multiple gunshot wounds. As officers were providing first aid to him, other officers located a 28-year-old male and a 19-year-old male, who had gunshot wounds to their lower extremities. These two victims were close in proximity to the first victim. Emergency Medical Services responded and transported the victims to South Georgia Medical Center. While checking the area officers found two firearms near the victims, one of which was reported stolen through the Valdosta Police Department.

Ahhh, blueberries, brew sand blues– the perfect combination for a Spring festival. In 2022, several Valdosta leaders and community members came together with the idea to honor the area’s impressive blueberry crops, love for blues music and Georgia Beer Company’s award-winning Blueberry Field Party, and the inaugural Valdosta Bluesberry Festival came to life.

May 22—VALDOSTA — A man was injured and another man arrested after an assault Sunday evening, according to Valdosta police. Sunday evening, a bleeding, 35-year-old man was standing outside of a door of a woman's residence along the 200 block of West Hill Avenue, police said in a statement issued Monday afternoon. She called 911 and Valdosta police were dispatched to the scene.

VALDOSTA – A Valdosta native was recently named to Jacksonville State University’s Spring 2023 semester President’s List. Ebby Campbell Somers of Valdosta has been named to the President’s List at Jacksonville State University for their outstanding academic performance over the Spring 2023 semester. To be named to the President’s List, students must earn a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester while completing at least 12 hours of GPA course credit.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A Valdosta man has been charged in a stabbing incident after police found a man with multiple stab wounds on Sunday. According to the report, Valdosta police officers responded to an aggravated assault in the 200 block of West Hill Avenue around 6:15 p.m. after a woman called police saying a person was outside her door bleeding from a possible assault.

VALDOSTA – Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority is hosting its third annual Flags of Freedom display, honoring military members who sacrificed their lives for our nation. Release:. Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority is hosting its third annual Flags of Freedom display, honoring military members who sacrificed their...

VALDOSTA – Valdosta native, Elizabeth Broers, has been named to the Olivet Nazarene University Spring 2023 Semester Dean’s List. Elizabeth Broers of Valdosta, GA, was named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed spring 2023 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Strengthening rural communities and the people who live there are two ways that the Valdosta Housing Authority hopes to generate a successful economy. Over a dozen organizations gathered at Robert L. Jenkins Community Center on Wednesday in Valdosta to bridge the gap between the community and the people who serve the community and bring life-changing resources to many.

A Flowery Branch man will spend years behind bars after he was sentenced for distributing methamphetamine from a motel room in south Georgia.

The School Nutrition Program and Valdosta City Schools will be providing free summer meals for children 18 years old and under, beginning June 5.

Hardy says he hit the ground running when he was named interim city manager, and that he's looking forward to continuing his duties now that he's officially city manager.