Valdosta

5,000 reasons to adopt a duck

VALDOSTA — America’s Second Harvest has never ducked its responsibilities for feeding the region’s hungry people, but ducks — thousands of ducks — have helped the food bank get the job done for the past few years.
This year, a $5 d... - Posted on February 4, 2010

Local Prayer Breakfast to raise awareness of global poverty

VALDOSTA — The South Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness will host its third annual Prayer Breakfast Friday morning.
The theme of this year’s breakfast is “Hope for the Future.” The event will focus on combating homelessness in Low... - Posted on February 4, 2010

LHS qualifies for VEX world competition

VALDOSTA — Lowndes High School hosted a VEX Robotics national qualifier on Saturday, Jan. 23, consisting of teams from South Georgia and North Florida.
The VEX Robotics competition is the largest and fastest growing robotics program in the... - Posted on February 4, 2010

CEO: PCA’s building ‘the greenest mill’ in the country

VALDOSTA — Packaging Corporation of America broke ground on a large facility expansion at its Valdosta paper mill Tuesday.
Joining PCA during the groundbreaking was the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority.
The project includ... - Posted on February 2, 2010

The actor with the trick to making ‘Hairspray’ stick

Playing Edna Turnblad in the touring musical production of “Hairspray” has been a source of endless wonders for actor Jerry O’Boyle.
He has seen audiences who might not accept a drag performance of a man playing a woman in other venues... - Posted on February 2, 2010

‘Honk!’ auditions this week

VALDOSTA — South Georgia Council for Youth in the Performing Arts hosts an audition workshop Thursday evening for its first musical production, “Honk!”
“Honk!” is a musical by Anthony Drewe, book and lyrics, and George Stiles, musi... - Posted on February 2, 2010

Teachers of the Month

SFC Mike Wiggins and SSG Fernando Garcia presented Teacher of the Month awards to Kirby Biddle (November), Daphne Cuellar (December) and Berta Bennett (January). Valdosta U.S. Army Recruiting Station is Community Partners in Education (CPIE) with ... - Posted on February 2, 2010

Bickerton completes training

Air Force Airman 1st Class Heather N. Bickerton graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
She is the daughter of Deborah and Richard Lamb of Valdosta. Bickerton is a 2008 graduate of Lowndes High ... - Posted on February 2, 2010

Snow forecast in Valdosta Saturday

VALDOSTA — A taste of wintry weather will be provided by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Library from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday.
The third annual Snow Day will give children a chance to experience the joys of snow, a very rare occurrence in South G... - Posted on January 26, 2010

Former VSU student completes military training

2Lt. Gregory Bauler has graduated from basic military training at Fort Benning, Ga., and graduated Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning.  
He will be attending Engineering School at Fort Leonardwood, Mo.
He is the son of Robert B... - Posted on January 26, 2010