Valdosta Local News

Valdosta, GA (July 22, 2008) - It has been a summer the kids won’t soon forget as Kidzpalooza caps off its final weekend with a concert from the wildly popular Raven-Symone on Saturday, August 2.

VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) - Police in Valdosta say they're wasting time on wild goose chases triggered by bogus e-mails that are scaring the community. The e-mails detail frightening crimes in the community that never happened.

VALDOSTA, GA - The Valdosta-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce earns a ranking as "one of the best in the nation." The United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the Chamber in Valdosta with 5-Star Accreditation.

MOULTRIE, Ga.----Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation , a full service community bank holding company, today reported net income of $764 thousand for the second quarter of 2008, up 23%, or $144 thousand, compared with net income of $620 thousand for the second quarter of 2007.

For Anthony Hsieh and other wealthy big-game fishermen, this is a summer of great expectations. Or maybe grand illusions – it's too early to know. Hsieh, the former president of Charlotte-based LendingTree.com, and some of the world's best-financed fishermen are flocking to the cobalt blue waters here off the coast of Hawaii to try to catch what many consider the holy grail of trophy fish, the ...

Although ESPN won’t hand out a “Spirit Award” with the trophy that will go to the winner of their current “TitleTown” series, it was quite apparent after Monday’s visit by the cable sports network that Massillon would be the frontrunner for such a prize.

VALDOSTA , Ga.-- ( BUSINESS WIRE )--The first Georgia lawsuit stemming from national E. coli outbreak linked to seven states was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division against Nebraska Beef Limited.

VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) - The armed robberies continue in Valdosta, a fast food restaurant was hit over the weekend for the second time this month. Three men held up the Hardees on South Patterson Street Saturday night.

VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) - State leaders have rallied around Lowndes County as the community continues its quest to be named Title Town USA. Governor Sonny Perdue issued a proclaimation congratulating Valdosta on being designated one of ESPN's top 20 sports communities in the nation.

VALDOSTA, GA - (WALB) - The Valdosta Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce recognizes a local business for thinking BIG. Ambling Companies co-founder Mike Godwin was awarded one the chamber's highest honors by being named the "BIG THINKER" at the chamber's 2008 mid-year meeting.