October 2015 Features

  • Valwood's "Coins for Crayons" Exceeds All Expectations

    October 30, 2015

    When the Pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) students at Valwood School selected the Coins for Crayons fundraiser benefiting hospitalized children at SGMC, little did they know that the fundraising effort would snowball and far exceed everyone’s expectations.

  • City to Cut Ribbon on CDBG Reconstructed Home

    October 28, 2015

    The City of Valdosta will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m., at 920 West Street, located in one of the city’s Designated Revitalization Areas. The reconstructed home was built using Community Development Block Grant and is one of the resources the city is utilizing to eliminating substandard housing within the city limits by the year 2020.

  • VSU, West Georgia Tech Form Pathways Program Partnership

    October 26, 2015

    Valdosta State University signed articulation agreements with West Georgia Technical College on Thursday, simplifying student transition between the two institutions of higher education.

  • Georgia Power Donates $5000 for STEM Programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

    October 23, 2015

    Support for quality workforce education continues with a $5000 donation from Georgia Power Foundation to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation South. The donation is to support students and programs in the STEM areas at Wiregrass.

  • Metro Valdosta’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.9% in September

    October 22, 2015

    The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for September was 5.9 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.2 percent in August. The rate in September 2014 was 7.2 percent.

  • Southeastern CU & Community Successfully Fill-a-Truck for Hunger

    October 21, 2015

    The communities served by Southeastern Credit Union have done it again, successfully completing the "Fill-a-Truck" for Hunger challenge. The equivalent of nearly 25,000 pounds of food was collected in September during Southeastern's second annual Fill-a-Truck for Hunger Food Drive, exceeding the community goal of 20,000 pounds.

  • Valdosta Chamber Celebrates 100th Birthday of the Barber House

    October 19, 2015

    Thursday night was a magical evening at the Barber House. The Valdosta Chamber and honored guests celebrated the hundredth birthday of the Valdosta landmark in style.

  • VSU Alumna Melinda Fudge Named Director of Alumni Relations

    October 15, 2015

    Melinda Fudge’s first two months as director of the Office of Alumni Relations at Valdosta State University have been eventful.

  • Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation Focused on Supporting Student Success

    October 14, 2015

    Wiregrass Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is focused on providing affordable college access and producing a trained workforce for businesses and industries in South Central Georgia. As educational expenses increase, more scholarships and program support through private donations are becoming more of a necessity than a luxury.

  • Mayor’s Council for Persons with Disabilities Hosts Banquet Oct. 13th

    October 05, 2015

    Citizens are invited to the Mayor’s Council for Persons with Disabilities 20th Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet, which will take place on Tuesday, October 13th, at 7 p.m., in VSU’s University Center Magnolia Room.

  • 11 Precautions to Take Before Selling Your Company

    October 01, 2015

    If an offer seems to good to be true, it might just be. Do your research before accepting any offers for the company you put so much into. What are some clear warning signs that a deal could be one-sided?