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• Newly Founded South Georgia Women’s Leadership Initiative Program Launch

  June 09, 2023

  The South Georgia Women’s Leadership Initiative launched Thursday in Albany with over 90 women from across the region present, embarking on a new era of women-driven leadership in South Georgia.

• Governor Kemp Announces $83.5M in Community Public Safety Grant Awards

  June 09, 2023

  Governor Brian Kemp Thursday announced preliminary grant awards totaling more than $83.5 million for 118 qualified projects to improve community-level public safety measures and address law enforcement staffing challenges that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Greater Valdosta United Way Releases 2022 Annual Report & Launches Revised Website

  June 08, 2023

  The Greater Valdosta United Way is one of the region's most engaged philanthropic organizations focused on helping families put food on the table, pay utility bills, fund afterschool programs, tackle homelessness, and escape domestic violence.

• Georgia Growers Riding High on Cotton Boom During 2022 Season

  June 08, 2023

  Georgia cotton growers are starting the 2023 season with a boost from near-record-breaking yields last year. The United States Department of Agriculture released final yield data in late May, confirming the second-highest yields on record, as forecasted by University of Georgia cotton experts in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

• Georgia Chamber CEO Chris Clark: Georgia’s Businesses Need Fair and Consistent Federal Tax Policy

  June 07, 2023

  Having consistent tax and regulatory systems is common sense in a world dominated by economic uncertainty. Now, we need the Federal government to follow suit and mirror the same approach that our state leaders follow.

• Citizens Graduate from Valdosta Government 101 Citizens Orientation

  June 02, 2023

  Seventeen local citizens graduated from the 14th annual Valdosta Government 101 Citizens Orientation at a ceremony on May 15th, joining more than 280 graduates from the program to date.

• Georgia Families Surpass $2 Billion Spent on Education Through Path2College 529 Plan Savings

  June 02, 2023

  As states across the nation recently recognized the importance of saving for college with the celebration of May 29 – or "529 Day" – to acknowledge each state's 529 college savings plan, families in the state of Georgia reached a college savings and spending milestone this month.

• Re-Invented Boutique Hotel Opens in a Historic Building in Valdosta

  June 01, 2023

  The McKey, a one-of-a-kind boutique hotel and event space, opened May 23, 2023, in Valdosta, Georgia. The hotel is located at 101 East Central Avenue in a renovated historic building in the heart of Downtown Valdosta, a flourishing area for locals and visitors to enjoy restaurants and entertainment.

• Atlanta-Based Goodr Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award

  June 01, 2023

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, announced it has honored Atlanta-based Goodr and their Founder and CEO, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, as this year’s first winner of the goBeyondProfit champion award.

• Georgia Entertainment News Announces ‘Georgia Unscripted’ Roadshow

  June 01, 2023

  Georgia Entertainment News has announced the Georgia Unscripted Roadshow. These events will take place in 9 communities throughout the state with the purpose of highlighting Georgia’s creative economy and the impact of the entertainment industry in each community.

• 14th Annual Historic Preservation Award Winners Announced

  May 31, 2023

  May of each year is National Historic Preservation Month; this year's theme is "People Saving Places," a campaign providing a national high-five to everyone doing the great work of saving places—in ways big and small—and inspiring others to do the same.

• Wild Adventures Kicks Off Summer Fun

  May 31, 2023

  Wild Adventures Theme Park and Splash Island Waterpark in Valdosta are kicking off the summer by opening seven days a week, hosting big name concerts and staying open late on Fridays for the second year of Sweet Summer Nights.

• Blue Bird Celebrates Grand Opening of Electric Vehicle Build-up Center in Fort Valley

  May 31, 2023

  Blue Bird Corporation celebrated the grand opening of its Electric Vehicle Build-up Center on the grounds of the company’s main U.S. manufacturing plant in Fort Valley. The opening marks an important milestone as the company continues to expand its electric school bus production capacity from 4 to 20 vehicles a day.

• Vogtle Unit 3 Reaches 100% Energy Output for 1st Time

  May 30, 2023

  Georgia Power announced Monday Vogtle Unit 3 has safely reached 100 percent power, marking a major milestone towards commercial operation and service for customers. This milestone marks the maximum energy the unit is licensed to produce in the reactor core and is the first time the unit has reached its expected output.

• Hyundai & LG Plan $4.3 Billion Battery Plant in Savannah

  May 30, 2023

  LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group announced an EV battery cell manufacturing joint venture in the U.S.

• SGMC Has $1B Impact on Local Economy

  May 25, 2023

  As South Georgia Medical Center continues to expand service lines and evolve into a regional health system, so too does its economic impact. SGMC, which includes four hospitals (two in Lowndes County, one in Berrien, and one in Lanier), reported $1 billion in total revenue for the local and state economy in 2021.

• AAA: 1.3M Georgians Expected to Travel Memorial Day Weekend

  May 25, 2023

  AAA Travel expects there will be a significant number of Georgians planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend.

• PSC Commissioner Tim Echols: Cleaner Air is Not Free

  May 25, 2023

  Electricity generation is no longer the leading source of carbon emissions in our state, this according to Drawdown Georgia, a group of scientists and researchers from multiple universities led by Georgia Tech’s Dr. Marilyn Brown.

• Greater Valdosta United Way Hosts Successful Day of Caring

  May 24, 2023

  This past Friday, Greater Valdosta United Way hosted its semiannual Day of Caring, an event that organizes volunteers to take part in service projects at nonprofit organizations.

• Jekyll Island Authority Board Selects New Executive Director

  May 24, 2023

  The Jekyll Island Authority Board of Directors has selected Mark Williams to serve as the new Executive Director of the JIA, succeeding current Executive Director Jones Hooks, who will retire June 30th. Williams is the current Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and a JIA Board member.

• Wiregrass Tech Receives Health Care Workforce Grant for Over $400,000

  May 23, 2023

  Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been awarded a Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Grant in the amount of $407,000. This grant will allow the college to increase the number of nurse graduates. The college announced earlier this year that the Associate of Science in Nursing Program will expand to the Coffee and Ben Hill-Irwin Campuses.

• Valdosta Receives More than $3 Million in Grants for Three Community Parks

  May 23, 2023

  The City of Valdosta and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority will receive more than $3 million in grants for three community parks from the State of Georgia.

• Vinson Institute Creates Workforce Planning Guide to Help Communities Tackle Challenges

  May 23, 2023

  Experts at the University of Georgia’s Vinson Institute of Government have partnered with Georgia Power to provide communities across the state with a comprehensive and accessible resource to address the growth opportunities provided by new industries.

• Gen Z Surpasses Baby Boomers in Small Business Workforce Participation

  May 23, 2023

  According to a new report from Paychex, Inc., Generation Z (born 1997-2012) participation in the small business workforce has surpassed Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) and is the only segment in the labor market showing growth.

• One Valdosta-Lowndes Ushers in New Era of Collaboration; Hires Mary Beth Brownlee

  May 22, 2023

  Some say good things come to those who wait. Making good on this claim, the leadership of Valdosta and Lowndes County is proud to announce the official launch of One Valdosta-Lowndes.

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