Jan 13: Mayor's Council for Persons with Disabilities Meets. The Valdosta Mayor's Council for Persons with Disabilities will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m., in the Valdosta City Hall Multi-Purpose Room. The meeting is open to individuals who have an interest in making Valdosta a "City Without Limits" for community members with disabilities. For more information, call (229) 245-2498.

Jan. 13: CVDA Board Meets. The Central Valdosta Development Authority (CVDA) will meet Tuesday, at 5 p.m., in the Valdosta City Hall Annex Multi-Purpose Room. The CVDA manages the process of enhancing downtown's position as the governmental, cultural, and economic center of the Greater Lowndes County area by involving businesses, property owners, government, churches and the entire community. For more information, contact Valdosta Main Street at (229) 259-3577.

Jan. 17: Valdosta-Lowndes County Habitat for Humanity HFH Build. Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers for the construction of a new home, on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Volunteers may work all day or in shifts, and lunch will be provided to the volunteers who work a full day. For more information, contact Kamille Gay at (229) 245-1330, ext. 27 or at[email protected].

Jan. 18-19: MLK, Jr. Day Events in the City. Click here to view the event flier for upcoming MLK events, coordinated by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Association, taking place on Jan. 18 and 19.

Jan 19: City Announces Sanitation Schedule for MLK, Jr. Day. The City of Valdosta will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Sanitation Division will collect residential garbage ONLY on Jan. 19. Citizens who normally have their sanitation collected on Mondays should place their recyclables and yard waste at the curbside by 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 for both Monday and Tuesday pickups. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (229) 259-3590.