May 26-30: This Week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Do you know the difference between a "watch" and a "warning?" Is your family or business prepared if a storm should hit our area? Visit www.hurricanes.gov/prepare or www.ready.ga.govthis week for valuable Hurricane Preparedness information.

May 26: GLPC Meets. The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission (GLPC) will hold its regularly scheduled meeting today at 5:30 p.m., at the South Health District Administration Office, 327 W. Savannah Avenue. Call (229) 259-3563 for details.

May 29: Valdosta Photo Contest Deadline is Friday! Citizens have until Friday, May 29 to enter their photographs into the annual Valdosta People's Choice Photo Contest. No professional skills, special equipment or fees are required to enter. Click here to get details about the categories and to download an application form. For more information, call the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts at (229) 247-2787 or the city's Public Information Office at (229) 259-3548. 

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This Week on Metro Valdosta 17. Click here to watch the most recent City Focus episode, which features, among other stories, the Valdosta-Lowndes Regional Crime Lab accreditation, DCA's visit to Valdosta, an update on the Force Main project, and an interview with Mediacom Area Director Darryl Chaney to talk about a Mediacom upgrade that may affect your viewing capabilities. View City Focus on demand from the city's YouTube channel, at Metro 17 Valdosta, or tune in to City Focus six times a day on Mediacom Channel 17 at 4 a.m., 7 a.m., noon, 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

For Information on these stories and more, contact Public Information Officer Sementha Mathews at (229) 259-3548 or at[email protected].