March 7 | Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 7, at 2:30 p.m., at the City Hall Annex, Multi-Purpose Room, located at 300 N. Lee Street. See city calendar.
 
March 7 | Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
The Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 7, at 3 p.m., at Southern Georgia Regional Commission, located at 327 W. Savannah Avenue. See city calendar.

March 7 | Valdosta City Council Work Session
The Mayor and the City Council invite citizens to attend the work session on Tuesday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m. The session is held in the second-floor City Hall Chambers, located at 216 E. Central Avenue, and is open to the general public. See city calendar.

March 8 | Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority Meeting
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 8, at 8 a.m., at the Airport Conference Room, located at 1750 Airport Road. See city calendar.

March 9 | Valdosta City Council Meeting
The Mayor and the City Council invite citizens to attend the City Council meeting, on Thursday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is held in the second-floor City Hall Chambers, located at 216 E. Central Avenue, and is open to the general public. View the meeting agenda.
 
March 10 | "If I Were Mayor, I Would..." Essay Contest Deadline
March 10 is the deadline for local 6th-grade students to submit their  “If I Were Mayor, I Would...” essay. The contest, sponsored by the Valdosta Youth Council, gives 6th-grade students—from public, private or homeschools—a chance to creatively use grade-specific language arts skills and civics knowledge to express, in 350 words or less, how they would make a difference if they were Mayor. Read more.  

March 11 & 12 | City Booth at 2017 Azalea Festival
Mark your calendar for the Azalea Festival in Drexel Park, on Mar. 12-13. The City’s Public Information Office will once again have a booth at the annual family and pet friendly event, which will open Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities for citizens of all ages. Visit the city booth for some valuable information about our community and to meet with city staff. The park is located at 1401 N. Patterson Street. For information about the event, contact K.L.V.B. Executive Director Aaron Strickland at 229-671-3698 or visit www.azaleafestival.com.

March 12 | Spring Forward for Daylight Saving
Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m., on Sunday, March 12, and citizens should turn their clocks forward one hour to 3 a.m. The purpose of daylight saving time- observed by the United States and Canada- is to provide less hours of daylight during the evenings and more in the mornings. Valdosta Fire chief Freddie Broome says Daylight Saving Time is also a great bi-annual reminder to change the batteries in smoke detectors. More than 70 percent of home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no working smoke detector. Please take an extra minute on March 12 to change your smoke detector batteries while setting your clocks forward an hour.