According to the Valdosta Daily Times, public health officials have confirmed a fifth case of COVID-19 in Lowndes County. This, along with Gov. Brian Kemp’s mandate of closing all K-12 and post secondary schools, has residents of Valdosta in a frenzy preparing for a seemingly inevitable quarantine. Grocery stores in the area are feeling the heat, as the demand for essentials ...

On August 21, 2017, Valdosta State students and locals of the area got to experience the first solar eclipse to appear in the United States in 38 years. This solar eclipse was only visible in the United States and featured a path of 100 percent totality in cities such as Salem, Oregon: Nashville, Tennessee and Charleston, South Carolina. Valdosta, Georgia ...