Lake Park News

In Freedom: An Underwater Escape, magical entertainer Aaron Radatz hopes he can hold his breath long enough to escape from a wooden crate at the bottom of the park's lake.

Due to current heat conditions, the Lake Park Fire Department is offering citizens relief from the heat by offering shelter to those in need until 8:00 p.m. this evening.

A Lake Park property owner was recently notified he was in violation of city zoning ordinances.

The Lake Park Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center will hold its 12th annual Chamber Golf Classic today at Francis Lake Golf Course.

Miss Anna Lee Mitchum became the bride of Mr. Matthew Shane Mikell, both of Augusta, Ga., on April 25, 2009, at Georgia Southern Botanical Garden in Statesboro, Ga.

The Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority heard a final presentation from its Ambassador Board during the regular meeting Tuesday.

An expected 300 bikers will "get their motors running" this Saturday in Lake Park for a ride to benefit the Georgia Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

NIC JETER AND PAUL TYRE with the winning 8.26-pound bass taken in the Jack Wingate Thursday Night Big Fish Tournament this past Thursday.

Leadership Lowndes Class of 2009 is gearing up to host a fun evening of wine tasting during its Taste the Wine and Support the Canine event Saturday.

A medical clinic in south Georgia has been awarded almost $94,000 in grant money to care for underserved citizens.

The Migrant Farmworkers Clinic in Lake Park recently received $93,989 through an Increased Demand for Services grant.

Friday is the deadline for entering the 41st Annual Valdosta Daily Times Cookbook Contest.

Governor Perdue, CEO Blake to Lead 'Board-Cutting' Ceremony at 10 a.m. The Home Depot will celebrate the grand opening of a new distribution center located on Peterson Road in Lake Park today.

Governor Sonny Perdue joined The Home Depot CEO Frank Blake at the opening of the company's 657,000 sq.

Lake Park Fire Rescue will host an Open House and Fund-raiser from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday at 202 W. Cotton Ave.

Celebrating 65 years of legends and memories, the Boys and Girls Club of Valdosta will mark the anniversary with a special event.

For nearly 10 years, Aaron Strickland and Keep Lowndes/Valdosta Beautiful have led thousands of volunteers in cleaning up Lowndes County sites as part of the national Great American Cleanup.

A tractor pulling a wagon filled with people travels down the road toward Lake Park from Echols County in the antique tractor and wagon caravan.

Many thanks to Bill and Rene Reynolds and two very kind, blonde ladies who helped to sandbag and cover my father's grave at Riverview.

The Lake Park Post Office, located at 687 Lakes Blvd., is hosting a Passport Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday to provide passport information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications.