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Valdosta, Georgia is located in Lowndes County. Zip codes in Valdosta, GA include 31606, 31603, and 31698. The median home price in Valdosta is $129,900. More Valdosta information.

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5 hrs ago | WFXL-TV Fox 31

Wiregrass Valdosta Campus closed for the day due to water loss

Wiregrass officials have announced that due to a water line break, the Valdosta Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be closed for the remainder of May 22.

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7 hrs ago | The Florida Times-Union

What's Happening in Georgia

Children's programs at the library: Book Babies' Reading Program for babies 6-23 months, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Toddler Time Reading Program for children age 2, 10:15 a.m.; Story Time Reading Program for children 3-5 years, 11 a.m.; Camden County Public Library, 1410 E. Georgia 40 E., Kingsland.

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Mon May 20, 2013

WFXL-TV Fox 31

Valdosta man makes six figures in Fantasy 5 win

A Valdosta man is nearly $500,000 richer after playing the Georgia Lottery's Fantasy 5 on May 16th.

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WCTV Tallahassee

The Numbers Show More Georgia Job Seekers Are Finding Work

Valdosta, GA - It looks like more folks in Georgia are going back to work. The Unemployment Rate is the lowest it's been in four years.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Four Riverwood Students Selected for Governor's Honors Program

Four students Riverwood International Charter School have been selected for Georgia's 2013 Governor's Honors Program - Jonah Blumenthal for Visual Arts Cailin Kellum for Chemistry, Sun Young Kim for Mathematics and Kimia Shahrokhi for Visual Arts.

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Thu May 16, 2013

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Gainesville City Council likes the idea of land bank authority

Saying now is the right time, Gainesville City Council appears ready to move forward with the formation of a land bank authority.

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Mon May 13, 2013

WHNT-TV Huntsville

UAH Softball Super Regional Schedule

UAH softball will take on the Blazers in Valdosta, Georgia, for the right to go to the Women's College World Series.

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Examiner.com

Bank failures in two states bring total bank closures in 2013 to 12

Sunrise Bank , located in Valdosta, Georgia , and Pisgah Community Bank, located in Ashville, North Carolina , were closed down by the FDIC on May 10.

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WALB-TV Albany

Valdosta Police search for two gunmen

One man was killed during a robbery. The other victim is recovering. He says he was shot while walking down a street, but police say he's not being honest.

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CNN

Death mystery of Kendrick Johnson

What's even more unimaginable for the Johnsons of Valdosta, Georgia, is how their 17-year-old son died: by suffocating after falling headfirst into a rolled-up gym mat at his high school on January 11.

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Sun May 12, 2013

WCTV Tallahassee

Valdosta Schools To Get Three New School Resource Officers

The "Valdosta City Schools" system is getting three new resource officers. Valdosta City Hall has approved the plan for the Police Department to hire them so they can go work for the school district and keep the kids safe.

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WCTV Tallahassee

Study Shows Women Are Taking Care Of Business In Georgia

Well who's the bread winner in your family? More and more we're seeing "moms" as the head of the household.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Examiner.com

Kendrick Johnson's family holds gospel rally in effort to find...

On Saturday, May 11, a gospel rally in honor of Lowndes County High School student Kendrick Johnson was held at the Crossing Jordan Baptist Church in downtown Valdosta.

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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Making a difference in young men's lives

Rico Walker is on a mission to help build the characters of young men in the area.

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WCTV Tallahassee

Valdosta Man Killed In Armed Robbery

An employee at a Valdosta beauty store has been shot and killed after a Friday night robbery, according to police.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Reuters

U.S. regulators close banks in N.Carolina, Georgia

U.S. regulators closed small banks in Georgia and North Carolina on Friday, bringing the total number of bank closures so far this year to 12.

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MyFoxAtlanta

Man arrested in assault of elderly Ga. woman

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has shut down a Valdosta-based bank and transferred its assets to another one in based in Columbus.

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CNN

Teen athlete found dead in gym mat

What's even more unimaginable for the Johnsons of Valdosta, Georgia, is how their 17-year-old son died: by suffocating after falling headfirst into a rolled-up gym mat at his high school on January 11.

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Thu May 09, 2013

WCTV Tallahassee

Valdosta City Leaders Working On Plan To Curve Flooding

Valdosta has experienced two major floods in the past four years. They are the kind that should only come once or twice in a century.

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