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"With a growing military population and various other reasons making it difficult for out of town family members to attend the graduation ceremony we felt that it was important to offer this service to our student body and VCS family," said Jennifer Steedley, public relations director for Valdosta City Schools.

Few details are available at this time, but anyone with information is encouraged to call the Tallahassee Police Department at 891-4200. The faculty senate at Valdosta State University is taking a stand against concealed guns on campus.

Pinpoint Weather Forecast A mild Friday morning, then mostly sunny and hot in the afternoon with only a stray thundershower or two possible.

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Pinpoint Weather Forecast Some patchy Thursday morning fog, then mostly sunny and hot with only a stray afternoon thundershower or two possible.

Lucia Island by Julie Bowland Now Exhibited at the Buchanan Museum of Fine Art The Buchanan Museum of Fine Art is pleased to announce its May 26th, 2012 exhibition opening featuring Plein Air Expressionist works by Julie Bowland, who also holds positions of Gallery Director and Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at Valdosta State ... (more)

No one has been reported infected at this time. It was discovered within Valdosta city limits about two weeks ago.

The Buchanan Museum of Fine Art is pleased to announce its May 26th, 2012 exhibition opening featuring Plein Air Expressionist works by Julie Bowland, a fast rising star of the contemporary art market.

Valdosta State University's Upward Bound honored its highest achievers during its annual awards banquet Thursday, May 17, in the Student Union Ballroom.

On Thursday, May 17, Valdosta State University's faculty collectively voiced their dissent through a campus resolution A which admonished theA Georgia General Assembly's efforts -- led by conservative Georgia Republicans --A to allow concealed weaponsA inside theA PeachA State'sA classrooms.

The Bibb County school board has approved changes to the system’s travel expense reimbursement policy, which includes a provision that allows the superintendent or his designee to approve expense reimbursements of up to twice the amount of established limits.

Three students at The Westfield School have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Georgia Governor's Honors Program.

Double major Alex Lawhorne claimed the 2012 Annie Powe Hopper Award, Valdosta State University's most prestigious academic award presented to an undergraduate.

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A new survey ranks Georgia sixth in the nation in terms of how friendly it is to small business.

The Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation South is pleased to announce the recipients of several scholarships.

A young man who wasn't expected to survive a horrific hunting accident eight years ago beat everyone's expectations Tuesday afternoon when he walked across the stage and accepted his diploma at Kennesaw State University.

Holly Springs resident Jason Thomas Skipper has joined the board of the Civic League for Regional Atlanta .

The largest gradation in the history of a south Georgia university has just got underway.

At 1 p.m. students from the College of the Arts, Langdale College of Business Administration and College of Nursing will walk across the stage.