The Valdosta Daily Times

04/25/2025

The Volunteers of America Pines Family Campus and the Humana Foundation came together Wednesday to throw an open house to celebrate the progress made on the Pines Family Campus.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/04/24/pines-family-campus-celebrates-more-access-to-recovery-program/

04/25/2025

Valdosta’s Makiyah Brewton was leaps and bounds ahead of others Tuesday at the Region 1-6A track meet, winning twice in the field event finals.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/04/23/brewton-wins-two-field-events-as-region-opens/

04/24/2025

Valdosta State University’s Doug Farwell, Ph.D., celebrates 30 years of teaching excellence and student success with a Trombone Alumni Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in Whitehead Auditorium.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/04/22/trombone-alumni-concert-honors-farwells-three-decades-of-teaching-excellence/

04/24/2025

VALDOSTA — Georgia Christian School has announced that three of its standout girls’ soccer players, Gentry Dees, Ellie Lewis, and Presley Pittman, have signed letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at Freed-Hardeman University (FHU) in Henderson, Tennessee. These talen...

04/24/2025

Valdosta State University hosted the 28th Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day Thursday, April 17. SK Day consists of a program of hands-on workshops, career speakers and a contest. The purpose of the day is to encourage students to continue their study of mathematics. The director of the ev...

04/23/2025

The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts presents Matt Schofield, 7-9 p.m., Friday, April 25 at the Turner Center Art Park, 605 North Patterson St.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/04/22/turner-center-presents-jazz-and-blues-artist-matt-schofield/

04/23/2025

Kappa Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Empower Our Families Committee prepared 41 AKA Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Packs for students at B.W. Lester Head Start. The packs were delivered on March 28 and April 11. The CHIPP packs will be prepared and delivered each month t...

04/23/2025

The Valdosta State University Jazz Ensemble, directed by David Springfield, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in Whitehead Auditorium. The program will feature a wide variety of Latin Jazz from North, Central, and South America. Composers include Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa (Brazil), Astor Piazzolla (Argentina), Consuelo Velazquez (Mexico), Mongo Santamaria and Mario Bauza (Cuba), and Dizzy Gillespie (USA). The concert is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at https://youtube.com/live/Ilbsj44jjEU?feature=share. 🔥 🎶
VSU College of the Arts VSU Jazz Ensembles

04/23/2025

On April 15, Locate South Georgia released the organization's 2024 Annual Report at a presentation to over 40 economic developers and project managers from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Power, Georgia EMC, and Electric Cities of Georgia.

04/22/2025

The postseason begins Wednesday for Lowndes High’s two-time defending state baseball champions, as the Vikings prepare to host Cherokee High in the first round of the state playoffs.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/04/21/vikings-set-for-state-playoff-run-host-cherokee-in-round-one/

04/22/2025

Wild Adventures Theme Park has announced that Southern rock pioneers Molly Hatchet will perform Saturday, April 26, as part of the 2025 Wild Adventures LIVE! Concert Series.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/04/21/molly-hatchet-steps-in-for-marshall-tucker-band/

04/22/2025

UPDATE: The Camp Out to End Homelessness has been postponed.

We’re working on a new date—stay tuned!

In the meantime, follow us for updates and find out how you can still support the mission to end homelessness.

04/22/2025

We had a lot of fun following a guided painting class taught by Annette Crosby, Artist in Residence at Turner Center for the Arts 🎨👩‍🎨🖼️ Turner Center for the Arts

04/22/2025

Don't miss the 8th Annual Food & Wine Classic! Tickets are sold out ONLINE, so please call the Center, 229.247.2787, to check remaining ticket availability.

04/03/2025

The annual free Spring E-Recycling event with Valdosta, A City Without Limits is happening THIS SATURDAY!

📅 Saturday, April 5, 2025
⏰ 8am-12pm
📍 City of Valdosta Public Works, 1017 Myrtle Street
✅ Open to all city and county residents.

What can you bring?
We’re accepting a variety of electronic items, including cellphones, laptops, disk and floppy drives, modems, circuit boards, computer accessories, video machines, stereos, VCRs, CB radios, scanners, speakers, camcorders, walking pad, and cameras.

What’s not allowed?
Please leave behind vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, gas-powered equipment, non-electronic items, and anything that can’t be recycled electronically. We will not collect any CRTS at this event.

Learn more: https://www.lowndescounty.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1138

04/03/2025

03/13/2025

In honor of our upcoming Valdosta Scene Bridal Issue, what's the one-sentence version of how you met your spouse? Please include a picture of the two of you.

03/08/2025

The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show wowed crowds at the Azalea Festival Saturday at Drexel Park. Weather permitting, the festival and the Lumberjack Show will go on again Sunday.