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Aspiring or current Valdosta entrepreneur’s are invited to attend First Step Meeting
VALDOSTA – The City of Valdosta invites anyone who’s an aspiring or current entrepreneur to attend the First Step Meeting. Are you looking to establish or expand your business in the City of Valdosta? Understanding local regulations and ordinances is crucial for a smooth start. That’s why we’ve designed the First Step Meeting as your “first step” on your entrepreneurial journey!
Wiregrass Tech Ben Hill-Irwin Campus holds practical nursing pinning ceremony
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Practical Nursing (LPN) students received their nursing pins in a recent pinning ceremony on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. The nursing pins not only signify hard work and dedication but are also a physical symbol of their transition into nursing. The pinning ceremony is more than a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication toward their coursework and clinicals. Not only does it mark the completion of student coursework, but this ceremony honors nursing graduates who will work in a career where they will have to be selfless for the good of others.
Post, not pre: Valdosta State focused ahead of fall camp
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - One year ago, questions were swirling around the future of Valdosta State football ahead of Gulf South Media Day with the Blazers picked to finish an uncharacteristic fifth in the league. What a difference a year can make. Heading to Birmingham for the event this year,...
Valdosta native honored in pinning ceremony at SRTC-Thomasville
VALDOSTA – Samaria Crumpton, a Valdosta native and Surgical Technology graduate, was recently recognized during a pinning ceremony at SRTC. On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) recognized six graduating Surgical Technology students at a pinning ceremony at SRTC-Thomasville honoring their achievements. The graduating Surgical Technology...
Wiregrass graduates receive needed tools for new career
Photo: l-r Front row; Wiregrass Dean Holly Greene, Mechatronics Instructor Ryu Sindberg, Wiregrass Executive Director for Community Relations and Fundraising Elizabeth Vickers, Wiregrass Carpentry Instructor Jon Thacker, Carpentry graduate Blakely Martin, Automotive graduate Aaron Parker, Mechatronics graduate Kellton Whitley, Mechatronics graduate Matthew Garrick, Whitehead Principal Jonathan Miller, and Whitehead Director of Human Resources Kristie Westberry. Back Row- Whitehead Chief Financial Officer Joanna Tanner, Whitehead Sales Daniel Lashbrook, Whitehead Director of Industrial Sales John Johnson, Whitehead Director Retail Operations Marty Ellison, and Whitehead Store Manager Cliff Burton.
Georgia Christian School to host Benefit Dinner featuring Pete Hegseth
VALDOSTA – The Georgia Christian School will host the 2024 Annual Benefit Dinner featuring Fox & Friends Weekend Host as speaker. Georgia Christian School is proud to present Fox & Friends Weekend Host, decorated combat soldier and New York Times best-selling author as this year’s speaker at our 2024 Annual Benefit Dinner! The benefit dinner will be on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 6 PM until 10 PM.
VFD opens registration for Citizen Fire Academy
VALDOSTA – The Valdosta Fire Department announces the opening of registration for the 2024 Citizens Fire Academy. The Valdosta Fire Department (VFD) is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 Citizens Fire Academy, a unique program designed to educate and engage the community with the inner workings of the VFD. The academy will run from September 10, 2024, through November 5, 2024, with classes held every Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the VFD Regional Training Facility, located at 137 Blanchard Street, Valdosta, GA 31601.
Georgia officials say tests show improvement following pandemic
(The Center Square) — Georgia education officials say the 2023-24 Georgia Milestones results show "steady academic recovery" among Georgia's public school students following education disruption amid the pandemic. According to education officials, the results, released on Friday, reveal scores "increased or held steady" for 10 of the 13 English language arts, science and social studies assessments. However, math results were not available pending the implementation of new content standards and assessments. ...
Medicare tests payment plan for respite care costs so unpaid caregivers can 'take a break'
LISTEN: A new program is providing relief for family members and unpaid caregivers of Georgians living with dementia. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge has more on the program from Emory’s Integrated Memory Care practice and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Metro-Atlanta patients on Medicaid living with dementia may...
Georgia leaders reflect on the success of the Certified Peer Specialist movement
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A new documentary will chronicle the last 25 years of the Certified Peer Specialist movement. From Stigma to Strength: Georgia is the Birthplace of the Certified Peer Specialist Movement will premiere at a special event on Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Carter Center in Atlanta.
Georgia companies deconstruct buildings instead of demolishing them
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. At the Re:Purpose Savannah warehouse on the city’s east side, staff and volunteers spent a recent morning unloading wooden panels from a pickup truck, reglazing old windows and using a metal detector to find and pull out nails in used wood.
Georgia Chamber opens nominations for Rural Awards
TIFTON – The Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday the nominations process for the inaugural Georgia Chamber Rural Awards. These awards recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals, businesses, organizations, programs and communities that have implemented innovative strategies and mission-based initiatives to address challenges and promote prosperity in Georgia’s rural areas. The winners will be celebrated at an awards luncheon during the Rural Prosperity Summit in Tifton, on Oct. 3. “Countless people and organizations are making a difference in our rural communities," Tiffany Holmes, the director...
Georgia health coverage commission begins its effort to improve health care access
About 2.3 million Georgians are enrolled in either Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids. Enrollment peaked at 3.1 million during the COVID pandemic but has declined since the COVID-related public health emergency ended in May of last year.
UGA Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods
ATHENS -- Georgia's leading industry is agriculture, which relies significantly on irrigation — approximately half of the state's cropland is irrigated. For most farmers operating on razor-thin profit margins, irrigation is essential as insurance against drought and extended dry periods. Due to this critical dependence, numerous state agencies actively promote water use efficiency to sustain the industry. In the Coastal Plain region of the state, where the majority of crop...
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