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08/19/2025

VALDOSTA — It’s no secret that Hurricane Helene left much of Valdosta and the surrounding community in shambles in September of 2024. Nearly a year later, there are still residents in the area suffering from the storm’s aftereffects.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/18/homeowner-struggles-to-fund-helene-repairs/

08/19/2025

HAHIRA — Several Valwood students have achieved the highest possible score — 5 — on one or more of their AP exams, the school announced Monday.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/17/valwood-recognizes-advanced-placement-success/

08/18/2025

VALDOSTA — SGMC Health has once again been recognized by the American Heart Association with the Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award, marking 12 straight years of excellence in stroke treatment.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/16/sgmc-health-receives-national-recognition-for-stroke-treatment-2/

08/18/2025

VALDOSTA — Lowndes head coach Adam Carter had just one message for his team this week: go 1-0.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/17/vikings-outpace-jenkins-in-season-opener-43-20/

08/18/2025

VALDOSTA — Valdosta High started the 2025 season out on a strong note Friday with a 63-19 victory over the visiting Tucker Tigers.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/16/valdosta-overwhelms-tucker-63-19/

08/18/2025

VALDOSTA — Lowndes County Schools announced this week that the district has officially earned Cognia Systems Accreditation, an international mark of excellence awarded to PreK–12 schools and districts that demonstrate a strong commitment to high standards, student achievement, and continuous improvement.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/16/lowndes-county-school-district-earns-cognia-systems-accreditation/

08/15/2025

VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Regional Airport has begun the process of building two new projects, bringing the airport into the 21st century with an updated air traffic control tower and a new terminal.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/14/valdosta-regional-airport-breaks-ground-on-new-projects/

08/15/2025

VALDOSTA — SGMC Health has welcomed Daniel Sohinki, MD, a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist, to its expanding team of cardiovascular specialists.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/14/sgmc-health-welcomes-cardiac-electrophysiologist-dr-daniel-sohinki/

08/14/2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — First Commerce Credit Union raised more than $10,000 for animal welfare organizations across South Georgia and North Florida through its annual Liz Nix Fundraiser.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/13/first-commerce-credit-union-raises-more-than-10000-for-local-animal-shelters/

08/14/2025

MILLEDGEVILLE — As the first day of school for the junior college students approached on Aug. 11, Georgia Military College made its change of leadership official Aug. 8 with the Presidential Investiture and Change of Command Ceremony at the NewDay USA Center of Leadership.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/13/new-president-takes-office-at-gmc/

08/06/2025

VALDOSTA — Jayce Johnson has made his decision.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/05/jayce-johnson-declares-for-texas-am/

08/06/2025

VALDOSTA — Detectives arrested 19-year-old Michael Eugene Carter in connection with the death of 34-year-old Delvonte McNealy on July 29.

Read more at: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2025/08/05/19-year-old-charged-with-murder-of-florida-man/

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Valdosta had been a haven during the Civil War.

Founded in 1859-60, little more than a year prior to the start of the war, Valdosta was a town created on the move.

The town was created to be closer to a railroad passing through Lowndes County, a rail- road that refused to move four miles away to Troupville, what was then the county seat of Lowndes.

So, Troupville residents moved to the railroad tracks and incorporated the town of Valdosta to greet the trains.

During the war, Valdosta was considered a safe distance from the bloody battles and carnage as the Union Army invaded the South.

Families moved to Valdosta looking for a safe place during the war.

After the war, many of the newer Valdosta residents moved back to their original towns. Others stayed, often at the physical and eloquent insistence of the man who created the news- paper that would become The Valdosta Daily Times.

One-hundred-fifty years ago, March 20, 1867, The South Geor- gia Times was founded.

In the 1870s, the newspaper became The Valdosta Times.

Then, Valdosta was a town of impermanence and wood. Downtown buildings were made of wood.

The first courthouse was wood.

Churches were wood.

A conflagration destroyed the First Baptist Church and threatened to take the rest of Valdosta with it.

By the early 1900s, downtown buildings were converting to the permanence of brick and stone.

What people now refer to as the historical Lowndes County Courthouse was a new building in 1905. A murder trial caught the attention of the state, region and nation. It brought hundreds of people to town as it was tried in the new courthouse.

Responding to interest in the trial, The Valdosta Times be- came a daily publication, changing its name for the first time on Oct. 16, 1905, to The Valdosta Daily Times.

Daily was not seven days a week then. At times, the paper reverted to The Valdosta Times, curtailing the number of days it printed on several occasions through the decades.

The newspaper has been a part of the community for al- most as long as there has been a Valdosta. One of the oldest institutions in Valdosta.

A namesake of the city. A promise then and now of telling the stories of a city and its neighbors.

BY DEAN POLING

The Valdosta Daily Times

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