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South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

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New emergency room comes to South Georgia

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

December 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
Howard Hsu, Music Director, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra (photo: Paul Leavy)

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The Valdosta Symphony opens its new season with some closure from its past

Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Howard Hsu sits down with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw to chat.

September 09, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Barack Obama road sign

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S. Ga. town changes street name to Barack Obama Boulevard

Earlier this year and in past years, petitions to change the street name were filed then refiled. City leaders reviewed policies for changing street names. Different groups spearheaded the effort to rename the street at different times.

November 04, 2021
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  • Associated Press
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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Embattled Head Football Coach Out At Valdosta After Tumultuous Year

Embattled Head Football Coach Rush Propst is out at Valdosta after a tumultuous year with the program. The Valdosta City Board of Education voted 5-3 Tuesday night not to renew Propst’s contract.

April 28, 2021
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  • Jon Nelson
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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Georgia Today: Secret Tapes, Lawsuits, An Embattled Coach: Welcome To Valdosta High School Football

Secret tapes, scandal, sanctions. It's a story that strikes at the heart of Georgia's passion for high school football. And Valdosta football is the stuff of legend. The Wildcats claim among the most wins of any team in state history. Now, the organization is the subject of multiple investigations and a broiling scandal that's attracting national attention. We'll get into all that and more on Georgia Today.

April 16, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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Valdosta Football Program Hit With Sanctions From The GHSA

As investigation into possible rules violations and improprieties into the Valdosta Wildcats football program continues, the Georgia High School Association has handed down sanctions against the team.

April 13, 2021
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  • Jon Nelson
A sign at the Bleckley County Health Department on the first day of Phase 1a Plus vaccine access.

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A Shift In Who Gets What Among Steps To Speed Georgia COVID-19 Vaccine Access

The pursuit of a COVID-19 vaccine in Georgia — amid busy phone lines, patchy supplies from county to county and private providers hesitant to schedule crucial second doses — remains a logistical challenge even for the most truly patient.

That might change some with tens of thousands more doses due to circulate in the general population as well as with a coming one-stop website to get connected to vaccinations from public health.

January 22, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
Pres. Trump at Valdosta rally

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Fact Check: Trump Makes Bogus Swing State Claim During Campaign Stop In Georgia

At a rally in Georgia, President Donald Trump continued to make baseless claims about the 2020 election being “rigged,” drawing false comparisons at one point between President-elect Joe Biden’s performance in swing states and that of the last two Democratic presidential nominees.

December 09, 2020
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  • Eugene Kiely
A radio telescope on top of coins.

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Political Rewind: Senate Runoffs Draw High Profile Visits, Unprecedented Ad Spending

Friday on Political Rewind: Wherever they turn, Georgians have been inundated with political ads in the leadup to the Jan. 5 runoff. 

An unprecedented $300 million has been spent on ads on television, radio and online as Senate-appointee Kelly Loeffler faces Democrat challenger Raphael Warnock while Republican Sen. David Perdue faces Jon Ossoff.

December 04, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Nathan Deal Judicial Center

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Lowndes County Wins 'Sovereign Immunity' Ruling From The Georgia Supreme Court

The Georgia Supreme Court Monday reversed a lower court decision that would have blocked the Lowndes County Commission from suing a state agency in a dispute over eligibility for state financial aid.

September 28, 2020
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  • Dave Williams
A worker at the Medical Center at Navicent Health in Macon, commuting to work in April.

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Climbing COVID-19 Cases Strain Georgia Hospital Capacity

The people hospitalized now for COVID-19 in Georgia account for about a fifth of all the hospitalizations for the virus in the state. And the strain of that is beginning to show in new hotspots.

July 24, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., left, with her husband Jeffrey Sprecher, center, participates in a re-enactment of her swearing-in Monday Jan. 6, 2020, by Vice President Mike Pence in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Kelly Loeffler Sworn In As Newest Senator From Georgia

Republican finance executive Kelly Loeffler took the oath of office and was sworn in Monday as the newest member of the United States Senate...

January 07, 2020
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  • Robert Jimison and
  • Rickey Bevington
A number of incumbents across Georgia fell in runoff election Tuesday night.

Incumbents Across Georgia Fall As Local Runoff Elections Wrap

As results from runoff elections across the state were finalized Tuesday night, one trend emerged: voters wanted change. Incumbents across the state...

December 04, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell
Valdosta is putting a temporary halt to the opening of new vape shops.

Valdosta Imposing Moratorium On New Vape Shops

Valdosta is putting a temporary halt to the opening of new vape shops.

October 19, 2019
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  • Associated Press

Inmate Dies At Valdosta State Prison

An inmate at Valdosta State Prison has died. The Georgia Department of Corrections says about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, guards found Astair Holmes Jr....

May 30, 2019
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  • Associated Press
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