Local Summer Events Calendar

Valdosta July 4 – Independence Day Fireworks July 18 (5pm-9pm) – Taste of Downtown July 19-July 23 (11am-10pm) – Downtown Valdosta Restaurant Week August 5 (5pm-8pm) – Art Walk *various locations throughout downtown August 6 (9am-1pm) – 100 Black Men of Valdosta BBQ Cook Off August 18 – Business after Hours with In the Game Sports Network Bainbridge July 4 (8am-2pm) – Grand old Fourth … Continue reading Local Summer Events Calendar

Local 4th of July Sites

Independence Day is celebrated annually on the 4th of July; it is the day that represents the birth of the United States of America, when it became an Independent Nation. July 4th of 1776 is official day of the Declaration of Independence; it marks the day congress approved the final wording. The Declaration was not celebrated for the first two decades. In the 1790s, the … Continue reading Local 4th of July Sites

Valdosta Main Street Returns for Sixth Annual Farm Days

It’s about that time: The weather is near perfection in South Georgia, and Valdosta Main Street is primed to kick off its sixth-annual run of the Valdosta Farm Days event in the local courthouse square. “The market strives to present a diverse balance of fruits, vegetables, flowers, meats, dairy, plants, baked goods, and other food-based goods,” said Missy Smith, Program Coordinator for Valdosta Main Street.  … Continue reading Valdosta Main Street Returns for Sixth Annual Farm Days

A Night of Hope

Since 2002, the Cancer Coalition of South Georgia has been actively fighting to lower the area’s high cancer rates as well as the impact that the illness has on local residents.  Engaging in 32 counties, the Coalition is dedicated to cancer education, research, outreach, and service, with particular focus on prevention, screenings and early detection. On March 24, 2016, the Coalition hosted the Second Annual Night … Continue reading A Night of Hope