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Lowndes County has gone Republican in presidential votes for half-century
Mon, 14 May 2012 09:12:02 -0700
Signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law, President Lyndon B. Johnson reportedly said, “There goes the South for a generation.” As a Democrat, Johnson was referring to his party losing power in the South. Forty-eight years later, this prediction may still hold true throughout the South generally, and in Lowndes County specifically, regarding presidential elections.
LOST distribution: How Lowndes County, cities use their shares
Sun, 13 May 2012 04:12:02 -0700
Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) negotiations between city and county officials have reached a stalemate in the last month, with disagreements on how to split the projected $215 million over the next 10 years.
Grandfather recalls scoring Lowndes’ first touchdown
Sat, 05 May 2012 08:23:53 -0700
William Clanton is not only a die-hard Vikings fan, he’s one of the original Vikings. In 1959, Clanton joined the first Lowndes High School football team. At their first game against Camden County, he made the first ever Vikings touchdown.
Lowndes junior wins new car
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:08:53 -0700
Being a good student can be rewarding, but for one Lowndes High School junior, it really paid off Monday. Seventeen-year-old Jose Urquilla couldn’t believe that he had just won a brand new car. No really, he couldn’t believe it because after his name was called, he thought that he was hearing things. “My friends had to tell me that I had won,” said Urquilla.
Lanier senior graduates college one week before high school
Wed, 16 May 2012 05:18:36 -0700
As most of the Lanier County High School 2012 senior class looks forward to college, one LCHS senior is ahead of the game.
Small steps make big difference at Relay for Life
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:13:42 -0700
All the small steps taken Friday evening and Saturday morning added up to one giant leap for cancer research at the 2012 Lowndes County Relay for Life.
UGA coaches share season hopes
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:18:37 -0700
Coaches Mark Richt and Mark Fox were on hand Wednesday at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center to chat University of Georgia athletics with the Valdosta Chapter of UGA's Alumni Association.
Cities offer LOST split; Paulk says proposal unacceptable
Wed, 09 May 2012 06:14:27 -0700
In preparation for today’s Local Option Sales Tax negotiations, city representatives released what they believe should be the municipalities’ share of the revenue during the next decade.
Lowndes Middle coach recovering after being burned
Mon, 14 May 2012 14:57:09 -0700
A Lowndes Middle School coach is recovering in the Joseph Still burn center in Augusta.
LOST in Limbo
Thu, 10 May 2012 06:14:26 -0700
LAKE PARK — Lowndes County’s municipal leaders met briefly Wednesday morning to continue discussions for the estimated $250 million Local Option Sales Tax revenue that will be generated during the next 10 years.