Posted: 5:05 PM Valdosta State University's Women's and Gender Studies Program hosted it's 15th annual V-Day event.

Updated: 8:06 PM Locals in Valdosta, and around the country are celebrating the day of love. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at the economic impact of Valentine's day.

Updated: 3:59 PM The president singled out Georgia in his State of the Union address as a state that has made early childhood education a priority.

Updated: 11:46 PM Residents have taken up a petition to keep the County Commission from closing the road and they say they have over 250 signatures.

Posted: 5:03 PM A company that recently won the contract to collect trash in unincorporated parts of Lowndes County has had a rough first week.

Updated: 7:16 PM An active shooter scenario unfolded today in a Valdosta office as part of a training exercise. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates was there and found out what you need to know to be ready. .

Posted: 4:58 PM A shoplifting incident at Walmart, leads police to marijuana and methamphetamine

Updated: 7:10 PM Thomasville man celebrates his birthday with $3 million winning lottery ticket.

Posted: 1:16 PM A committee was scheduled to debate the proposal later Tuesday.

Updated: 9:39 PM Later this week, the President will be in Georgia putting pre-K education in the spotlight. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates tells us why.

Posted: 9:10 AM The man told deputies that when he opened the bag, he was stuck by a needle.

Updated: 9:10 AM The new street light is on a very busy portion of St. Augustine Rd next to Starbucks.

Updated: 11:35 PM A dam was washed away in flood waters more than eight months ago.

Updated: 10:49 PM The four year legal battle with the Lowndes Sheriffs Department ends with a $600,000 settlement.

Updated: 10:00 PM New government proposal aims to give more students in our area a chance to get college degrees.

Updated: 12:55 PM The Georgia nonprofit dedicated to saving the state's historic buildings is once again offering its "castle" in Atlanta for wedding ceremonies on Valentine's Day.

Updated: 9:12 AM Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates found out what the firefighters are willing to do to keep the engine running.

Updated: 6:47 PM One six year old boy had the surprise of a lifetime. His dad, A Moody Airman, showed up at school after being stationed in South Korea for a year. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates captured the heart warming hello.

Posted: 5:42 PM Gardeners across Southwest Georgia are gearing up for annual Camellia Show.

Updated: 5:42 PM Bullying among students at school has become a serious issue in today's society. Hear from a local mother who's trying to find a way to make it stop.

Updated: 5:30 PM A joint investigation between the Echols County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office culminated last night with the arrest of Jimmy Lamar Tucker and Jimmy Cecil Davis for their connection in the trafficking of cocaine.

Updated: 9:19 AM There's no one coming to get the trash and it's illegal to dump it or burn it yourself.

Updated: 7:24 PM An outbreak of the highly contagious canine parvovirus has hit an animal shelter in our area.

Updated: 12:38 PM Corporal punishment is still alive and well in Georgia. In fact it's going on in a majority of the state's counties.

Updated: 6:22 PM February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS awareness day