Updated: 12:17 PM Moody Air Force Base hosts its Open House this weekend with a massive air show. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates found out what brought out thousands of people.

Posted: 5:48 PM The Valdosta Fire Department has eight new members and six others are being promoted.

Updated: 10:23 PM For those who want to vote early in this presidential election, but your 9-5 job makes it tough, you're in luck! Saturday, Oct. 27th starts the first weekend for Early Voting in both Florida and Georgia.

Updated: 10:39 AM The largest bioplastic plant in the world is opening today in Bainbridge, Georgia!

Updated: 8:25 PM Former First Lady Laura Bush will be speaking at a fundraiser for Georgia Christian School.

Updated: 12:57 AM Can you imagine the nightmare? You hand your pet over to animal control, then change your mind and want them back, just to find they've already been put down.

Updated: 8:39 PM Georgia State Officials say the pace for early voting is slower this year than for previous presidential elections. But you'd never know it in Lowndes County.

Updated: 10:16 PM Should the power to approve Charter Schools belong to the local School Board or the state? That's for Georgia voters to decide on November 6th.

Updated: 7:23 PM Students signed hand prints and posting them on a display board. Each represents a personal pledge to not stay silent in the face of Domestic Violence.

Updated: 10:12 PM The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming the state’s first case of fungal meningitis related to contaminated epidural steroidal injections.

Updated: 10:12 PM Valdosta Mayor John Gayle and Valdosta Tea Party Organizer Nolan Cox disagree whether a tax that's potentially worth $150 million is right for Lowndes County.

Updated: 4:57 PM On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama-- through their allies -- have been squaring off over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad. Both candidates have stayed largely out of view, preparing vigorously for their Monday face-off focused on foreign policy.

Updated: 7:09 PM The Skillet Festival is the biggest festival in Brooks County all year. It features a skillet toss and a skillet cook off.

Updated: 7:39 PM Valdosta city leaders question the reliability of the study saying that it lacks specificity.

Posted: 11:50 AM Investigators with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office stopped and spoke with vehicle occupants who were identified as Jory Corbitt and Paige Brunner, both of whom are from Labelle, Florida. A consensual search of the vehicle occupied by the pair resulted in the recovery of a methamphetamine pipe, methamphetamine, and several items that are used to manufacture methamphetamine.

Updated: 9:17 AM Some of the candidates running for races in Lowndes County are running for political office for the first time, including in the county's new Super District 4. One candidate grew up in humble conditions in Valdosta. The other is a injured war vet with three Purple Hearts.

Updated: 6:56 PM Man is charged with rape, aggravated child molestation, kidnapping, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in multiple jurisdictions.

Updated: 9:34 AM The Thomas County Sheriff's Department reports that Lacey Brock returned to her home of her own will. She is unharmed.

Updated: 9:56 PM Emotions are running high during this election season in Georgia as well as the country. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at whether local politicians... and voters were swayed by last night's debate.

Updated: 4:30 PM It's the largest Agricultural Expo East of the Mississippi and it's located in South Georgia with no shortage of tractors, food or fun!

Updated: 11:27 AM Valdosta Police Department responded in reference to a stabbing, and located the victim, Yvonne Smith, on the back porch with multiple stab wounds.

Updated: 7:41 PM Early voting for the 2012 general election is now underway in Valdosta.

Updated: 10:52 PM Ambulances in Lowndes County are being fitted with new life saving equipment. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how local paramedics are using it to fight heart attacks, one beat at a time.

Updated: 11:46 PM TV Stars showed up for the anual Harvest Festival in Berrien County. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates caught up with those celebrities that stopped by.

Updated: 2:56 PM Grady County, GA - An afternoon crash near Grady County, has sent 9 passengers to area hospitals.