Susan W. Carey, system director – health information management for Norton Healthcare, has been elected to the American Health Information Management Association's board of directors for 2013.
The following individuals have been named to the 2013 board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass: Chair – Alan Stein, The SteinGroup LLC; Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect – Catherine Wright, Dinsmore & Shohl; Treasurer – David Turner, Central Bank; Secretary – Vonda Melton, Exceptional Living Centers; Past Chair – Mike Scanlon, Thomas & King; Leslie Baldwin, Portraits Inc.; Dr. J. P. "Ike" Adams, University of Kentucky; Laura Babbage, UK Medical Center; Anthany Beatty Jr., Medical Device Sales; Paul Chartier, Rector-Hayden Realty; Catherine Edelen, Apple Inc.; Tim Feld, Feld and Hassman; Jon Ford; David Fraley, Ashland; Billy Frey, Alltech; Sandy Hatfield, Three Chimneys Farm; Phil Holoubek, Lexington's Real Estate Co.; Will Jones, Bullhorn Marketing LLC; Tressa Mason, Ephraim McDowell Health; Bill Papania, Papania's Inc.; John Perkins, First Gear; Eve Proffitt, University of Kentucky; Justin Ross, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs; Seth Salomon, Salomon & Co.; Reginal Smith, Messer Construction; Kevin Stinnett, Premier Financial Group; Greg Waters, Dairy Queen; Jennifer Wilson, Fifth Third Bank; and Mac Zachem, public affairs consultant.
Kentucky House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, has been appointed to serve on the governing board of the Council of State Governments for the 2013-2014 biennium.
George Hagan has been appointed to the Covington Business Council board of directors. Hagan is founder and president of Providence Pavilion. Hagan is also founder and president of Progressive Health Care Systems, a financial and operational management company for nursing and rehabilitation centers in Ohio and Kentucky, and launched Covington-based Distinctive Dining Solutions, a food service company catering to seniors and children in daycare centers and healthcare facilities.
Anthony Wright, of Harshaw Trane, has been named to the board of directors of Fayette Alliance, a coalition of citizens dedicated to achieving sustainable growth in Lexington and Fayette County.
The Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation, a statewide non-partisan independent citizen organization dedicated to the improved health of all Kentuckians, has elected officers for 2013: Gilbert H. Friedell, president; Jane Chiles, vice president; Forrest Calico, secretary; and Laurel True, treasurer. In addition, the organization has elected Lexington businessman and health advocate Larry Smith as a member of the committee.
Jill Wilcox has joined the board of directors of House of Ruth in Louisville, a nonprofit organization that cares for families and individuals with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Wilcox is vice president, relationship manager for PNC Commercial Banking.
The Kentucky Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced its officers for 2013: President – Sandra T. Wilson, Horse Cave, Hart County Tourist Commission; Vice President – Vicki Fitch, Bowling Green Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; Secretary – Carolyn Mounce, Somerset/Pulaski County Convention and Visitors Bureau; Treasurer – Tricia Noel, Hopkins County Tourist and Convention Commission; and Immediate Past President – Mary Hammond, Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Amy D. Cubbage has been elected to the board of governors of the Kentucky Bar Association. Cubbage is of counsel with McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland PLLC.
Trevor R. Bonnstetter and Grayson R. Boyd have been appointed to serve on the Kentucky Board of Education. Bonnstetter, of Mayfield, is CEO of West Kentucky Rural Telephone. Boyd, of Williamsport, is a retired educator.
Normand G. Desmarais, Laura Leigh Goins and Kristel S. Smith have been appointed to serve on the Kentucky Commission on Small Business Advocacy. Desmarais, of Covington, is an executive with Tier1 Performance. Goins, of Frankfort, is vice president of communications at Kentucky Retail Federation. Smith, of Frankfort, is executive director of the innovation and commercialization center at Eastern Kentucky University.
Joe E. Ellis has been appointed to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Ellis, of Benton, is an optometrist.
Freddie Higdon has been named commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Higdon is an attorney with the firm of Spragens and Higdon PSC in Lebanon.
Michael W. Kilgore and T. Douglas Byars have been appointed to the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council. Kilgore is a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Byars, of Georgetown, is a veterinarian.
Richard E. Brown, of Owensboro, has been appointed to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights board of commissioners.
Dana B. Mayton has been appointed to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority. Mayton, of Shelbyville, is senior associate vice president for government relations at the University of Louisville.
Cathy Cravens Snell, Patricia Gay Pannel and Arne J. Almquist have been appointed to serve on the Kentucky State Advisory Council on Libraries. Snell, of Louisville, is an attorney who will represent library users on the council. Pannel, a resident of Bowling Green, is a rehabilitation officer for the Kentucky Office for the Blind and will represent library users who are blind or have physical disabilities. Almquist is the director of the W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University and will represent college or university libraries.
Jay S. Grider, a physician at the University of Kentucky, has been appointed to the State Board of Medical Licensure.
Kimberly M. Huston has been appointed to the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority. Huston, of Bardstown, is president and chief operating officer at the Nelson County Economic Development Agency.
Gant B. Hill, Anita P. Barbee, Tom Jolly and Shari P. Flowers have been appointed to the board of directors of School Choice Scholarships, a nonprofit organization that grants scholarships to low-income children in Louisville.


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Q: Java логика алгоритма, инициализация массива добрый вечер(ночь/утро). Не могу понять, каким образом построена логика, и почему программа не выдаёт мне то, что я хочу. во-первых - почему в i-ю ячейку массива "а" не записывается текущее значение i, и во-вторых - почему значение "7" записано во вторую ячейку, а не в третью (разве отсчет не с нуля идет?) код прилагаю.
public static void my_while()
    {
            int a[];
            a = new int[5]; // в массиве "а" пять ячеек
            int i = 0;
            while(i<4) // то есть четыре раза: i=0, i=1, i=2, i=3
            {
                a[i] = 5; //в a[0], a[1], a[2] a[3] при каждой итерации
                //записывается по пятёрке
                a[3] = 7; // в a[3] записывается семерка
                i++;
                System.out.println(a[i]);
            }
        }
    }

результат выполнения программы:
0 0 7 0. Я же ожидала, что будет "5 5 5 7". что не так? спасибо заранее.
A: Вы выводите значение элемента массива после инкремента переменной i, вследствие чего выводятся элементы массива с индексами [1..4], вместо желаемых [0..3]. Поменяйте местами две последних строки цикла.

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Below are the members of the board of directors of Targa Resources Corp. ("TRC"), the parent of Targa Resources GP LLC (the "General Partner of TRP"), which is the general partner of Targa Resources Partners LP ("TRP"). The General Partner of TRP manages the business and affairs of TRP.
Matthew J. Meloy
Matthew J. Meloy has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company and the General Partner since March 1, 2020. Mr. Meloy previously served as President of the Company and the General Partner between March 2018 and March 2020. Mr. Meloy also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the General Partner between May 2015 and February 2018. He also served as Treasurer of the Company and the General Partner until December 2015. Mr. Meloy previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company between October 2010 and May 2015 and of the General Partner between December 2010 and May 2015. He also served as Vice President—Finance and Treasurer of the Company between April 2008 and October 2010, and as Director, Corporate Development of the Company between March 2006 and March 2008 and of the General Partner between March 2006 and March 2008. He has served as Vice President—Finance and Treasurer of the General Partner between April 2008 and December 15, 2010. Mr. Meloy was with The Royal Bank of Scotland in the structured finance group, focusing on the energy sector from October 2003 to March 2006. Mr. Meloy's extensive knowledge of the Company's operational and strategic initiatives and capital investment program, attained from his service as President for two years and Chief Financial Officer for eight years, combined with his experience in the finance industry, brings operational, financial and capital markets experience to the Board.
Paul W. Chung
Paul W. Chung has served as director and Chairman of the Board of the Company and the General Partner since January 1, 2020. From March 2020 until December 31, 2020, he served as Executive Vice President and Senior Legal Advisor of the Company. From May 2004 to March 2020, Mr. Chung served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and its predecessor entities and of Targa Resources Partners LP since its formation. From 1999 to May 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of various Shell Oil Company affiliates, including Coral Energy, LLC and Shell Trading North America Company. In these positions, Mr. Chung was responsible for all legal and regulatory affairs. From 1996 to 1999, he served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Tejas Gas Corporation. Prior to 1996, Mr. Chung held a number of legal positions with different companies, including the law firm of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. Mr. Chung's knowledge of the Company, together with his background in the energy industry and his legal and regulatory experience, enable Mr. Chung to provide a valuable and distinct perspective to the Board on a range of business and management matters.
Beth A. Bowman
Beth A. Bowman has served as a director of the Company and the General Partner since September 2018. Ms. Bowman has served as a director of Sprague Resources GP LLC, the general partner of Sprague Resources LP ("Sprague"), since October 2014, and she currently serves on the Audit Committee of Sprague. Ms. Bowman held management positions at Shell Energy North America (US) L.P. ("Shell") for 17 years until her retirement in September 2015. While at Shell, she held the roles of Senior Vice President of the West and Mexico and later as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Origination for Shell's North America business. Prior to joining Shell, Ms. Bowman held management positions at Sempra Energy Trading and Sempra's San Diego Gas & Electric utility in various areas including trading and marketing, risk management, fuel and power supply, regulatory, finance and engineering. Ms. Bowman also served on the board of the California Power Exchange and the board of the California Foundation of Energy and Environment from 2004 until 2015. Ms. Bowman's extensive energy industry background, including her experience in origination, commodities markets and risk management enhances the knowledge of the board in these areas of the oil and gas industry.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Risk Management Committee
Lindsey M. Cooksen
Lindsey M. Cooksen has served as a director of the Company and the General Partner since June 1, 2020. Ms. Cooksen has served as the Founder and Managing Director of Cooksen Wealth, LLC, a wealth management firm, since April 2019. She previously held various positions with Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management ("Morgan Stanley)" from August 2009 to April 2019. While at Morgan Stanley, she held the roles of Private Wealth Advisor, Family Wealth Director and Portfolio Management Director. She also previously worked for Citigroup Global Investment Bank between July 2005 and August 2007. Ms. Cooksen's extensive corporate experience in the financial services industry, including wealth management and portfolio construction, tax planning and analysis and risk mitigation brings financial experience and an investor's perspective to the board.
Charles R. Crisp
Charles R. Crisp has served as a director of the Company since its formation in October 2005 and of the General Partner since March 2016. He also served as a director of an affiliate of the Company during 2004 and 2005. Mr. Crisp was President and Chief Executive Officer of Coral Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company from 1999 until his retirement in November 2000, and was President and Chief Operating Officer of Coral from January 1998 through February 1999. Prior to this, Mr. Crisp served as President of the power generation group of Houston Industries and, between 1988 and 1996, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Tejas. Mr. Crisp is also a director of Southern Company Gas (formerly known as AGL Resources Inc.), a subsidiary of The Southern Company, EOG Resources Inc. and Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Mr. Crisp brings extensive energy experience, a vast understanding of many aspects of our industry and experience serving on the boards of other public companies in the energy industry. His leadership and business experience and deep knowledge of various sectors of the energy industry bring a crucial insight to the board of directors.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Waters Davis, IV
Waters S. Davis, IV has served as director of the Company since July 2015 and of the General Partner since March 2016. Mr. Davis has served as President of National Christian Foundation, Houston since July 2014. Mr. Davis was Executive Vice President of NuDevco LLC ("NuDevco") from December 2009 to December 2013. Prior to his employment with NuDevco, he served as President of Reliant Energy Retail Services from June 1999 to January 2002 and as Executive Vice President of Spark Energy from April 2007 to November 2009. He previously served as a senior executive at a number of private companies and as an advisor to a private equity firm, providing operational and strategic guidance. Mr. Davis also serves as a director of Milacron Holdings Corp. Mr. Davis brings expertise in the retail energy, midstream and services industries, which enhances his contributions to the board of directors.
Chair of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Robert B. Evans
Robert B. Evans has served as a director of the Company since March 2016 and of the General Partner since February 2007. Mr. Evans is also a director of New Jersey Resources Corporation and One Gas, Inc. Mr. Evans was a director of Sprague Resources GP LLC until October 2018. Mr. Evans was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Americas, a business unit of Duke Energy Corp., from January 2004 until his retirement in March 2006. Mr. Evans served as the transition executive for Energy Services, a business unit of Duke Energy, during 2003. Mr. Evans also served as President of Duke Energy Gas Transmission beginning in 1998 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. Prior to his employment at Duke Energy, Mr. Evans served as Vice President of marketing and regulatory affairs for Texas Eastern Transmission and Algonquin Gas Transmission from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Evans' extensive experience in the gas transmission and energy services sectors enhances the knowledge of the board in these areas of the oil and gas industry. As a former President and CEO of various operating companies, his breadth of executive experiences is applicable to many of the matters routinely facing the Partnership.
Chair of the Risk Management Committee
Laura Fulton
Laura C. Fulton has served as a director of the Company since February 2013 and of the General Partner since March 2016. Ms. Fulton has served as the Vice President Finance of the American Bureau of Shipping since January 2020. Ms. Fulton served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hi-Crush Proppants LLC from April 2012 until December 2019 and Hi-Crush GP LLC, the general partner of Hi-Crush Partners LP, from May 2012 until May 2019 and its successor, HiCrush Inc., from May 2019 to December 2019. From March 2008 to October 2011, Ms. Fulton served as Executive Vice President, Accounting and then Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of AEI Services, LLC ("AEI"), an owner and operator of essential energy infrastructure assets in emerging markets. Prior to AEI, Ms. Fulton spent 12 years with Lyondell Chemical Company in various capacities, including as general auditor responsible for internal audit and the Sarbanes-Oxley certification process, and as the assistant controller. Prior to that, she spent 11 years with Deloitte & Touch e in public accounting, with a focus on audit and assurance. As a chief financial officer, general auditor and external auditor, Ms. Fulton brings to the company extensive financial, accounting and compliance process experience. Ms. Fulton's experience as a financial executive in the energy industry, including her positions with a publicly-traded company and master limited partnership, also brings industry and capital markets experience to the board.
Chair of the Audit Committee
Rene R. Joyce
Rene R. Joyce has served as a director of the Company since its formation in October 2005 and of the General Partner since October 2006. Mr. Joyce previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company and the General Partner between January 2012 and December 2014. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company between October 2005 and December 2011 and the General Partner between October 2006 and December 2011. He also served as an officer and director of an affiliate of the Company during 2004 and 2005 and was a consultant for the affiliate during 2003. Mr. Joyce is a director of Apache Corporation. Mr. Joyce served as a consultant in the energy industry from 2000 through 2003 providing advice to various energy companies and investors regarding their operations, acquisitions and dispositions. Mr. Joyce served as President of onshore pipeline operations of Coral Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell from 1998 through 1999 and President of energy services of Coral, a subsidiary of Shell which was the gas and power marketing joint venture between Shell and Tejas, during 1999. Mr. Joyce served as President of various operating subsidiaries of Tejas, a natural gas pipeline company, from 1990 until 1998 when Tejas was acquired by Shell. As the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Joyce brings deep experience in the midstream business, expansive knowledge of the oil and gas industry, as well as relationships with chief executives and other senior management at peer companies, customers and other oil and natural gas companies throughout the world. His experience and industry knowledge, complemented by an engineering and legal educational background, enable Mr. Joyce to provide the board with executive counsel on the full range of business, technical, and professional matters.
Joe Bob Perkins
Joe Bob Perkins has served as a director of the Company and the General Partner since January 2012. Mr. Perkins previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company and the General Partner between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the General Partner between January 2012 and March 2020. He also served as President of the Company between the date of its formation on October 2005 and December 2011. Prior to 2005, Mr. Perkins served predecessor Targa companies as President since their founding in 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Perkins served in various leadership roles within the energy industry across several different companies, had employment experience with companies operating in both the midstream and upstream sectors, and was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company working primarily in energy. Mr. Perkins' intimate knowledge of all facets of the Company, derived from his past services as Executive Chairman of the Board and as President and Chief Executive Officer, coupled with his broad experience in the energy industry, and specifically in the midstream sector, his engineering and business educational background and his experience with the investment community enable Mr. Perkins to provide a valuable and unique perspective to the Board on a range of business and management matters.
Ershel C. Redd, Jr.
Ershel C. Redd Jr. has served as a director of the Company since February 2011 and of the General Partner since March 2016. Mr. Redd has served as a consultant in the energy industry since 2008 providing advice to various energy companies and investors regarding their operations, acquisitions and dispositions. Mr. Redd was President and Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Electric Company, a public utility company, from May 2007 until March 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Redd served in various positions with NRG Energy, Inc., a wholesale energy company, including as Executive Vice President—Commercial Operations from October 2002 through July 2006, as President—Western Region from February 2004 through July 2006, and as a director between May 2003 and December 2003. Mr. Redd served as Vice President of Business Development for Xcel Energy Markets, a unit of Xcel Energy Inc., from 2000 through 2002, and as President and Chief Operating Officer for New Century Energy's (predecessor to Xcel Energy Inc.) subsidiary, Texas Ohio Gas Company, from 1997 through 2000. Mr. Redd brings to the Company extensive energy industry experience, a vast understanding of varied aspects of the energy industry and experience in corporate performance, marketing and trading of natural gas and natural gas liquids, risk management, finance, acquisitions and divestitures, business development, regulatory relations and strategic planning. His leadership and business experience and deep knowledge of various sectors of the energy industry bring a crucial insight to the board of directors.
Chris Tong
Chris Tong has served as a director of the Company since January 2006 and of the General Partner since March 2016. Mr. Tong served as a director of Kosmos Energy Ltd. from 2011 until September 2019. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Noble Energy, Inc. from January 2005 until August 2009. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. from August 1997 until December 2004. Prior thereto, he was Senior Vice President of Finance of Tejas Acadian Holding Company and its subsidiaries, including Tejas Gas Corp., Acadian Gas Corporation and Transok, Inc., all of which were wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tejas Gas Corporation. Mr. Tong held these positions from August 1996 until August 1997, and had served in other treasury positions with Tejas since August 1989. Mr. Tong brings a breadth and depth of experience as a chief financial officer in the energy industry, a financial executive, a director of other public companies and a member of other audit committees. He brings significant financial, capital markets and energy industry experience to the board.
James W. Whalen
James W. Whalen has served as a director of the Company since its formation in October 2005 and of the General Partner since February 2007. Mr. Whalen previously served as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company and the General Partner between January 2015 and March 2020. He also served as director of an affiliate of the Company during 2004 and 2005. Mr. Whalen previously served as Advisor to Chairman and CEO of the Company and the General Partner between January 2012 and December 2014. He served as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company between October 2010 and December 2011 and of the General Partner between December 2010 and December 2011. He also served as President-Finance and Administration of the Company between January 2006 and October 2010 and the General Partner between October 2006 and December 2010 and for various Targa subsidiaries since November 2005. Between October 2002 and October 2005, Mr. Whalen served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Parker Drilling Company. Between January 2002 and October 2002, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Diversified Diagnostic Products, Inc. He served as Chief Commercial Officer of Coral Energy Holding, L.P. ("Coral") from February 1998 through January 2000. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Tejas Gas Corporation ("Tejas") from 1992 to 1998. Mr. Whalen brings a breadth and depth of experience as an executive, Board member, and audit committee member across several different companies and in energy and other industry areas. His valuable management and financial expertise includes an understanding of the accounting and financial matters that the Company and industry address on a regular basis.

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Writing, Literature & Philosophy
Circle Hall 102
Joshua Butts, who received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati, and degrees in English from The Ohio State University, has taught at Columbus College of Art & Design since 2009. He teaches courses in literature, creative writing, composition, and theory and criticism. Butts has attended residencies at Byrdcliffe and the VCCA, was a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers Conference, and has attended the Home School. His poems have appeared recently in Pleiades, Southern Humanities Review, Birmingham Poetry Review, and Blackbird. His first poetry collection, New to the Lost Coast, was published by Gold Wake Press in 2015.


Additional avenues to shell command injection. Methods in Open3, and POSIX::Spawn for example will now be checked to ensure they are being called in a safe way.
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Saab Signs Contract with Vard Group AS to Deliver Communication System for Norwegian Coast Guard's Project P6615 Vessels
February 23, 2019 DP Press Releases	0 Comments Norway, Norwegian Coast Guard, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), P6615 Jan Mayen-class vessel, Saab, Saab TactiCall, Tactical communications, Vard Group AS
Saab has signed a contract with Vard Group AS to take on the communication integrator role for the Norwegian Coast Guard's Project P6615 Jan Mayen class patrol vessels.
Saab will provide the Norwegian Coast Guard's three newly ordered vessels with Saab's complete Integrated Communication System, TactiCall, consisting of both internal and external communication. The delivery will start in 2021. The order was booked in Q4 2018.
"The third generation of TactiCall is able to meet the customer's tough requirements. It combines and matches both human and tactical conditions and is easy to operate," says Ellen Molin, Senior Vice President and head of Saab's business area Support and Services.
TactiCall is based on voice over IP technology and interconnects all communication technologies regardless of radio band, frequency and hardware.
Vard Group is building the Jan Mayen class vessels with the first delivery planned for 2022.
P6615 Jan Mayen class patrol vessels
The Norwegian Government had originally announced plans for the construction of three new coast guard vessels in September 2016. Following review of offers from three competing yards, Vard Langsten was selected to continue negotiations in October 2017. VARD has based its offer on the reference design developed by LMG Marin on behalf of NDMA. The investments were approved by the Norwegian Parliament in the beginning of June 2018, and the final negotiations have been completed and finalized in the following weeks.
The purpose of the new series of vessels is to replace the Nordkapp-class coast guard vessels. The new tailor-made vessels are developed for worldwide operations in all weather and sea conditions, both inshore and offshore.
Specially designed to withstand operations in demanding arctic areas, the new coast guard vessels will have ice-strengthened hull and ice-class notation, and will be built according to the latest requirements for such specialized vessels. With a length of 136 meters and a beam of 22 meters, the vessels feature strong ocean-going capacities for long-distance transits, search-and-rescue operations, surveillance, and oil recovery.
Deliveries of the three vessels are scheduled from Vard Langsten in Norway in 1Q 2022, 1Q 2023 and 1Q 2024 respectively. The hulls will be built at Vard Tulcea in Romania.
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"Valdosta" redirects here. For other uses, see Valdosta (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Val d'Aosta.
City in Georgia, United States
Valdosta City Hall
Azalea City, Sportstown, Titletown USA, Winnersville
"A City Without Limits" (2002–present)[1]
Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W / 30.84667°N 83.28306°W / 30.84667; -83.28306
Scott James Matheson
Time zone
UTC−05:00 (EST)
ZIP Codes
31601-31606, 31698
Area code(s)
FIPS code
13-78800[3]
www.valdostacity.com
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.[5]
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2010 had a population of 139,588.[6] It includes Brooks County to the west.
Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University, a regional university in the University System of Georgia with over 10,900 students.[7] The football team at Valdosta High School has more wins than any other American high school.[8]
Valdosta is called the Azalea City, as the plant grows in profusion there. The city hosts an annual Azalea Festival in March.
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1 History
1.1 Establishment
1.2 1861 to 1899
1.5 2000 to present
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
3 Demographics
3.1 MSA
3.2 City
3.2.1 2010 census
4 Economy
5 Arts and culture
5.1 Public libraries
5.2 Museum
5.3 Civic center
5.4 LGBTQ community
6 Sports
6.1 Minor league baseball
6.2 ESPN's Titletown, USA
7 Education
7.1 Public schools
7.2 Private schools
7.3 Higher education
8 Media
8.1 Newspaper
8.2 Radio
8.3 Television
9 Infrastructure
9.1 Transportation
9.1.1 Major highways
9.1.2 Other transportation
9.1.3 Pedestrians and cycling
9.1.4 Streetcar
9.1.5 Intercity rail
10 Notable people
10.1 Entertainment
10.2 Sports
10.3 Politics
11 Valdosta in fiction
12 References
13 External links
Valdosta was incorporated on December 7, 1860, when it was designated by the state legislature as the new county seat, formerly at nearby Troupville. The railroad was built to Valdosta that year, rather than Troupville, stimulating development in the new county seat.[9] Many citizens of Troupville had already relocated to Valdosta when the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad was built 4 miles (6 km) away. On July 4, 1860, the engine known as Satilla No. 3 pulled the first train into Valdosta on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.[citation needed]
Valdosta is located on the Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia and has a virtually flat landscape. It was once the center of long-staple cotton growing in the United States, a lucrative crop both before and after the Civil War. The county had a majority-white population well before the war with a substantial black population, as the cotton plantations were dependent on masses of enslaved field laborers.[citation needed]
The sixty miles (97 km) of railway between Valdosta and Waycross were once the longest straight stretch of railroad in the world.[10] Today, highways stretch through the county for miles with hardly a curve, rise, or fall.
After being bypassed by the railroad and losing the county seat, Troupville was virtually abandoned. It had been named after Governor George Troup, for whom Troup County, Georgia, was also named. Valdosta was named after Troup's plantation, Valdosta (occasionally the "Val d'Osta" spelling was used for the plantation). Troup had named it after the Aosta Valley (Piedmontese: Val d'Osta) in Italy. The name Aosta (Latin: Augusta), refers to Emperor Augustus. A long-standing rumor held that the city's name meant "vale of beauty."[11]
The American Civil War erupted just months after the establishment of Valdosta. During the war, Valdosta was far away from battles and became a refuge for those fleeing areas of Georgia where the war was being actively fought.
After the Civil War, during the Reconstruction era, more than 100 freedmen, families of farmers, craftsmen, and laborers, emigrated from Lowndes County to Arthington, Liberia, in 1871 and 1872, looking for a better life. Since before the war, the American Colonization Society had supported the relocation of free blacks to Liberia, an American colony in West Africa established for this purpose. The first group from Lowndes County left in 1871, and were led by Jefferson Bracewell; the second group was led in 1872 by Aaron Miller.[12] Many freedmen ended up working as sharecroppers and tenant farmers on area plantations in Lowndes County, as cotton agriculture continued well into the 20th century.[citation needed]
Lowndes County Courthouse c. 1915
One notable event during Reconstruction was at a political meeting in front of the courthouse. A carpetbagger named J. W. Clift was running for Congress and was looking for support from former slaves. During Clift's speech he verbally attacked whites of Valdosta. In response five men planted explosives at the courthouse, planning on setting them off at Clift's next political rally. When other whites arrived at the courthouse unaware of the explosives the five men decided to stop the explosives but some still managed to go off. The explosion was small and no injuries occurred. The five men were arrested and were going to go on trial, but federal soldiers took them to Savannah for trial, which was seen by residents as an overreach of authority and an endangerment for self-government.[13]
As mechanization was introduced, the number of agricultural jobs decreased and Valdosta became more industrialized by the 20th century. The world's second Coca-Cola bottling plant began bottling Coca-Cola in Valdosta in 1897.[14][15] In 1899, the cotton mill town of Remerton was established 2 miles (3 km) from the center of Valdosta. It has since become an enclave to the growth of Valdosta around Remerton.[citation needed]
Downtown Valdosta c. 1900
A new courthouse was planned in 1900 to replace the smaller courthouse. Construction began in 1904 for around $75,000. The old courthouse was torn down in March 1904. The new courthouse was completed in 1904, and on April 14, 1905, the first session of court took place in the new courthouse.[16]
In November 1902, the Harris Nickel-Plate Circus' prize elephant, Gypsy, went on a rampage and killed her trainer James O'Rourke. After terrorizing the town for a couple of hours, she ran off to Cherry Creek, north of Valdosta. Gypsy was chased by Police Chief Calvin Dampier and a posse. Gypsy was shot and killed and buried on site. James O'Rourke was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta.[17][18]
On July 28, 1907, Valdosta voted to become a dry city; a record $10,000 worth of whiskey was sold on the last day. The city had been wet since its founding.[19]
In 1910, cotton was still important to the economy, and Fortune magazine ranked Valdosta as the richest city in America by per capita income.[20] Soon after that, the boll weevil invaded the South, moving east through the states and killing much of the cotton crop in this area in 1917. Agriculture in this area turned to tobacco and pine timber. In January 1913, the South Georgia State Normal College opened in Valdosta on the edge of town. Over the course of the following century, it evolved into Valdosta State University. The school gradually became a regional center of higher education that has drawn many to the city.[citation needed]
Valdosta streetcar in 1912
On May 16, 1918, a white planter named Hampton Smith was shot and killed at his house near Morven, Georgia, by a black farm worker named Sidney Johnson who was routinely mistreated by Smith. Johnson also shot Smith's wife but she later recovered. Johnson hid for several days in Valdosta without discovery.[21] Lynch mobs formed in Valdosta ransacking Lowndes and Brooks counties for a week looking for Johnson and his alleged accomplices. These mobs lynched at least 13 African Americans, among them Mary Turner and her unborn eight-month-old baby who was cut from her body and murdered. Mary Turner's husband Hazel Turner was also lynched the day before.[21]
Sidney Johnson was turned in by an acquaintance, and on May 22 Police Chief Calvin Dampier led a shootout at the Valdosta house where he was hiding. Following his death, a crowd of more than 700 castrated Johnson's body, then dragged it behind a vehicle down Patterson Street and all the way to Morven, Georgia, near the site of Smith's murder. There the body of Johnson was hanged and burned on a tree. That afternoon, Governor Hugh Dorsey ordered the state militia to be dispatched to Valdosta to halt the lynch mobs, but they arrived too late for many victims. Dorsey later denounced the lynchings, but none of the participants were ever prosecuted.[21]
Following the violence, more than 500 African Americans fled from Lowndes and Brooks counties to escape such oppressive conditions and violence. From 1880 to 1930, Brooks County had the highest number of lynchings in the state of Georgia.[21] By 1922 local chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, which had been revived starting in 1915, were holding rallies openly in Valdosta.[22]
Moody Air Force Base in 1943
On June 26, 1941, Moody Army Airfield opened 10 miles (16 km) northeast of town as part of the United States' preparation for the country's potential involvement in World War II. Moody Air Force Base's role in World War II and the postwar era has influenced the growth of Valdosta.[citation needed]
The local economy received an important boost in the mid-20th century when Interstate 75 was routed and built through the area. Many vacationers on their way to Florida found Valdosta a convenient "last stop" on their way to Walt Disney World and the Orlando area. The Interstate's route to the west of the city has contributed to its commercial district shifting from the historic downtown area to near the Interstate.
Cheetah roller coaster and giraffes at Wild Adventures
Valdosta State College was integrated in September 1963. In 1969, Valdosta High School (the formerly all-white school) and Pinevale High School (the formerly all-black school) were merged into one system. Integration had begun at Valdosta High School about 1966.
During the Vietnam War, future president George W. Bush entered the National Guard, receiving flight training at Valdosta's Moody Air Force Base in November 1968.
In 1994 Kent and Dawn Buescher opened Liberty Farms Animal Park with a playground, entertainment venue and a collection of animals. An amusement park was added, and in 1996 Liberty Farms Animal Park was renamed Wild Adventures. Wild Adventures expanded with Splash Island Water Park in 2002. The Buescher family purchased a botanical garden and theme park called Cypress Gardens in 2004. Due to damage from three hurricanes and a financial struggle in repairing Cypress Gardens the Buescher family were forced to sell Wild Adventures to Herschend Family Entertainment in 2007.[23]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Monthly Labor Review, the first automated teller machine (ATM) was installed at a C&S Bank in Valdosta in 1971.[24] That ATM was preceded by one installed in Rockville Centre, New York, in 1969.[25]
Valdosta was named as one of 2003's "Top 100 U.S. Small Towns" by Site Selection magazine.[26] In 2010 Valdosta was named one of the "Best Small Places For Business and Careers" by Forbes.[27]
Valdosta is located in central Lowndes County at 30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W / 30.84667°N 83.28306°W / 30.84667; -83.28306 (30.846661, -83.283101),[28] 15 miles (24 km) north of the Florida state line. It is about 230 miles (370 km) south of Atlanta,[29] 138 miles (222 km) east of Dothan, Alabama, and 120 miles (190 km) northwest of Jacksonville, Florida.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94.3 km2), of which 35.9 square miles (93.1 km2) are land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 1.26%, are water.[30] The Withlacoochee River, a tributary of the Suwannee River, runs along part of the western edge of the city, while the eastern side of the city drains to Mud Creek, flowing southeast to the Alapahoochee River, also part of the Suwannee River watershed.
Valdosta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), with mild, dry/wet winters and hot, humid summers.[31] Temperatures frequently go over 90 °F or 32.2 °C, but in extreme heatwaves, temperatures occasionally go over 100 °F or 37.8 °C. Snowfall is rare but not unknown. Snow fell in Valdosta most recently on January 3, 2018, but the last significant snowfall happened in 1989. However, light frosts regularly occur between December and February.[32] Valdosta can experience Indian summers in the winter, where temperatures can get quite warm. Very rarely do winter lows go below 25 °F or −3.9 °C.
Climate data for Valdosta, Georgia (Valdosta Regional Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
Record high °F (°C)
(29) 87
Average high °F (°C)
Daily mean °F (°C)
Average low °F (°C)
(3.7) 42.2
Record low °F (°C)
(−16) 15
(−9) 18
(−12) 3
(−16)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
(97) 3.31
(180) 5.33
(79) 48.41
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
9.3 9.1 9.0 7.1 8.1 13.5 14.2 14.7 9.2 7.6 7.4 9.1 118.3
Source: NOAA[33][34]
According to the Bureau of Census, the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had an estimated population of 135,804 and ranked #281 in the U.S. in 2009. (The MSA consists of Lowndes, Brooks, Lanier and Echols counties.)
1860 166 —
As of the census[3] of 2010 and estimates from 2005 to 2009, there were 54,518 people, 20,280 households, and 11,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,521.7 people per square mile (563.9/km2). There were 22,709 housing units available in Valdosta. The racial makeup of the city was 51.2% African American, 41.5% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population.
According to the census[3] of 2000 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Valdosta were: · Black or African American - 51% · English - 9% · Irish - 7% · German - 6% · Scotch-Irish - 2% · Italian - 2%
There were 20,280 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 41.4% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30% 19 years of age and younger, 19.3% from 20 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.5 years. 53.1% of the population of Valdosta was female and 46.9% was male. Females 18 and over made up 54.4% of the population compared to 45.6% male.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,940, and the median income for a family was $39,295. Males had a median income of $33,230 versus $25,689 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,003. About 20.3% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.[36][37][38]
Valdosta Racial Composition[39]
White 18,863 34.06%
Black or African American 30,060 54.28%
Native American 109 0.2%
Asian 865 1.56%
Pacific Islander 34 0.06%
Other/Mixed 2,092 3.78%
Hispanic or Latino 3,355 6.06%
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 55,378 people, 21,153 households, and 11,224 families residing in the city.
Aerial view of Valdosta
Located in the far southern portion of the state, near the Florida line along the Interstate 75 corridor, it is a commercial center of South Georgia with numerous manufacturing plants. The surrounding area produces tobacco, naval stores, particularly turpentine, as well as pine lumber and pulpwood. According to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Valdosta is called the "Naval Stores Capital of the World" because it supplies 80% of the world demand for naval stores.[40][41]
In the retailing field, Valdosta has one major regional mall, Valdosta Mall, which features national chain anchor stores like JCPenney, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buckle, PetSmart, Belk, Old Navy, and Ross Stores. Several large stores surround the mall or are near the mall, including Best Buy, Home Depot, Kohl's, Lowe's, Office Max, Target, and Publix. Valdosta has other notable shopping areas such as the Historic Downtown area with many local businesses,[42] and the Five Points area which has a Big Lots, Winn-Dixie, and numerous national franchise and local restaurants.
Moody Air Force Base is located about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Valdosta in northern Lowndes County.
Wild Adventures, a 166-acre (67 ha) theme and water park, is located 10 miles (16 km) south of the center of Valdosta in rural Lowndes County. Wild Adventures is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment.
Valdosta Lowndes County Library
The South Georgia Regional Library operates two libraries in Valdosta: Valdosta Lowndes County Library and Mae Wisenbaker McMullen Memorial Southside Library. Valdosta Lowndes County Library, with over 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2) of space, houses the administrative offices of the library system. Built for $450,000, it first opened in 1968.[43] The Mae Wisenbaker McMullen Memorial Southside Library opened on May 31, 1992. An area businessperson, J.C. McMullen, donated the land used for the Southside Library, which was built as part of a larger library construction program; it was named after Mae Wisenbaker McMullen, the mother of J.C. McMullen.[44]
The first library for African-Americans in Lowndes County began operations in the Walton Building on January 21, 1935, closed in February 1939, and reopened in 1955. In 1963 all libraries became available to patrons of all races.[44]
Lowndes County Historical Society & Museum in the former Carnegie Library
The Lowndes County Historical Society & Museum is located at the Carnegie Library of Valdosta, a National Register of Historic Places listed building and Carnegie library,[45] one of 24 Carnegie libraries in Georgia.
The Lowndes County Civic Center is a 120-seat multi-purpose arena that can be rented by the public and is often used to host community sporting events.[46] The arena was also an occasional venue for Southern Championship Wrestling[citation needed] and Spinebusters Championship Wrestling.[47]
The South Georgia Pride Festival is held every third Saturday in September. The first festival was held in 2008 on the front lawn of Valdosta State University. In 2009, the festival became South Georgia Pride and held its festival at the John W. Saunders Park in Valdosta in 2010. Valdosta Mayor John J. Fretti proclaimed September 17, 2011, as South Georgia Pride Day.[48] Since 2010, the festival has grown to over 3,000 people attending. In July 2012, Mayor John Gayle refused to give a proclamation to South Georgia Pride, the only one he has refused.[49][50]
Valdosta hosted several different minor league baseball teams during the twentieth century, and was one of six cities in the Georgia State League which began play in 1906, with the team known as the Valdosta Stars.[51][52] From 1946 to 1958, the Valdosta Tigers were a "Class-D" minor league team. Valdosta was also home to the Valdosta Trojans which was a "farm" team for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
ESPN's Titletown, USA
TitleTown USA was a month-long segment on ESPN that started in the spring of 2008 and continued through July. Fans nominated towns and cities across the country based on their championship pedigree. A panel reviewed the nominees, and fan voting in May determined the 20th finalist. SportsCenter visited each city in July, and fan voting July 23–27 determined the winner.[citation needed]
Due to the Valdosta High School football team's record as well as multiple championships in many sports by Valdosta State University, Lowndes High School, Valwood School, Georgia Christian School, and other academic institutions in the town, Valdosta was nominated as a finalist in 2008 for ESPN's "Titletown USA" contest. On July 28, 2008, with 29.2% of fan votes on ESPN's website poll, Valdosta was named TitleTown USA.[53]
Valdosta State University
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Georgia Military College Valdosta Campus
The Valdosta City School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, consisting of five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The school district serves the city of Valdosta and the surrounding communities of Lowndes County.[54] As of 2010[update] the district has 447 full-time teachers and over 7,178 students.[55]
The Lowndes County School District serves communities of Lowndes County outside of the Valdosta city limits.[56]
Scintilla Charter Academy is a free public school of choice open to any student who resides in Lowndes county or the city of Valdosta. SCA holds grades kindergarten to grade Seven.
Valwood School is an independent college preparatory school north of Valdosta enrolling students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade.[57] Several Christian schools offering grades K-12 also operate in and near Valdosta, including Crossroads Baptist School, Georgia Christian School, Lighthouse Christian School, Open Bible Christian School, Highland Christian Academy, St. John Catholic School, and Victory Christian School.
Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University[58] (VSU), founded in 1906 as South Georgia State Normal College for Women. It became part of the University System of Georgia in 1950 as Valdosta State College. It achieved university status and became VSU in 1993 and is one of two regional universities in Georgia.
An extension of Georgia Military College[59] is in the city limits, and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College[60] is located a mile outside of the city limits off Interstate 75.
Also located in Valdosta is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide: Moody Campus.[61]
The Valdosta Daily Times
WJEM 1150 AM; 5 kW Gospel
WVLD 1450 AM; 1 kW Rock (Rock 106.9)
WGUN 950 AM; 4 kW Adult Urban Contemporary
WRFV 910 AM; 50 kW
FM:
WDDQ TALK 92.1 FM Talk radio
WAYT 88.1 FM Christian Contemporary (licensed to Thomasville)
WVVS 90.9 FM VSU station
WWET 91.7 FM (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
WAAC 92.9 FM Country
WJYF 95.3 FM Christian Contemporary
WQPW 95.7 FM Adult Contemporary
WJEM 96.1 (repeater of 1150 AM)
WGOV-FM 96.7 FM Urban
WAFT 101.1 FM Christian
WXHT 102.7 FM Pop Hits (Broadcast from Valdosta but licensed to Madison, Florida)
WSTI 105.3 FM Classic Soul and R&B (Broadcast from Valdosta but licensed to Quitman)
W295AO 106.9 Rock (repeater of WVLD 1450AM)
WWRQ 107.9 FM The Beat
Valdosta and Lowndes County is part of the Tallahassee, Florida, television market and receives most channels from that city; it also receives some channels from the neighboring Albany market. See Template:Tallahassee TV and Template:Albany GA TV.
WSWG channel 44 is the local CBS affiliate licensed to Valdosta and based in Moultrie. The station serves the Valdosta and Albany areas, and includes subchannels offering programming from MyNetworkTV and Me-TV.
WXGA-TV channel 8 is the local GPB outlet, licensed to Waycross.
Interstate 75 (State Route 401) runs north to south through a western section of Valdosta, with access from Exits 11 through 22. I-75 leads north 46 miles (74 km) to Tifton and southeast 62 miles (100 km) to Lake City, Florida.
U.S. Highway 41 (State Route 7) runs north to south entering the city at the Withlacoochee River being known as North Valdosta Road, and continuing south on North Ashley Street. It branches into two sections at Five Points, US 41 Business / SR 7 Business traveling south down North Ashley Street, US 41 Alternate / SR 7 Alternate traveling south down Patterson Street. At the overpass over the CSX railroad, they join to become US 41 Business / SR 7 Business following South Patterson Street.
U.S. Highway 84 (Wiregrass Georgia Parkway) is colocated with State Route 38 and runs west to east bisecting the city and is known as Hill Avenue through the city limits. US 84 leads northeast 62 miles (100 km) to Waycross and west 43 miles (69 km) to Thomasville.
U.S. Highway 221 follows US 84 and SR 38 west of Valdosta and State Route 31 northeast of Valdosta. US 221 leads west with US 84 17 miles (27 km) to Quitman and northeast 21 miles (34 km) to Lakeland.
The Valdosta Regional Airport, 3 miles (5 km) south of the center of Valdosta, is served by Delta Air Lines to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and by Atlantic Southeast Airlines as a Delta Connection. There is also a Greyhound bus station.
Pedestrians and cycling
Azalea City Trail
VSU Walking Trail System
Streetcar
In 1898, the Valdosta Street Railway Company secured the right to operate streetcars on Patterson, Ashley, Toombs, Lee, Hill, Central, Crane and Gordon streets. Valdosta was one of the smallest cities in America to have a street railway system. The streetcar operated in the downtown area between 1899 and 1924. The abandoned tracks were removed in the 1940s to be used as scrap metal for the war effort.[62]
Intercity rail
For several decades the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern Railway ran regular passenger trains on a Chicago to Florida circuit, making stops in Valdosta, albeit at different stations. The Atlantic Coast Line ran the South Wind through Valdosta, and the Southern operated the Ponce de Leon and the Royal Palm through the town.
After Amtrak assumed passenger rail operations in the United States in 1971 it operated the Floridian from Chicago to St. Petersburg and Miami. In a group of several train disestablishments in 1979, Amtrak discontinued the Floridian, thus marking the last time that passenger trains served south Georgia (excepting the New York-Florida service in eastern Georgia).
Michelle Anderson, president of Brooklyn College and a scholar on rape law
Alex W. Bealer, Atlanta blacksmith and author; born in Valdosta in 1921
Alfred Corn, poet and essayist; raised in Valdosta
Doc Holliday, Western dentist, gunfighter and gambler; spent his youth in Valdosta
Louis Lomax, African-American journalist and the son of a leading local educator
James Lord Pierpont, composer of "Jingle Bells"; lived many years in Valdosta, where he taught music
Elsie Quarterman, plant biologist and professor of biology at Vanderbilt University; born in Valdosta in 1910
Mary Turner, African-American lynching victim
Rhett Akins, country artist, two-time Songwriter of the Year, member of the Peach Pickers writing trio and his son, Thomas Rhett, country music artist
Don Fleming, indie rock musician and producer
From First to Last (Matt Good, Derek Bloom and Travis Richer), post-hardcore band
Ben Hayslip, two-time Country Music Songwriter of the Year. Member of The Peach Pickers along with Valdosta native Rhett Akins
Bill Hicks, comedian; born in Valdosta
NewSong, Christian band
Margaret Pardee, violinist and violin teacher
Pauley Perrette, actress best known for NCIS; attended Valdosta State University
Billy Joe Royal, country music and pop artist; born in Valdosta
Sonny Shroyer, actor best known for role as Enos Strate on The Dukes of Hazzard; born in Valdosta
Domonique Simone, adult film star
Demond Wilson, minister and TV actor best known for playing Lamont on Sanford and Son
William Workman, opera singer[63]
Briny Baird, professional golfer on PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour
Buck Belue, former Valdosta High School standout and quarterback of the University of Georgia's 1980 national championship team, now a radio talk show host
Dusty Bonner, VSU quarterback, later played for Kentucky, NFL's Atlanta Falcons and arena football league
Dana Brinson, former NFL player
Vincent Burns, NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
Lorenzo Cain, MLB center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2015 World Series champion
Ellis Clary, former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and scout
Buck Coats, former MLB player
Pepper Daniels, baseball player in the Negro leagues[64]
William "Red" Dawson, only surviving coach of the 1970 Marshall tragedy, chronicled in the movie We Are Marshall[65][66]
Harris English, professional golfer on the PGA Tour
Dot Fulghum, played in MLB for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1921
Willie Gary, NFL, St. Louis Rams, played in Super Bowl XXXVI
Randall Godfrey, NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers
DL Hall, MLB prospect and former first-round pick
Brice Hunter, NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Malcolm Mitchell, NFL wide receiver, New England Patriots
Kenny Moore, NFL player
Todd Peterson, former NFL player
Jay Ratliff, NFL nose tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears
Greg Reid, former Florida State and Valdosta State football player, now plays for Arena Football League team, Tampa Bay Storm
Desmond (Desi) Relaford, MLB infielder
Stan Rome, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs (1979–1982)[67]
Coleman Rudolph, football player, Georgia Tech and NFL's New York Giants and Jets
Telvin Smith, NFL linebacker, played for Florida State Football, before being drafted to the Jacksonville Jaguars
Allen Boyd, served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1997 to 2011
Charlie Norwood, served as a Republican congressman from Georgia from 1995 to 2007
Melvin E. Thompson, the 71st governor of Georgia, retired and died in Valdosta
Valdosta in fiction
Parts of Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and the 1991 film based upon the novel are set in Valdosta.
In Allen Steele's science fiction novel Coyote Frontier, Valdosta in the year 2070 is the site of Camp Buchanan, an internment camp for dissident liberal intellectuals.
Scenes from Ernest in the Army take place in Valdosta, even though the entire film was shot in South Africa.
Scenes from the film Zombieland, starring Woody Harrelson, were shot on Valdosta streets and at nearby Wild Adventures theme park.[68]
In Cotton Patch Gospel, Joe moves Jesus and the rest of the family to Valdosta when Herod dies.
The Lady Chablis performed in Valdosta in the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.
The 1986 movie As Summers Die starring Bette Davis and Jamie Lee Curtis was filmed in Valdosta.
In John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden, Adam Trask stops in Valdosta to steal supplies and request money from his brother Charles after escaping from a Florida chain gang on his way back to Connecticut.
In the movie The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck, the title character claims that they are heading towards "the roughest country this side of Valdosta, Georgia".
One of the opening sketches of the second episode of the first season of the sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David features a Dixiecrat senator, played by Bob Odenkirk, attending a folk festival in Valdosta and ordering it shut down when he decides the featured exhibits are too suggestive.
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Warriors match best 50-game start in NBA history
Warriors topple Thunder for another elite win
Stephen Curry had a down night by his standards, but the Golden State Warriors still trounced the Oklahoma City Thunder with their deep bench.
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The Warriors' historic 24–0 run to start the season was thrilling, but questions still lingered about how they would fare against elite competition.
Throughout that stretch, Golden State somehow avoided games against the Cavaliers, Spurs and Thunder. Well, since Dec. 25, the Warriors have played all three and answered every question—emphatically.
Saturday's 116–108 home win against the Thunder not only preserved the Warriors' unblemished 22–0 record at Oracle Arena and pushed them to 46–4 on the season, but it also continued a trend of trouncing title contenders. As we enter All-Star Weekend, the Warriors have played the Cavaliers, Spurs and Thunder, and they've beaten them all.
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The way they went about their business changed—as did the margin of victory—on a game-to-game basis, but the result remained the same, and the Warriors walked away from yet another highly anticipated bout unscathed.
On Christmas Day, Draymond Green's 22 points and 15 rebounds propelled Golden State to a close win over the Cavaliers. Stephen Curry's 37 points on Jan. 25 powered the Warriors against the Spurs. On Saturday night, when Curry and Green functioned more as facilitators early, it was the Warriors' bench and ancillary parts that added the spark needed to withstand a solid comeback effort from the Thunder.
It was no surprise the Thunder were prepared to play from the onset. Oklahoma City had heard about the Warriors for quite some time. More intrigue surrounded the game after Curry said he could potentially end the weekend with 'a win and a win' if his Warriors defeated the Thunder and the Panthers defeated the Broncos in Super Bowl 50.
Curry's first shot at a perfect weekend did not have the pristine start he expected, as Oklahoma City rushed out to a 9–0 run. As one would expect, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook either scored or assisted every point of that stretch. But the Warriors' answer, which featured a heavy dose of Harrison Barnes, set the stage for the others—those not named Green, Curry, or Klay Thompson—and they would not relinquish the spotlight until late in the fourth quarter.
Barnes, who scored nine of the Warriors' first 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting, finished the night with a quiet 19 points. Similar stretches included Leandro Barbosa, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston and Marreese Speights, whose outside shot made him a matchup nightmare. It figures that the Warriors bench outscored Oklahoma City's second unit, 42–17.
Look at that long list of players and consider only two players heavily contributed to the Thunder: Durant and Westbrook. The Thunder stars combined for 67 points, 17 rebounds, and 17 assists. That kind of production from your stars should net a win. It doesn't translate directly to a victory, however, when the players around them are not net positives. Westbrook's willingness to find teammates led to productive nights for Steven Adams and Enes Kanter, but Serge Ibaka only attempted five shots as the team's third-best player.
Contrast that to the Warriors, who spread out the wealth better than any team in the league, and you'll see individual talent take a backseat to shared depth. Curry is the MVP, and he played like it down the stretch, but he was basically carried there by teammates.
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In fact, Curry started the game slowly, struggled from the three-point line and needed to take a trip to the locker room to take care of a bloody nose. And down the stretch, it was the Warriors' passing that helped end the game on a 12–4 run after being tied at 104 with 3:25 left in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors scored six field goals after that mark. With the exception of Curry's insane pull-up jumper over Durant, every Warriors score came on an assist. At the other end, Durant and Westbrook each missed hero three-point looks and the Thunder faded.
Curry provided heroics of his own on this night. He posted 26 points and 10 assists and added a dab and raised the roof for good measure. But after all the flash was done, Livingston told ESPN's "SportsCenter" crew how Warriors starters so often set the tone for their bench. Golden State's others did that Saturday night, and the NBA's top team picked up another statement win against one of the league's best.
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Entrance to former W.Va. Penitentiary. Photo courtesy Moundsville Economic Development Council.
The West Virginia State Penitentiary on May 25 will host a book-signing with C.J. Plogger, author of a new book documenting the life of Maggie Gray, a female corrections officer at the former maximum-security prison.
Plogger will be on hand Thursday at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the penitentiary-turned-museum that dominates the southern reach of the Ohio River town.
According to Plogger, Gray started working at the facility in 1987 and was one of the first women to work in North Hall, its maximum-security unit.
Plogger said she wants to chronicle the lives of the dwindling number of people who have worked at the facility, which opened in 1876 and closed in 1995.
"There are few people left that have experienced what it was like inside this prison when it was still in operation. We want readers to feel the reality of the 'harsh environment' and to learn about what life was like both living and working inside," she said.
"We (correctional officers) are looked down on. People think that we are just a bunch of bullies that do nothing but beat up convicts. That's not true. That's not true," Maggie Gray recalls in the novel.
Poggle said she hopes the book will also inspire readers to visit Moundsville and the penitentiary.
The book "Life at The West Virginia Penitentiary: The Story of Maggie Gray" is available on Amazon.com and in many regional bookstores.


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2020 Audi R8 V10 Performance Drag Races VW 2019-07-15 12:13:01An untrained eye might look at the old Volkswagen Golf we have here and wonder why this Mk II seems to be... the other way around. Well, while we're
1896 Slavia Bike with No Brakes Takes on 2019-07-15 11:41:19Bicycles were among the very first products Václav Laurin and Václav Klement made more than a century ago in Mladá Bole
New Volkswagen Manual Gearbox to Debut in the 2019-07-15 10:50:06Ever since it was at the center of the biggest scandal in the history of the auto industry, German carmaker Volkswagen has been trying to make amends.
C8 Corvette Spied At the Nürburgring With Different 2019-07-15 10:16:24As you're aware, the C8 Corvette debuts on Thursday at a special event in California. But behind the scenes, Chevrolet is developing the mid-eng
Electrify America Wants an Emoji for EVs Because 2019-07-15 09:52:16In a very short time, emojis have become one of the quickest way to communicate. From sadness to happiness, from love to hate, there's nothing y
McChip-DKR Stage 3 Tuning Now Available For 2019 2019-07-15 09:24:22Headquartered in Mechernich, McChip-DKR is no stranger to high-performance cars in addition to Golfs and A3s. This time around, the German tuner decid
15-Foot Snake Slithers Out of Car as Driver 2019-07-15 09:20:06Firefighters in Denver, Colorado, were welcomed by a very unusual sight when they responded to a call of a man passed out at the wheel of his (parked)
This Is How a Mars Rover Looks Like 2019-07-15 09:04:32For decades, the Red Planet has been at the center of attention of the beings inhabiting the neighboring blue world. With machines both on the surface
Cop Pulls Over Car for Speeding, Ends Up 2019-07-15 08:49:56A video released by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office shows the quick-thinking of a deputy who was able to save a baby girl's life. And
BMW M5 Competition Added To Australian Police Force's 2019-07-15 08:21:30The Highway Patrol is no laughing matter, more so if you remember that pursuits can and do happen. Over in Australia, the police force has welcomed th
Britain's First Fatality in an e-Scooter Collision Is 2019-07-15 08:08:42TV presenter, YouTube star and influencer Emily Hartridge, one of the first social media stars to gain popularity in the U.K., has died at the weekend