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Notable locations in Valdosta: Langdale Yard (A), Azalea City Industrial Park (B), Valdosta Country Club (C), Richard Holmes Powell Library (D), Valdosta City Hall (E), J E Mathis Municipal Auditorium (F), Fire Station Number 1 (G), Fire Station Number 2 (H), Lowndes County Jail (I), Carnegie Library (J), Lowndes County Courthouse (K), Lowndes County Civic Center (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Castle Park Shopping Center (1), Five Points Shopping Center (2), Bratts Plaza Shopping Center (3), Brookwood Plaza Shopping Center (4), Valdosta Mall Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Valdosta include: Westminster Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Unity Church (C), Trinity Methodist Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Tabernacle Church (F), Calvary Church (G), Carters Temple (H), Seventh Day Adventist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sunset Hill Cemetery (1), Remerton Cemetery (2), Hightower Cemetery (3), Pallbearers Cemetery (4), Riverhill Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Ulmers Pond (A), Joree Millpond (B), Cherry Lake (C), Lake Sheri (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Onemile Branch (A), Twomile Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Valdosta include: Barber Park (1), Blazer Field (2), Brookwood Park (3), Cleveland Field (4), Cranford Park (5), White Park (6), Drexel Park (7), Fairview Historic District (8), McKey Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Valdosta Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Lowndes County Historical Society & Museum (305 West Central Avenue) (1), Home Recreation Gallery (Amusement & Theme Parks; 403 Barfield Drive) (2), Batters Up Batting Practice (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3124 North Oak Street) (3), Jungle Jym's Family Fun Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3124 North Oak Street Extension) (4), J & H Amusement CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 417 West Hill Avenue) (5), B & H Music CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 133 North Ashley Street) (6), Fun Factory (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1700 Norman Drive Spc 1076) (7), C & B Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 1101 West Hill Avenue) (8), Executive Travel Services Inc (Tours & Charters; 3338 L 3 Country Club Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Del Mar Motel (1510 North Ashley Street) (1), Briarwood Motel (1934 Briarwood Road) (2), Guesthouse Intl Valdosta (1828 West Hill Avenue) (3), Ashley Oaks Motel (1610 North Ashley Street) (4), Days Inn I-75 Exit 16 (1827 West Hill Avenue) (5), Hampton Inn (2 Meeting Place) (6), Econo Lodge Valdosta (3022 James Road) (7), Days Inn I-75 Valdosta GA (4598 North Valdosta Road) (8), Hampton Inn and Suites (2 Meeting Place) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Lowndes County - State Court- Judge (Courthouse) (1), Lowndes County - State Court- Clerk (Courthouse) (2), Lowndes County - Probate Court (Courthouse) (3), Lowndes County - Frequently Called Numbers- Superior Court Clerk (Courthouse) (4), Lowndes County - Frequently Called Numbers- Magistrate Court Clerk (Court House) (5), Valdosta City - Municipal Court (216 East Central Avenue) (6), Georgia State Government - Judicial Branch Of Government- Judicial Administrative Distr (701 Baytree Road) (7), Remerton City Municipal Court (1757 Poplar Street) (8), U S Government - District Court- Clerk's Office (401 North Patterson Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Valdosta and their reported violations in the past:
COUNTRY ESTATES EAST & WEST (Population served: 650, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2002), State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
ACADEMY ACRES SUBDIVISION (Population served: 368, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and SEP-07-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-07-1999), St Intentional no-action (AUG-06-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and JUL-15-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-1997), St Intentional no-action (AUG-06-2003)
- One routine major monitoring violation
ASHURST SUBDIVISION (Population served: 346, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-17-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-03-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-10-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2002 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
- 5 other older monitoring violations
COPELAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION (Population served: 291, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2001)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
CROSS CREEK SUBDIVISION (Population served: 216, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2003)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-2001 and FEB-05-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2003), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (FEB-05-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2004), St Public Notif received (APR-02-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
FARMBROOK SUBDIVISION (Population served: 213, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
EAGLEWOOD ESTATES MHP (Population served: 154, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JUL-15-2003 to FEB-17-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (APR-26-2006), St AO (w/penalty) issued (APR-26-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-27-2006)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1999 and MAY-22-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-22-2001), St Intentional no-action (AUG-28-2001)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
FERNWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 148, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-16-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-16-2004)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  24.7% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 11.7% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Valdosta compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- The Complex (Valdosta). Valdosta State University.
Banks with most branches in Valdosta (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Five Points Branch, Baytree Branch, Valdosta Main Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- The Park Avenue Bank: Downtown Branch, Baytree Road Branch, at 3102 North Oak Street Extension. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,119.1 mil, Deposits: $911.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Pab Bankshares, Inc.
- First State Bank and Trust Company of Valdosta: First State Bank And Trust Company O, Downtown Branch, Westside Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $458.7 mil, Deposits: $375.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- Guardian Bank: at 701 Wildwood Plantation Drive, Valdosta Branch, Norman Drive Office Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $132.2 mil, Deposits: $120.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Wb&T Bankshares, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Valdosta - Main Office, Perimeter North Branch, Downtown Office. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Colony Bank Quitman, FSB: Valdosta Branch at 3774 Old U.S. Highway 41 North, branch established on 2005-05-23; North Ashley Street Branch at 2910-N North Ashley Street, branch established on 2003-03-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $141.0 mil, Deposits: $108.6 mil, headquarters in Quitman, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Valdosta: First Federal Savings And Loan Assoc at 411 N Patterson St, branch established on 1934-09-01; 2728 North Oak Street Branch at 2728 North Oak Street, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $169.6 mil, Deposits: $113.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
- Ameris Bank: Valdosta Branch at 3140 Inner Perimeter Road, branch established on 2000-08-01; Troupeville Branch at 19540 Valdosta Highway, branch established on 1984-02-20. Info updated 2007-01-18: Bank assets: $2,050.3 mil, Deposits: $1,725.7 mil, headquarters in Moultrie, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Ameris Bancorp
- 8 other banks with 10 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police - Other |
17 | $39,487 | $27,873 | 13 | $5,274 |
| Firefighters |
98 | $308,049 | $37,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
4 | $10,669 | $32,007 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
25 | $65,661 | $31,517 | 2 | $2,657 |
| Solid Waste Management |
94 | $223,709 | $28,559 | 4 | $4,990 |
| Sewerage |
64 | $179,456 | $33,648 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
43 | $104,724 | $29,225 | 53 | $65,253 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
14 | $40,206 | $34,462 | 6 | $5,473 |
| Water Supply |
27 | $74,729 | $33,213 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
22 | $68,050 | $37,118 | 1 | $1,771 |
| Financial Administration |
23 | $70,538 | $36,802 | 1 | $2,365 |
| Other Government Administration |
14 | $60,088 | $51,504 | 2 | $2,967 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $14,387 | $43,161 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
126 | $415,393 | $39,561 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
575 | $1,675,146 | $34,960 | 82 | $90,750 |
Valdosta government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $4,167,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,646,000
All Other: $1,874,000
Parks & Recreation: $510,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,811,000
Water Utilities: $1,246,000
General: $1,239,000
Sewerage: $1,214,000
General Public Buildings: $792,000
Parks & Recreation: $706,000
Fire Protection: $485,000
Solid Waste Management: $102,000
Housing & Community Development: $98,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $8,053,000
Fire Protection: $5,500,000
Water Utilities: $5,462,000
Sewerage: $3,641,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,454,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,352,000
Regular Highways: $2,510,000
Financial Administration: $1,549,000
Central Staff Services: $1,312,000
General - Other: $1,096,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $390,000
General Public Buildings: $273,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $234,000
Housing & Community Development: $232,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,526,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $606,000
General: $321,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,876,000
All Other: $5,446,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $6,088,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,794,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $9,074,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $808,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,379,000
Interest Earnings: $317,000
Rents: $59,000
Special Assessments: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,310,000
Fire Protection: $382,000
Solid Waste Management: $156,000
Housing & Community Development: $84,000
Water Utilities: $70,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Police Protection: $7,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,589,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,250,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,612,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $345,000
All Other: $250,000
Housing & Community Development: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $5,544,000
Public Utilities: $3,100,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,902,000
NEC: $1,514,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $863,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $19,506,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $365,000
10.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,005 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.01% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,779 average AGI)| Lowndes County: | 0.52% | | Georgia average: | 0.39% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,540 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.68% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
0.48% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,903 average AGI)| Lowndes County: | 0.48% | | Georgia average: | 0.09% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Valdosta:
- WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
- WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WVLD (1450 AM; 1 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Valdosta:
- WWET (91.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WVVS-FM (90.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE)
- WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
- WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WHLJ (97.5 FM; STATENVILLE, GA; Owner: LATAURUS PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED)
- WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXHT (102.7 FM; MADISON, FL; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WVHT (105.7 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Valdosta:
- WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
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