Mathis Auditorium

Our Public Works Employees handle everything from residential sanitation, recycling, vehicle maintenance, right of way maintence, facilities maintence and much ...more! We appreciate them more than they will ever know! In October, Public Works Director Richard Hardy honored Marcus Brown, Heavy Equipment Operator for the Residential Trash division as the Public Works Employee of the Month! Congrats Marcus!

Citizens are invited to join Mayor Scott James Matheson and Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter as they officially kick off the holiday season in Valdosta ...Lowndes County at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, on Friday, Dec 4, at 6:00 p.m. Attendees of all ages will enjoy a special visit from Santa Claus sponsored by Lowndes County Public Works, following the lighting of the fully-decorated Christmas tree located on the Historic Courthouse Lawn in Downtown Valdosta. Members of the Valdosta High School Chorus, under the direction of Jonathan Headen, will lead the crowd in the singing of a few holiday favorites. While enjoying the festivities, citizens may enjoy hot cocoa and other light refreshments. The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony serves as a great opportunity to bring the community together and celebrate the holiday season. This year’s event holds special meaning for the Valdosta-Lowndes community as it is the first of many joint celebrations held in conjunction with the City of Valdosta," said Chairman Slaughter. The Tree Lighting Ceremony brings the community together in the spirit of the season during the most wonderful time of the year, said Mayor Matheson. This event gives local families a fun place to spend quality with their loved ones and connect with their neighbors. We hope everyone joins us for this tree lighting event to help us kick off the holidays together. Citizens are encouraged to stay downtown after the Christmas Tree Lighting to enjoy the fun dining, shopping, and entertainment experience of First Friday, which will also feature a Tacky Christmas Sweater theme. On Saturday, Dec. 5, citizens are invited back downtown to enjoy the Greater Valdosta Community Christmas Parade, which begins at 6 p.m. The parade will start at Woodrow Wilson Drive, proceed down N. Patterson Street, and end at the Department of Health Building, in Downtown Valdosta. The creative holiday floats will be judged on overall appearance, special effects, creativity, workmanship and use of the theme, which this year is Christmas Lights and Winter Nights.

Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson launched a ‘Mask Up Valdosta’ campaign on Thursday encouraging Valdosta residents to wear a face covering in public as a saf...eguard to slow the spread of COVID-19. This voluntary mask campaign is done in full support of Governor Kemp’s "Wear a Mask" Flyaround Tour of Georgia held earlier this month. Residents are encouraged to take photos wearing their face covering and share via social media using the hashtag #MaskUpValdosta.

Governor Brian Kemp issued a 36-page Executive Order on May 28 that provides updated information about shelter-in-place and business requirements in June. You c...an view the PDF containing the full text of the Order here - https://gov.georgia.gov//executive-o/2020-executive-orders While the statewide order is in effect, all local ordinances that are more restrictive or less restrictive than the statewide order are suspended.

Today local students participated in the 2020 MathCounts event that is held annually during #NationalEngineersWeek. This event was held at Mathis Auditorium! This is such a great competition for the students in our community.