On April 12, 1991, then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney announced a proposed list to close 43 military bases. The list included Moody Air Force Base. Thirty years later, with military planes in the sky and men and women in uniform in the community, Moody AFB obviously did not close.
VALDOSTA — With the government preparing to close a series of U.S. military bases in 1991, observers could have assumed Moody Air Force Base would be safe.
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February 8, 2021
VALDOSTA, Ga. Officials in south Georgia are hoping federal officials will award a grant that could increase air service to Valdosta Regional Airport.
Airport Manager Jim Galloway told the Valdosta Daily Times that a grant could enable two round trips a day connecting to the American Airlines hub in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Valdosta City Council recently applied for the Federal Aviation Administration grant, but a decision is not expected until fall.
Currently, the only airline service offers three round trips a day connecting to Delta Air Lines in Atlanta.
Any flights to North Carolina would not begin until 2022.
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) Officials in south Georgia are hoping federal officials will award a grant that could increase air service to Valdosta Regional Airport. Airport Manager Jim Galloway told the Valdosta Daily Times that a grant could enable two round trips a day connecting to the American Airlines hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Valdosta City Council recently applied for the Federal Aviation Administration grant, but a decision is not.
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