âEveryone in the room was part of historyâ: Valdosta Mayor attends COVID vaccine summit in D.C. By Jennifer Morejon | December 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 9:19 PM VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A South Georgia Mayor was one of about 20 people invited to the COVID-19 Vaccine Summit Tuesday in Washington D.C. Valdostaâs Mayor Scott James Matheson is back from the trip. He said heâs honored to have been part of history and proud to be have been able to represent Valdosta in D.C. âListen, I was blown away. When you hear what it took, you really think itâs like putting a man on the moon. When you hear how many people, from the public and private sector, came together on this, and they were all honored,â said Matheson.