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Annual Valdosta gift drop off still festive even amid pandemic Annual Valdosta gift drop off still festive even amid pandemic By Jennifer Morejon | December 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM EST - Updated December 9 at 8:23 PM VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The City of Valdosta brought some holiday joy to the residents at Parkwood Development Center. Every year, the city collects and delivers gifts through the annual Mayor’s Christmas Motorcade. This year, because of COVID restrictions, the drop off looked a little different. Every year, the city collects and delivers gifts through the annual Mayor’s Chr...

Municipal Court Judge Vernita Bender  VALDOSTA – City officials expressed heartbreak at the passing of Municipal Court Judge Vernita Bender this week. "Judge Bender leaves behind a legacy of outstanding leadership, public service, and memories that we will always cherish. She was a friend and mentor for city employees, as well as many Valdosta residents," City Manager Mark Barber said. “Judge Bender had a huge heart for the community’s young people and was always a positive example in both her professional and personal life. Judge Bender loved her community and that was refl...

His car. >> mark barber again reporting there. the suspect was taken to jail after he was released from the hospital. a tropical storm has been down gradesed to a tropical depression, but not before it delivered a deadly punch in thailand. the disaster management agency blames at least three deaths on the storm, two people drowned, a third was killed when his boat capsized. though the rain has eased, flash floods are still a threat and derek van dam has the latest on it. >> the storm struck right during the height of the tourist season. it is a beautiful part of the world. and a lot of peopl...

But in colorado springs, where firefighters return from the front lines, parades are taking place every night. hundreds line the streets. >> thank you, thank you! >> high-five! >> reporter: a community grateful for the men and women who have saved lives and homes. >> that was nbc's miguel alma layer reporting. president obama is remembering actor andy griffith as somebody who warmed the hearts of americans everywhere. the man known as sheriff andy taylor of mayberry died in his native north carolina yesterday at the age of 86. nbc's mark barber takes a look back at his life and career. ♪ >...

the solution is to stop voting for these two political parties. tonight, he's here and unleashed. also, gabby giffords more than a year after the shooting that almost killed her. she's back on the campaign trail. we'll ask her husband mark kelly. and the man they're both campaigning for. the man who told a high school graduating class, you are not special. the commencement shock heard around the world. this is "piers morgan tonight." we begin with a big man with big ideas. jesse ventura, the alwayso outspoken former governor of minnesota. a hollywood action hero. a man who famously n...