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Sign up now for youth basketball for Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation

Registration is happening now for the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority’s Youth Basketball League.  Space is limited, so registration will close when VLPRA hits 900 participants OR on October 16th, whichever comes first. The league is open to all Kindergartners through 12th graders in Valdosta and Lowndes County.  Teams are divided by school, grade, and…

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DNR Announces Two New Deputy Commissioners

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the appointment of two new deputy commissioners: Thomas Barnard as Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Trevor Santos as Deputy Commissioner for Governmental and Public Affairs, Communications, and Grants. “I am pleased to congratulate Thomas and Trevor on their new roles with the DNR team,” said Commissioner…

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Non-Native flathead catfish captured in the ogeechee river

  Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) staff recently captured non-native flathead catfish while sampling in the Ogeechee River. WRD staff conducts annual catfish sampling in coastal rivers to monitor native species and detect any potential non-native species invasions. In December 2021, a single flathead was caught by a commercial fisherman. Until…

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Our Hunting Heritage, Culture and Traditions

  by Dan Simmons Travel Trails & Tales I’ve just returned from a homecoming trip to British Columbia, Canada and was once again reminded that many in northern communities continue to be financially and culturally dependant on subsistence hunting and fishing, as were our American families in the not too distant past. This continues in…

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Bulldogs win Homecoming 10-0 over MCA

No. 8 McIntosh County Academy fell 10-0 in a low-scoring affair against Lanier County on Friday at Roquemore Stadium in Lakeland. The Buccaneers entered the contest ranked No. 1 in the classification in points allowed at 4.7 points per game, while the Bulldogs ranked No. 2 at 5.7 points per game, and both teams looked…

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Fish Art Contest Is O-Fish-Ally Underway: Art Contest Open To K-12 Students

Go Draw a Fish Georgia! The Fish Art Contest for 2023-24 is officially underway. Using art and writing, creators and administrators of this international contest hope it can ignite children’s imagination and inspire them to discover more about fish and fishing. The program is free to enter and open to youth in kindergarten through grade…

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Annual Youth Birding T-Shirt Art Contest Opens

Social Circle, Ga. Wednesday, September 6, 2023 – 09:00 Hey, kids! Do you enjoy nature as well as creating artwork? Georgia’s 18th annual Youth Birding Competition invites resident children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt art contest. Many famous ornithologists were bird artists when they were young, so perhaps you can be the…

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