By Dean Poling, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. Jul. 12--VALDOSTA -- While students are starting the countdown to the first day of classes, many area teachers have already been back to school.

By Dean Poling, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. Jul. 12--VALDOSTA -- PSST! If you haven't seen the Peach State Summer Theatre shows, time is running out. Actually, it has run out. Today and Sunday mark the last days to see the final three performances of each production.

By Rabyn Ratliff, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. Jun. 20--VALDOSTA -- South Georgia Medical Center executives announced a partnership pledge of $1 million in support of the development of Valdosta State University's anticipated Health Science and Business Administration Facility.

By Rabyn Ratliff, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. Jun. 19--VALDOSTA -- The Valdosta-Lowndes Hospital Authority made a pledge of partnership to support Valdosta State University in the development of its long anticipated Health and Sciences Building, during its June board meeting, held Wednesday.

If Georgia is to have enough teachers to educate its students, officials with the University System of Georgia say, their colleges and universities will have to increase the number of people coming from those institutions with education degrees.