The Valdosta Daily Times won 17 awards Saturday during the 2011 Georgia Associated Press Awards luncheon, including first place in the state for Public Service, Freedom of Information, Graphics & Illustration and Feature Photo.

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For four harrowing hours, Pete Brawn watched aircraft fly overhead knowing they couldn’t see him.