Here’s a bit from a
VDT article about

MIDS, by Malynda Fulton 11 July 2009,

The bus stops here:
Proposed plan will not affect county buses

Lowndes County officials assure citizens who use the county’s


current transit program that they will not be affected if the
proposed Valdosta-Lowndes County Transit Service Plan is implemented
in the area.

The current Lowndes County 5311 Transit Program falls under the
jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Transportation. Ten
percent of the program is subsidized by the state and 80 percent is
subsidized by federal funds. Lowndes County provides 10 percent of
the cost of each bus.

Lowndes County’s 5311 Transit Program was implemented in December
2001 with only three buses. The program now includes six buses that
provide transportation throughout Lowndes County.

That may make MIDS the biggest bus system in the county.
VSU may have more busses.
Does Moody run busses?

More about MIDS:

The service is an extension of a state program, so the state
requires that the third party operator, MIDS, Inc., contract with
the Department of Human Resources (DHR) to transport clients such as
senior citizens, mental health patients, DFACS clients, Medicaid
recipients and vocational rehabilitation clients. Public ridership
is also granted due to Lowndes County’s funding for each bus. As
ridership numbers increase in the county, additional buses are added
for the program.

Citizens call for pick up as needed and must make 24-hour advance
reservation. The buses run from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.

Trips up to 10 miles within the county are $3 per trip and trips
over 10 miles within the county are $5 per trip. Currently the
system averages 614 public riders per month and 1,100 Department of
Human Resources’ riders per month.

The other transit service the VLD City Council was voting on back
then was

the big bus system that never got funded,
although the county is applying for more money from T-SPLOST for widening
one road than a multi-line bus system would cost.
Now that

even the Industrial Authority’s own Community Assessment
recommends public transportation,
maybe something will happen with that eventually.

Meanwhile, if I understand correctly, if you call MIDS,
they can pick you up and deliver you where you want to go for a fixed price.

-jsq