West Central Georgia
COMMISSIONER ELLINGTON TOLD 101 NEWS THURSDAY, HE AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS WERE UNAWARE CHAIRMAN RUSTY BLACKSTON PLANNED TO OUST HER LAST FRIDAY AND HE WANTS THE ISSUE BROUGHT-UP FOR A VOTE AT NEXT TUESDAY’S MEETING.
CHAIRMAN BLACKSTON TOLD 101 NEWS THIS WEEK HE SUPPORTS A CHANGE BECAUSE MS. MCCARTY’S NEW JOB WITH A METRO ATLANTA AMBULANCE SERVICE WILL REQUIRE HER TO WORK OUT OF TOWN AND SHE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES.
MS. MCCARTY TOLD 101 NEWS, UPSON COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN RUSTY BLACKSTON ASKED FOR HER RESIGNATION LAST FRIDAY, BUT SHE DECLINED. SHE WAS EMPLOYED WITH UPSON EMS BUT WENT TO WORK FOR A METRO ATLANTA AMBULANCE SERVICE AFTER THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONTRACTED WITH MID GA. AMBULANCE.
MARTHA ANN TOLD US WORKING OUT OF TOWN APPARENTLY WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CHAIRMAN, ALTHOUGH SHE INFORMED THE COUNTY MANAGER WHEN SHE TOOK HER NEW JOB IN FEB. HEAR HER STATEMENT ON FUN 101 FM.
THOMASTON POLICE HAVE ARRESTED RICHARD EDWARD LEE, 50, OF 218 JEFF DAVIS ROAD FOR TWO COUNTS OF CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND TWO COUNTS OF THEFT BY DECEPTION FOR MISSING FUNDS OF OVER $87,000.
ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL WARRANTS ISSUED IN THE CASE, THE THEFTS HAPPENED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2008 AND NOVEMBER 2013, USING CREDIT CARDS AND FUEL CARDS.
URMC NO LONGER OPERATES THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IN UPSON COUNTY AFTER THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONTRACTED WITH MID GA AMBULANCE SERVICE OF MACON EFFECTIVE JAN. IST 2014.
PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF JIMMY THOMAS HAS CONFIRMED A 34 YEAR OLD WHITE MALE WAS FOUND DECREASED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A VACANT HOUSE IN SOUTH PIKE COUNTY, A 2ND WHITE MALE, 33 WAS FOUND AT HIS RAY DRIVE RESIDENCE WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS—TRANSPORTED TO A METRO HOSPITAL BY AIR AMBULANCE. SHERIFF THOMAS TOLD 101 NEWS A 3RD WHITE MALE, AGE 27 IS IN CUSTODY.
SHERIFF THOMAS SAID HIS DEPARTMENT IS FOLLOWING SOME LEADS ON THOSE WHO MIGHT BE THE OFFENDER OR OFFENDERS IN THE SHOOTING. THE SHERIFF WOULD NOT COMMENT ON A MOTIVE AND DID NOT RELEASE THE NAMES OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMES.
UPSON COUNTY SHERIFF DAN KILGORE SAID SAID 10 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED EARLY THURSDAY AT 1721 PICKARD ROAD ON METHAMPHETAMINE AND OTHER CHARGES. DEBRIS AT THE SITE IS CONSISTENT WITH WASTE LEFT OVER FROM METH MANUFACTURING.
THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, MARK TEAL, 48 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CITED FOR THE DEPLORABLE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AND DEFACS WAS DISPATCHED TO TAKE CUSTODY OF THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE PRESENT.
THOSE ARRESTED; WILLIAM MARK TEAL, LISA TEAL,46, IRVIN CODY TEAL, 25, DUSTY LYNN HEWITT, 39, MARK DWAYNE TEAL, JESSICA TEAL, RUSSELL JAY HAMMOCK, 29, SEALY BLOUNT, 21, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS, 48, AND ERICA LYNN SANDERS, 37.
BRITTY SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR 11 IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE ATLANTIC.
HE WAS LATER HONORED WITH THE TITLE OF POST COMMANDER OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF GA. BY THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.
PAST WORSHIPFUL MASTER OF MORNING STAR LODGE #27 FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, PRESIDENT OF BOTH THE KHIRAH SHRINE CLUB AND SHRINE ORIENTAL BAND.
AS A MEMBER OF THE URMC AUXILIARY HAS COMPILED OVER 1500 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THE GIFT SHOP.
A MEMBER OF THE UPSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ARCHIEVES VOLUNTEER , HAS MADE THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH HIS ACTIVITIES.
RANGER TWO JEFF SANDERS OF THE GA. FORESTRY COMMISSION TOLD 101 NEWS , TWO CONTROLLED BURNS PRODUCED IT—300 ACRES ON DAY ROAD JUST INSIDE THE PIKE COUNTY LINE AND 160 ACRES AT SPREWELL BLUFF ON THE FLINT RIVER.
THREE BOMB THREATS AT UL HIGH, THE LATEST, MONDAY. AT PIKE COUNTY HIGH LAST FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THE $500 REWARD IS FOR THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOMB THREATS.
THE UPSON COUNTY AND PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS ARE INVESTIGATING THE BOMB THREATS.
CITY MANAGER KENNY SMITH ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY, STEVEN DALE HEATON, RECENTLY CHIEF OF THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ASSUME THE POST APRIL 12.
GRIFFIN’S POLICE CHIEF FRANK STRICKLAND IS NOW FULL-TIME PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR AFTER A REORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH SOME POSITIONS PHASED-OUT. HEATON HAS 31 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, SALARY $76,000 ANNUALLY .
UPSON COUNTY SHERIFF DAN KILGORE SAID NO ILLEGAL DRUGS WERE FOUND AND NO ARRESTS WERE MADE IN THE DRUG SEARCH THAT INVOLVED K-9 UNITS FROM THE GA. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THOMASTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, TAYLOR COUNTY AND MERIWETHER COUNTY.
THE SHERIFF SAID THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES OF THE DRUG SEARCHES AND IT WAS THE 2ND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS SCHOOL TERM, ANOTHER WAS CONDUCTED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ACCORDING TO P.D. INVESTIGATORS, MARY ELLEN GOODMAN, 17 OF 729 WEST MAIN ST. WAS LOCATED WEDNESDAY MORNING. HER MALE COMPANION, JAMES VINCENT HARRIS, AGE 24 IS IN LOCK-UP AT THE UPSON COUNTY JAIL AND COULD FACE CHARGES.
