TPD WORKS WRECK AT GORDON AND HIGHTOWER

 CAPTAIN  BRIAN  HAMMOCK  TPD  REPORTS  A  TWO  VEHICLE  ACCIDENT  AT  GORDON  AND  HIGHTOWER  THURSDAY  MORNING  INVOLVING  A  G-DOT  DUMP  TRUCK.  A  FEMALE  MOTORIST  HIT  THE  BACK  OF  A  TRAILER  THE  DUMPER  WAS  PULLING--NO  INJURIES   OR  SERIOUS  DAMAGE   REPORTED.

U-L MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER

 Girls team won 1-0 against Jones with Chloe Hendrix, 03, scoring the goal. Celebratory photo attached along with an action shot of 6th grader Kate Creamer, 16.

Boys team won 3-0 against Jones with 8th grader Memphis Releford, 11, 6th grader Finn Smith, 02, and 8th grader Jordan Stoll, 08 scoring. I have attached a photo of Memphis, Finn celebrating and Jordan celebrating.

BOIL WATER NOTICE IN THOMASTON

 Boil Water Notice

Inframark

309 Veterans Dr.

Thomaston, GA 30286

(706) 646-8031

Wednesday March 4, 2026

Dear Water Customer,

Your residence is currently under a “Boil Water” notice. The affected area includes the 100 Block of both B and C St in East Silvertown. We recommend that water that is to be used for human consumption be boiled before use. This is due to loss of water pressure from the water main break in this area. If you have any questions, please call us at 706-646-8031. We will notify you as soon as the notice is lifted.

Sincerely,

Inframark

City of Thomaston Water Dept

TPD CHIEF ON EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION

 AFTER  NUMEROUS  VOICES  EXPRESSED  THEIR  THOUGHTS  ON  PERMITS  FOR  THE  EMANCIPATION  CELEBRATION  AT  TUESDAY'S  THOMASTON  CITY  COUNCIL  MEETING--IT  WAS  DECIDED  POLICE  CHIEF MIKE  RICHARDSON  WILL  HUDDLE  WITH  MEMBERS  OF  THE  EMANCIPATION  COMMITTEE  THAT  REQUESTED  A  PERMIT  FOR  DOWNTOWN  FRIDAY  NIGHT  AND  WILLIAM  HUGHLEY'S  GROUP  AT  DANIEL  AND  BETHEL  AND   FIND  A  SOLUTION.  THE  CHIEF  SAID  THE  FRIDAY NITE PERMIT   REQUEST DOWNTOWN  WOULD  NOT  WORK  BECAUSE  ITS  THE  RAIN  DATE  FOR HIGH  SCHOOL  GRADUATION--AND  THE PD  HAS MANPOWER  ISSUES.  SATURDAY NIGHT  DOWNTOWN  DID NOT  GET MUCH  SUPPORT  BUT  THE  PARADE IS  PERMITTED    AT  11  AM  SATURDAY. 

A  FEMALE  RESIDENT OF  THE  DANIEL  AND  BETHEL  STREET  AREA  TOLD  COUNCIL--LAST  YEAR  WAS CHAOS  DURING  THE  EVENT   AND  YOU  COULDN'T  DRIVE  IN  OR  OUT--AND  CHIEF  RICHARDSON  SAID  THE  BIG PROBLEM  WAS  GETTING  THE  CROWD  TO  DISPURSE--MANY  FROM  OUT  OF  TOWN-THAT  KEPT  OFFICERS  ON  DUTY  TILL  2AM.  MARKEY   SMITH POINTED  TO  CRUISING  AS  A  TRADITION-AND       HAS         IDEAS  TO  MAKE  A  LOOP  SO  IT  CAN CONTINUE. CHIEF  RICHARDSON ALSO HAD  A PROBLEM  WITH  ALL  THE  MARIJUANA  SMOKING  AROUND  KIDS  DURING  THE  EVENT--BUT  EXPLAINED   HE IS  ON  BOARD WITH  ANY  WORKABLE  IDEA    FOR  A  PERMIT  FOR   THE  DANIEL/BETHEL  STREET  CELEBRATION .

UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  DAN  KILGORE  TOLD   101  NEWS  THE  ORIGINAL  EMANCIPATION  COMMITTEE  WILL   HOLD  ITS  EVENT  SATURDAY  AS  USUAL  AT  THE  LINCOLN   PARK  SPEAKING  GROUNDS  AND  HE  COMMENDED  THE  COMMITTEE  FOR  ITS  DILIGENCE.

PIKE COUNTY'S TRISTIN ENGLISH WAS AT FIRST MONDAY FOR THE BRAVES

 CPA  CHRIS  DANIEL   WAS  AT  THE  ATLANTA  BRAVES  SPRING  GAME  MONDAY  IN  LAKELAND, FLORIDA   AND  PIKE  COUNTY'S  TRISTIN ENGLISH  WAS  AT  FIRST  BASE PLAYING  THE  TIGERS.  TRISTIN  HAS  SIGNED  A  TRIPLE-A  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  BRAVES.

UPDATE ON PIKE COUNTY GROUP IN ISRAEL

 SEVERAL  PIKE  COUNTY  RESIDENTS  ARE  TRAPPED  IN  ISRAEL ON  A  TOUR  WITH  FORMER  PASTOR OF  FIRST  BAPTIST IN  ZEBULON  DR. ED HOARD  AND  HIS  SON CHARLES HOARD.  AMONG  THOSE  CHRIS  AND  CARA  COOK,  BRIAN AND  ELLEN  CARDIN AND STEPHANIE  ELDER  OF  CHRIST  CHAPEL  ZEBULON  WAS  ON A  DIFFERENT  TOUR  OF  ISRAEL AND  SHE  SAID  SHE  HOPES  TO  BE  HOME  BY  FRIDAY  VIA  FRANCE.

PASTOR   MATT  HEINZLEY  OF  ZEBULON  FIRST  BAPTIST   TOLD  101  NEWS    HE  HAS  BEEN  IN  TOUCH  WITH  DR.  HOARD  AND  HE  SAYS  THEY  ARE  SAFE  IN  THE  DEAD  SEA  AREA  OF ISRAEL , BUT  THEY  HAVE  HEARD  SIRENS  AND  GONE  INTO  BOMB  SHELTERS. MORE  ON  THIS  STORY  ON  101.1FM.

WINNERS IN THOMASTON KIWANIS CLUB-RAFFLE

 SCOTT  DECKER  WINNER  OF  BERETTA SHOTGUN-DONATED  BY  COGGINS  FUNERAL HOME/BOONE'S  OUTDOOR.

TYLER  PEEK  WINNER  OF YETI  BACKPACK  COOLER  DONATED  BY FLETCHER  DAY  FUNERAL  HOME/THOMASTON  HARDWARE.

LONNIE JOYCE  WINNER-ONE  YEAR  FREE  CAR WASHES  AT  TIDAL  WAVE DONATED  BY  SCOTT  AND  HOPE  BLACKSTOCK.

WILLIAM  CAMPBELL WINNER-SAMSUNG  65' SMART  TV-DONATED  BY  BRIGHTMARK

THOMASTON PD TO U-L PRIMARY

  THOMASTON POLICE  RESPONDED  TO  UPSON-LEE  PRIMARY  SCHOOL  TO  INVESTIGATE  A  REPORT  OF  A  CHILD  ABUSE  INCIDENT.  THE  T-U  SCHOOLS  ISSUED  THIS  STATEMENT:

 

 THOMASTON-UPSON  SCHOOLS  ARE  UNABLE  TO  SHARE  ANY  INFORMATION ABOUT  THIS  INCIDENT.  THIS  MATTER INVOLVES  A  MINOR  AND  IS  PART  OF  AN ONGOING  INVESTIGATION.

 

 WE APPRECIATE YOUR  UNDERSTANDING

CITY OF THOMASTON PUBLIC WORKS INFO

 Please be advised of a temporary change in your garbage collection service location.  Construction is under way on the Lee St Parking Lot.  The City and GFL are working together to ensure that your waste collection services remain uninterrupted.  However, there will be a temporary change in the location of the dumpster.  Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday March 3^rd, the dumpster will be moved to a new location. See picture attached.  GFL has agreed to provide each business with residential carts to help with transporting your garbage to the new dumpster location.  If you need additional carts, please let us know. 

 

This change could be in effect for up to 2 months. 

 

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this process.        

 

Thanks,     

 

Kyle McGee,

 

Public Works Director

City of Thomaston

303 Veterans Drive Thomaston, GA 30286

Office: 706-647-7144 Cell: 706-741-1021

kmcgee@cityofthomaston.com

 

SUNDAY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ACCORDING UPSON CO SHERIFF

 UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  DAN  KILGORE  REPORTS  A  MOTORCYCLE  ACCIDENT  SUNDAY  AFTERNOON  ON  19  NORTH  SOUTHBOUND  AT  THE  DOLLAR  GENERAL  CURVE.  THE  SHERIFF  TOLD   101  NEWS  A   HENRY  COUNTY   FEMALE PASSENGER  ON  BIKE  FELL-OFF  AND  WAS  LIFE-FLIGHTED  TO  AN  OUT  OF  TOWN  TRAUMA  CENTER. 

U-L BOYS BASKETBALL CAN'T PLAY IN STATE PLAY-OFFS

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Thomaston-Upson County Schools would like to clarify the situation regarding the Upson-Lee High School boys’ basketball team and the GHSA State Tournament.

Tournament qualification is determined by power rankings calculated through a formula established by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). Initial rankings indicated that Upson-Lee would compete in the first round based on a reported 12–12 record.

An administrative review later identified that two game results had not been entered into the GHSA MIS system by the Upson-Lee Athletic Department. After the missing scores were submitted, the team’s official record changed to 13–13. Once the GHSA recalculated the power rankings using the complete record, Upson-Lee did not rank within the top 32 teams and therefore did not qualify for the state tournament.

We are deeply disappointed for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans who worked hard throughout the season. Thomaston-Upson County Schools is currently reviewing internal procedures and implementing safeguards to ensure this situation does not occur again.

We appreciate the community’s understanding and continued support of Upson-Lee athletics.

David Eubanks

Director of Public Relations

Thomaston-Upson County Schools

205 Civic Center Drive

Thomaston, Georgia 30286

706-647-9621

CITY OF GRIFFIN TO SPEND $100,000 DUE TO JET FUEL SPILL IN FLINT RIVER

 AFTER  A  15,000  GALLON   JET   FUEL  SPILL  AT  THE  ATLANTA  AIRPORT    IN  THE  FLINT  RIVER - GRIFFIN'S  WATER  SOURCE--  JAN.  20TH  THE  CITY OF  GRIFFIN  PLANS  TO  SPEND  $100,000  ON NEW  WATER  CONTAMINAATION  DETECTION  EQUIPMENT.  SOME  RESIDENTS  SAID  THEIR  WATER  SMELLED  LIKE  WD-40  BUT  THE    EPD AND   CITY HALL  SAID  IT  WAS  SAFE  TO  DRINK--THE  AJC  REPORTED.  WHEN  THE  SPILL  OCCURED      THE  CITY OF  GRIFFIN  ISSUED   A  DO  NOT  CONSUME   ADVISORY   AND  SHUT-OFF ITS  WATER  INTAKE  FROM  THE  FLINT   BUT  WHEN  SAMPLES  CAME  BACK NEGATIVE    FOR  TOXINS -- THE ADVISORY  WAS  LIFTED. 

THE  FEDERAL  EPA  SAYS  OVER   15,000  GALLONS  OF  JET  FUEL  HAS    BEEN COLLECTED  FROM  THE  FLINT  AND  AT  THE  AIRPORT  AND    OVER     80  CUBIC  YARDS OF   CONTAMINATED   DEBRIS  WAS  RECOVERED.  THE  EPD  INVESTIGATION  IS  ON-GOING.  

GRIFFIN'S  CITY  MANAGER  JESSICA O'CONNOR  TOLD  THE  AJC  CITY OFFICIALS  ARE  MEETING  WITH  ATTORNEYS  TO  SEE  IF  CITY HALL  CAN  SEEK  COMPENSATION  FOR THE SPILL

PIKE CO. COMMISSIONERS 2/24/26

 

PikeCountyTimes: Proposed rezoning for Campground Rd subdivision denied based on Planning & Zoning recommendation. Health, safety, & welfare of the public.

THOMASTON KIWANIS ANNOUNCES U-L STAR STUDENT/TEACHER

 THOMASTON  KIWANIS  HELD  ITS  ANNUAL   STAR  STUDENT  /STAR  TEACHER  PROGRAM  TUESDAY  AND  UPSON=LEE  SENIOR HELI TARAK  DAVE  WAS  ANNOUNCED  AS  STAR  STUDENT  AND  MRS.  REBEKAH  BUSBY  WAS  SELECTED  AS  HER  STAR  TEACHER.  HELI PLANS  TO  ATTEND  GA.  TECH   MAJORING  IN  BIO  MEDICAL  ENGINEERING  AND  THEN  ATTEND  MEDICAL  SCHOOL.  

THOMASTON WOMAN SCAMMED $14,500

 ACCORDING  TO  THOMASTON POLICE  A  FEMALE WAS  SCAMMED  OUT  OF  $14,500  IN  CASH  BY  SCAMMERS  CLAIMING  TO  WORK  FOR  A   LOCAL  BANK  AND  THE  FDIC.  SOMEONE   CLAIMING  TO  BE  JONATHAN, AN  EMPLOYEE  OF  A  LOCAL  BANK  ASKED  ABOUT  A  PURCHASE  IN  FLORIDA   FROM A  CHASE  ACCOUNT     THEN  SOMEONE  CLAIMING  TO  BE  FROM  THE  FDIC  ORDERED  THE  WOMAN   TO  WITHDRAW  $14,500   FROM  HER  BANK ACCOUNT  SO  THEY  COULD  CHECK  HER  MONEY.  OUTSIDE  THE  BANK  SHE  MET  A  BLACK  FEMALE  WEARING  A  COVID  MASK  AND  GAVE  HER  THE  CASH.  HER  HUSBAND  TOLD  POLICE  HE  HAD  BEEN  CALLED  ABOUT  WITHDRAWING   $7000  AND  MAILING  IT  TO  JONATHAN  AT  A  MERIWETHER  COUNTY POST OFFICE--BUT  THEIR  DAUGHTER  PICKED-UP  ON  THE  SCAM  AND  BROUGHT  HER  PARENTS  TO  THE PD.

A  FEMALE  WAS  ARRESTED  FOR  HINDERING  THOMASTON  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  FROM  FIGHTING  A  GRASS  FIRE  AT  PEACHBELT  ROAD  AND  WOODLAND  ROAD.  THE  PD  REPORT  SAID   66-YEAR  OLD  KIMBERLY  DAVIS  WAS  LIVID  WITH  FIRE-FIGHTERS  AFTER  A  TREE FELL  OVER  POWER  LINES  AND  STARTED  THE  GRASS  FIRE.  UNITS  HAD  TO  WAIT  FOR  THE  POWER  COMPANY  BEFORE  THEY  COULD  GET  TO  WORK  AND  THE  REPORT  SAID  THE  FEMALE  TOLD  THEM  THEY  DID  NOT  KNOW  WHAT  THEY  WERE  DOING  AND  CREATED  A  SCENE  THAT  HINTERED  THEIR  WORK. 

AN  EMPLOYEE OF  A  CONTRACTOR  DOING  WORK  AT  UPSON  REGIONAL  MEDICAL  CENTER  WAS  ARRESTED  FOR  STEALING  SPOOLS OF  WIRE  FROM  THE  PROJECT.  THE  SUSPECT  26  YEAR OLD  KALAEB  BELL  ALSO  HAD  SOME  CABLE CONNECTORS   IN  HIS  TRUCK  THAT  APPARENTLY  CAME  FROM  THE  WORK  SITE. 

THOMASTON'S MAYOR VETO

 CITY OF  THOMASTON  MAYOR J.D.  STALLINGS  HAS  VETOED  A  MEASURE  TO  PAVE  THE  STREETS  IN  FAIR  OAKS,  THE  UPSCALE  SUBDIVISON OFF  PEACHBELT  ROAD.  THE  CITY  COUNCIL  VOTED  4-1  AT  THE  FEB.  17  MEETING  TO  APPROVE  A  CHANGE  ORDER  FOR  ALMOST   $300,000  TO  PAVE  THE  STREETS  WHERE  COUNCILMAN JERRY  ADAMS  LIVES.  COUNCILMAN  JEFF MIDDLEBROOKS  CAST  THE  ONLY  NO  VOTE,  TELLING   101  NEWS  THERE  ARE  OTHER  STREETS  WITH  A  HIGHER PRIORITY  FOR  PAVING.

THE  FUNDING  WAS  ORIGINALLY  TARGETED  FOR  PARK  LANE,  BUT  CITY  MANAGER  RUSSELL  THOMPSON  EXPLAINED  IT  CAN  WAIT  BECAUSE  STREETS  WILL  BE  IMPACTED  BY  THE  RENOVATION OF  THE  EX-EAST  THOMASTON  SCHOOL  HOUSE--THE  FUTURE  SITE OF  SENIORS  APARTMENTS.

IN  CASTING  A  RARE  VETO,  MAYOR  STALLINGS  STATED--HE  STRONGLY  SUPPORTS  IMPROVING  THE  CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE  BUT  THIS  PARTICULAR  MEASURE  REQUIRES  FURTHER  REVIEW