NEW PRESIDENT NAMED AT GORDON STATE-BARNESVILLE

 THE  BOARD  OF   REGENTS OF  THE  UNIVERSITY SYSTEM  OF  GA.  HAS  NAMED  DR.   RUSSELL  CRUTCHFIELD, CURRENTLY  CHIEF  OPERATING  OFFICER FOR  GOV.  BRIAN  KEMP  AS  THE  NEW  PRESIDENT OF  GORDON  STATE  COLLEGE  IN  BARNESVILLE, EFFECTIVE  AUG. IST.   HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED  AS  CHIEF  OF  STAFF  AND  ASSOCIATE  VICE  PRESIDENT  AT  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  WEST  GA.

UGA SCHEDULE IN COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

 BROADCAST SCHEDULE:

Saturday, June 13^th – Baseball vs Texas – 7:40 PM ET Air Time

 

*Monday, June 15^th – Baseball vs Alabama/Oklahoma Loser – 1:40 PM ET Air Time *if UGA loses on Friday

*Monday, June 15^th – Baseball vs Alabama/Oklahoma Winner – 6:40 PM ET Air Time *if UGA wins on Friday

 

*Tuesday, June 16^th – Baseball vs TBD – 7:40 PM ET Air Time *if UGA splits their first 2 games

 

*Wednesday June 17^th – Baseball vs TBD – 6:40 PM ET Air Time - *if UGA goes 2-0 or 2-1

UPDATE ON THURSDAY SHOOTING IN THOMASTON

 THOMASTON  POLICE  CHIEF  MIKE  RICHARDSON  SAYS  HIS  INVESTIGATORS  GAVE A  ROUND  THE  CLOCK  PROBE  OF  A  SHOOTING   DURING  THE  WEEKEND--THAT HAPPENED   THURSDAY  NIGHT   IN  THE   400  BLOCK  OF  NORTH  MAIN  STREET.  ACCORDING  TO  A  POLICE  REPORT  THE  VICTIM, ZION  ALSOBROOKS  WAS  WOUNDED  IN  THE  FOREARM  AND  THIGH  AND  TRANSPORTED  TO  THE  E.R.  AT  LAST  REPORT  ALSOBROOKS  WAS  IN  STABLE CONDITION.  POLICE  SAID  THE  WEAPON  USED  IN  THE  SHOOTING  WAS  A  MODIFIED AR-15  REPORTED  STOLEN MAY  19TH. 

THE  VICTIM  SAID  HE  DID  NOT KNOW  THE  SHOOTER  BUT   THE  OWNER OF  THE  RIFLE  SAID  THE  SHOOTER  TRIED  TO SHOOT    HIM.

UPSON CO LOG TRUCK WRECK

UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  DAN  KILGORE  REPORTS  AN  EASTBOUND  LOG  TRUCK  FLIPPED  OVER    AT  74  WEST  NEAR   PICKARD  ROAD , LOST ITS LOGS  AND  CAUGHT  FIRE  AROUND  2PM  FRIDAY.  THE  DRIVER  SUSTAINED  ONLY  MINOR INJURIES , BUT   TRAFFIC  WAS  BLOCKED  IN  BOTH  DIRECTIONS.  THE  DRIVER  SAID   HIS  LOAD  SHIFTED  IN  A  CURVE      AND  HE  LOST  CONTROL.  COUNTY  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  DEPARTMENTS  PUT  THE  FIRE  OUT   AND    GA.  DOT  WAS  ON  THE  SCENE  SUPERVISING  THE  LOG   CLEAN-UP   AND  MAKING  SURE  THE  ROADWAY  WAS  NOT  DAMAGED.

SHERIFF KILGORE  TURNED  THE  ACCIDENT  INVESTIGATION  OVER  TO  POST   26  GSP.

PEANUT HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN FOUND

 THE  PIKE  COUNTY  GOLDEN DOODLE--CASH--HAS  BEEN  ADOPTED    AFTER OWNER   ROBBIE  ALBRITTON   BROUGHT  IT  TO  THE  UPSON  ANIMAL  SHELTER. AND NOW  REPORTEDLY     PEANUT  THE  ORIGINAL  LABRADOOLE  IN  THE  STORY  HAS  BEEN  FOUND  ON  POBIDDY  ROAD.  PEANUT  HAD  BEEN  AT  LARGE  FOR  SEVERAL DAYS  AFTER  LEAVING  HOME.

BIG EVENTS IN THOMASTON-UPSON REC THIS WEEKEND

 Thomaston, let's show up and show out!

This weekend, Thomaston-Upson Recreation is proud to host the first-ever Training Legends All-Stars Warm Up Series right here at our Baseball Complex. Nineteen All-Star teams will travel to Thomaston for two days of competitive baseball, including our very own 8U National All-Stars and 12U All-Stars.

Games start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $12, and kids 12 and under get in free.

Bring your lawn chair, wear your team colors, grab some concessions, and let's give these young athletes a hometown crowd they'll remember. We can't wait to see you at the fields!

RILEY'S LIGHT CAR SHOW ON FUN 101FM

 FUN 101FM  LIVE  FROM  RILEY'S  LIGHT  CAR  SHOW SATURDAY  JUNE  13TH  AT  CHRIST  CHAPEL  IN  ZEBULON 10AM  TO  2PM-- TO  REMEMBER  RILEY,   A  YOUNG  MAN  WHO  DIED  IN  A  TRAGIC  ACCIDENT.  BOUNCIE HOUSE,  FOOD  TRUCKS,  ARTS  AND  CRAFTS  VENDORS  AND  LIVE MUSIC--JOIN  US. 

TOBBIE ALBRITTON OWNER OF THE LABRADOODLE SPEAKS TO 101 NEWS

 THE  PIKE  COUNTY  OWNER  OF  THE  LABRADOODLE  NAMED  CASH  NOT  PEANUT,  TOBBIE  ALBRITTON,  SPOKE  WITH   101  NEWS  THURSDAY  AND  EXPLAINED  HE  BROUGHT   CASH  TO  HIS  MOM'S ON  FRANKLINDALE  ROAD  IN  UPSON  COUNTY  SO  HE  COULD  GET IT  ADOPTED.  HE  TOLD  US  HE  KNEW   CASH  WOULD  FIND  A  GOOD  HOME  IN  UPSON  COUNTY,  BUT  THE  PUP  HAD  BECOME UNRULY  AND  HE  COULD  NOT  KEEP  IT. THEY TURNED  THE  DOG  INTO  THE  UPSON  ANIMAL  SHELTER  MAY 26TH  AND  IT  WAS  ADOPTED.  HE  TOLD  US  HE  REGRETS  ANY  DISHONESTY  AND IF  THERE  ARE  ANY  REPERCUSSIONS  HE  WILL  FACE  THEM. 

UGA IN THE BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS ON FUN 101 FM

 THE  GA.  BULLDOGS  PLAY  MISSISSIPPI  STATE  IN  THE  SUPER  REGIONALS  IN  ATHENS  THIS  WEEKEND--FUN  101 FM   WILL  AIR  SATURDAY'S  GAME  STARTING  AT  10;40AM.  THE  DAWGS  PLAY  SUNDAY  AT  NOON   AND  IF  A  3RD  GAME IS  NECESSARY  IT  WILL  BE  MONDAY.

SPALDING COUNTY BAIN PROCTOR LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD

 AT   THE  SPALDING  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS  JUNE  2ND  MEETING--ROSALYN  PAYNE-HILL  FOUNDER  OF  THE  GRIFFIN-SPALDING  BLACK  HERITAGE  FESTIVAL  WAS  NAMED  THE   23RD  RECIPIENT  OF  THE  BAIN  PROCTOR  LIFETIME  SERVICE  AWARD.   THE  LATE   MR.  PROCTOR, AN  UPSON  COUNTY  NATIVE  WHO  SERVED  ON  THE  CITY  AND  COUNTY  COMMISSIONS    IN  GRIFFIN-- MADE  MAJOR  CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  GRIFFIN-SPALDING  COMMUNITY.

PEANUT GOT HIS 15 MINUTES OF FAME IN UPSON CO

 WHEN  SOMEONE  IN  AUTHORITY   BLASTS  SOCIAL  MEDIA -- HEED  THAT  INFORMATION--AS  SOCIAL   MEDIA  SOMETIMES  RIDES  OFF  INTO  THE  UNKNOWN--JUST  AS   PEANUT  THE  LABRADOODLE.   PEGGY  FARRELL  OF  THE  UPSON  HUMANE SOCIETY  HAS  PROVIDED  SOME  INSIGHT  INTO  WHAT'S  SPUN  AROUND  IN  THE  PAST  FEW  DAYS  ABOUT  PEANUT. HERE'S  THE  LATEST--  PEGGY  SAYS  THERE  NEVER  WAS   A  PEANUT  IN  THIS  STORY    --THE  THREE  YEAR  OLD  LABRADOOLE  NAMED        CASH  OR KASH  WAS  A  PIKE COUNTY  PUP  AND  THE  OWNER  BROUGHT  IT  TO   A  RELATIVE  ON  FRANKLINDALE  ROAD  IN  UPSON  COUNTY   AND     IT  ENDED  UP  IN  THE  UPSON  ANIMAL  SHELTER-- SOMEONE  ADOPTED  THE  PET--END  OF  STORY.GARY  GILL --A  VOLUNTEER  WITH  THE  HUMANE  SOCIETY   TOLD  101  NEWS HE  WITNESSED  THE   PIKE COUNTY   ORIGINAL   OWNER  OF  THE  DOG   AT   THE  ANIMAL  SHELTER   WEDNESDAY    AND   THE  MAN       SET  THE  RECORD  STRAIGHT , DUE  TO  THREATS THAT  HAD  BEEN  POSTED  ON  SOCIAL  MEDIA. LATE  WORD--WE  ARE  TOLD  THERE  IS  A  LABRADOODLE    NAMED  PEANUT  IN  UPSON  COUNTY   THAT  HAS  BEEN  MISSING  FOR  SEVERAL  DAYS.

NEW PRINCIPAL AT GRIFFIN-SPALDING SCHOOLS

 Dr. Stephanie Nash Named Principal of Jordan Hill Elementary

Griffin, GA – On May 26, the Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) Board of 

Education approved the superintendent’s recommendation to appoint Dr. Stephanie Nash 

as the 2026-27 principal of Jordan Hill Elementary School.

Dr. Nash has been in public education for nearly three decades. She joins GSCS from Lamar 

County Schools where she served as the assistant principal and pre-k director of Lamar 

County Primary School for 10 years. Before that role, Dr. Nash served as an assistant 

principal for Crisp and Morgan County Schools. She also served as an elementary school 

teacher and after-school program site coordinator.

Dr. Nash earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Mercer 

University, her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Georgia Southwestern 

University, and her specialist and doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and 

Administration from Argosy University.

Dr. Nash stated, “It is truly an honor and a blessing to serve as the Principal of Jordan Hill 

Elementary. I am excited to join a school community that is deeply committed to student 

success and dedicated to creating meaningful partnerships with families."

“Dr. Stephanie Nash joins us with the necessary talent, leadership skills and experience to 

benefit Jordan Hill and keep it on an upward track. I look forward to her impact and 

continued success,” stated GSCS Interim Superintendent Dr. Donald Warren.

UPSON'S EX-SENATOR URGES CHANGES TO MARTA SECURITY PATROL AFTER RECENT MURDER

 

No images? Click here   For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Republican John F. Kennedy Issues Urgent  Call for Immediate Change to MARTA Security Protocol Macon, GA –  Following the murder of an innocent Atlanta grandmother at a MARTA station, Lieutenant Governor candidate John F. Kennedy called for immediate action to strengthen security across the transit system in the below statement: “This is a horrendous tragedy. The decision by MARTA to leave the station gates wide open places an enormous burden on local law enforcement and undermines the safety and security of Georgians who rely on this form of transportation. If any gates are still open, they need to be closed immediately.”   A lifelong Georgian from the small town of Adrian, Kennedy served 11 years in the Georgia State Senate and 3 years as President Pro Tempore. During his time in office, he worked alongside Governor Brian Kemp to pass historic tort reform, sponsored legislation to combat chronic absenteeism in Georgia’s schools, and fought to cut taxes, expand school choice, and support law enforcement. For more information on Kennedy’s vision for the future of Georgia, visit www.jfkforgeorgia.com

T-U BOE NAMES MRS. HAYLEY RECHTOROVIC PRINCIPAL OF U-L PRIMARY SCHOOL

 Thomaston-Upson County Schools Names Mrs. Hayley Rechtorovic Principal of Upson-Lee Primary School

Thomaston-Upson County Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Hayley Rechtorovic as the new Principal of Upson-Lee Primary School. The appointment was approved by the Board of Education during its meeting on Tuesday evening.

Mrs. Rechtorovic brings 24 years of educational experience to the position, all of which have been spent serving the students, families, and staff of Thomaston-Upson County Schools. Her deep roots within the district and extensive experience at Upson-Lee Primary School make her uniquely qualified to lead the school into its next chapter.

Mrs. Rechtorovic began her career in education in 2002 at Upson-Lee Primary School as a kindergarten teacher. During her 14 years in the classroom, she was dedicated to building strong foundations for young learners and fostering a love of learning among her students.

She later transitioned into the role of Instructional Coach for English Language Arts and Social Studies, where she spent three years supporting teachers and helping strengthen instructional practices. For the past seven years, Mrs. Rechtorovic has served as Assistant Principal at Upson-Lee Primary School, working closely with students, staff, and families to promote academic excellence and a positive school culture.

Throughout her career, Mrs. Rechtorovic has demonstrated a strong commitment to student success, instructional excellence, and building meaningful relationships with families and the community. Her experience as a teacher, instructional coach, and assistant principal has provided her with a comprehensive understanding of the educational process and the needs of young learners.

Thomaston-Upson County Schools is excited to welcome Mrs. Rechtorovic into this leadership role and looks forward to the vision, dedication, and enthusiasm she will bring to Upson-Lee Primary School. Her leadership will help continue the school's tradition of academic excellence while fostering a supportive and engaging learning environment for students and staff.

The district invites students, staff, families, and community members to join in congratulating Mrs. Rechtorovic on her appointment as Principal of Upson-Lee Primary School.

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CITY OF THOMASTON NEW HOUSING BID APPROVAL

 BID  OPENING  WAS  HELD  FOR  THE  RWH/ELLIOTT'S  CROSSING    HOUSING   PROJECT  OFF  NORTH  CHURCH   AND  CHARLIE  BRIDGES  OF   ESG   THE  CITY OF  THOMASTON'S  ENGINEERING  FIRM    GOT  APPROVAL OF  THE  BID  AT  TUESDAY'S  CITY  COUNCIL    MEETING.   SEVEN  BIDS  WERE  SUBMITTED-- THE  LOW  BID      MARK TURNER  COMPANY   OF  THE  METRO  AREA  AT  $2.4  MILLION  JUST  UNDER  THE   $2.5  MILLION  STATE  GRANT.  WORK  COULD  BEGIN  IN   ABOUT   A  MONTH  FOLLOWING  A  PRE-CONSTRUCTION  MEETING.  90  SINGLE-FAMILY  HOUSES  ARE  PLANNED  AT  THE  SITE.

THIEVES TARGET KIA'S IN THOMASTON

 THOMASTON  POLICE  CHIEF  MIKE  RICHARDSON    REPORTS    POSSIBLY   A  DOZEN   BREAK-INS  OF  KIA  AUTOMOBILES  HAPPENED  LAST  WEEK--AND  TWO  WERE  STOLEN.  THE  CHIEF  SAYS  A  VIDEO  ON  TIC  TOK  REVEALED   HOW  TO  ENTER  KIA'S  AND  THE  THIEVES  APPARENTLY  USED  THAT  TECHNIQUE   FOR THE  BREAK-INS.

THOSE  CASES  ARE   UNDER  INVESTIGATION  AND  THE  CHIEF  EXPECTS  ARRESTS  WILL  BE  FORTHCOMING.