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Upson-Lee idle Friday will have homecoming Friday Oct. 5,2012 against Spalding at Mathews Field in Thomaston,Ga
AREA SCORES
STOCKBRIDGE-17\GRIFFIN-14
NEWNAN-38\ HARDAWAY-7
SANDYCREEK-55\ FAYETTE-14
MARY PERSONS-38\ HOWARD-2
CENTRAL MACON-25\ HENRY CO.-12
LAMAR CO.-15\TAYLOR CO.-0
DUTCHTOWN-24\ SPALLDING-21
MMANCHESTER-19\ BOWDON-13
CARVER COLUMBUS-38\ PIKE CO.-3
AT TUESDAY’S MEETING, UPSON COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN MAURICE RAINES ANNOUNCED THAT GA. HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID RALSTON AND LT. GOV. CASEY CAGLE WILL BE AT THE ROCK RANCH, THURSDAY EVENING OCT. 4.
THEY WILL RECOGNIZE RETIRING STATE SENATOR GEORGE HOOKS AND RETIRING HOUSE MEMBER BILLY MADDOX AND HOUSE MEMBER ROBERT DICKEY WHO HAS BEEN PLACED IN A NEW DISTRICT AND WILL NO LONGER REPRESENT UPSON COUNTY.
MAJOR DAN KILGORE OF THE UPSON S.O. SAYS IT WAS CALLED IN TO UPSON-LEE HIGH AROUND 9;30AM AND THE BUILDING WAS EVACUATED AND CHECKED.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE SHOULD CONTACT THE UPSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
ACCODING TO THE GEORGIA PRESS BULLETIN, THE THOMASTON TIMES AND THE LAGRANGE DAILY NEWS HAVE BEEN ROLLED INTO NEW OWNERSHIP ALONG WITH PARENT COMPANY HEARTLAND PUBLICATIONS.
HEARTLAND HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH THREE OTHER NEWSPAPER GROUPS INTO CIVITAS MEDIA LLC , ANNOUNCED VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ON SEPT. 12. VERSA, A PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT FIRM, OWNS ALL OF THE COMPANIES INVOLVED.
FORMER HEARTLAND CEO MICHAEL BUSH LEADS THE NEW ENTITY, WHICH COMBINES THE ASSETS OF OHIO COMMUNITY MEDIA, FREEDOM CENTRAL AND IMPRESSIONS MEIDA WITH THOSE OF HEARTLAND, GIVING CIVITAS MEDIA NEARLY 40 DAILY NEWSPAPERS AND DOZENS OF WEEKLIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST, MID-ATLANTIC, AND SOUTH.
AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCORES
UPSON LEE-42/CENTRAL MACON-21
MARY PERSON-14/PERRY-7
PIKE CO.-7/ CENTRAL CARROLL-6
FLINTRIVER-20/ TRINITY CHRISTIAN-9
CALLAWAY-24/ HARRIS CO.-21
THOMSON-49/ LAGRANGE-42
PEACH CO.-49/ MACON CO.-0
LAMAR CO.-WEEK OFF
LOVEJOY-30/ E. COWETA-7
LAMAR COUNTY S.O. SAID A LONE GUNMAN WEARING A MASK, DISPLAYED A SINGLE-BARREL SHOTGUN TO THE FEMALE CLERK AT T.J. OUTFITTERS STORE , DEMANDED MONEY AND FLED.
HE WAS DRESSED IN ALL BLACK CLOTHING, ACCORDING TO MAJOR BRAD WHITE. THE ROBBERY HAPPENED BETWEEN 9;30 AND 10PM.
UPSON S.O. WAS TOLD RICHARD GUY WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A KEROSENE LATERN AT THE OLD CREST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE BUILDING, AT 329 CREST LANE, SUNDAY, A BUILDING BEING USED AS A RESIDENCE.
35 YEAR OLD JUSTIN LUCKEY TOLD DEPUTIES, HE AND HIS GIRL FRIEND WERE COOKING RIBS IN THE KITCHEN OF THE DINING HALL AND GREASE ON THE STOVE CAUGHT FIRE AND SPREAD QUICKLY. THE BUILDING WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT , A DEPUTY WARNED THOSE RESPONDING TO BE CAUTIOUS THERE COULD BE A METH LAB OPERATING AT THE SITE. THE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE RESPONDED AND IS INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION.
ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THOMASTON-UPSON SCHOOL SYSTEM AND UPSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER FREE TUBERCULOSIS TESTING ON WED., SEPT. 19, FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE SCHOOL.
STUDENTS MUST HAVE CONSENT FORMS SIGNED BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE SIMPLE TB SKIN TEST. HEALTH DEPART. OFFICIALS WILL RETURN FRIDAY, SEPT. 21ST WITH THE RESULTS AND IF A STUDENT TESTS POSITIVE, THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WILL BE CONTACTED WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURTHER TESTING BY THE UPSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SUSPECTED CASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MET WITH DISTRICT 4 PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO DEVISE A PLAN OF ACTION THAT WOULD ASSURE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF EVERYONE INVOLVED, ACCORDING TO SCHOOL SYSTEM SPOKESPERSON, KAREN TRUESDALE. THE PRESS RELEASE SAYS TB CAN BE TREATED AND CURED, IF IDENTIFIED.
MORE INFO ABOUT TB AND THE SKIN TEST IS ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITES.
DURING A MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE, CHAIRMAN MAURICE RAINES SAID THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAVE ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF COUNTY MANAGER KYLE HOOD EFFECTIVE SEPT. 28TH. HOOD HAS BEEN HIRED AS TOWN MANAGER OF TYRONE, GA. IN FAYETTE COUNTY.
THE COMMISSIONERS SAID PAM FUENTES WILL BE APPOINTED INTERIM COUNTY CLERK, AND THE BOARD WILL MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY TO HIRE A NEW COUNTY MANAGER. CHAIRMAN RAINES SAID IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT. HE TOLD TGA NEWS, COUNTY MANAGER HOOD AND THE FINANCE OFFICER ALREADY HAVE THE BUDGET PROCESS UNDERWAY AND ARE AWAITING INFORMATION FROM ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS, SO IT CAN MOVE FOWARD.
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SEPT.14 2012-FIRST WIN FOR UPSON LEE
AREA SCORES
UPSON LEE-31/EAGLES LANDING-29
LAMAR CO.-44/PIKE CO.7
FLINTRIVER –47/DAWSON ST. LAGRANGE-12
MANCHESTER-51/SPENCER-16
DECATUR-20/GREENVILLE-19
SANDY CREEK-31/EAST COWETA-7
PEACH CO.-29/WARNER ROBINS-24
JACKSON-37/MONTICELLO-6
SHERIFF WENDELL BEAM SAID A 10 YEAR VETERAN OF SPALDING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, THOMAS BLAKE CUSTER, 31, WAS ARRESTED BY THE GBI, THURSDAY FOR FORGERY IN THE FIRST DEGREE. HE WAS RELEASED ON $5703 BOND.
THE FAYETTE COUNTY NEWSPAPER IS REPORTING HOOD, 28, WILL FILL THE VACANT TOWN MANAGER POST SOMETIME IN OCTOBER. HOOD HAS BEEN COUNTY MANAGER OF UPSON COUNTY FOR FOUR YEARS.
THE TOWN MANAGER POST IN TYRONE HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE THE PREVIOUS TOWN MANAGER RICHARD NEWBERN WAS TERMINATED LAST NOVEMBER. HOOD WAS CHOSEN OVER TWO OTHER FINALISTS.
TYRONE MAYOR ERIC DIAL SAID HOOD HAS BEEN A CANDIDATE FOR SOME TIME AND WAS CHOSEN FROM AMONG DOZENS OF APPLICANTS.
UPSON COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN MAURICE RAINES IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS HOOD’S DEPARTURE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY AT 1PM.
UPSON 911 DIRECTOR CARL MCKINNEY TOLD TGA NEWS ALL AGENCIES WORKED WELL TOGETHER AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DURING THE DOWN TIME.
SOMEONE CUT A FIBER OPTIC CABLE DURING CONSTRUCTION WORK—BUT UPSON COUNTY 911 IS WORKING. MAJOR DAN KILGORE SAID UPSON SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS RE-ROUTED 911 CALLS THROUGH THE PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, BUT ALL OTHER LINES AT THE UPSON S.O. ARE DOWN.
Upson County Tax Commissioner Berry Cook told TGA News,the 2012 tax digest has been approved by the Ga. Depart. of Revenue. Tax bills will be in the mail shortly with a due date of Nov. 15. Due to a rollback of almost 6 mills, by the Upson Co. Commissioners, most property owners will see a reduction in taxes, he said.