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ESPN HAS REPORTED TYSON SUMMERS, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT CENTRAL FLORIDA IS LEAVING TO JOIN COACH MIKE BOBO AT COLORADO STATE AS D.C.
TYSON IS MARRIED TO BETH KING SUMMERS OF THOMASTON, DAUGHTER OF RETIRED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDANT FRANK KING AND WIFE PATTI.
TYSON WAS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT AT UGA AND WAS ON THE UAB COACHING STAFF WITH WILL FRIEND WHO IS LEAVING THE BULLDOGS TO BE BOBO’S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
ACCORDING TO UPSON COUNTY SHERIFF DAN KILGORE, THE RESIDENCE OF THE JAMES HAMMOND FAMILY AT 70 HOLLIS ROAD WENT UP IN FLAMES EARLY TUESDAY.
FIRE UNITS GOT THE CALL AROUND 4;30AM, AFTER FAMILY MEMBERS SMELLED SMOKE AND ESCAPED THE RESIDENCE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASED THE 2014 COLLEGE AND CAREER READY PERFORMANCE INDEX, DECEMBER 16 AND THE THOMASTON-UPSON SCHOOL SYSTEM SCORED A 70.7 COMPARED WITH THE STATE AVERAGE OF 72.
THOMASTON-UPSON SURPASSED SCORES IN LAMAR, PIKE, GRIFFIN-SPALDING,AND MERIWETHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE.
LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOLS SCORED A 69, PIKE COUNTY 70.6, GRIFFIN-SPALDING A 70.3 AND MERIWETHER COUNTY SCHOOLS 61.8.
IN A PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY, THE PIKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCED RICHARD O’BARR HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY A PANEL. O’BARR IS A RETIRED CAPTAIN WITH THE HENRY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAS SERVED ON THE ZEBULON CITY COUNCIL.
AT A WORK SESSION ON THE 2015 BUDGET, THE THOMASTON MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPROVED AN INCREASE IN WATER/SEWER BILLS EFFECTIVE JAN IST.
FOR THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER THE INCREASE WILL BE JUST UNDER $2 PER MONTH. CITY OFFICIALS SAID THE WATER/WASTE WATER DEPARTMENT CAN’T PAY ITS OWN WAY.
