REPORT-BD OF EQUALIZATION TWO MEMBERS RESIGNED IN UPSON CO

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AT THIS TIME I CANNOT ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBER RESIGNATION.

 

THE CURRENT BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBERS ARE WAYNE MOULTRIE, KEN MORGAN, AND JENNIFER HARRIS.  JENNIFER HARRIS HAS TO COMPLETE HER TRAINING CERTIFICATION BEFORE SHE CAN HEAR APPEALS.

 

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE APPROXIMATLEY 450 APPEALS TO BE HEARD.  THOSE APPEALS WILL BE RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. 

 

WE WILL BE SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS TO THE GRAND JURY SOME TIME IN OCTOBER.  IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK’S FOR AN APPLICATION.

 

 

Sincerely,

Teresa Meier

Clerk of Superior Court

Upson County, Georgia

CITY OF THOMASTON POWER OUTAGE

 THE  CITY   OF  THOMASTON  EXPERIENCED  A  POWER  OUTAGE  BEFORE  5PM  THURSDAY  OF  ABOUT   30  MINUTES.  CITY  MANAGER  RUSSELL  THOMPSON   REPORTED    TREES  FELL  ON  LINES  ON  DOTY  DR.  AND  WEST  MAIN.   PARTS OF  THE  DOWNTOWN  BUSINESS  DISTRICT  AND  TRAFFIC  LIGHTS  WERE  AFFECTED.  

UPSON-LEE HOMECOMING PARADE MOVED TO FRIDAY 4;30PM

 DUE  TO  THE  WEATHER  THE  THOMASTON-UPSON  SCHOOL  SYSTEM   HAS   POSTPONED  THE  HOMECOMING  PARADE  UNTIL   FRIDAY   9/26/25  AT  4;30PM.  

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POST OFFICES IN PIKE, MONROE, FAYETTE, AND MERIWETHER BREAK-INS

 SEVERAL  POST  OFFICE  BREAK-INS  REPORTED  IN  THE  AREA,  TWO  IN  PIKE  COUNTY,  IN  MONROE  COUNTY,  FAYETTE  COUNTY  AND  GAY ,  GEORGIA  AND  AUTHORITIES  ARE  SEEKING   TWO  SUSPECTS  WHO  COULD  BE  RESPONSIBLE  .  THE  CONCORD  POST  OFFICE  TWICE  AUGUST  27TH  AND  SEPT.  8TH  WITH  SMALL  AMOUNT  OF  DAMAGE.   THE  USPS  IS  INVOLVED  IN  THE  INVESTIGATION.

UPSON CO GOP MEETING 9/25

 Date: September 25th 2025, 6:30 pm 

Location: 103 S Hightower Street, Thomaston, GA

Guest speakers include:

• Blake Tillery, Candidate for Georgia Lieutenant Governor 
• Muffin Gibson, Candidate for Upson County Probate Judge
• Troy Chaney, Candidate for Thomaston Mayor Pro Tem

The time change (from 6pm to 6:30pm) is due to the Homecoming Parade that will begin at 5:00 pm and will have the area blocked off for about an hour.

BARNESVILLE MOTORIST KILLED IN A WRECK

 A  BARNESVILLE  MOTORIST  DIED  IN    TWO    VEHICLE    HEAD-ON   CRASH    EARLY  THURSDAY  MORNING ON HIGHWAY  36  BY-PASS - ACCORDING  TO LAMAR  COUNTY  CORONER JAMES  TILLERY.  54  YEAR OLD JOHN MOYER    PRONOUNCED  DEAD AT  THE  SCENE  AFTER  A  CRASH BETWEEN HIS  FORD FUSION  AND  A  FORD F-150  PICK-UP  AROUND 6;30  AM.  THE  DRIVER  IN   THE   FORD PICK-UP  WAS  TRANSPORTED  TO  A  MACON  HOSPITAL.  

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NEW CFO CITY OF THOMASTON RESHANN ADAMS

 Reshann Adams was confirmed as the new Finance Director for the City of Thomaston at last night's meeting. Her start date will be October 16th.

UPSON CO. WRECK 74 WEST

 UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  DAN  KILGORE  REPORTS  AN   18-WHEELER/ATV  ACCIDENT  ON   74  WEST, MONDAY  WITH  SLIGHT  INJURIES.  THE  ACCIDENT  HAPPENED  NEAR  WILSON'S  STORE,  HE  SAID.  POST  26 GA.  STATE  PATROL  INVESTIGATING.

THOMASTON POST GSP INVESTIGATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

 THE  GA  STATE  PATROL  HAS  RELEASED  THE  ACCIDENT  REPORT  FROM  A  ONE  VEHICLE  ACCIDENT  ON  PEACHBELT  ROAD  TUESDAY.  THE  DRIVER OF  A BMW  SUV, ANGELA  MARIE  BOYCE   OF  PEACHBELT  ROAD    WAS  LIFE-FLIGHTED  TO  GRADY  MEMORIAL   HOSPITAL.   ACCORDING  TO  THE  GSP  THE  VEHICLE  WAS TRAVELING  SOUTH  ON  PEACHBELT  ROAD ATTEMPTING  TO  NEGOTIATE  A  CURVE  WHEN  IT  APPARENTLY  CROSSED  THE  CENTER  LINE  AND  DRIFTED INTO  THE  NORTHBOUND  LANE  BEFORE  LEAVING THE  ROADWAY  .  IT  TRAVELED ONTO  THE  EAST  SHOULDER  AND  DROPPED  DOWN  AN   EMBANKMENT  AND  BEGAN  TO  ROTATE  COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.  THE  BMW TRAVELED  SIDEWAYS DOWN  THE  EMBANKMENT  AND  BECAME AIRBORN ACROSS  A  DITCH,  LANDED  BACK  ON  THE  EMBANKMENT  AND  BEGAN  TO  ROTATE CLOCKWISE.  THE  VEHICLE  STRAIGHTENED  ITS   PATH OF  TRAVEL  BEFORE  STRIKING  TWO BOULDERS  AND  AFTER  IMPACT  IT  ROTATED  COUNTER-CLOCKWISE  AND  CAME  TO  REST ON  THE  EAST  SHOULDER AGAINST  A  BOULDER. 

PEDESTRIAN INJURED IN THOMASTON

 PATROL   SHIFT    COMMANDER  THOMASTON  PD -- CAPTAIN  BRIAN HAMMOCK  REPORTS  A  PEDESTRIAN  STRUCK  BY  AN  SUV  AT  SOUTH  CHURCH  AND  LEE  STREETS  AROUND  1PM    TUESDAY.  CAPTAIN  HAMMOCK  SAID  ITS  THOUGHT  THE  WOMAN  CROSSING  THE  STREET  WAS  DEAF  AND  DID  NOT  HEAR  THE  VEHICLE  APPROACHING.  CAPTAIN  HAMMOCK  SAID  THE  INJURED PERSON  COULD  BE  LIFE-FLIGHTED  TO   A  TRAUMA  CENTER.  CAPTAIN  HAMMOCK  SAID  THE  ACCIDENT  INVESTIGATION  WAS  TURNED  OVER  TO    POST  26   GA.  STATE  PATROL-THOMASTON.

T-U CHAMBER CANDIDATE FORUM

 THE  THOMASTON-UPSON  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE   HAS  ANNOUNCED  A  POLITICAL FORUM  FOR  THE  NOV. 4TH  GENERAL  ELECTION   ON   THURSDAY  OCT. 9TH  AT 6PM AT  THE  U-L FINE  ARTS  CENTER.  QUESTIONS  FOR THE  CANDIDATES  CAN  BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE   CHAMBER'S  WEBSITE  UNTIL  SEPT.  26TH.

CANDIDATES  IN  CONTESTED  RACES  ARE  INVITED  TO  SUBMIT  A  BRIEF  TWO  OR  THREE  PARAGRAPH   SUMMARY   ON  THEIR  CAMPAIGN    TO  OUR  WEBSITE  FOR  POSTING.

UPSON BOC MAKES IT OFFICIAL/FLOST IS ON THE NOV. BALLOT

 ITS  OFFICIAL , UPSON  COUNTY  VOTERS  WILL  DECIDE  A  $5  MILLION  FLOATING  SALES  TAX  MEASURE    ON  THE  NOVEMBER  BALLOT- A    FLOST  FOR  PROPERTY  TAX  RELIEF.  THE  UPSON  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS  HELD  A  MEETING  FRIDAY  MORNING  AND  UNANIMOUSLY  APPROVED  A  RESOLUTION  CALLING  FOR  THE  ELECTION  PLUS  CONSIDERATION   OF  AN  INTERGOVERNMENTAL   AGREEMENT  WITH  THE  CITY  OF  THOMASTON  FOR  THE  FLOST  ELECTION--  CITY  COUNCIL  APPROVED  IT  THURSDAY.  A  WEDNESDAY  NIGHT  MEETING   CRASHED  AND  BURNED  BUT  THE  GOVERNMENTS  PATCHED  THINGS  UP THURSDAY  AND  AGREED  ON  A   70-30  SPLIT--70 COUNTY  30% CITY  OF  THOMASTON

UPSONIANS SCAMMED OUT OF $6000

 UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  DAN  KILGORE  REPORTS  TWO  UPSON  COUNTY  RESIDENTS  WERE SCAMMED  OUT  OF  $6000  IN  THE PAST  WEEK  FOR  TRICKS  ON  POSTING  BOND  BY  PHONE.  THE  CALLER  CLAIMS  A  FAMILY  MEMBER  HAS  BEEN  ARRESTED  AND  THE  INFORMATION IS   POSTED ONLINE  AT  THE  JAIL'S  WEBSITE  AS  REQUIRED--AN  ARREST  THAT  ACTUALLY  OCCURS.  THE  SCAMMER  THEN  USES  THE  JAIL  WEBSITE  INFO AND  SEARCHES  FOR  OPEN  SOURCE  PUBLIC INFO  ON  THE   INTERNET  TO I.D. FAMILY   MEMBERS  AND  REACHES  OUT  TO  THE INMATE'S  FAMILY  AND  PRETENDS  TO  BE  FROM  THE  S.O./JAIL OFFERING  TO  ASSIST  WITH  THE  BOND  PROCESS. THEY  HAVE  THE  ABILITY  TO  "SPOOF"  THE  NUMBER  AND  DIRECTS  THE  FAMILY  MEMBER  TO  USE  A  CASH  APP  TO  TRANSFER  THE  MONEY.

SHERIFF  KILGORE  SAYS  HIS  OFFICE  NEVER  USES  THIS  METHOD  TO  POST  BOND,  YOU  MUST  SHOW  UP  AT THE  OFFICE.  IF  YOU  GET  SUCH  A  CALL  HANG-UP  AND  CALL  THE  UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

CITY OF THOMASTON COUNCIL RECONSIDERS NO FLOST SAYS CITY CLERK

 the city met at 12 pm today to approve our millage rate. At this meeting, we amended the agenda to discuss a proposal from the county regarding the FLOST. We are waiting for legal review of an intergovernmental agreement, but the city voted to approve the county's modified proposal in order for a referendum to be held

UPSON BOC HIRES NEW COUNTY MANAGER

 

ITS OFFICIAL , LONNIE  JOYCE,  CFO AND  ASSISTANT  CITY  MANAGER  FOR  THE  CITY  OF  THOMASTON  IS  THE  NEW  COUNTY  MANAGER  OF  UPSON COUNTY.  THE  BOARD  OF  COMMISSIONERS  MADE  IT OFFICIAL  AT    A   CALLED  MEETING, WEDNESDAY  MORNING.  LONNIE  TOLD  US  HIS  FIRST DAY  ON  THE  COUNTY  JOB  WILL  BE  OCTOBER  IST.  THE COMMISSIONERS  HAD  MADE  THE  DODGE  COUNTY  MANAGER  THEIR   LONE  FINALIST  FOR    THE  POST  BUT  THAT  DIDN'T  WORK  OUT  SO  JOYCE  WAS  RECENTLY  NAMED  LONE  FINALIST  AND  WAS  OFFICIALLY  HIRED  WEDNESDAY. UPSON  COUNTY  CFO  ALLEN  SALTER IS  ACTING  AS  INTERIM  COUNTY  MANAGER.