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EX-DOLLAR GENERAL MANAGER WANTED BY TPD
Thomaston Police CID investigating an alleged stolen bank deposit of $2984 from a former store manager at Dollar General 19 south. The...
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3 days ago


UPSON'S COUNTY MANAGER IS LEAVING
Upson County Manager Jason Tinsley has accepted the newly created position of Assistant County Administrator of Fayette County after...
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3 days ago


UPSON EMC/CITY OF THOMASTON POWER OUTAGES SUNDAY
MOTHER NATURE  PITCHED A FIT SUNDAY AND UPSON EMC, THE CITY OF THOMASTON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FUN 101 FM TOOK A ...
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5 days ago


MUFFIN GIBSON SWORN-IN AS INTERIM UPSON CO PROBATE JUDGE
UPSON COUNTY'S ASSOCIATE PROBATE JUDGE, MUFFIN GIBSON WAS SWORN-IN AS INTERIM PROBATE JUDGE TUESDAY IN FAYETTEVILLE BY ...
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May 14


UPSON CO PROBATE JUDGE HAS SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION TO THE GOVERNOR
Danielle McRae 101 NEWSÂ SPOKEÂ WITHÂ THEÂ CHIEFÂ JUDGEÂ OFÂ THEÂ GRIFFIN JUDICIALÂ CIRCUITÂ THEÂ HONORABLEÂ SCOTTÂ BALLARD-- MONDAYÂ ...
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May 12


Krista and Tyler Schindley entered non-negotiated pleas of guilty in Child Murder Case
On May 1, 2025, Krista Washburn Schindley and Tyler Matthew Schindley entered non-negotiated pleas of guilty to charges including...
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May 5
SPALDING CO. SHERIFF DARRELL DIX FIRED A DEPUTY FOR DUI
“Last night at approximately 7:15pm, I learned from Chief Deputy Tony Thomason that he had been notified that one of our Uniform Patrol...
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May 1
JUDGE COKER SENTENCES GRIFFIN COUPLE FOR CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
A griffin couple, Tyler and Krista Schindler have been sentenced to 40 years in prison and 20 years’ probation for trying to starve a...
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May 1
BRIGHTMARK EXERCISES ITS FIRST EXTENSION
At Monday’s April meeting of the Thomaston Upson IDA--Brightmark exercised its first extension on the development period. Brightmark...
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Apr 29


Spalding County S.T.I.N.G Investigation Nets Multiple Arrest and Warrants For Fentanyl Other Illegal Narcotics
On April 21st, 2025, the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division and S.T.I.N.G Investigators executed search...
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Apr 24
GRIFFIN CITY MANAGER CONCERNED ABOUT YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE
In alignment with our commitment to ensure a safe, well-planned community for all, I am reaching out with a heavy heart and a deep sense...
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Apr 24
REZONING FAILS FOR NEW UPSCALE SUBDIVISION IN WESTERN UPSON
Following a public hearing approaching  two hours Tuesday --the Upson County commissioners voted to deny a rezoning for a gated upscale...
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Apr 22
DELAY IN UPSON TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICES
There is a delay in Upson County Tax Assessment Notices according to chief appraiser Charles McKeehan. Charles says the vendor has some...
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Apr 22


GSP LT MAURICE RAINES OF THOMASTON IN WASHINGTON, DC AT THE "Put the Phone Away or Pay Kickoff"
CLICK PICTURE BELOW TO SEE EVENT VIDEO Peter Simshauser, chief counsel of the National Highway Traffic Administration Traffic Safety...
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Apr 18
USGS RIVER GAGES THREATENED BY CUTS
Under the current administration the U.S. Geological Survey is facing funding cuts and office closures and the House has proposed a 10%...
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Apr 11


TORNADO WARNING!
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL...
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Apr 6


Thomaston PD Investigates Shooting
Thomaston, GA – April 5, 2025 – At approximately 11:10 PM on Saturday, April 5, 2025, officers from the Thomaston Police Department (TPD)...
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Apr 6


URMC's Dr. Moga Named Chief of Upson OB/GYN
Upson Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Christopher Nic Moga, M.D. has been named Chief of Upson OB/GYN effective April...
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Apr 3
She Was A Doll
Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore reports an anatomically correct human-type female doll was found wrapped in a tarp Monday morning at Old...
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Mar 31


CITY OF THOMASTON MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL APRIL 1, 2025
7:00 P.M. CITY-COUNTY MEETING ROOM – MAIN FLOOR THOMASTON-UPSON GOVERNMENT COMPLEX AGENDA  A.           Call Meeting to Order /...
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Mar 30
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