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The Griffin Judicial Circuit was recently recognized by the State of Georgia’s Standing Committee on Judicial Workload Assessment as...

[n the spirit of good faith and with taxpayer savings in mind, the City Council and Board of Commissioners met on September 3rd to...

UPSON  COUNTY  VOTERS  WILL  APPARENTLY  NOT  GET  AN  OPPORUNITY  TO  VOTE  FOR  A  FLOST  PROPERTY  TAX  RELIEF MEASURE  THIS ...

Effective Saturday, August 30, 2025, Frank Strickland will assume the role of Public Safety Director/Chief of Police for the City of...

CITY  OF  THOMASTON  MAYOR  J.D. STALLINGS  HAS  CONFIRMED  CITY  AND  COUNTY OFFICIALS  WILL  MEET  WEDNESDAY  AT  6PM   AT  THE ...

While we have not heard from any City of Thomaston elected officials, the Upson County Board of Commissioners has been asked if it is...

THE  CITY  OF  THOMASTON  MAYOR  J.D. STALLINGS    HAS  INVITED  THE  UPSON COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS  TO  A   JOINT  MEETING  WEDNESDAY  AT ...

FLOST PROPERTY TAX RELIEF SAVINGS AT 74/26 SPLIT. County 74%-City 26% 26% of FLOST would relieve ALL City M&O taxes if in place for 2025...

THE  UPSON  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS  UNANIMOUSLY  APPROVED  AN  INTERGOVERNMENTAL  AGREEMENT  AT  TUESDAY'S  MEETING   DRAFTED  BY  THE ...

On August 18, 2025, an Upson County jury convicted Robert Joseph Folks of Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree (2 counts), Driving...

Upson County Griffin / Orchard Hill

I will host a fourth FLOST Town Hall on Monday, 25 Aug, at 6pm at the City-County Meeting Room, 106 E Lee Street.  I will cover House...

UPSON  COUNTY  SHERIFF  DAN  KILGORE  REPORTS  A  THOMASTON  MAN  DIED OF  ELECTROCUTION  WHILE  REPAIRING  AN  A/C  DUCT   FOR  THE ...

Sales Tax revenue is synonymous with property tax relief. To conflate the two is a misunderstanding of House Bill 581 and its intended...

As one who sees and hears; on a daily basis, the struggles of many of our property taxpayers, particularly the elderly homeowners on a...

On Sunday, August 17, 2025, Griffin Police Department Uniform Patrol responded to a call at a storage facility located in the 700 block...

THE  THOMASTON-UPSON  BOARD OF  EDUCATION  WILL  SET  THE   2025 TAX MILLAGERATE  FOLLOWING  A  PUBLIC   HEARING  TUESDAY   (TODAY) ...

QUALIFYING OPENED  MONDAY  FOR  THE  NOV. 4TH  ELECTION--FOR  THE  OPEN  SEAT  OF  UPSON  COUNTY PROBATE  JUDGE  THESE ...

The Upson County Board of Commissioners has selected Lonnie Joyce as the sole finalist to fill the position of county manager.   Joyce, a...

Upson Regional Medical Center is “thrilled” to announce the arrival of Dr. Edward Adeniyi to the URMC family.   Dr. Adeniyi is a highly...