3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (72+ words) Upson NAACP’s August educational community workshop focused … More than six decades after the late Leon Singer made it pos… New Bethel Baptist Church’s monthly free pancake breakfast will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 8-10 a.m. The pancake breakfast, at…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (541+ words) Sept. 11, 2001 - 25 years later, we still remember... On this solemn anniversary, we honor thousands of innocent lives lost, families forever changed, and a nation shaken by unimaginable tragedy. We remember extraordinary courage of our first responders, selfless acts of everyday Americans,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (630+ words) B. Waine Kong, Ph.D., JD We spend a great deal of time chasing happiness. We follow the Benjamin Franklin prescription — be healthy, wealthy, and wise — and we wonder why, even when we have it all, something still feels missing. Last Sunday,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) Dr. Basil Waine Kong, Ph.D., J.D., addresses Thomaston Lions Club.v Thomaston Lions Club welcomed Dr. Basil Waine Kong, Ph.D., J.D., as its guest speaker on Monday, Aug. 10. A retired healthcare executive, educator, and author, Kong shared his knowledge of heart health…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (590+ words) 63 years ago, Aug. 28, 1963 - A civil rights rally in Washington, D.C. with more than 250,000 people was held, and that is where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his now famous “I Have a Dream” speech… The 28th anniversary, Aug. 31, 1997 - Britain's Princess…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (648+ words) You’re a voter. You’re trying to figure out who is right. Perhaps who to vote for? Maybe you’re just trying to figure out a complicated issue and aren’t quite sure what to believe. This takes a lot of time, and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (660+ words) Upson County Board of Commissioners: Front row, from left, are Upson County Clerk Jessica Jones, Commissioner Paul Jones, Chairman Dan Brue, Commissioner Ben Watson, and County Attorney Heath English. Back row, from left, are County Manager Lonnie Joyce and Commissioners…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (307+ words) It doesn't take a genius to see what is coming if the radical, Communist, Democrat Party seizes control of government again. If they get control of the Senate and/or House, we are done. I know everybody gets worked up…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (696+ words) Upson County Board of Commissioners: Front row, from left, are Upson County Clerk Jessica Jones, Commissioner Paul Jones, Chairman Dan Brue, Commissioner Ben Watson, and County Attorney Heath English. Back row, from left, are County Manager Lonnie Joyce and Commissioners…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (385+ words) Hunter and Tiffany Tucker Onlookers at the beach as Hunter Tucker saves a life. While on vacation in July, Thomaston Firefighter Hunter Tucker braved harsh currents to save the life of a child drowning in the ocean. Hunter told The…...