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The Upson Beacon
Thursday, May 27, 2021
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Photo by Luke Haney
DPH Recognizes Kendall and Pitts for Service
The Upson County Department of Public Health recently honored two employees for their years
of service. Nurse Manager Nikee Rooks presented Tamara Kendall with a certificate in ac
knowledgment of 20 years of service and Kristi Pitts with a certificate in acknowledgement of
15 years of service.
Photo by Luke Haney
Sheriff Kilgore Visits SERTOMA
Sheriff Don Kilgore recently visited the Thomaston SERTOMA Club and provided members with an
update on how work has changedfor the sheijffs office since the COVID-ig pandemic began. He
also provided details about how the current backlog in the court system has affected the number of
inmates housed in the jail. Sheriff Kilgore (right) stands beside SERTOMA member Greg Wilson.
Police, Sheriff Report Arrests
Recent arrests and
charges reported by the
Thomaston Police Depart
ment include the following:
Nytia Jejuane Smith,
murder and home invasion
(related to a 2020 case);
Courtney Brooke Conlan,
aggravated assault (Family
Violence Act) and cruelty to
children (criminal negli
gence);
Brian Kevin Albritton,
rape and kidnapping;
Devin Winston Huckaby,
possession of methampheta-
mine.
Recent arrests and
charges reported by the of
fice of Upson County Sheriff
Dan Kilgore include the fol
lowing:
Steven Pernell Harris,
aggravated assault, along
with misdemeanor forgery
fourth degree;
Anthony Wade Smith,
two counts of violation of the
Georgia RICO Act;
Anthony Jordan Willis,
two counts of illegal posses
sion of a controlled sub
stance;
Latonya Renetten Jones,
possession of meth;
Kody Austin Ward, pos
session of meth;
Tahiym Latif Siddiq, fel
ony probation violation
(possession with intent to
distribute);
Maurice Demon
McDowell, felony probation
violation.
UPSON COUNTY
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CAMP 2021
Free summer camp for youth K-8th of 2020 school year
JUNE 7TH - JULY 29TH
8:30AM-2:30PM
THOMASTON-UPSON CIVIC CENTER
This camp is hosted by the
Upson Extension/4-H and Thomaston-Upson Civic Center.
Camp registration is for one week at a time. Students must be
registered the week prior to "camping" each week.
For registration, visit thomastonupsonrecreation.com
Click "Register Oniline" then "Summer Camp" (under catalog)
If you have any questions, call:
the Upson Extension/4-H office (706)647-8989
or the Thomaston-Upson Civic Center (706)647-9691
Upson County Board
of Commissioners
Accepting Applications for Appointment
Upson County Commissioners will be accepting appli
cations for appointment to the Thomaston Upson
County Library Board and the Region 4 EMS Council.
Applications can be picked up at the Board of Commis
sioners office at the Government Complex building lo
cated at 106 E. Lee Street, Ste. 110. The deadline for
submitting applications will be Monday, June 14, 2021.
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Upson County COVID-19 Update
Upson County reports
3,483 positive COVID-19
cases with 129 deaths as of
noon last Tuesday, accord
ing to the Johns Hopkins
University & Medicine Co-
ronavirus Resource Center.
Numbers reflect eight
new cases (down from 10
last week) and three new
deaths (up three from
last week) since Tuesday
one week prior. During that
time, Upson’s per capita in
fection rate increased from
13.25 to 13.28 cases per 100
residents. Pike County, at
12.56 per 100 residents,
and Lamar County, at 10.98
per 100, are the only
Upson-adjacent counties
also exceeding i-in-10 in
fection rate. Taylor is at
9.89, Monroe at 9.83, and
Meriwether at 9.63 per 100.
Johns Hopkins Corona-
virus Resource Center re
ports Georgia with
1,120,272 (new data) pos
itive cases and 20,661 (new
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data) deaths as of noon last
Tuesday.
Johns Hopkins lists the
following confirmed cases
for counties bordering
Upson: Monroe, 2,672 (up
11) cases with 100 (no
change) deaths; Pike, 2,301
(up 17) with 41 (up one)
deaths; Lamar, 2,050 (up
five) with 57 (no change)
deaths; Meriwether, 2,033
(up four) with 86 (up one)
deaths; Taylor, 802 (up
two) with 26 (up one)
deaths; Crawford, 655 (no
change) with 19 (no
change) deaths; and Talbot,
489 (up five) with 18 (no
change) deaths.
DON’T BE THE DEALER.
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REGISTER FOR OUR FOR My LIFE®RETREAT
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God Restored Our Family
Doug had high blood pressure,
and Carrie had interstitial cystitis,
which often causes immense pain.
Their marriage was also suffering.
They had walked with the Lord for
the majority of their lives, yet they
began to question God's love and
His power to heal and deliver them.
Then Doug's dad encouraged them
to go to the For My Life Retreat at Be in Health®.They had
exhausted all other options, so they decided to give it a
try. During their week at the retreat, they understood and
received Father God's love for them and learned how to
recognize and overcome the strongholds in their lives
that affected themselves and their children.
They came home overflowing with hope and continued
to practice the Biblical principles they learned at Be in
Health. Since then, Doug's blood pressure has lowered,
he has overcome food allergies, and Carrie no longer
needs her medications. Even their children have received
healing and peace.
Read their full testimony here: bit.ly/family-restored
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Need Prayer? Call: 706-646-1488