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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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SIX BULLDOGS RECEIVE TOP-50 GRADES...
Upson’s Travon Walker is among six Georgia Bull
dogs who the NFL are eyeing for draft season... Here’s
what the said about our top Dawg... "Walker is an elite physical
specimen for a 6-foot-5, 275-pounder. So much so that he’s
dropped into coverage this season and managed a pass
breakup. He’s still figuring out how to rush the passer, but you
can’t teach what he has."
CONGRATULATIONS TO CAPTAIN JAMES COR
BETT... THE GOOD CAPTAIN IS RETIRING FROM
THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL AFTER 32 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA... Thanks,
James, we greatly appreciate your service and hope
your retirement years are wonderful.
ICE SKATING IN THOMASTON? YOU BET... Begin
ning Dec. 10 the City of Thomaston will open its ice-skating
rink at Greatest Generation Park... you have to register online
to skate... visit secure.recl.com/GA/upson-county-ga/catelog.
HAPPY BELATED
Stallings...
BIRTHDAY TO... Mrs. Shirley
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS ARE EXTENDED
TO... Marlie Kelly, Traci Snidemiller, Lindsey Murphy, Brian
Muscatella, Kristi Bosworth, Katie Rohling, Emmagrace Cain,
Julianne Grubb, Tara Cobb, Kalaeb Bell, Brandon Rucker,
Scott Watkins, Lindsey Moss, Dec. 9... Bill McDowell, Hillary
Hollis, Dec. 10... Tom Kirkbride, Shirley Lindsey, LaResa Price,
Brenda Harp, Greg Boyt, Steve Heath, Dec. 11... Jamie Banks,
Susan Allen, Dec. 12... Robert Parker, Edna Boyles, Payton
Parker, Brandon Renfroe, Nason Blackwell, Melanie Sandlin,
Dec. 13... Mandy Jackson, Claire Presley Angle, Vicky Blount
White, Lisa Stevens, Dec. 14... Tiffany Daniel, Karen Bowling.
Treena Turner, Chris Melton, Jim Waggoner, Alan Roberts,
Vence Starley, Lindsay Helms, Dec. 15... We wish for all cele
brating birthdays, many more happy and healthy ones.
REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR... DEC. 7
MARKED THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1941
ATTACK ON THE U.S. NAVY INSTALLATION BY
THE JAPANESE MILITARY... On the morning of Dec.
7,1941, Imperial Japanese forces ambushed the Naval
Station Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Tragically, 2,403 Americans perished during the at
tack, including 68 civilians. On this National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day, we solemnly honor and
uphold the memory of the patriots who lost their lives
that day — “a date which will live in infamy” — and we
reflect on the courage of all those who served our na
tion with honor in the Second World War.
GIVING AWAY MORE THAN $500 IN UPSON
COUNTY LOCAL STORE, RESTAURANT, AND BUSI
NESS GIFT CARDS... SHOP LOCALLY AND WIN
BIG... The Beacon teamed with Richard Bishoff, English Law
Group, The Peoples Bank, City of Thomaston, Thomaston-
Upson IDA, Thomaston-Upson Chamber of Commerce,
Vaughn & Melton Consulting Engineers, United Bank, Connell
and Wheeler, Attorneys, and Zoe Pediatrics to purchase and
give away more than $500 in locally owned business gift cards
to four lucky winners... Enter to win by shopping at one of our
participating businesses from now through Dec. 19, leave your
receipt with your name and telephone number written on it to
enter the drawing... First place drawing wins $250 in gift
cards... second place, $125... third, $75... and fourth $50...
Shop where you love... your hometown... Remember shopping
locally keeps FOUR TIMES the money in our local economy
compared to shopping at big chains... Local businesses provide
jobs and they support local events, sports teams, and charities
a whopping 250 percent more.
CHRISTMAS PARADE AND MARKET... Thomaston’s
Main Street will host the annual Christmas Parade
and Market downtown Thomaston Dec. 17... Market
opens at 4 p.m. and will include seasonal food and
craft vendors... Santa will indeed be on the square for
pictures... The theme for the Christmas parade is “An
gels Among Us” and will pay tribute to our amazing
healthcare workers beginning at 7 p.m. Local choirs
and carolers will be performing throughout the event.
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GranBio Awarded $730K
in Grants for Scale-up Operation
Thomaston Biorefinery Targeted for Development
Grant funding advances
commercialization of the
Nanocellulose Dispersion
Composite for the tire and
rubber goods markets.
AVAPCO, a subsidiary
of GranBio Technologies,
announced that it has been
awarded $500,000 in
funding from P3Nano, a
public private partnership
between the U.S. Endow
ment for Forestry & Com
munities and the USDA
Forest Service (USFS),
along with an additional
$230,000 from the USFS
Wood Innovations pro
gram, to advance scale-up
and commercial introduc
tion of the Nanocellulose
Dispersion Composite
(NDC™) rubber master-
batch for the tire and
rubber goods markets.
The breakthrough NDC
masterbatch is the result of
a four-year joint devel
opment program between
Birla Carbon and GranBio,
designed to address grow
ing sustainability demands
from the tire industry in
terms of improving both
tire rolling resistance and
vehicle fuel economy
through enabling the incor
poration of sustainable,
bio-derived nanocellulose
into commercial rubber
compounds.
P3Nano’s funding pro
gram targets projects de
signed to advance the
commercialization of cellu-
losic nanomaterials. Under
the competitive award, the
companies will demon
strate continuous scale-up
of production of the NDC at
GranBio’s Biorefinery in
Thomaston for anticipated
full-scale factory and on
road tire trials by global
partners within the tire and
mechanical rubber goods
industries.
Under the additional
competitive award from
the USFS’s wood innova
tions program, designed to
expand and accelerate
market growth for wood
products, the companies
will prepare an engineering
package, market analysis,
and financial modeling for
the first NDC commercial
plant.
“The NDC project dem
onstrates how Birla Carbon
continues to drive innova
tion in sustainability sup
porting our ambitions and
those of our customers,”
said John Loudermilk,
chief executive officer, Birla
Carbon. “The partnership
with GranBio allows us to
‘share the strength’ in sup
port of our aspiration to
achieve net zero carbon
emissions, including the
development of novel ma
terials from biomass.”
According to Bernardo
Gradin, chief executive of
ficer of GranBio Technol
ogies, “The NDC is a key
example of GranBio’s mis
sion to ‘Enable Net Zero™’
solutions through the de
velopment and deployment
of sustainable biomass-
based technologies across
the biofuels, biochemicals,
and advanced biomaterials
sectors. The partnership
with Birla Carbon materi
alizes a common strategy to
enable net-zero emission in
tires and the automotive
value chain.”
For more information
about the NDC master-
batch, please contact the
development teams at Birla
Carbon (charles.herd@adi-
tyabirla.com) and GranBio
Technologies
Plea Accepted
by Judge Kreuziger
The following plea was
accepted Dec. 2 in Super
ior Court by Judge Rhonda
B. Kreuziger:
Rodriguez Spencer,
possession of cocaine with
intent to distribute, 15
years (serve three, fol
lowed by 12 years on pro
bation), substance abuse
evaluation and treatment,
and a $1,500 fine.
TFD Chief Responds
to Thiel’s Comments
As the fire chief of Thomaston Fire Department, it
is my duty to respond to the article written in last
week’s newspaper recognizing Joey Thiel as a captain
of Thomaston Fire Department and his comments
made during a county commissioners meeting. Thiel’s
comments and language do not, in any way, represent
Thomaston Fire Department or the City of Thomaston.
His comments are his personal views as a resident of
Upson County.
Respectfully,
Chief Renee Harris
Keep Your Family Safe
By Locking Up &
Disposing Medication!
Secure Drug
Drop-Off Boxes
are located at the
Thomaston Police
Office and
Upson County
Sheriff’s Office.
For More Information about Drug Drop Boxes and
Personal Medication Lock Boxes, Email Shannon at
slawson@livedrugfree.org
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Generation Rx Project
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https://stoprxabuseinga.org/prescription-drug-disposal/
(knelson@ granbio .com).
Birla Carbon is a lead
ing global supplier of car
bon black. As one of the
flagship businesses of the
leading Indian multi
national conglomerate,
Aditya Birla Group, Birla
Carbon provides innova
tive sustainable carbon
black solutions that en
hance the performance of
tires, mechanical rubber
goods, paints and coatings,
inks and toners, plastics,
adhesives, sealants, and
textile fibers.
The company’s foot
print extends across 12
countries with 16 manufac
turing facilities and two
state-of-the-art technology
centers in Marietta (USA)
and Taloja (India), provid
ing industry-leading inno
vation. Its Sustainable
Operational Excellence
(SOE) strategy focuses on
employee safety, environ
mental stewardship, effi
cient use of carbon sources
and operating in a socially
and ethically responsible
manner. Visit
http: //www.birlacarbon. co
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Upson
Beacon
Tile
The Upson Beacon is looking for a reliable part-time reporter to
join our team. The position has flexible hours, with the exception
of required meeting attendance and or events, and applicants
must be able to meet newspaper deadlines. The Beacon pub
lishes one time per week. The successful candidate will cover
some government and or civic meetings, human interest and
community topics, as well as events. The position includes de
veloping relationships with local officials, leaders, and community
members; contacting sources and researching situations; and
writing articles/news reports about meetings, happenings, local
news, projects, etc. The position also includes the responsibility
of both reporting on stories assigned as well as generating story
ideas to write for each issue. Please submit resume to:.
Please submit resume to:
bturner@upsonbeacon.com
No Phone Calls Please!
Christmas Tan<£\
5%'Run/Walk 1
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11. 2021
6PM @ SILVERTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH
5K Run/Walk mill begin /end @ Silvertown Baptist Church on Dec 11, pass
through the Greatest Generation Park and domn Christmas Lane/R Street
in Thomaston Georgia
If you are searching for a unique 5K running/walking
experience this year, THIS IS IT! -4
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Every December, since the 1970s, residents on 'Christmas Lane/'R Street' in
Thomaston GA, transform their homes & yards into a magical wonderland with
twinkling lights and Christmas decorations galore.
Participants will travel through Christmas Lane and the historic Silvertown
Subdivision, while surrounded by the sounds and sights of Christmas!
We hope that you will join us for our Annual Holiday Tradition & that this event
will become a tradition for you as well!
Awards for this event will be presented to overall top 3 male/female finishers.
Overall top male/female masters. Top 3 male/female finishers in the following categories:
14 & under, 15-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,50-59,60-69,70-79, & 80+.
All Participants of the 5K that register before the Nov 30, deadline will receive a
one-of-a-kind Christmas Lane long sleeve shirt.
Runners/Walkers will also be treated at the end to homemade veggie soup,
courtesy of The Country Cupboard & Deli; as well as fresh Apple Cider. Hot
ChocolateR Coffee.
Show US YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT! BEST HOLIDAY DRESSED PARTICIPANT J
WILL WIN A $25 GIFT CARD FROM CHICK-FIL-A '
For more information/to register, visit: https://www.ultrasignup.com/register.aspx7dicN88361
By: Rev. Dean Hemphill
Clarks Chapel
Baptist Church
176 Mathis Lake Rd.
Thomaston, GA 30286
This past weekend was the
play weekend at Clark’s
Chapel. Saturday night I asked a question during the
invitation that I want to ask again. This question can
be answered with a yes or no. The question is, “Have
you been born again?”
When this question is asked, most people have a
difficult time with the answer. Instead of saying no,
many attempt to explain away their answer with
such statements like they have joined a church, they
have been baptized, they are religious, or they com
pare themselves with others.
But, let’s go back to the question. As a matter of
fact, let’s read what Jesus said in John 3.3: “Except
a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God.” Notice, that Jesus did not beat around the
bush, and He didn’t attempt to be politically right.
He just said for anyone to see the kingdom of God
that being born again is the only way.
I want to ask all that read this article one more
time, the question that can be answered one of two
ways: “Have you been born again?”
Clarkschapelchurch.com