Wednesday, May 29, 2024
UPSON
BEACON
Emancipation,
Continued from Front
performances, tours, give
aways, a car show, and ven
dor booths.
Thomaston is famous
for its Emancipation Cele
bration, held on or around
May 29 annually. May 29 is
the recorded date when
slaves of Upson County
were taken to town and told
they were free, according to
organizers of the Emancipa
tion Celebration Committee
of Upson.
On May 29, 1866, Wil
liam Guildford organized
the first celebration.
The second annual Her
itage Awards Banquet will
be held Wednesday, May 29
at 6 p.m. at the Thomaston-
Upson Senior Center, lo
cated at 302 South Bethel
Street in Thomaston.
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Photos by Luke Haney/Upson Beacon
HEALTHCARE
Memorial Day,
Continued from Front
U.S. Armed Forces - the
Army, the Navy, the Air
Force, the Marines, and the
U.S. Coast Guard.
Caldwell spoke about
the origination of Memorial
Day and cited the number of
those who have been killed
in action, a total of nearly
1.4 million since the coun
try’s inception.
After Caldwell’s words,
Rev. Turner returned to the
podium and gave an emo
tional speech on what Taps
means to him, and Chris
Awtrey performed Taps on
trumpet.
In Yatesville, a humble,
but moving ceremony took
place with Cecil Moncrief
reading a list of 146 soldiers
from the Yatesville area who
had served. All the names
are listed on crosses placed
at the corner of College
Street and Yatesville High
way.
Members of the Upson-Lee High School NJROTC present the colors during the Memorial Day
event at First Baptist Church. An(jrew Carroll/Upson Beacon
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