The Thomaston-Upson Chamber of Commerce will NOT hold an in-person Annual Awards banquet this year in 2021. We are however; in the process of developing a video announcing all of our winners for 2021.

Thank you to the following businesses for sponsoring the Annual Awards Banquet Video!
Photo taken by Luke Haney, The Upson Beacon
Chamber Cash Mob Crew Members surprised Thomaston Hardware last week during our monthly Cash Mob Event!
Our Next Chamber Mob will take place on November 18 @ Noon. If you would like to be a part of our Cash Mob Crew, reach out to us on Facebook and let us know.

So far, in 2021, Cash Mob participants have spent $6,650 in local Chamber Member owned businesses!
Youth Leadership Upson, Class of 2022 will be announced in our Monday Minutes next week. The Chamber/Upson EMC will hold their orientation on Weds, October 27 at 5:30 pm @ the Upson EMC Warehouse.
Upson EMC's 84th Annual Drive-Thru Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 26th at the Thomaston-Upson County Civic Center's soccer complex. The first 500 members will receive a bucket along with other goodies. Also, members will have a chance to win bill credits. Registration is by drive-thru only and will be from 9 am to 11 am on October 26th.
A Message From The Wellness Center of URMC
Laura Siscel
The Wellness Center of
UPSON Regional Medical Center
General Manager
801 West Gordon St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
(706) 647 - 8111 ext. 1485
(706) 706-647-4470 fax
 
2021 Adult Leadership Upson Class tours various farms in Upson County last week
Last Friday, the Upson County Extension Service arranged our tour of local farms in the area. We began our tour at the Extension office with a delicious breakfast, toured the Pecan Orchard at Mr. Tommy Johnston's property, learned about the process at Upson County Livestock, had an AMAZING lunch sponsored by Upson County Farm Bureau and toured SSS Farms owned by The South Family.
In our final months of the program, we are still hoping to tour the T-U County School System and tour local industries.
Adult Leadership Upson Class of 2021 Members are: Adrienne Shales (Be In Health), Vanetta Moss (Upson County Family Connections), Luke Haney (The Upson Beacon), Kyle Stonecipher (West Central Georgia Bank), Brock Barfield (Georgia Power Company), Mary Hefton (Be In Health), Shannon Lawson (Council on Alcohol & Drugs Incorporated); David Banks (Georgia Power Company), Nathan Gaskin (The Peoples Bank of Georgia) and Kristie Pitts (DPH District 4).  
Shown in the photo above with the 2021 Class is Mr. Johnston, Cynthia Douglas, Upson County Farm Bureau and Hailey Partain, Upson County Extension Agent.
Thomaston Fire Museum & Archives in search of memorabilia for new fire station
The new Thomaston Fire Department on North Church Street is progressing and the Thomaston City Council approved an area within the building for a Fire Museum and Archives area.
A group of private citizens are working to provide the history of the fire department with photos, fire department memorabilia and other information relevant to the operation in years past. If you have photos or memorabilia and would like to donate it or put it on loan to the new museum, please contact of the committee members.
Thomaston Fire Museum and Archives committee members include: Charles McDaniel, Jack Grubb, David Boyt, Jeff Sanders and Steve Ellerbee. Glenda McKinley is the secretary for the committee.
If you are interested in volunteering your
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services for this project, please call Charles McDaniel @ 770-468-0005.
The museum will be furnished with donated funds from the community. The committee will be working with Upson Historical Society to receive funds earmarked for this project. All donations, which are tax deductible, should be mailed to Upson Historical Society, PO Box 363, Thomaston, GA 30286, or dropped off at the T-U Archives. Within the next few weeks, the committee will provide an update on progress made.
UPSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAM FOR OCT 25
Our October program will be about Thomaston Native Wayne Cochran, whose biggest claim to fame is the song "Last Kiss" which he wrote and sang in 1963. The program will take place in the basement of the Thomaston-Upson Archives (302 S. Center Street) at 7 pm on Monday, October 25. 
The guest speaker presenting this program is Mickey Thrasher who is a DJ at Fun 101.1 WTGA, a lifetime resident of Thomaston, GA, the radio voice of local high school football since 1980, and he has conducted many interviews with rock stars in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
We are looking for trunks to participate in our first Trunk or Treat. Please contact Kim Raines at the Civic Center 706-538-5046 or email at kraines@upsoncountyga.org if interested. Deadline October 22 for trunk participants.
 **You will decorate your trunk anyway you like, of course, Halloween themed. You may set up anytime October 29 prior to event starting at 5 p.m. Trunks will be open from 5-7 p.m. All trunk participants can simply drop candy in bags to the youth in cars. Minimal contact!
Chamber Member Business Spotlight
Carhops, a local delivery service that serves our community, is co-owned by Thomaston natives Tameshia Weaver and Lancer Carter.
They were involved in social media/branding when they met each other. Quickly connecting, through their shared love for Thomaston, they teamed up and decided to return to Thomaston to invest in small-town businesses.
Chamber Member Spotlight is brought to you each week by Chamber of Commerce Intern Maran Shales.
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This event made possible by: The T-U Chamber, Upson EMC and Georgia Power Company. If your business would like to sponsor this event, please email lsmith@thomastongachamber.com.