The Upson Beacon

09/07/2025

Thomaston’s third annual Mule Days festival will return to Greatest Generation Memorial Park Oct. 18 to celebrate the city’s “agricultural heritage with a full day of mule-tastic fun.”

09/07/2025

Thomaston-Upson Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Lane 5K, which takes racers on a nighttime journey along the festive route, returns to Silvertown Saturday, Dec. 13.

09/07/2025

Gordon State College Athletics will host the “Swing for Success” golf tournament, raising funds for Highlander student-athletes and athletic programs, on Friday, Oct. 3 at Raintree Golf Course in Thomaston.

09/07/2025

What's on your dinner table this week? Mary Ann is teaching us how to make Chicken & Dumpling Casserole, Fruit Salad, and Molasses Cookies. Yum!

The weather for the last week or so has been close to perfect for me, but daytime highs could be just a little lower. Yesterday (Sunday) Turk and I spent

09/06/2025

Members of the R.E. Lee Institute Class of 1965, the largest class in the school’s history, are planning a 60-year reunion for Sept. 13.

09/06/2025

"Stargazing at The Bluff" with Flint River Astronomy Club returns to Upson County on Friday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.

09/06/2025

Yatesville’s annual Chitlin Hoedown will again fill the town with the aroma of fried and boiled chitlins, barbecued chicken, vendors, live music, and more on Saturday, Oct. 25.

09/06/2025

On Sunday, Sept. 14, Antioch Baptist Church in Yatesville will celebrate its 202nd homecoming, starting with coffee and fellowship at 10:30 a.m.

09/05/2025

A contingent of Upson-Lee athletes traveled to Athens for a visit to the University of Georgia during the Bulldogs’ week-one matchup against Marshall.

09/05/2025

Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting recommendations and clinical guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for administering the updated 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine, accord…

Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting recommendations and clinical guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for administering the updated 2025-26

09/05/2025

Local students continue to achieve excellence while continuing their education:

09/05/2025

Upson-Lee High School Band Director Benjamin Norton and Color Guard Director Kayden South, both new to the system, recently addressed Thomaston Kiwanis Club during its weekly meeting.