Downtown Amphitheater Press

When the weather starts cooling down and fall is in the air, it must be time for the semi-annual downtown Thomasville sidewalk sale! The sidewalk sale will be held Saturday, September 29th. Stroll through picturesque downtown as your favorite retailers step out of their store fronts and onto the sidewalks with some of their best deals of the year. The sidewalk sale begins at 10:00am Saturday and will continue as long as the merchandise lasts. “Downtown merchants will be offering their...

An improvement project is currently underway on Clay Street, between Ernest Street and Madison Street. The work being performed includes milling the existing pavement, asphalt overlay and full-depth spot patching in certain areas. Work began earlier this week and is expected to be completed near mid-October. According to Wayne Newsome, City Engineer, there will also be some spot repair and replacement of curb, gutter, sidewalks and driveways located in the City’s right-of-way. “Once...

The Georgia State Firefighters Association (GSFA) has named the new Board of Directors who will oversee the affairs of the association, and one of Thomasville Fire Rescue’s own was appointed to the new board. Craig Dukes, TFR’s Chief of Training, was elected to serve as Director at Large of the eight-person board and will serve for a term of two years. Dukes is excited to be named a member of GSFA’s new board of directors. “Words do not express my appreciation for the opportunity...

City of Thomasville Assistant Utilities Superintendent Chris White has been appointed by Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle to serve on a statewide committee that will research rights-of-way policies and procedures. The Senate Advanced Communications Technologies and Use of State and Local Government Right of Way Modernization Study Committee is comprised of ten members who will be tasked with examining the use of public rights of way, both state and local, for the purpose of modernizing...

The City of Thomasville is now accepting applications for volunteers who would like to serve on Citizen Boards. Applications will be accepted through November 1st. According to Interim City Manager Kha McDonald, Citizen Boards are the ideal way for Thomasville residents to get involved and have a voice in City government. “We have numerous opportunities for citizens to serve their community through boards, commissions and authorities,” said McDonald. “The Citizen Boards all serve...

With football season now in full swing, it’s time to get out your lucky jersey and don your favorite team’s colors for our “Tailgate Party” First Friday Sip and Stroll on September 7th from 6:00-10:00 p.m. in Downtown Thomasville. Kick off the night with a beer or wine from your favorite local vendor and order it to-go so you can shop and dine in the unique stores and restaurants of Downtown Thomasville. Live musical performances will be stationed throughout downtown from...

Another phase of the Community Trail project will soon be under way. This phase will complete the first park to park connection in the City-wide project linking the Ritz Amphitheater with Paradise Park. The goal is to complete the inner downtown loop segment of the trail in the near future, allowing for multiple modes of transportation to have easy access into the heart of downtown. “Trail Phase 1A will extend from The Ritz Amphitheater through Stevens Street and the Trinity Anglican...

NOTICE Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 the City of Thomasville does hereby publish the following presentation of the 2018 school tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. As levying authority for the Thomasville City Board of Education, the Council of the City of Thomasville will adopt the recommended school tax millage rate at a Council meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, 144 E. Jackson Street, on Monday,...

The City of Thomasville offices will be closed Monday, September 3, 2018 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. As a result, some City services will be affected. City services’ schedules are as follows: Energy Control Center Regular, 24-hour operational schedule City of Thomasville Residential Refuse Monday residential customers will be picked up on Tuesday, September 4. Tuesday residential customers will be picked up on Wednesday, September 5. Normal pick-up...

On September 11, 2001, over 3,000 people were killed during terrorist attacks involving airliners aimed at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and in a thwarted attempt that crashed in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania. The 3,000 individuals who lost their lives that day included 343 firefighters, 63 police officers and eight emergency medical technicians who made the ultimate sacrifice while responding to the attack on the World Trade Center. On September...

During the 2017 hurricane season, devastation rained throughout the Southeast in the form of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, leaving many people without homes and power. With great sadness, lives were changed as their properties were destroyed, reducing many to grieve over the turbulent weather and chaos the season had brought. After weathering the storms locally, the City of Thomasville’s Human Resources Department decided it was time to take action by bringing some levity and light to...

One of Thomasville’s most loved public greenspaces is now reopened for the community’s enjoyment. After many months of work, the Cherokee Lake Park improvement project is now nearly complete, and the walking trail and other amenities are now fully available for public use. “At this stage, the project is substantially complete, with only minor clean-up items remaining to be addressed,” says Eve Geyer, City of Thomasville Project Manager. “Soon the final improvements will be made...