POWER RESTORED TO MOST CITY OF THOMASVILLE CUSTOMERS AFTER HURRICANE DEBBY

Thomasville experienced the onset of Hurricane Debby starting Sunday, with heavy winds and rain making their presence felt across the city. By early Monday morning, over 2,000 City utilities customers were without power. Fortunately, the city fared better than initially anticipated as the storm took a northeast turn, sparing Thomasville from a potentially more severe impact. By Monday, mutual aid crews from the cities of Calhoun, Cartersville, and Newnan had arrived to assist...



CITY URGES CITIZENS TO PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

The City of Thomasville is monitoring Tropical Storm Debby and encourages the community to make preparations in anticipation of severe weather in our area. Heavy rain is expected to hit the Thomas County area by mid-afternoon today, and Thomas County is currently under a tropical storm warning. Forecasts indicate Debby will develop into a hurricane once it makes landfall sometime tomorrow. Residents are urged to prepare now including: Assess your property and be sure yard furniture,...



STORM PREPARATIONS AND DELAYS IN SOLID WASTE SCHEDULES

Due to the expected severe weather conditions, all City of Thomasville Solid Waste services will be suspended on Tuesday, January 9. Services will resume on Wednesday. Thank you for your patience as we continue to closely monitor the storm. In preparation for the inclement weather ahead of us, we encourage you to prepare your homes today: assess your property be sure yard furniture, trash bins, yard toys, and equipment are secured or put away be sure no debris on your...



CITY OF THOMASVILLE FOCUSES ON RESTORATION EFFORTS AFTER HURRICANE IDALIA

Thomasville witnessed the onset of Hurricane Idalia's fury with strong winds and rain starting Tuesday evening. Mutual aid crews from Newnan, Covington, Lafayette, Marietta, and Calhoun also arrived to wait on standby and assist with possible restoration efforts. By Wednesday morning, City of Thomasville Utilities began receiving power outage reports. Initial reports at 9 am showed 2,500 affected customers, but this escalated to 7,000 by 11:30 am. Fallen trees and damaged utility poles,...



CITY OF THOMASVILLE OFFICE CLOSURES & CHANGES TO SERVICES

Due to severe weather conditions expected from Hurricane Idalia, City of Thomasville Offices will be closed tomorrow, August 30. This includes Country Oaks Golf Course and the Landfill. Staff and utilities crews will be on call and working throughout the storm while offices are closed. All City of Thomasville solid waste services will be suspended on Wednesday, August 30. Additional schedule changes include: Wednesday and Thursday City customers will receive service on...



BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND RAIN FROM HURRICANE IDALIA

The City of Thomasville advises its residents on key preparations ahead of Hurricane Idalia's imminent approach to the Thomasville region. Please continue to monitor this storm and heed all warnings and watches. Rain will continue throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, and residents are urged to stay inside as conditions are expected to worsen beginning at 8 am Wednesday. For safety purposes, the City of Thomasville and Thomas County will enforce a curfew beginning at 9 pm on Wednesday. Citizens...



CITY BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM IDALIA

The City of Thomasville has storm plans in place for Tropical Storm Idalia and encourages the community to do the same. Idalia is expected to become a hurricane later today, bringing strong winds and rain that will affect our area late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Forecasts indicate Idalia will develop into a Category 3 hurricane once it makes landfall. According to Assistant City Manager Chris White, City staff are in storm prep mode, and officials are actively monitoring...



CITY OF THOMASVILLE OFFERS COLD WEATHER TIPS

While we’ve been experiencing mild temperatures this winter season, an arctic cold front is expected to spread across the Southeast Thursday night and early Friday morning, bringing temperatures in the upper teens and low 20’s. Cold weather can cause havoc for you and your belongings, so the City of Thomasville encourages you to remember the “4 P’s,” known as people, pets, pipes, and plants. All are vulnerable during extreme weather conditions, and here are ways to protect...



CITY BEGINS HURRICANE IAN STORM PREPARATIONS

The City of Thomasville is preparing and actively monitoring Hurricane Ian that could potentially impact our area later this week. Proper preparation for a severe weather event is advised to safely protect your home and family as well as our community. “While the potential impact of Ian’s track is still uncertain, we are planning and preparing to make sure our City crews are ready to respond to all possible weather conditions,” said Chris White, City of Thomasville Assistant City...



CITY OF THOMASVILLE OFFICES CLOSING EARLY

February 6, 2020 – Due to inclement weather that is expected from the approaching storm system, the City of Thomasville administrative offices will close early today, February 6, 2020. Administrative offices will close at 2:30 pm. This closing will impact all administration and non-operational staff. Utility staff and public safety will continue to be operational. Utility customers should report all power outages, including those involving CNSNext services, to our Outage Reporting Line...