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The national celebration of Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions of African Americans to our nation’s history. Beginning this year, the City of Thomasville is working with community partners to celebrate our local history. According to event organizers, 2018’s celebration will include individual recognition of local ‘unsung heroes’ and a community celebration. “We were approached by local citizens who wanted to see our community celebrate Black History...

January 2018 will go down as one of the colder months for Thomasville in recent years. In fact, during the first 22 days of the year, high temperatures were below 60 degrees for 14 days. In comparison, 2017 only saw three days during the same timeframe where the maximum temperature was below 60 degrees. Unfortunately, colder air means higher energy consumption for most customers, which will show up as a higher-than-average utility bill for many customers. To assist customers, the City of...

The City of Thomasville Utilities’ Electric Department has been awarded the Electric Cities of Georgia 2017 Jeff Cook Award for Safety Excellence. Nine ECG members were named Jeff Cook Award recipients after selection by a peer review board. The review was based on a 23-point evaluation of every aspect of industry safety, including training, best practices and safety record. The announcement of the 2017 award recipients was made during ECG’s annual conference. Electric Operations...

Chief Troy Rich of the Thomasville Police Department announced Thursday, January 11, 2018 the promotion of Major Eric Hampton to Assistant Police Chief. In his new role, Assistant Chief Hampton will be responsible for overseeing TPD’s community policing initiatives. “I’m very proud to announce the promotion of Assistant Chief Hampton,” said Rich. “He has been a committed leader not only within our organization, but also within our community for more than 30 years. I’ve...

The City of Thomasville offices will be closed Monday, January 15, 2018, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Because of the holiday observances, 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 collected on Tuesday, January 16. Tuesday residential customers will be collected on Wednesday, January 17. ...

Last fall, the City of Thomasville launched a new series of public meetings to help spark thoughtful discussions concerning topics that are relevant to community engagement. Beginning in January, those conversations will continue with the 2018 “Let’s Discuss…” community forum series and will focus on topics such as inclusiveness, utility services, economic development and more. “The ‘Let’s Discuss’ series is very timely, as our community is having more straightforward...

Beginning tonight, regular workshops and meetings of the Thomasville City Council will be live-streamed from the City of Thomasville’s website, Thomasville.org. To access the link for these meetings, visit Thomasville.org and choose ‘City Government’ from the upper menu. Under the first column, ‘City Council,’ the links for the streaming service will be listed as ‘City Council Chambers Live’ and ‘City Council Workshop Live.’ The Thomasville City Council meets in regular...

Due to the inclement weather associated with the Winter Warning issued by the National Weather Service, City of Thomasville adminstrative offices wll observe a delayed opening on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Offices will open at 12 noon. Customers who wish to make a utility payment may do so using the Utilities Online link at Thomasville.org or by telephone by calling 227-7001. For emergencies, please dial 911. For utility outages, please call 227-5499.

The New Year has brought bitterly cold weather to our region, as the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Warning for Thomasville and Thomas County. According to the NWS Tallahassee weather forecast office, the combination of sub-freezing temperatures and a low pressure system developing to our southeast will result in wintry precipitation for our area Wednesday morning. The impacts expected may include freezing rain, sleet, and snow. ...

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE FOR STORM DRAIN REPAIR Beginning January 1, 2018, East Washington Street between North Hansell Street and North Mitchell Street will be closed to thru traffic. The street will be temporarily closed to replace a collapsed storm drain in the area. Traffic will be redirected around the repair area during this time. Repair work is expected to be complete before school traffic resumes on Monday, January 8, 2018. Residents along East Washington Street will have...

Construction is set to begin next month at Cherokee Lake Park. The project, which was started last summer, will include repairs to the spillway dam and a widened trail on the west side, among other repairs and enhancements. The project will also connect the park’s walking paths to the 15-mile Community Trail, which will ultimately connect all city parks and neighborhoods. In preparation of construction, lighting will be removed on the west side of the lake. “Unfortunately, we must...

In partnership with the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation, Keep Thomas County Beautiful, and the City of Thomasville, residents can once again help beautify their community when they ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ on Saturday, January 6, 2018 from 9 am – 1 pm. “This year marks our 26th year of Treecycling in Georgia,” said Solid Waste Director Nate Tyler. “The Bring One for the Chipper program allows Christmas trees to be recycled into mulch that can then be used in...