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This afternoon at around 2:30pm there was a minor airplane accident at the Thomaston-Upson Airport on Delray Road in Nor...
08/21/2026

This afternoon at around 2:30pm there was a minor airplane accident at the Thomaston-Upson Airport on Delray Road in Northern Upson County. Thankfully, there were no injuries to either of the two persons on board the aircraft.
Preliminary information is that an airplane flying out of Cherokee County Ga stopped in Upson County to refuel before continuing to Sebastian Florida. The pilot reported that he retracted the landing gear on takeoff and then realized he was not going to get enough lift to clear the end of the runway. He attempted to redeploy the landing gear but it did not have time to deploy before he landed and skidded on the runway and struck an antenna after leaving the end of runway. This occurred on the north end of the runway near Rocky Bottom Road. There is also damage to the airplanes propeller from the impact.
The plane involved is a 1977 Piper Lance,PA32R.
The FAA was contacted an investigators are responding to conduct an investigation. The Thomaston Upson airport is shutdown until further notice

Dan Kilgore, Sheriff
August 21, 2026

Today we say thank you to our local Farmers Furniture Store for providing lunch for our staff. We appreciate your kindne...
08/21/2026

Today we say thank you to our local Farmers Furniture Store for providing lunch for our staff. We appreciate your kindness and support!!

08/06/2026

News release

This morning, August 6, 2026, at 8:19am a call was received by Upson 911. The caller claimed to be within the high school armed with a weapon. Upson Deputies, Thomaston PD and  GSP immediately responded to the high school. All Thomaston Upson schools school were immediately placed on lockdown The school was searched by law enforcement officers and no credible threat was located. We are currently working to determine the origin of this call. All students and staff are safe.
Dan Kilgore,Sheriff
August 6 2026

School is back in session!! These are just a few shots of the back to school traffic on Monday morning August 3, 2026 on...
08/03/2026

School is back in session!! These are just a few shots of the back to school traffic on Monday morning August 3, 2026 on Knight Trail.
Traffic usually improves after the first few days.
Please drive carefully and have a great and safe school year.
Dan Kilgore, Sheriff

07/29/2026

News Release

Between July 12 and July 15, 2026 the Upson County Sheriff’s Office received 4 complaints of vehicles being broken into with items stolen. These incidents occurred during the overnight hours in the eastern part of Upson County on Rocky Bottom Road, Rose Creek Road and Mud Bridge Road. We also received a report of a Burglary on Rose Creek Road. Copper wire was stolen from the walls and ceiling during the burglary from a vacant residence.

Investigators received a tip identifying Ian Sweatt, 25, of Hampton Georgia as a suspect. A vehicle being driven by Sweatt was located in the area of the thefts by utilizing FLOCK camera technology. Sweatt was arrested by deputies during a license check on Barnesville Highway on July 23 on an outstanding warrant from Henry County. Sweatt was interviewed by Investigators and admitted to committing the thefts. Another suspect who is identified as Jacob Lee Chambers, 21, of Rose Creek Road was named as an additional suspect. Chambers was located by Investigators and interviewed. Chambers also confessed to committing the thefts.

Sweatt and Chambers are in the Upson County Jail facing charges of four counts each of Entering Auto, One count each of Burglary and one count each of Criminal Damage to property.
Investigators have been working to recover the property stolen. Some items have been located. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Investigator Marcus Denson at the Upson County Sheriff’s Office.

Dan Kilgore, Sheriff
July 29, 2026

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07/22/2026

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07/18/2026

News Release
On Friday night, July 17, 2026 at approximately 10:30 PM Deputies responded to a fatality accident on liberty Chapel Road. A 60-year-old male driving a Chevrolet sonic vehicle left the roadway before striking a ditch. Unfortunately, he did not survive the accident. The Georgia State Patrol was requested to respond and complete the investigation.
The name of the driver has not yet been released, pending notification of all family
Dan Kilgore. Sheriff
July 18, 2026

The airplane that experienced the emergency landing on Highway 19 south of Thomaston has been removed. A crew from Atlan...
07/18/2026

The airplane that experienced the emergency landing on Highway 19 south of Thomaston has been removed. A crew from Atlanta air recovery responded and loaded it onto a trailer by using a crane. The plane has been taken to an airport in Taylor County for repairs.
Dan Kilgore. Sheriff

News Release On July 17,2026 at just after 1:00 pm a World War II era vintage Vultee BT 13 A aircraft landed on Hwy 19 ...
07/17/2026

News Release
On July 17,2026 at just after 1:00 pm a World War II era vintage Vultee BT 13 A aircraft landed on Hwy 19 south near John B Gordon Road. In Upson County. This location is approximately 5 1/2 miles south of Thomaston. The aircraft landed after experiencing mechanical problems. It was en route from Punta Gorda Florida to a vintage airshow in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
There were no injuries and the aircraft was easily pushed out of the roadway by Deputy’s on the scene
Work is ongoing to determine how to safely remove the aircraft from this location
Dan Kilgore, Sheriff
July 17, 2026

06/12/2026

NEWS RELEASE

On Thursday night, June 11, 2026 at 11:15pm deputies attempted to serve an Aggravated Assault arrest warrant at 220 Weems Road in northern Upson County. The warrant was for Jacey T. Posy, 18, of that address and was related to a shooting incident occurring in the City of Thomaston on the preceding day. Upon law enforcement encountering Posy in a bedroom inside the residence he produced a 9mm handgun and pointed it at his head and refused to surrender to deputies. Additional units responded and efforts to convince Posey to surrender were unsuccessful. Four family members were removed from the residence and relocated on the property. Prolonged negotiations continued and were unsuccessful A SWAT team from the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. A negotiator from that unit was also unsuccessful in convincing Posey to surrender. Posey demonstrated irrational behavior and held the gun to his head throughout the entire encounter. Posey ceased communication at around 4:30am on Friday morning and the SWAT team deployed chemical agents into the residence. As deputies were preparing to breach the doorway for entry Posey broke and climbed through a window and immediately reentered the window. He ultimately surrendered through the front door of the residence after being affected by the chemical agents.
EMS was on the scene and evaluated Posey before he was transported to the Upson County Jail.
Posey remains incarcerated and additional charges will be filed in relation to this incident.
We appreciate the efforts of all law enforcement on the scene. Special thanks to Sheriff Dix and Spalding SO’s SWAT team for their response.

Dan Kilgore, Sheriff – Upson County
June 12, 2026

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