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1 week ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
Although Upson-Lee track was hampered heavily by prom scheduled the same day as the sectional track meet, several U-L names still topped the board at the end of the day in Peach County on Saturday. Jayden Skelton backed up his region championship 200-dash run with a sectional victory in the same event. Skelton finished with a time of 21.43, just a couple tenths slower than his region run. However, Skelton still finished nearly a half-second better than the closest competitor.
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1 week ago | 
headstuff.org | Andrew Carroll |Andrew Carroll
“What is Jerusalem worth?” asks Balian of Ibelin (Orlando Bloom) towards the end of Ridley Scott’s 2005 crusader epic Kingdom of Heaven. “Nothing,” replies Saladin (Ghassan Massoud), Sultan of the Muslim forces. He then smiles before adding “Everything!” Distilling thousands of years of bloodshed into just two lines of dialogue Scott and screenwriter William Monahan mine pathos and relevance from an exceptionally violent and intolerant period of history.
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2 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
Upson Regional Medical Center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony prior to its family fun day on Saturday to celebrate a new pediatric partnership with Kids Alliance for Better Care, or KidsABC. The partnership brings together multiple entities, including Mercer University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Rural Health Innovation Center to help advance pediatric care to children in rural areas.
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2 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
Dylan, Jim, and Justin Gilbert, along with Randy Oglesbee, fended off four other teams in a playoff to win Thomaston Golf Association’s annual fundraising tournament at Raintree Golf Club on Saturday. Four teams finished 17 under par after 18 holes, with the final playoff coming down to three more holes to determine the winners. The tournament featured 24 teams competing in a four-man scramble. Funds raised by the tournament go toward the Upson-Lee golf program.
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2 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
During the April 23 meeting of the Thomaston-Upson Recreation Advisory Committee, coach Pete Searcy addressed the board with concerns regarding behavioral issues during practices held at the civic center. Searcy stated that issues were arising from children who were not team members coming in and disrupting practices. Searcy raised concerns with the young children being allowed to openly curse at other students and coaches.
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3 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
The fourth annual Art & Soul Fest brought together multiple nights of fun, entertainment, shopping, and the artistry of Thomaston and Upson County. The fest began last Thursday with a film festival at The Ritz Theatre. Out of dozens of submissions, creators of the top 10 were invited to show their films at the festival before prizes were awarded for overall winner, student winner, and local shoutout.
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3 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
Sage Hadley, Kinsley Woodard, and Jamayah Carthon earned region 2AAA championships at the first portion of the Region 2AAA track and field meet held at Whitewater High School on Monday. Hadley had been heavily pursuing the nine-foot mark in pole vault and came up just short the week prior at Peach County. However, it all came together for Hadley at Whitewater when she made the nine-foot vault to score the region championship, resetting the school record while doing so.
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3 weeks ago | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Tessa Maguire |Courtney Dunn |Trentham Furness |Andrew Carroll
1 Introduction Despite mental health services reform and the introduction of various preventative strategies, aggression remains a ubiquitous problem in mental health services (Parakkal Kurian et al. 2023). While all staff play a role in the prevention and management of aggression, mental health nurses' role is significant (Maguire et al. 2023) and they are more commonly exposed to aggression, in various forms (e.g., verbal and physical), than other staff.
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4 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
Upson-Lee High School wrestling standout Damari Kenan is scheduled to put pen to paper and sign to a college on April 18 in the ULHS Media Center. Kenan has been a stalwart member of both the wrestling and football teams during his career at ULHS. Affectionately known as “The Stump,” he has been a key piece of the U-L defensive line for the past two seasons. He also has been a focal point of the ULHS wrestling team in the 215-pound weight class.
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4 weeks ago | 
upsonbeacon.com | Andrew Carroll
Thomaston and Upson County were well represented at the Doc Holliday Shootout Pickleball Tournament in Griffin April 4-5 at Wyomia Tyus Olympic Park. Bruce Dunaway and Austin Bailey led the way for Upson with the pair scoring gold in the 4.5 level men’s doubles. Dunaway and Bailey compete at the level just shy of the professional level. Randy Oglesbee and Frank Steger won gold at the 3.5 level, men’s doubles, 70-plus division.
