- THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE GRIFFIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, CHRIS EDWARDS ORDERED THE THOMASTON TIMES TO BE THE LEGAL ORGAN AGAIN, NOV I, AFTER A DAY LONG HEARING IN UPSON SUPERIOR COURT, THURSDAY, OCT. 20TH. THE UPSON BEACON WAS NAMED LEGAL ORGAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO AFTER SHERIFF DON PEACOCK AND CLERK OF COURT TERESA HARPER VOTED FOR THE BEACON, AND PROBATE JUDGE GARY HAMBY, VOTED TO STAY WITH THE THOMASTON TIMES. ONLY TWO VOTES ARE NEEDED.
DURING THE HEARING, THE THOMASTON TIMES CHALLENGED UPSON BEACON’S FIGURES FROM THE AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION, THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY STANDARD WHICH MEASURES CIRCULATION. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UPSON BEACON, THE JUDGE FOUND THAT THE BEACON WAS JUST A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS OFF FOR TWO WEEKS IN 2008 WHEN NOT ALLOWING AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN THE AUDIT.
THE THOMASTON TIMES WENT TO COURT TO CHALLENGE THE NEW LEGAL ORGAN, SOON AFTER THE UPSON BEACON WAS AWARDED IT, BUT AT THAT TIME JUDGE EDWARDS RULED IN FAVOR OF THE BEACON. TGA NEWS HAS BEEN TOLD THE LEGAL ORGAN GENERATES ANNUAL REVENUES OF ABOUT $50,000.
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