Thomasville Insights

Two centuries of stories, one city ready to celebrate. We’re kicking off Thomasville’s bicentennial with guest April Norton, exploring how a birthday becomes a living, year-long collaboration that blends history, community action, and a whole lot of local pride. From a free, family-friendly opening celebration with live music and partner booths to a citywide “200 Initiative,” we share some ideas and practical steps that will make this milestone matter.

Want to take part? The 200 Initiative invites you to do “200” acts that fit your mission—plant roses, read to kids, organize service hours—and maybe earn a custom challenge coin. You can also grab bicentennial merch at the visitor center and follow updates at Thomasville.org. Join the celebration, share your “200,” and help shape the next chapter of Thomasville’s story!

On this episode, we talk with City Manager Chris White about the 2026 budget. He shares the priorities reflected from the City Council for the upcoming year. The wide ranging conversation gets to a little bit of everything including some favorite Christmas memories. We hope you enjoy the show and thanks for tuning in!

For this episode, we talk with Katie Ketchum about Main Street Christmas in Thomasville. After that,  Cassidee Smith, Special Events Coordinator, joins us to chat about Victorian Christmas. Thanks for tuning in!

For this special episode, Eve Geyer, Engineering Project Manger and Derrius Dawson, IT Project Manager join us to talk about their time of service in the military. Thanks for tuning in and to all the veterans in our community!

Guests: John Tucker – TPD Sgt.- Use of Force Summit
 Jonathan Conner, Deputy Chief-Fire Marshal - Fall Back & Smoke Alarms