Malichi Kalip was recognized for 40 years of service to the city. 

THOMASVILLE — The City of Thomasville recently recognized employees for their years of service to the community. The service awards honored employees who achieved milestone years of service including five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service. 

“I am humbled to honor our employees for reaching these milestones and want to thank them for the time they have invested into our community and its citizens,” said City Manager Alan Carson. “Although the pandemic did not allow us to celebrate their achievements in our traditional format, our Human Resources team did a tremendous job in planning a worthy recognition of our long-time employees who have contributed so much to the City of Thomasville.” 

Employees honored for their years of service included the following: 

Five years 

• Dale Billiot – Solid Waste 

• Joshua Creel – CNSNext 

• Richard Dukes – Electric 

• Jody Edwards – Landfill 

• Eve Geyer – Engineering 

• Joel Grim – Golf Course 

• Stefanie Hadley – Police 

• Mark Harmon – Building 

• Bonnie Hayes – Tourism 

• Jeffery Highsmith – Electric 

• Olivia Jones – Police 

• Casey King – Police 

• Terell Lamons – Wastewater 

• Adam Lawson – Police 

• Ernest Moore Jr. – Fire Rescue 

• Courtney Oakes – Network Operations 

• Morris Richie Jr. –CNSNext 

• Michael Roberts – Information Technology 

• Shon Robinson – Water 

• Branden Smith – Fire Rescue 

• Stuart Snipes – Airport 

• India Spivey – Police 

• Donald Such – Police 

• Shaquille Thomas – Police 

• Kathryn Tillery – Solid Waste 

• Eric Wyche – Public Works 

Ten years 

• Daniel Champion – Police 

• Jonathan Conner – Fire Rescue 

• April Norton – Main Street 

• Mitchell Pittman – Building 

Fifteen years 

• Katrina Barrett – Customer Accounts 

• Jeremy Carter – Electric 

• Raynard Florence – Wastewater Treatment 

• Dominic Ford – Human Resources & Community Relations 

• Michael Hurst – Network Operations 

• Walter Newberry – Police 

• Michael Reddick – Information Technology 

• Paul Slocumb – Public Works 

• Bryan Spradley – CNSNext 

• Randy Wood – Fire Rescue 

Twenty years 

• Turner Barrett – Wastewater 

• Chris Brock – Police 

• Timothy Connell – Fire Rescue 

• Lisa Johnson – Technical Services 

• Donovan Mercer – CNSNext 

• Jonathan Paschall – Fire Rescue 

• Austin Reams – Marketing 

• Levi Redding – Engineering 

• Tony Tucker – Wastewater 

• Andrew Wharton –Utility Response Center 

Twenty-five years 

• Christine Forbes – Human Resources & Community Relations 

• Josephus Douglas Jr. – Solid Waste 

• Herbert Green – Fire Rescue 

• Jimmy Smith Jr. –Solid Waste 

Thirty years 

• David Doler – Water 

• Julie Smith – Information Technology. 

Thirty-five years 

• Timothy Bertsch – CNSNext 

• Andrew Champion – Information Technology 

Forty years 

• Malichi Kalip – Solid Waste