Published 8:06 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 THOMASVILLE — The GA Recovers Bus Tour made its way to Thomasville on Friday night, providing hope and healing to those in all stages of recovery as participants were able to sign their names on the bus to signify their journey during National Recovery Month. As part of the tour, Georgia Recovers in Communities provided Wecovery Peer Recovery Center with an overdose reversal kit, including two boxes of Naloxone (NARCAN) nasal spray. Wecovery’s Program Manager, J. Dan Bailey, accepted the kit on the program’s behalf and was simply asked to post the kits in a public space, where anyone who needs it could gain easy access. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Dunn explained that DBHDD utilized opioid abatement trust funds to provide the overdose reversal kits in collaboration with the Georgia Council for Recovery and also funds the GA Recovers Bus Tour. “One of the cool things about the kit is that if you need to use it, you can scan the QR code, and it will ship a replacement,” Dunn said. Dunn was joined by several community leaders supporting recovery in the community, including Representative Darlene Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem Lucinda Brown, Thomasville Police Department Cpt. Kim Dyke, and Thomas County Commissioner Jeremy Rich. “Recovery is one day at a time,” Taylor reminded. “You’re here supporting each other, and you have people who love you whether you realize…
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