over 5,466 students. Private schools Thomasville Christian School (Pre-K - 9) Brookwood School (Pre-K-12) Independent college preparatory school. Higher education Thomas University - Main Campus Southern Regional Technical College - Main Campus Media Newspaper The Thomasville Times-Enterprise is a daily newspaper owned by Community Newspaper Holdings, CNHI. The newspaper publishes the glossy magazine Thomasville Scene. Radio WPAX 1240 AM WHGH WSTT Infrastructure The city has installed a fiber optic network, known as CNS, which provides affordable, high speed Internet access. The city's network has been in place since 1999. The city transfers excess revenues from CNS services and from its other utilities to the city's general fund to pay for police and fire protection, street maintenance, and other essential services. In 2012, because of these revenues, the city was able to eliminate property fire tax for its residents and businesses. Notable people William Andrews – NFL player for Atlanta Falcons Lloyd J. Austin – U.S. Army, United States Secretary of Defense Stephanie Bentley – country music artist Mike Bobo – college football coach Elbridge Bryant – singer and one of the founding members of The Temptations Joe Burns – running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and NFL's Buffalo Bills Benjamin Butterworth – U.S. Representative from Ohio Joelle Carter – actress Robert Carter (born 1994) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Tashard Choice – running back for Georgia Tech and NFL's Dallas Cowboys Reshard Cliett – NFL player Danny Copeland – NFL safety for Washington Redskins (Super Bowl XXVII championship team) Henry Elrod – U.S. Marine captain, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor for actions on Wake Island, 1941 Harris English – professional golfer Mary Lena Faulk – professional golfer, 1953 winner of US Women's Amateur Championship; one of the founders of the LPGA Henry Ossian Flipper – first African American graduate of West Point in 1877 Myron Guyton – NFL safety for New York Giants and New England Patriots Raymond Hughes – conductor and Metropolitan Opera chorus master Clifford Ivory – NFL and CFL football player Shawn Jones – football player, quarterback for Georgia Tech including 1990 National Championship team, safety for the Minnesota Vikings Rolf Kauka – German cartoonist (died in Thomasville) Sam Madison – NFL defensive back for Miami Dolphins and New York Giants Guy McIntyre – NFL player for San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles Delia Owens - author Marcus Stroud