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Soldiers and sheriffs from Pike County who will be inducted into the Pike County Memorial Annex include (l-r) sheriff William Gwyn, PFC Earl Goggin and PFC Johnnie C. Alexander. Not pictured is sheriff Thomas Slade. The four men will be honored at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Pike County Auditorium and family members will be guests of honor at the event.

KIA veterans, sheriffs to be honored Dec. 7

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Rachel McDaniel

Friday, December 6. 2019

Pike County American Legion Post 197 will honor four inductees into the Pike County Memorial Annex during a special ceremony set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Pike County Auditorium. This year’s inductees will include two Pike County law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty, sheriffs Thomas Jefferson Slade (1892) and William Oren Gwyn (1896), and Pike County’s only known Korean War killed in action military, Privates First Class Johnnie Cornelius Alexander and Earl Coggin. [Full story »]

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The Pike County High School Baseball Pirates 2019 State Champions will be the grand marshals of the parade which will start at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Pike’s Christmas Festival, Parade set for Sunday, Dec. 8

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Rachel McDaniel

Tuesday, December 3. 2019

The Pike County Christmas Festival and Parade is planned for Sunday, Dec. 8 with the Pike County High School Baseball Pirates 2019 State Champions as grand marshal of the parade. Festivities will start on the courthouse square at 11 a.m. and will include around 60 food and craft vendors, kids activities, live entertainment, pictures with Santa and more. [Full story »]

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