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Teen Challenge special exception approved

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Tuesday, January 27. 2009

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The Pike County commission voted 3-1 January 27 to approve a special zoning exception to allow Teen Challenge to operate a boarding facility, school and ministry for troubled teenage boys here.

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Big crowd expected for Teen Challenge hearing

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, January 26. 2009

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Pike County commissioners expect a large number of people to attend the January 27 meeting to hear them reconsider the Teen Challenge request for a special exception that would allow it to operate a boarding facility, school and ministry for troubled teen boys. [Full story »]

Remembering the late John W. Hollis

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Tamra Jarrett

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Monday, January 26. 2009

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Sixty balloons were released into the air in front of the Pike County courthouse Wednesday, Jan. 21 to mark the 60th birthday of the late John W. Hollis, chair of the development authority and founding member of the United Men of Pike for Progress. [Full story »]

President Obama is sworn in

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Tuesday, January 20. 2009

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Thanks to MSNBC.com and other streaming media sources, countless Americans (and others) were able to view the inauguration proceedings from anywhere the 'net is available. [Full story »]

Inauguration: An historic occasion

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, January 20. 2009

The inauguration of the President of the United States is always an historic occasion, but when Barack Obama is sworn in today as our 44th president and our first African-American president it will be especially so. [Full story »]

Be prepared: Arctic blast on the way

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, January 15. 2009

Although three major weather forecasting operations disagree on just how cold it will get, there is no question the coldest weather thus far this winter is about to hit home and hit home hard.

Averaging the predictions of the National Weather Service, The Weather Channel and Intellicast, here is what is expected. [Full story »]

Shooting death apparently a suicide

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Walter Geiger

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Wednesday, January 14. 2009

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A woman was found shot to death in a vehicle this morning in a parking lot near Big Chic in Zebulon. [Full story »]

Taxes: No revals in ‘09

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Tamra Jarrett

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Tuesday, January 13. 2009

There will be no revaluation of any property in Pike County in 2009.

"Unless there's some huge boom in the market, we should be all right with the (current) values," said assessor Paula Nalley at the Jan. 6 meeting.

Assessors agreed last year at a called meeting to withdraw the 2008 property revaluation that drew more than 500 appeals from property owners. Chief assessor Jeannie Haddock said it was brought to their attention there were inconsistencies in the methods an outside firm used to set property values on rural Pike County land parcels and a lack of uniformity. [Full story »]