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Asst. principal remains on administrative leave

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Thursday, April 30. 2009

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By Tamara Sharman

High school assistant principal Jim Williams remains on administrative leave with pay amid ongoing investigations by the school district and sheriff's office.
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Swine Flu no real threat for Georgians at this time

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Wednesday, April 29. 2009

District 4 Public Health officials are on the alert for swine flu in central Georgia. [Full story »]

Think Pink

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Wednesday, April 29. 2009

Pike County school buses are adorned with billowing pink ribbons fixed to their fronts to honor a local driver and her courageous battle against breast cancer. [Full story »]

Planning a SPLOST program

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

Although not a legal requirement, counties and municipalities are encouraged to develop a capital improvements plan (CIP) which represents the county’s and municipalities’ short- and long-term program goals. [Full story »]

Local roads now renamed

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Thursday, April 16. 2009

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Three local roads have new names. Highway 18 through Pike County will be known as Tony Lumley Highway, in honor of the late state trooper who died in 2003 in the line of duty. [Full story »]

Flint hits endangered river list

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Thursday, April 16. 2009

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A proposal to dam the Flint River has landed it in the number two spot in America’s Most Endangered Rivers 2009 edition. [Full story »]

This is it – Apr. 15, tax deadline day

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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

Zebulon postmaster Robin Bugg said the post office has been "really busy" Tuesday and Wednesday with people mailing tax returns.

The majority of those who wait until the last day usually owed taxes, she noted. [Full story »]

Pike Co. adopts development standards

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Friday, April 10. 2009

Pike County now has development standards in place along its major thoroughfares with the approval of the overlay district. [Full story »]

Two churches are vandalized

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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Palm Sunday services were canceled at two Pike County churches April 5 after vandals wreaked havoc inside. One faced extensive cleanup. [Full story »]

Police offer reward in relation to church vandalism

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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The Pike County Sheriff's Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for damages to three churches that occurred last weekend. [Full story »]

16 cows lost to lightning; farmer estimates $24k loss

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

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Meansville dairy farmer Tommy Pope lost 16 cows to lightning during a violent storm that passed through the area around 10 p.m. Sunday night, April 5. [Full story »]

Farmers bracing for freeze

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

Local farmers braced for cold weather at the start of the week as temperatures were expected to dip below freezing late Monday and into Tuesday. This is the third year in a row farmers face the loss of crops due to freezing weather around Easter.
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Audio tapes will be saved for five years

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

Commissioners have decided five years is long enough to keep audio recordings of their meetings. [Full story »]

Practice makes for perfect sauce

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Tuesday, April 7. 2009

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While practicing to make barbecue sauce for competition at the Barnesville Barbecue and Blues Festival to be held later this month, Mike Wheeless and Harold Callaway, also known as The Fat Boys, entered their sauce in competition at Smoke on the Water at Bickley's Lake in Thomaston last weekend – and they accidently won. [Full story »]

Flying forward with aviation museum

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Monday, April 6. 2009

Ron Alexander has realized a dream to have an airplane museum. It is part of a larger vision – to commemorate the early days of aviation and Candler Field, Atlanta’s first airport. [Full story »]