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Entries from January 2010

Spalding shooter identified

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Saturday, January 30. 2010

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Spalding County authorities have identified the man who shot former Lamar County sheriff Joe Buice Friday afternoon as 38-year-old Michael Stringer. [Full story »]

Marro slams Pike County during Florida interview

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Rachel McDaniel

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Friday, January 29. 2010

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County manager Stephen Marro interviewed for a city manager position in Debary, Fla. on Wednesday Jan. 27 and mentioned Pike County in a negative light several times. Marro was one of 86 candidates who applied for the position and one of two interviewed. He was not chosen for the job.
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Training burn conducted

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Friday, January 29. 2010

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Pike County Emergency Services held a county-wide training session Saturday, Jan. 16, burning a house in Concord to train workers on various firefighting tactics. About 40 emergency workers took part in the controlled burn on the 3500 block of Pedenville Road. [Full story »]

Dowdy

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Friday, January 29. 2010

Ronald Lee Dowdy, 48, of Griffin, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Services will be held Monday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Friends may visit the family Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. [Full story »]

Hammond

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Friday, January 29. 2010

James Douglas Hammond, 62, of Molena, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Services will be held Friday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m.at Coggins Funeral Home. Rev. Friends may visit the family Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Stegeman rocks once again

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Walter Geiger

in Opinions

Friday, January 29. 2010

I was shocked the other day to read that Dominique Wilkins had turned 50. [Full story »]

Pike resident sworn in as Thomaston judge

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Rachel McDaniel

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Thursday, January 28. 2010

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Pike County attorney David Fowler was appointed as Thomaston city judge Tuesday, Jan. 19. Fowler spent years as a prosecutor in the Griffin Judicial Circuit and is retiring as a senior lawyer with the prosecuting attorney's council of Georgia. His salary will be $1,200 each month. Thomaston Mayor Hays Arnold swore Fowler in at a ceremony Friday, Jan. 22. [Full story »]

Armed robbery suspect caught

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Rachel McDaniel

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Thursday, January 28. 2010

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Pike County Sheriff's deputies captured Kevin Chapman, 22, of Meansville who has been on the run since Dec. 17. PCSO investigators located Chapman at a house in Clayton County. [Full story »]

Johnson

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Thursday, January 28. 2010

Kathleen Mohan Johnson, 62, of Concord, died Jan. 25, 2010. Services will be held Friday, Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. in Friendship Presbyterian Church in Concord. Friends may visit the family Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home. [Full story »]

Marro out of the running in Florida

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

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According to the Orlando Sentinel, council members in DeBary, Florida have selected former Ardmore, Oklahoma manager Dan Parrott to run the city. Pike county manager Steve Marro was the other finalist.

A third finalist withdrew his name from consideration. Parrott reportedly handled 288 employees and a $57 million budget in Oklahoma. He starts Feb. 8.

There were 85 people who applied for the job. [Full story »]

A politician's best insurance policy

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Andrew Odom

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

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I was recently sent an article on Mark Sanford, the South Carolina politician and seeming international playboy.

Pundits are saying that in spite of the danger he faced regarding impeachment for running off to Argentina to see his mistress — his best insurance policy may well have been South Carolina's lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer. [Full story »]

Old school project

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

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The Downtown Development Authority discussed the acquisition and renovation of the old Adams Street school at its Jan. 19 meeting. Plans include repairing the building's roof, windows, floors and restrooms to make it a community arts center. [Full story »]

Living museum

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

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Pike first graders played historic roles during A Night At The Museum on Thursday, Jan. 21. The event was sponsored by the PTO and brought hundreds of people to see their young wax characters come to life. [Full story »]

Could microfinancing save our city?

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Andrew Odom

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Tuesday, January 26. 2010

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Microfinancing is the provision of financial services to low-income clients, including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services.

It is, in essence, the supply of loans, savings, and other basic financial services to the underpriveleged.

More broadly, it is a movement whose object is a world in which as many poor and near-poor households as possible have permanent access to an appropriate range of high quality financial services, including not just credit but also savings, insurance, and fund transfers. Those who promote microfinance generally believe that such access will help poor people out of poverty. [Full story »]

Man arrested after foot chase

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Walter Geiger

in Crime

Tuesday, January 26. 2010

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A man was arrested near downtown Zebulon Friday afternoon after an extensive chase. The chase, which drew a huge law enforcement response, resulted in one arrest. The arrested man was not armed robbery suspect Kevin Chapman, 22, who was captured Jan. 27 in Clayton County. [Full story »]