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Top Stories - Topics from July, 2010

Local EMTs assist with gulf coast cleanup

Posted by
Walter Geiger
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Friday, July 23. 2010
As thousands of volunteers and workers head to the Gulf of Mexico to clean up the worst oil spill in history, two paramedics from Pike County left Thursday, July 15 for New Orleans to provide medical support. [Full story »] 

Old Lifsey Springs Rd. reopened

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Walter Geiger
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Thursday, July 22. 2010
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Old Lifsey Springs Road was reopened to traffic Thursday for the first time in six months. [Full story »] 

2010 General Primary Final Election Results

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Staff Writer
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Tuesday, July 20. 2010
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Get your realtime election results here!

District 2 Commission

Parrish Swift: 252

Tamra Jarrett: 324


State Rep. 127 District

Billy Maddox: 1,567

Spencer Price: 743

With only a few votes left to be counted, Maddox led Price 3356-2126 districtwide and has won this race. [Full story »] 

Two local races to be decided in primary balloting

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Walter Geiger
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Monday, July 19. 2010
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Pike County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, July 20 to cast ballots in the Georgia General Primary.

Those ballots will decide two local races. [Full story »] 

Mobile meth lab discovered

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
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Friday, July 16. 2010
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Pike County sheriff's deputies discovered a mobile methamphetamine lab during a traffic stop July 15. [Full story »] 

Third Friday on the Square tonight

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Rachel McDaniel
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Friday, July 16. 2010
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The Third Friday on the Square series will continue tonight with tunes from a soothing blues band. [Full story »] 

Locally-made fabrics save lives

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Rachel McDaniel
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Wednesday, July 14. 2010
TenCate Protective Fabrics not only provides a safety net for almost 200 families employed in Pike County, they also protect military and emergency personnel in dangerous situations with the fabrics they weave every day. [Full story »] 

Early voting ends next week

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
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Friday, July 9. 2010
Time is running out to vote early at the courthouse for local and state candidates. Early voting ends July 16 and the general primary will be held Tuesday, July 20. [Full story »] 

Birds of prey rescued from Gulf Coast

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
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Tuesday, July 6. 2010
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Two birds of prey affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have made their way to Bubba and Friends Wildlife Rehabilitation outside Zebulon. The young ospreys were abandoned by their parents near the Mississippi coast and were unable to feed themselves. [Full story »] 

Veterans honored at parade, recreation fields

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Rachel McDaniel
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Saturday, July 3. 2010
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Hundreds lined the highway for the Independence Day Pride of Pike parade with the theme "We Shall Never Forget." As the parade passed the courthouse, spectators applauded loudly as volunteers carried plaques commemorating the 173 veterans from Georgia who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. [Full story »] 

Pride of Pike set for Saturday

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Rachel McDaniel
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Friday, July 2. 2010
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The Pride of Pike Independence Day celebration will kick off Saturday at 4 p.m. with veterans of all eras lead the leading parade participants as Grand Marshalls. "We Will Never Forget" is the theme this year and 173 volunteers are needed to carry a memorial placard with the names of Georgia military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. [Full story »] 
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