By Greg Parrott
The Pike County Pirates rolled into Barnesville with a perfect 5-0 record. They left with a defeat they will look back on for many years to come and wonder how it happened. The game started with a bang as the Pirates scored two quick touchdowns and took a 14-0 lead. Lamar County outscored them 20-3 in the last three and a half quarters for a 20-17 win.
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Entries from October 2010
Public Notices

Legal 408
Take Notice that:
The right to redeem the following described property, to wit:All that tract or parcel of land containing 2.00 acres lying and being in Land Lot 113 of the Eighth (8th) Land District of Pike County, Georgia and being more particularly shown and designated as 2.00 acres according to that certain plat of survey entitled “Compiled Plat for Timothy D. Simmons and Dana I Simmons” dated March 16, 1994 prepared by Kenneth Edward Pressley, Georgia Registered Professional Land Surveyor, a copy of which plat is recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 37, Pike County, Georgia, Superior Court Clerk’s Office, and which said plat together with the metes, bounds, courses and distances as shown thereon with respect to the said 2.00 acres, is by this reference incorporated herein in aid of this description as fully as if copied at length herein.
Will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 18th day of October, 2010.
The Tax Deed to which this notice relates is dated the 4th day of August, 2009, and is recorded in the office if the Clerk of Superior Court of Pike County, Georgia, in Deed Book 807, Page 341.
The property may be redeemed at any time before the 18th day of October, 2010 by payment of the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: PO Box 290, Concord, Georgia 30206.
Please be governed accordingly.
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Legal 409
In the Superior Court of
Pike County
State of Georgia
Civil Action
File No. 2010CV-928
Yogi Jones Berganza
Plaintiff, V
Elmer E. Berganza, Defendant
Notice of Publication
To: Elmer E. Berganza
Guatelmala
You are hereby notified that the above-styled action seeking divorce was filed against you in said Court on August 9, 2010, and that by reason of an Order for Service of Summons by Publication entered by the Court on August 25, 2010, you are hereby commanded and required to file with the Clerk of said Court and serve upon Dwayne C. Singleton, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: 1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, Georgia 30224, an Answer to the Complaint within 60 days of August, 25, 2010.
Witness, the Honorable Judge of said Court.
This the 1st day of September, 2010.
/s/Carolyn Williams
Spalding County Superior
Court Clerk
Prepared and Presented by:
Dwayne Singleton
State Bar No. 649048
Attorney for Plaintiff
1115 Zebulon Road
Griffin, Georgia 30224
770-227-5300
770-227-5394 fax
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Legal 414
Notice
To: Betty Jane Maldonado
By order of the court for service by publication, you are hereby notified that on April 27, 2009, Jamie Edward Moody filed suit against you for divorce and amended his complaint on July 30, 2009. You are required to file with the clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon plaintiff’s attorney Richard T. Bridges, 208 W Main Street, P. O. Box 881, Thomaston, GA 30286 an answer in writing within sixty (60) days of September 29, 2010.
Witness, the Honorable Tommy R. Hankinson, Judge, of Pike County Superior Court. This 22nd day of September, 2010.
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Legal 415
Notice
Georgia, Pike County
Probate Court
Wanda Kay Truitt has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Terry Wayne Truitt, Sr., deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before October 25, 2010. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg
Probate Judge
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
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Burousas
Jimmie Burousas Sr. of Barnesville, 93, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 1:15 p.m. until the service hour.
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Johnson vigil is Oct. 17
A prayer vigil for murder victim Donna Ogletree Johnson will be held Sunday, Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lamar County courthouse.
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So. Let's sound off on sports
Here is a free-for-all posting opportunity on sports: Trojans, Pirates, Dogs, Jackets, Falcons, Braves - you name it!
My brief thoughts:
The Pirates and the Trojans will both make the playoffs. The competition there will be much tougher than it is in Region 4AA.
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My brief thoughts:
The Pirates and the Trojans will both make the playoffs. The competition there will be much tougher than it is in Region 4AA.
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Shrimp and Grits Casserole
Ingredients:
2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
3/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons butter
1 (3-ounce) package 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 large egg whites
1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp, coarsely chopped
Cooking spray
Hot pepper sauce (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine milk and broth in a medium heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Gradually add grits and salt to pan, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook 5 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan, butter, and cream cheese. Stir in parsley and next 4 ingredients (through shrimp). Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until set. Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.
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2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
3/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons butter
1 (3-ounce) package 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 large egg whites
1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp, coarsely chopped
Cooking spray
Hot pepper sauce (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine milk and broth in a medium heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Gradually add grits and salt to pan, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cook 5 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan, butter, and cream cheese. Stir in parsley and next 4 ingredients (through shrimp). Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until set. Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.
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Burousas
Jimmie Burousas Sr., 93, died early Sunday. He was the father of murder victim Jimmie (Buzz) Burousas Jr.
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Pirates fall to Trojans
The Pike Pirates traveled to Barnesville tonight to take on the Lamar County Trojans in the annual Battle of Potato Creek.
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Honoring local heroes
Do you know someone who served or serves in the military? The middle school will honor all veterans at the annual Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 5 and needs info and submissions about local servicemen and women.
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Let’s not battle over Georgia’s Civil War tourism
Dr. W. Todd Groce
Georgia Historical Society president
The 150th anniversary of the Civil War begins in 2011, and already there has been criticism by some that Georgia is “a day late and a dollar short” when it comes to promoting it. The fact is, in the midst of a fiscal crisis, the state is making wise and timely use of limited funding to develop a unique CW150 program that will draw visitors from around the world to Georgia. [Full story »]
Georgia Historical Society president
The 150th anniversary of the Civil War begins in 2011, and already there has been criticism by some that Georgia is “a day late and a dollar short” when it comes to promoting it. The fact is, in the midst of a fiscal crisis, the state is making wise and timely use of limited funding to develop a unique CW150 program that will draw visitors from around the world to Georgia. [Full story »]




















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