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Entries from April 2012

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Monday, April 30. 2012

Alleged killer due in court
Competency hearing set for Adrian Thompson in Mark McCullough murder..

Dog and Pony Show:
No its not a powerpoint, it's the real thing!.

Big bucks:
County floats $8.54 million budget.

Altered plans:
Commissioners continue to tweak courthouse blueprints.

Clean out that closet:
Yard sale on the Square is Saturday at 8 a.m..

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Parks and Recreation to remain an authority

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Rachel McDaniel
in Headlines

Monday, April 30. 2012

After months of discussion and debate, it was decided at the Tuesday, April 24 meeting not to dissolve the Pike County Parks and Recreation Authority to make it a county department. [Full story »]

Geiger's Counter: Who are they protecting?

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Opinions

Monday, April 30. 2012

Some years ago, we took a family vacation trip to Boston. Our girls, ages eight and four, had a blast and so did we. Thanks to Laura, I got to mark a trip to Fenway Park off my bucket list. [Full story »]

Court case set in murder case

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Rachel McDaniel
in Crime and Arrests

Monday, April 30. 2012

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Adrian Thompson, who faces charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and two counts of second degree cruelty to children, was in court before Judge Tommy Hankinson Friday, April 27. Thompson, 65, has been in jail since the April 14, 2008 murder of Mark McCullough, 47. A competency trial is set for June 18 – whether Thompson’s defense agrees to a jury trial or bench trial – to settle the issue.
[Full story »]

Athletes to compete in state meet

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Rachel McDaniel
in Sports

Monday, April 30. 2012

Pike County High School’s track season will close with two athletes qualifying for the state track meet. Senior Alison Mangham and junior Caleb Teachout will represent Pike County in long distance running events. [Full story »]

Yard Sale on the Square set for Saturday

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Rachel McDaniel
in Food and Features

Monday, April 30. 2012

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The bi-annual Yard Sale on the Square is set for Saturday, May 5 starting at 8 a.m. on the courthouse lawn in downtown Zebulon. The sale, sponsored by the Zebulon Downtown Development Authority, is open to anyone and only costs $5 per booth the day of the sale. [Full story »]

Herbert Gene Justus

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Staff Writer
in Death Notices

Monday, April 30. 2012

Mr. Herbert Eugene Justus, age 83, of Meansville, passed away April 29, 2012 at his residence. [Full story »]

Two injured in head-on collision

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Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories

Monday, April 30. 2012

Two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on collision that occurred around 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 30 on Beeks Road. A life flight helicopter was called to transport one of the injured drivers to the hospital after the wreck, involving an SUV and charcoal-colored Honda took place. [Full story »]

Bobbie Jones

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Staff Writer
in Death Notices

Monday, April 30. 2012

Mrs. Bobbie Jones of Winston, Ga., passed away April 28, 2012. [Full story »]

Officers save citizen's life

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Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories

Sunday, April 29. 2012

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Sgt. Allen Goldston and deputy Chuck Hutto are somebody’s heroes. Saturday, April 14 at around 12:18 a.m., the Pike County sheriff’s office received a medical call on Highway 19 south about an unresponsive person.

Goldston and Hutto arrived to find a person lying on the floor not breathing and without a pulse. The deputies started administering CPR for five to seven minutes while awaiting medical units. [Full story »]

'A Day in Meansville' cancelled

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Headlines

Sunday, April 29. 2012

By Dwain W. Penn
After five years of promoting the community, the A Day in Meansville festival will not be held this year. Meansville council voted to cancel the event at the April 9 meeting. The 2011 festival was compromised by rain. [Full story »]

Wartime-romance to live forever

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Rachel McDaniel
in Opinions

Saturday, April 28. 2012

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Pike countians George and Ellen Norris, Rachel Norris McClelland, Paul and Ruthie Norris Faulds and W.H. “Bill” and Judy Norris and Willaminta Norris Hight of Spartanburg, S. C., traveled to Beaumont, Texas, last week to attend memorial services for their sister, Virginia Lee Norris Anderson, who died Tuesday, April 3.

Virginia was born Nov. 20, 1926. She was the oldest of six children born to Ruth Hall Norris and William Holloway Norris and grew up on the family farm near Zebulon. [Full story »]

Prescription pill disposal

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Rachel McDaniel
in Headlines

Friday, April 27. 2012

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The DEA's Pill Take Back Initiative aims to keep prescription drugs from being abused by collecting and disposing of them when they are no longer needed. Pike County residents with old or unwanted prescription pills can drop them off with a Pike County Sheriff's deputy Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Fred's in Zebulon. [Full story »]

Pauline Dailey Smith

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Staff Writer
in Death Notices

Friday, April 27. 2012

Mrs. Pauline Dailey Smith of Zebulon, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away on April 26, 2012 at the age of 85 at Christian Ministries Hospice. [Full story »]

Pike's Mary Jane to play BBQ & Blues

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Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories

Friday, April 27. 2012

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A video clip of The MelFlames, featuring Mary Jane Williamson, who graduated from Pike County High School in 1997. She moved to Nashville to pursue her musical career and returned home to Georgia. She will sing with the MelFlames at BBQ & Blues in Barnesville this Saturday and is engaged to marry musician Ben Ratliff. [Full story »]