The Pike County Journal-Reporter

Entries from April 2012

Spring crops sprout early

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in Food and Features

Monday, April 2. 2012

The warm winter months and hot spring days have helped many Pike County crops mature and ripen earlier than in previous years. The Market on the Square will feature many of the early vegetables and fruits from around the county and beyond, starting this weekend from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. [Full story »]

A. Cleon Dennis Jr.

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Staff Writer

in Death Notices

Monday, April 2. 2012

Mr. A. Cleon Dennis Jr., age 77, of Griffin, Ga., passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Christian Ministries Hospice.
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Paul Isaiah Steele

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Staff Writer

in Death Notices

Monday, April 2. 2012

Harold Isaiah and Camille Colwell Steele of Zebulon announce the birth of their son Paul Isaiah Steele at 9:18 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville. [Full story »]

Plant Sale starts Tuesday

Posted by

Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Monday, April 2. 2012

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It's time to plant and local middle and high school FFA members will hold their annual plant sale Tuesday through Thursday, April 3-5. The FFA Plant Sale will be held in the middle and high school greenhouses from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. [Full story »]

Local solider killed in action

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Walter Geiger

in Top Stories

Monday, April 2. 2012

Pfc. Jonathon F. Davis was killed in action Thursday in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Davis, 20, was from Griffin. [Full story »]

Butler: Unemployment insurance fund "broke"

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Walter Geiger

in Opinions

Monday, April 2. 2012

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By Mark Butler
Georgia Labor Commissioner

Georgia faces a crisis that, if ignored, has the potential to cause long-term, severe financial distress to our residents, our businesses and our stretched-thin state budget. [Full story »]

Students honored, senior speakers announced

Posted by

Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Sunday, April 1. 2012

Several students were recognized for academic and extracurricular achievements at the March 13 meeting of the board of education. The board was presented with the Class of 2012 valedictorian and salutatorian by principal Mike Maddox. [Full story »]