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Entries from August 2012

Pirates win double overtime thriller 40-39

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Top Stories
Friday, August 31. 2012
Comments (4)
Coach Brad Webber's Pike County Pirates hosted the Upson-Lee Knights tonight at Pirate Field.

Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Greg Parrott and compiled by Rachel McDaniel. [Full story »] 

A preview of the 9.5.2012 edition of The Journal-Reporter

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Email Headline Preview
Friday, August 31. 2012
Flint fun:
Scout camp offers camping and canoeing weekend.

Medalist:
Pike's Scott Floyd shines at Transplant Games.

CARE-less:
Companion animal rescue shuts down.

OK by OSHA:
Courthouse work site gets thumbs-up.

Heritage:
Farm event is Saturday at Heritage Oaks.

Denise Michele Rowland

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Births and Obituaries
Friday, August 31. 2012
Mrs. Denise Michele Rowland age 58 of Zebulon, Ga., passed away on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at Harbor Hospice. [Full story »] 

Charlie T. Biles Sr.

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Births and Obituaries
Friday, August 31. 2012
Charlie Thomas Biles Sr., age 63 of Mineral Bluff, Ga., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 at the Fannin Regional Medical Center. [Full story »] 

Jalapeno Poppers

Posted by
Tasha Webster
in Food and Features
Friday, August 31. 2012
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese [Full story »] 

Pike's jobless rate at 8.8%

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Friday, August 31. 2012
By Sherri Ellington

Pike County unemployment remained not only the lowest in the region but held steady at 8.8% during July and June. It was 9.9% in July 2011. Pike and Coweta are the only counties in single-digit joblessness in the 10-county Three Rivers region. [Full story »] 

Public Notices

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Notices
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
[Full story »] 

Qualifying for cities begins

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in News
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
Comments (28)
Several local candidates will vie for offices in the Nov. 6 general election and qualifying will be held this week. Candidates are asked to qualify for mayor of Williamson, mayor of Meansville and several council member seats for Molena, Meansville and Williamson. No offices are up for re-election in Concord or Zebulon. [Full story »] 

America could use another Neil Armstrong

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Opinions
Tuesday, August 28. 2012
Albany Herald
Every so often, there are events so monumental that where you were when you learned of it is indelibly fused in your mind.

Unfortunately, these seem most often to be tragedies, such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the attack on Pearl Harbor that launched America into World War II are some examples that, depending on your age, might apply. [Full story »] 

Grants to help with drought

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Food and Features
Monday, August 27. 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recently announced the availability of up to $5 million in grants to evaluate and demonstrate agricultural practices that help farmers and ranchers adapt to drought. NRCS is taking applications for Conservation Innovation Grants to help producers build resiliency into their production systems so they can adapt to climatic extremes such as the historic drought impacting the nation. [Full story »] 

Pirates start season Friday

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Sports
Monday, August 27. 2012
The Pike County High School Pirates football team will face non-region opponents the Upson-Lee Knights in their season opening game Friday, Aug. 31 at home. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. in Zebulon and scores will be updated in real time at pikecountygeorgia.com. [Full story »] 

Geiger’s Counter: Katrina hurt New Orleans’ reputation forever

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Opinions
Monday, August 27. 2012
As Hurricane Isaac churns toward New Orleans, one can’t help thinking back to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina there almost exactly seven years prior to the projected landfall of the latest tropical threat. [Full story »] 

OSHA investigates courthouse

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Monday, August 27. 2012
Comments (12)
After Pike County employees working in the courthouse aired concerns about dust, noise and debris in their working spaces, inspectors from Occupational Health and Safety Administration visited the courthouse Aug. 29. According to county manager Mike Phillips attempts were made to resolve issues raised by courthouse employees and no violations were filed against Pike. [Full story »] 

A preview of the 8.29.2012 edition of The Journal-Reporter

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Email Headline Preview
Monday, August 27. 2012
Kickoff:
Pirates host Knights in season opener Friday .

On the run:
Municipal qualifying underway in Pike.

Health hazard:
Courthouse staffers complain about construction detritus.

Resignation:
County clerk Teresa Watson hits the road.

Deadlines:
Reporter seeks early submissions due to holiday deadlines.

What to expect from Isaac here: Rain

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in News
Monday, August 27. 2012
Pike County will see only rain - and not much of it - as Hurricane Isaac roars ashore along the Gulf Coast this week. [Full story »] 
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