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Thanks and prayers for military

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Friday, September 28. 2012

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Pike County Post 197 of The American Legion and Prayer Power of Georgia will hold a short service to offer thanks and prayers for members of the military on the first Monday of every month at 12 noon. The monthly service will be at the Veteran’s Memorial on the Pike County courthouse grounds. The next service will be Monday, Oct. 1. [Full story »]

Punt, pass and kick

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Rachel McDaniel

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Thursday, September 20. 2012

The NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition will be held on the lower football practice field Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. The free competition is open to both boys and girls ages 6-15 with a Dec. 31 cutoff date. [Full story »]

Golf donations help Wounded Warriors

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, September 10. 2012

Warrior Golf Camps of America - founded by an injured veteran in Pike County - is ramping up for its 1st annual Golf Camp with the support of The Edwin Watts Golf store in Macon. The camp, which will be held Sept. 13-16 at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Institute in Warm Springs, teaches wounded warriors the therapeutic benefits of golf and helps rebuild the family bonds often stretched during deployment. [Full story »]

Parmesan Baked Potato Halves

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Tasha Webster

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Thursday, September 6. 2012

Ingredients:
6 small potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
1/4 cup butter [Full story »]

Floyd wins four medals at U.S. Transplant Games

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, September 3. 2012

After facing death as a 25-year-old when his kidneys got infected and shut down after having strep throat, Scott Floyd has survived – and thrived – for 24 years with the help of donor organs. Floyd, 49, of Zebulon, recently brought home four medals, including gold, from the Transplant Games of America which were held in Grand Rapids, Mich., this year. [Full story »]