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Entries from October 2012

Early voting to start Monday

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in News
Saturday, October 13. 2012
Early voting will begin Monday, Oct. 15 and will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday through Nov. 2. One weekend day of early voting will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the courthouse. [Full story »] 

Woerner succumbs; vigil planned for family

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in News
Friday, October 12. 2012
A celebration of the life of Jacob Woerner, 14, who was seriously injured in an ATV accident and passed away this afternoon, will be held Friday night at 6 p.m. at the Pike County Track. Jimmy Wright will be leading the ceremony celebrating his life. [Full story »] 

Pirates defeat Patriots 28-14

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Sports
Friday, October 12. 2012
The Pike County Pirates (3-3, 1-1) hosted the SW Macon Patriots (1-5, 0-2) Friday night. Georgia High School Football Daily is now projecting Pike to enter the postseason as the #3 seed from Region 2-AAA.

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

Man dies after leaving jail

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Crime and Arrests
Thursday, October 11. 2012
Comments (20)
An individual died after bonding out of the Pike County Sheriff's office and the incident is currently under investigation by the GBI, according to investigator David Neal. [Full story »] 

Reflections of historic election

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Thursday, October 11. 2012
With the presidential election just a month away, some courthouse employees are thinking back to the last presidential election, when thousands of absentee ballots had to be counted after the polls closed. The 2008 election saw a record 42.53% of Pike voters casting absentee ballots – and all 4,402 had to be counted by hand. [Full story »] 

Alicia Marie Kramer

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Births and Obituaries
Thursday, October 11. 2012
On Oct. 8, 2012 our lovely Alicia, our little sister, our beloved daughter, quietly slipped into the Kingdom of God. [Full story »] 

Public Notices

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Notices
Wednesday, October 10. 2012
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Sheriff's Report

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Crime and Arrests
Wednesday, October 10. 2012
Comments (11)
Between Monday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 7, the sheriff’s office made the following arrests: [Full story »] 

Respondents: Obama would support Iran over Israel

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Opinions
Wednesday, October 10. 2012
Respondents to our non-scientific poll on the likely upcoming Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities brought forth an interesting respsonse. [Full story »] 

ESPLOST on ballot Nov. 6

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in News
Tuesday, October 9. 2012
The school auditorium in Pike County has been closed for more than a year now. If voters approve the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax on the November ballot a renovated auditorium could be open for the 2013-14 school year. [Full story »] 

Encounters with Pike's wildlife

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Food and Features
Tuesday, October 9. 2012
Pike County remains a rural county and occasionally, residents have encounters with local wildlife. Dr. Jennifer Gardner provides veterinary services in Pike and is state certified to rehabilitate injured or abandoned animals and release them back into the wild. She currently has a small fawn and four opossums. [Full story »] 

Halloween happenings

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Opinions
Monday, October 8. 2012
We at A Novel Experience are always surprised at the number of people who claim a first-hand acquaintance with a ghost or two and October is the month that screams for recognition of our fascination with this state of affairs.

We’ve heard that there is a ghost, a gentleman ghost who haunts our Action-Thriller-Horror stacks. As of this writing we cannot claim we know his tastes (except for the irregular instances where our paperbacks fall off the shelves without provocation). [Full story »] 

Highway 18 reopened after wreck

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Monday, October 8. 2012
A single-vehicle wreck which entrapped a driver has been cleared after Highway 18 west of Zebulon was temporarily blocked as emergency personnel work to free the driver from the vehicle Monday afternoon. [Full story »] 

A preview of the 10.10.2012 edition of The Journal-Reporter

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Email Headline Preview
Monday, October 8. 2012
Upset special:
Pirates top 9th ranked Red Devils 21-14.

Wildlife:
Dr. Jennifer Gardner rehabilitates animals.

Auditorium repair:
Funds for work included in ESPLOST.

Sister act:
Craven, Barnett publish cookbook for chocoholics.

Advance voting:
Early balloting begins Oct. 15 here.

Kimberly Porter Phillips

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Births and Obituaries
Monday, October 8. 2012
Mrs. Kimberly Porter Phillips, age 49, of Williamson, passed away Oct. 5, 2012 at Atlanta Medical Center. [Full story »] 
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