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Entries from May 2013

County to pay attorney's fees

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Friday, May 31. 2013
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Pike County commissioners voted at a special called meeting Thursday, May 23 to approve payment of attorney’s fees for magistrate judge Marcia Callaway-Ingram in the amount of $95,000 with the understanding that the insurance carrier for the county will pay half of the amount. [Full story »] 

Red and White game

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Sports
Thursday, May 30. 2013
The Pike County Pirates football team held a controlled scrimmage last week to evaluate the team for the upcoming 2013 season. Key returners for the Pirates on offense will be seniors Tyler Gregory and Artez “Deuce” Oglesby. [Full story »] 

Virginia Avery Coggins

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Births and Obituaries
Wednesday, May 29. 2013
Mrs. Virginia Avery Coggins, age 87, of 601 Hill St., Thomaston, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at Riverside Health and Rehab. [Full story »] 

Public Notices

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Notices
Wednesday, May 29. 2013
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Bygone era comes alive Saturday

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Wednesday, May 29. 2013
Candler Field Museum will re-create the sights and sounds of the 1920s at the fourth annual Vintage Day Festival Saturday, June 1, with a fashion show, airplane rides, candy drop, antique planes, a cake walk and old-fashioned music. The airfield and museum are just off Highway 362 in Williamson and activities are slated from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  [Full story »] 

Meeting to plan June 22 Relay set for May 30

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in News
Wednesday, May 29. 2013
The Pike County Relay for Life event has been postponed until Saturday, June 22. A meeting will be held at Christ Chapel church building at 6 p.m. May 30 to discuss the upcoming Relay for Life schedule. [Full story »] 

Zebulon man is shooting suspect

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Crime and Arrests
Tuesday, May 28. 2013
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Two people were injured about 5:30 p.m. Memorial Day afternoon on Atlanta Street in Barnesville following an altercation and shooting. The Barnesville Police Department identified Gary Guglielmo, 21, of Pine Street in Zebulon as the offender in the altercation. [Full story »] 

A preview of the 5.29.2013 edition of The Journal-Reporter

Posted by
Walter Geiger
in Email Headline Preview
Monday, May 27. 2013
Pomp & Circumstance:
PCHS seniors march off into their futures.

Big check:
Commissioners reluctantly pay attorney's fees for Callaway-Ingram.

Strong survivor:
Tory Merritt survived 1993 tornado; hopes to visit those in Moore, Oklahoma.

Bygone era:
Multiple activities on tap to take you back in time at Vintage Day.

Good sports:
PCHS teams earn Region 2AAA all sports and sportsmanship awards.

The human side of news coverage

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Opinions
Monday, May 27. 2013
Nothing, nothing, nothing is harder for reporters than covering stories involving the deaths of children.

If you have watched the television news from Moore, Oklahoma, in the last week or so, you know that very few reporters -- male or female -- could speak without breaking down when they told of children trapped under the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School. We now know that there were more children elsewhere, and safe, than was first believed. We are told now that “only” nine children died. [Full story »] 

PCHS earns Sportsmanship, All Sports awards

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Sports
Monday, May 27. 2013
Pike County High School recently earned the 2AAA All-Sports award and the 2AAA Sportsmanship award and ended the year leading the Region 2AAA Director’s Cup standings. [Full story »] 

Cub Scouts collect items for tornado victims

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Food and Features
Monday, May 27. 2013
Cub Scout Pack 107 members will help collect items to send to those affected by the tornado that destroyed Moore, Oklahoma. Pack 107 is asking that cases of water and Gatorade as well as diapers, wipes and hygiene items be dropped off at A Novel Experience on the courthouse square or Zebulon First Baptist Church. [Full story »] 

Storm survivor hopes to share her story in OK

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Top Stories
Monday, May 27. 2013
Tory Merritt knows exactly how a tornado can tear a home and a family apart. When a tornado struck Pike County in February 1993, it ripped her home to pieces, killed her mother and paralyzed her from the waist down - just days before she turned 17 years old. The family took shelter in the hallway, but they were thrown from the mobile home and debris from the building landed on top of them. She hopes to be able to share her story of rebuilding after the tragedy with survivors of the recent devastating Oklahoma tornado. [Full story »] 

Aerosyn Pierce Williams

Posted by
Staff Writer
Monday, May 27. 2013
Infant Aerosyn Pierce Williams, age 7 months, died on May 24, 2013. [Full story »] 

Betty Lawing Hattaway

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Births and Obituaries
Monday, May 27. 2013
Mrs. Betty Lawing Hattaway, age 79, of Molena, passed away May 25, 2013 at her home. [Full story »] 

Red Pirates are fast pitch champs

Posted by
Rachel McDaniel
in Sports
Friday, May 24. 2013
The 8U Red Pirates fast pitch softball team finished the 2013 recreation season as champions. The Red Pirates earned eight wins and had only two losses. [Full story »] 
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