The Pike County Journal-Reporter

Entries from March 2014

Library Week bookmark contest

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Monday, March 17. 2014

In celebration of National Library Week, April 13-19, the J. Joel Edwards Public Library in Zebulon will hold a bookmark contest. Children ages 3-12 can design a bookmark to illustrate this year’s National Library Week theme: Lives change @ your library. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Enjoy the party but remember St. Patrick’s message

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Rachel McDaniel

in Opinions

Monday, March 17. 2014

For those of us who are native to Savannah, St. Patrick’s Day is special. It was always a school holiday, no questions asked. We never had a snow day but, if we had, there would have been no making it up on March 17. [Full story »]

Go west, young man or woman

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Walter Geiger

in Opinions

Saturday, March 15. 2014

Remember when Uncle Jed struck oil while shootin’ at some food? He hit it rich, moved west to Beverly Hills and life around the cement pond was never the same with Ellie Mae’s critters and all. Now, the oil boom migration is northwest to North Dakota thanks to the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations. [Full story »]

New leader at West Central

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Saturday, March 15. 2014

There’s a new warden in town. Alfreta Dunn-Logan became the superintendent at West Central Integrated Treatment Facility in Zebulon after longtime warden Edd Sanders retired. [Full story »]

STAR students, teachers honored

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Saturday, March 15. 2014

The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program is sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation to honor top students and teachers in each county every year. To earn the STAR student status, high school seniors must have the highest score on the three-part SAT and be in the top 10 percent of their class based on grade point average. The local winner for system-wide STAR student is Warren Snell. He can also compete for region honors. John Michael Williams is also a STAR student for Pike County. [Full story »]

Pirates flex muscles with 5-0 start to season

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Rachel McDaniel

in Sports

Friday, March 14. 2014

By Greg Parrott

The Pike Pirates baseball team is showing early on in the season that they will be contenders in the state playoffs come early May. Last week they outscored their opponents 28-1. [Full story »]

Pirate Run is this weekend

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Friday, March 14. 2014

Pirates will take over the school campuses as the elementary school holds the sixth annual fun run, now called the Pirate Run, Saturday, March 15. The Pirate Run will include a one-mile Plank Walk/Run at 4 p.m. for children and adults and the Peg Leg 5K Walk/Run at 5 p.m. [Full story »]

Public Notices

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Staff Writer

in Public Notices

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

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Arrest Report

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Staff Writer

in Crime and Arrests

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

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Between Monday, March 3, and Monday, March 10, Pike County law enforcement agencies made the following arrests: [Full story »]

Find it in the Business Card Directory

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Featured Ad

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

Over 130 businesses listed in this week's Journal Reporter.

Lady Pirates are 6-1; Community Night is Friday

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Rachel McDaniel

in Sports

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

The Lady Pirates are continuing their winning streak, racking up three wins over the past few weeks to earn a 6-1 record for the season. [Full story »]

Family visits Ukraine as riots abound

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

By Sherri Ellington
sherri@barnesville.com

As a world crisis occurred, Amanda and Chris Bash were in Ukraine from Jan. 18 through Feb. 7 trying to get the wheels rolling to adopt two teenage girls, Valeria Vandalova and Maria Kovalchuk. [Full story »]

Blaylock in jail after recent court date

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Rachel McDaniel

in Crime and Arrests

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

Pike County resident and former NBA star Mookie Blaylock pleaded guilty to drunk driving and hit and run charges March 4 at the Spalding County courthouse and is back in jail. He is also facing charges in Clayton County for a wreck that killed a mother of five. He lives on Gresham Road in Pike County. [Full story »]

FFA needs community’s help raising barn

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

Residents in Pike County have worked together to raise barns since the early 1800s. Local agriculture students and Future Farmers of America members need the community’s help to keep the tradition alive. [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: Uneven playing field

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Rachel McDaniel

in Opinions

Wednesday, March 12. 2014

By Greg Parrott

Our Pike County Lady Pirates basketball team made history last week as they made it to the Final 4 for the first time in school history. They made our community proud and we celebrate their accomplishments. [Full story »]