The Pike County Journal-Reporter

The Pike Pirates traveled to Barnesville Friday night for the Battle of Potato Creek and got taken to a creekside woodshed for a sound thrashing at the hands of the Lamar County Trojans.

The Trojans (1-0-1), who struggled in the first half of their opener last week against the Howard Huskies, opened a can of it on the Pirates who were down by 24 points after less than eight minutes and trailed 30-0 after one quarter and 44-0 at the half.

The Pirates got nothing going until the Trojan JV had been in the game for some time.

The Trojans were motivated by a basket left at the fence near their dressing room prior to the game containing pigs' feet, bacon and bacon bits that held a card signed "From PC". [Full story »] 

Help wanted:
Commissioners seeking applicants for county boards.

He's gone:
Commission accepts resignation of county fire chief Randy Snyder.

World record?:
Lifsey Springs siblings maybe the oldest five in the world.

Beware:
Phone scams running rampant in Pike.

Well preserved:
1870 Society lauds work at United Bank headquarters in Zebulon.

Edd Sanders, former warden of the West Central Georgia Integrated Treatment Facility in Zebulon, died Friday of a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are pending but will be handled by Moody Funeral Home.