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Entries from January 2019

Carrigan Smith signs volleyball scholarship

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Thursday, January 31. 2019

Pike County High School senior Carrigan Smith recently signed a volleyball scholarship with Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia. She started playing as a sophomore at PCHS and earned honorable mention for the first team during the 2018-2019 season. [Full story »]

Pike County Backpack Program helps feed local children

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Thursday, January 31. 2019

The Pike County Georgia Backpack Program program started at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. The program provides school aged children who may not have regular meals all weekend with six meals for Saturday and Sunday. Their bags are packed with two breakfasts, two lunches, two snacks and two dinners, sometimes fruit and sometimes special treats. The food is packed and distributed every two weeks. The bags average 8 pounds and cost about $10. [Full story »]

Hollonville Opry Houses closed indefinitely

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

After nearly 30 years of free concerts each Saturday at a family-friendly venue in the Pike County countryside, the Hollonville Opry House lost its lease and is now closed. Their last show was on Jan. 26 but organizers hope to move to a new location and provide music to the community once again.

"Sadly, we want to inform you that the Hollonville Opry House located in the community of Hollonville has lost its lease and is now closed," wrote Charlotte Kirkland, one of the many who were instrumental in the Opry House's operation over the past 27 years. "We are hoping to find a new location soon where we can resume our music." [Full story »]

Public Notices 01-30-19

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Staff Writer

in Public Notices

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

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Middle school wrestling team wins league championship

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Rachel McDaniel

in Sports

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

The Pike County Wrestling Program had a big weekend as the middle school won the Central Georgia Middle School Athletic League Championship on Friday. The team defeated Lamar County in the semi-finals and then defeated Upson in the finals by a score of 63 to 34. [Full story »]

Arrest report

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Rachel McDaniel

in Crime and Arrests

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

Between Tuesday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 28, area law enforcement agencies made the following arrests: [Full story »]

Two arrested for felony theft in Pike, Upson

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Rachel McDaniel

in Crime and Arrests

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

Pike and Upson County Sheriff’s investigators teamed up to investigate several thefts that have occurred in both counties over the past several months. Two arrests have been made. John Ethan Osbolt, 26, of Highway 109 west in Zebulon and Robert Kevin Chapman, 31, of Oliver road in Meansville are both facing numerous charges. [Full story »]

Four Chaplains Ceremony set for Sunday

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

Members of the Pike County American Legion Family 197 will present the Four Chaplains Ceremony honoring the 76th anniversary of their story at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church at 14550 Highway 19 north. [Full story »]

Pike’s Ken Pullin takes office

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Tuesday, January 29. 2019

The 2019 Legislative session kicked off Jan. 14 for the state of Georgia and local resident Ken Pullin was sworn in as State Representative for District 131 which includes Pike, Upson and Lamar counties. [Full story »]

James Manahan

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Rachel McDaniel

in Death Notices

Monday, January 28. 2019

Mr. James Edward Manahan, age 91, of Williamson, passed away January 27, 2019. He was born in New Albany, PA, son of the late Ivan Manahan and Anna Belle Buckley Manahan. Mr. Manahan served in the United States Navy in World War II. He worked for Ford Motor Company, retiring after 35 years. He was also a cattle farmer. For over 15 years he was a faithful member of Rehoboth Church of the Nazarene in Molena, where he taught Sunday School and served on the church board as a trustee. He was a kind man who always had a smile. [Full story »]

Local impact of federal shutdown?

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Friday, January 25. 2019

The federal government shutdown was in its 30th day as of the Pike County Journal Reporter’s Monday, Jan. 21 press deadline. The shutdown is the longest in American history.

Because of the shutdown, Georgia EBT or SNAP cards will be loaded with February’s funds. No more benefits will be distributed until March so citizens who use the funds are asked to take extra care in how they purchase foods over the next several weeks. [Full story »]

2019 Lunch and Lead set for Jan. 29

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Friday, January 25. 2019

The 2019 Lunch and Lead series hosted by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce and ImpactingLeaders.com will kick off on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Barnstormer’s Grill in Williamson with the theme ‘Five things every leader should be doing.’ The leadership lunch will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is $30 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members. [Full story »]

Luther Clayton Lee, Jr.

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Rachel McDaniel

in Death Notices

Thursday, January 24. 2019

Mr. Luther Clayton Lee, Jr. “PeePaw,” age 80, of Meansville, passed away January 24, 2019. He was born in McDonough, son of the late Luther Clayton Lee, Sr. and Daisy Johnson Lee. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Luther was a carpenter for most of his life and built many homes, including his own. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them and he was an avid fisherman. [Full story »]

Drug arrest made after traffic stop

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Rachel McDaniel

in Crime and Arrests

Tuesday, January 22. 2019

The Zebulon Police Department pulled over Hunter Keith Rakestraw Jan. 19 after he failed to stop at a red-light at Thomaston Street and Barnesville Street and discovered a large amount of drugs. [Full story »]

Ruffin’s Renderings: What are you immersed in?

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Rachel McDaniel

in Opinions

Tuesday, January 22. 2019

By Mike Ruffin
ruffinml@gmail.com

In a recent service at the First United Methodist Church of Barnesville, Pastor Cyndi McDonald led us to remember our baptism. At the end of the service, she invited us to dip our hands in the water in the baptismal font as a way of doing so. [Full story »]