Entries by Rachel McDaniel

Women’s Aviation Career Day set for Jan. 17

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Wednesday, January 14. 2015

Learn what it is like for women in aviation at the Women’s Aviation Career Day presented by Candler Field Museum Saturday, Jan. 17. Participants will hear from a panel of women who are leaders in various aviation fields and their career experiences. Hear from female airline pilots, mechanics, flight instructors and air traffic controllers. [Full story »]

Pirates wrestling makes history with Area Dual championship

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Tuesday, January 13. 2015

The Pirates wrestling team became the first team in Pike County High School wrestling history to win the Area Duals Saturday. The team came into the tournament seeded third and left the tournament as champions. [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: A Heisman winner is born

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Tuesday, January 13. 2015

By Greg Parrott

As I made the five hour trek to Charlotte to see my beloved Bulldogs take on the Louisville Cardinals, I wondered what team would show up to play in the Belk Bowl. There have been bowl games in the past where Georgia acted as though they didn’t even want to be there. Last year against Nebraska was a prime example. [Full story »]

Pike's New Year babies are twins

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Tuesday, January 13. 2015

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Identical twin girls born Friday, Jan. 2 are Pike’s first babies of the New Year, with one sister arriving three minutes earlier than the other. The twins’ parents are Cassie and Nick Treadway of Concord. The girls made their appearance much earlier than expected – at 27 weeks – but both girls are doing well at Emory in Atlanta. [Full story »]

‘Snapped’ to film episode on Burousas murder

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Tuesday, January 13. 2015

By Walter Geiger

A representative of Jupiter Entertainment recently contacted the Pike County Journal Reporter for information on the 2009 murder of Buzz Burousas in anticipation of airing an episode on the case on the popular Oxygen Network crime show “Snapped.” [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: CFB playoff a big hit and Wallenda will walk

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Friday, January 9. 2015

By Walter Geiger

I have long been a proponent of a college football playoff, having gone so far as to use this space to lay out a 16-game version utilizing the existing bowl system. We finally got a four-game playoff this year and it most certainly will grow to eight games soon. [Full story »]

York heads to PP&K nationals

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Friday, January 9. 2015

Davis York, an eighth grader at Pike County Middle School, recently competed in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition. After finishing first in his age group at the Georgia Dome in November he will compete in the PP&K national championships in January at an NFL playoff game. [Full story »]

New commissioners sworn in; first meeting Jan. 14

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Friday, January 9. 2015

Two new commissioners - Tim Guy for the District 1 seat and Tim Daniel for the District 2 seat - were sworn into office recently and will experience their first meeting facing the audience Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 9 a.m. [Full story »]

Fatal wreck on Highway 19 near Patton Road

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Thursday, January 8. 2015

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A head-on collision around 12:20 a.m. Thursday killed Pike County resident Elizabeth Anderson, 66. According to the Pike County Sheriff's Office, a vehicle traveling southbound crossed all lanes of traffic and collided with a Georgia DOT vehicle. The wreck is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol since a state-owned vehicle was involved. [Full story »]

Five arrested in bust

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Wednesday, January 7. 2015

Pike County sheriff’s office narcotics investigators recently made five arrests of suspects believed to be transporting marijuana from other states to Georgia for distribution in the area. [Full story »]

7-year-old working to walk in 2015

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Wednesday, January 7. 2015

For many, the New Year brings new resolutions but Briana Hudson, 7, is keeping her every day resolve to walk again. She took her first steps in 2014, three years after the car accident that left her in a wheelchair.

The family faces more than $3.5 million in medical expenses since the 2011 wreck. Donations may be made at gofundme.com/jhr4kw. [Full story »]

A New Year's tradition for 99-year-old

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Tuesday, January 6. 2015

At 99 years old Helen Mangham decided to start a new New Year’s tradition. She treated her family to a New Year’s Eve lunch at Ruth’s Restaurant. In her lifetime, she has seen 100 New Year’s Eves come and go. [Full story »]

County’s top responders honored

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Tuesday, January 6. 2015

At the Pike County Emergency Services annual Christmas Dinner Dec. 12, hosted by its auxiliary, several top responders were recognized and new fire chief Rick O’Barr was officially introduced. [Full story »]

Don’t let fangs of regret poison year

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Monday, January 5. 2015

By Barbara Latta

New Year’s resolutions will be the topic for weeks on talk shows, in magazine articles and on the internet. However, by the first week of January most people have given up because they have already missed the mark. Very few finish the year with a list of completed goals they can put in their trophy case of accomplishments. [Full story »]

Former Pirates kicker wins Orange Bowl

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Monday, January 5. 2015

Former Pike County Pirates kicker Andrew Chau joined the New Year’s celebrations as his teammates – the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – defeated Mississippi State Dec. 31 in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla. It’s Chau’s last year playing for Tech as he will graduate in the summer. [Full story »]