Entries by Rachel McDaniel

Between Monday, June 26, and Friday, June 30 the Pike County Sheriff’s Office made the following arrests: [Full story »] 

“The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self-reliant people will be.
Therefore the Master says: I let go of the law, and people become honest. I let go of economics, and people become prosperous. I let go of religion, and people become serene. I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes common as grass.”
- The Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu

As we celebrate Independence Day it pays to reflect on just how independent we really are. We remain free of the tyranny of British rule which our forefathers shook off some 240 years ago and which we celebrate this week but just how many more freedoms could we enjoy if we were better governed?

Various people, Thoreau, Thomas Jefferson, etc., are credited with saying ‘He who governs best, governs least’. Perhaps they studied the works of Lao Tzu who lived 2600 years ago. Perhaps not. [Full story »] 

By Greg Parrott

Members of the Pike County High School Pirates baseball team were honored during the 2017 baseball banquet held May 30 at Life Springs Church and they enjoyed a good meal provided by Ryan Landry while also enjoying a video of the past season produced by Melanie Sutton. The photos were taken by Anna Bethune throughout the season. [Full story »] 

A Pike County community travel group recently returned from the trip of a lifetime. The group of 41 travelers went on a 12-day tour of New Zealand, Australia and Fiji. Group Leaders Lisa McGurl and Brad Weiser worked on putting together the tour for two and a half years. [Full story »] 

Mrs. Rhonda Renee Glover Towery, age 46, of Meansville, passed away June 29, 2017, at her home.  She grew up in Barnesville, daughter of the late Jerry Lee Glover and Joyce Anthony Bennett.  She enjoyed spending time with her family and trips to the mountains and Lake Sinclair.   [Full story »] 

Elizabeth Marie O’Brien, age 36, of Molena, passed away June 23, 2017. She worked at many places in the area, but most recently at Gordon College and Waffle House on Hwy. 16 in Griffin. Elizabeth was a kind and giving person who enjoyed helping others and made friends everywhere. [Full story »] 

By Ben Maxedon

The July 4 Independence Day celebration has come to mean more about summer time fun than about the freedom we have because of a handful of men that, in many cases, sacrificed everything to resist oppression. It is said that about one-third of the colonists were loyal to England, one-third were revolutionaries and one-third didn’t care one way or the other. One-third of the citizens stood up and fought for the rest of the nation in order to gain freedom for all. [Full story »] 

The city of Concord will host the annual Independence Day Children’s Parade on a different day this year - Saturday, July 1. The parade will start at 10 a.m. with children asked to line up in front of the Concord Café at 9:45 p.m. [Full story »] 

A burglary reported the weekend of June 17 on Patton Road was recently solved and four teens are being charged in the crime. Johnny Fuller, 18, Jacob Brown, 18, Jeremy Kahler, 18, and Jesse Brunkhorst, 18, are all being charged with burglary.

Items valued at around $14,000 were recovered and returned to the rightful owners. The suspects broke into a building that is also used as an office for a local homeowner, taking guns and other items. They are currently in Spalding County Jail on other charges and will be brought to Pike County Jail as soon as possible. [Full story »]