Entries by Rachel McDaniel

Pike hosts championship games

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Wednesday, November 17. 2010

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Pike County hosted the recreation league championship games Saturday, Nov. 13. The Pirates teams played strong but came up short to Lamar County. [Full story »]

Help out wounded warriors

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Wednesday, November 17. 2010

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Visit Magnolia Farms Horse Arena in Concord and help raise money for our nation’s Wounded Warriors. Sonia Leigh, Ben Ratliff Band and Connor Christian and Southern Gothic will all be at the event to raise money for the U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation. [Full story »]

Community center opens doors

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Wednesday, November 17. 2010

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Thirty paper bags packed with canned goods, dry goods, bread and other foods were distributed at the grand opening of the New Pleasant Community Development Corporation. The building on Old Meansville Road in Zebulon has been set up as a food bank and a clothing distributor but the nonprofit group hopes it will offer much more to the community. [Full story »]

Historic schoolhouse burns

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Wednesday, November 17. 2010

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An early morning fire at 780 Old Lifsey Springs Rd. completely destroyed the old Lifsey Springs schoolhouse. On Nov. 12 at 2:44 a.m., Engine 3 from the Lifsey Springs fire station responded to the scene within four minutes of the 911 call. [Full story »]

Early morning SWAT search

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Tuesday, November 16. 2010

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During the early morning hours of Tuesday Sheriff’s Deputies blocked off a portion of Jackson Road near Bailey Jester Road and turned around all traffic. According to Sheriff Stewart this was done to protect the citizens traveling on that road while the Georgia State Patrol SWAT Team assisted investigators of the Sheriff’s Office with the execution of a search warrant. [Full story »]

Early voting starts Wednesday

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, November 15. 2010

Vote early for the state runoff election at the courthouse Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. A Supreme Court justice and court of appeals justice will be decided in the runoff election.
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Concord man dies in wreck

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Sunday, November 14. 2010

A Concord man passed away in a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday night at the intersection of Pedenville Road and Flat Shoals Road. [Full story »]

Learn about health care reform over lunch

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Rachel McDaniel

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Friday, November 12. 2010

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The Pike County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Lunch and Learn on 2010 Health Care Reform Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to educate businesses on the changes to health care. [Full story »]

Georgia man killed by Africanized bees

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Rachel McDaniel

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Thursday, November 11. 2010

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In October, a Dougherty County man became the first person to die in Georgia from Africanized honeybee stings. Reports say he ran over a feral colony of “killer bees” with his bulldozer and received more than 100 stings. [Full story »]

Williamson targets illegal hunter

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Thursday, November 11. 2010

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By Dwain W. Penn

With deer hunting season under way, Williamson city council discussed Nov. 4 hunting activities inside the city limits that violate several state laws. According to a member of council, on Oct. 25 and Nov. 2 a resident saw a pick-up truck drive into the area after dark and pick up or drop off another resident to bow hunt. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates place 5th in state

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, November 10. 2010

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By Greg Parrott

The Lady Pirates softball team traveled to Columbus to take part in the Elite Eight AA state playoffs Thursday, Oct. 28. Their first game was with a team they knew well, Union County. In 2009, the Lady Pirates were eliminated by Union in the first round. Game one of the Elite Eight continued from 2009 as Union shut down the Lady Pirates 4-0. [Full story »]

Veterans revered

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, November 10. 2010

More than 100 veterans were honored at the middle school’s Veterans Day program Friday morning as students learned what it means to be a hero from famed Green Beret Col. Paul Longgrear. [Full story »]

County considers SPLOST vote in March

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Monday, November 8. 2010

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County manager Bill Sawyer briefly mentioned the board of commissioner’s plan to move forward with a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum in 2011. [Full story »]

Rabid fox shot

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Monday, November 8. 2010

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A rabid fox was killed at a home on Mud Bridge Road on Oct. 29. The home is less than a mile from the Pike County line. [Full story »]

Cavaliers head to playoffs

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Rachel McDaniel

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Saturday, November 6. 2010

The CrossPointe Cavaliers defeated the Heritage Crusaders in the first round of the ICSGA playoffs Friday night at Skipstone Academy Field in Griffin. [Full story »]