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A preview of the 4.10.2013 edition of The Journal-Reporter

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Monday, April 8. 2013

#1:
PCMS girls bring home region track and field title.

Cases dismissed:
Randall Moss strikes out during hearings involving his granddaughter.

Top man:
PCHS athletic director Mark Adams is GHSA's AD of the Year.

Swingin':
Night Train Swing Bank highlights Ball Room Blitz Saturday in Concord.

No bull:
Bash returns to Chestnut Oak in Meansville may 3-4.

Fatal shooting probed; victim identified

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Sunday, April 7. 2013

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Griffin police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred there Saturday night. The victim has been identified as Harry Burkett, 63, of Hall County, Georgia.

Unconfirmed reports indicate the shooting took place during a home invasion where the shooter went looking for proceeds of a yard sale there earlier in the day. There are also reports a female in the home escaped injury because the assailant's gun misfired. [Full story »]

A preview of the 4.3.2013 edition of The Journal-Reporter

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Monday, April 1. 2013

Tempest:
Chief magistrate says county violating court order to keep its long nose out of her business.

On the square:
Extremely popular farmers' market opens Saturday.

Long way from home:
German exchange student Magda Jenni likes life in Pike..

Slow down?:
Zebulon studying speed limits on Hwy. 19.

Spring Fling:
Saturday event benefits Coco's Cupboard.

Thugs in jail for stealing from autos

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Wednesday, March 27. 2013

Two of Griffin's finest (alleged) thugs are in jail for stealing from parked cars. [Full story »]

SGES coach charged with child molestation

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Wednesday, March 27. 2013

Spalding County authorities were out in force Wednesday morning searching the Griffin home of Dan Keeley who has been charged with child molestation. Keeley coached at St. George's Episcopal School in Milner until earlier this month. He had been at the school for 12 years.

UPDATE: Spalding sheriff Wendell Beam has released additional details on this case. [Full story »]

A preview of the 3.27.2013 edition of The Journal-Reporter

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Monday, March 25. 2013

Twister:
Damaging Pike storm confirmed as EF-2 tornado.

Holy Week:
Easter bunnies, decorated eggs and worship services fill local calendars.

DFCS uproar:
Randall Moss brings legal action; hopes to 'put these people out of commission'.

Tips:
Insurance commissioner reaches out to tornado victims here.

Opening day:
Season opening celebrations postponed until April 6 due to rain.

Pike storm confirmed as EF-2 tornado

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Tuesday, March 19. 2013

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The storm that roared through Pike County has been confirmed as an EF-2 tornado by the National Weather Service.

SRE EVENING UPDATE:

Crews are still working, with additional help to restore power to the remaining 1835 members without power this afternoon.

5:15 p.m.., Tuesday, March 19: SRE crews have been working non-stop throughout the night and additional crews from Harper's Tree Service, Snapping Shoals EMC, Sumter EMC and Walton EMC joined our restoration efforts and have been working hard all day.

We are making progress and the number of outages has been reduced from around 8000 at the peak of the outage to over 1800. Everyone is working diligently to get power restored as quickly and safely as possible. The phone lines are open but due to the volume of calls coming in, members may still experience some busy signals. [Full story »]

Victim in fatal crash identified; SRE update

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Tuesday, March 19. 2013

Pike sheriff's department personnel have identified the woman killed in a storm-related crash on Hwy. 19N near Mt. Gilead Church Monday night. Additionally, Southern Rivers Energy has issued an update on power outages. [Full story »]

Schools open Wednesday

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Tuesday, March 19. 2013

Pike County schools will be open Wednesday morning, resuming their regular schedule. All county were closed Tuesday after the Pike was under a tornado warning and high winds caused damage in many areas Monday night.

In a weather-related, one vehicle wreck, one, possibly two fatalities, were reported in the area of Mt. Gilead Church on Hwy. 19 North with multiple additional injuries reported.

Southern Rivers Energy has power outages all across its service area.

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SRE calls in emergency crews to deal with damage

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Tuesday, March 19. 2013

Erin Cook, SRE:

More calls have come in, we now have roughly 8000 members without power. High winds, lightning and fallen trees are the main causes and due to the extremely high call volume, members are experiencing busy signals. We are enlisting the help of additional crews to deal with the massive number of outages and restore power as quickly as possible.

UPDATE: At 7:40 a.m., the outage number was down to 6650, Cook reported.

Another area teen missing

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Monday, March 18. 2013

Just hours after one missing area teenager was found unharmed another is missing. [Full story »]

A preview of the 3.20.2013 edition of The Journal-Reporter

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Monday, March 18. 2013

Peaking back:
Two men drowned in Elkins Creek 100 years ago this week.

Advisory lifted:
Zebulon utility customers no longer need to boil their water.

Papal politics:
Local Catholics pleased with choice of Pope Francis I.

First Lady visits:
Sandra Deal reads to students and Pike County Primary School.

Fast pitch:
Baseball, softball seasons kick off with big parade and much, much more.

Missing child sought

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Monday, March 18. 2013

Griffin authorities are seeking a missing 14-year-old boy.

UPDATE: This child has been found and is unharmed. [Full story »]

A preview of the 3.13.2013 edition of The Journal-Reporter

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Monday, March 11. 2013

Jailed:
April Jean Brannon faces multiple charges stemming from embezzlement at local bank.

Bite worse than their bark:
Williamson warns of vicious dogs in town.

On the road:
Tour de Pike set for March 16; registrations pouring in.

Shamrock Run:
Fun road race is Saturday at Pike County Elementary School.

Fatal crash:
Mindy Lee Vaughn killed in Vega Road crash.