Entries by Walter Geiger

how long does it take....

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Pikes Peak

Monday, March 2. 2009

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for snow to get old to you? [Full story »]

Pike schools are closed Monday; weather update

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in News, Top Stories

Sunday, March 1. 2009

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Public schools in Pike County are closed Monday due to inclement weather. Update: Classes at St. George's Episcopal School in Milner have also been cancelled. [Full story »]

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in News, Top Stories

Saturday, February 28. 2009

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Though it is hard to believe at this writing, there is a good probability we will see snow overnight and through the day tomorrow. [Full story »]

Moose Club shooter gets 15 years

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Walter Geiger

in Crime and Arrests, News, Top Stories

Thursday, February 26. 2009

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John (Big John) Holcomb was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Spalding County superior court Wednesday for the July 27, 2008 shooting death of Bruce Knowles. The shooting took place in the parking lot of the Griffin Moose Lodge. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: The yellow flowers are getting hard to find

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Opinions

Tuesday, February 17. 2009

All the ladies in my life love the yellow flowers and this is the time of year I love to find and pick some for them. [Full story »]

Pirates eliminate Trojans 46-42

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Sports, Top Stories

Monday, February 16. 2009

Nate Ferrell hit two clutch free throws with 11.1 seconds left Monday night to propel the Pike County Pirates to a 46-42 win over the Lamar County Trojans in the first round of the Region 5AA playoffs in Barnesville.

[Full story »]

Pirates, Trojans square off in region tournament tonight

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Sports, Top Stories

Monday, February 16. 2009

The Pike County Pirates will travel to Lamar County tonight to take on the Trojans in the first round of the Region 5AA basketball playoffs. [Full story »]

gem from jim: octuplets

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Pikes Peak

Friday, February 13. 2009

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Octuplets and all children deserve better

By Jim Wooten | Friday, February 6, 2009, 08:20 PM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The octuplets born to an unmarried woman in California are consequences of self-centeredness gone awry. [Full story »]

gem from jim: stimulus package

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Pikes Peak

Friday, February 13. 2009

Real Obama stimulus is an old social agenda

By Jim Wooten, AJC

My theory about why the left so vehemently objected to the war and why, in part at least, they were so vitriolic in their hatred of George W. Bush was... [Full story »]

This man changed your life

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in Pikes Peak

Wednesday, February 11. 2009

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I, for one, was happy to read last week that the FBI has reopened the case against James William Lewis.

You may have never heard of Lewis but you deal with the fallout of his alleged crime on a daily basis. [Full story »]

Red Cross closes last regional office

Posted by

Walter Geiger

in News

Monday, February 9. 2009

First its Thomaston office shut down.

Now, the American Red Cross is without a presence in the Pike County area after its Griffin office was shut down due to a lack of funding. [Full story »]