Entries by Tamra Jarrett

Rollin' crazy 8's

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Friday, March 27. 2009

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Along Highway 19 north of Zebulon, about three miles from town, are several acres of ground overgrown with pines and brush. But if one knows where to look, some distance off the road an oval of guard rails still stands – the remnants of what used to be the Zebulon Crazy 8 Speedway. [Full story »]

BBQ rescheduled

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Tamra Jarrett

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Friday, March 27. 2009

The Williamson Music Barn's barbeque has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. [Full story »]

Fireworks to dazzle afterall

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Tamra Jarrett

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Thursday, March 26. 2009

There will be a star spangled Fourth of July in Pike County this year. The recreation board has agreed to host the annual event and the fireworks are on. [Full story »]

Tour de Perfect

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Tamra Jarrett

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Thursday, March 26. 2009

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To a backdrop of flowering peach and redbud trees and purple henbit in the grass, bicycle riders took to Pike County roads Saturday for the 12th annual Tour de Pike, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. [Full story »]

Eggs and Issues breakfast tries to unscramble the budget

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Tamra Jarrett

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

The budget is the focus of the 2009 legislative session, and it may not be over by April 3, according to State Representative Billy Maddox. [Full story »]

What will happen to Williamson bank building?

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Tamra Jarrett

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Saturday, March 21. 2009

In May 2008 impact fees helped move the building that once served as the Williamson branch of United Bank to a three-quarter acre lot near the helicopter in Williamson city park. It was to be a library, but now commissioner Tommy Powers wants to give it to Williamson. [Full story »]

1st Annual Shamrock Run was a cold, rainy one

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Tamra Jarrett

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Wednesday, March 18. 2009

Pike County Elementary School hosted the first annual Shamrock Run Saturday, March 14. [Full story »]

Season to start

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Wednesday, March 18. 2009

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It’s time to play ball. More than 400 children have signed up to play baseball and 224 girls have signed up for softball. [Full story »]

Rec. dept rescues fireworks

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Tamra Jarrett

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Tuesday, March 17. 2009

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There will be a star spangled Fourth of July in Pike County this year. The recreation board has agreed to host the annual event and the fireworks are on. [Full story »]

Top honors announced for Pike County H.S.

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Saturday, March 14. 2009

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Thanks to hard work, diligence, discipline, and exceptional grade point averages, Olivia Swint and Catherine Lovin are at the top of the class. Swint was named the Class of 2009 valedictorian and Lovin was named salutatorian. [Full story »]

C.O.C. decides not to host July 4th event

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Tamra Jarrett

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Wednesday, March 11. 2009

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In light of the economic downturn, the Pike County Chamber of Commerce has decided not to host the county's Fourth of July fireworks this year. [Full story »]

Budget may be affected by revenue woes

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Tamra Jarrett

in Top Stories

Wednesday, March 11. 2009

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Pike County has begun its 2009-2010 budget process and cuts are in store. [Full story »]

Courthouse renovation needs money

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Tamra Jarrett

in News

Sunday, March 8. 2009

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The Pike County courthouse is a shining jewel of architectural and historical structures and commissioners want to preserve it. [Full story »]

Bogged down: Ron’s Pond comes to screeching halt

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Tamra Jarrett

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Friday, March 6. 2009

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Ron Snowden's mud bogging operation came to a screeching halt after commissioners said no to a special exception. [Full story »]

Family waits for word of long-lost Lt. Eugene Oxford

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Tamra Jarrett

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Friday, February 27. 2009

A team of Department of Defense investigators recently reached the crash site of a World War II B-24 bomber in the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains and began a search for the human remains of its long-lost crew, according to a published report. One of its eight-member crew was Lt. Eugene Oxford of Concord. [Full story »]