Entries by Sherri Ellington

Swimmer rises to the top

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Wednesday, August 11. 2010

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Soren Wood, 12, of Zebulon, swam a personal best time in the 50 yard breaststroke to finish second in the state at the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association class A state swim meet in Carrollton July 31. [Full story »]

Unemployment numbers continue decline

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Friday, July 16. 2010

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As federal jobless aid continued to run out, Pike County’s unemployment rate fell in May to 9.2% from 9.5% in April. [Full story »]

Unemployment numbers continue decline

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Friday, July 16. 2010

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As federal jobless aid continued to run out, Pike County’s unemployment rate fell in May to 9.2% from 9.5% in April. [Full story »]

Hippity, hoppity Easter's on its way

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Wednesday, March 24. 2010

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The recreation authority will hold its Easter Egg hunt at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 27. [Full story »]

Pike County schools pass test validity analysis

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Thursday, February 25. 2010

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The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement today released the results of a spring 2009 Criterion Referenced Competency Test erasure analysis aimed at finding schools that have problems with test tampering. Pike County schools were not on the list. [Full story »]

Health fair set for Friday

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Sherri Ellington

in Top Stories

Thursday, February 18. 2010

The annual Pike County Health Fair sponsored by the Pike County Extension and Farm Bureau is set for Friday, Feb. 19. As usual, the annual event will be held at the high school from 7-11 a.m. [Full story »]

County's unemployment lowest in region

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Friday, February 12. 2010

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Pike County's unemployment rate fell again in December to 10.7%, allowing it to regain its long held position as best employed county in the 10-county Three Rivers region. Pike's unemployment was down from 11% in November.
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Notable cases in court Feb. 9

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Sherri Ellington

in Crime and Arrests

Wednesday, February 3. 2010

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Several high profile cases are among those set to be arraigned in Pike County superior court Tuesday, Feb. 9, before Judge Christopher Edwards.
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Rain breaks 13-year record

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Sherri Ellington

in Top Stories

Friday, December 25. 2009

After years of drought, 2009 has ushered in what could be a record-breaking year for rainfall, according to National Weather Service statistics. For the Atlanta area, which includes Pike, the NWS notes 60.33 inches of rain so far this year, breaking 13-year records going back to 1996 and clocking in at 132% above normal for the year. Metro Atlanta saw major flooding in September. [Full story »]

Unemployment still rising

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Friday, December 4. 2009

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While the numbers are in double digits, joblessness in Pike seems to be stabilizing. Pike's unemployment was 11.9% in October, up from 11.6% in September. [Full story »]

Judge Miller dies at 73

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Friday, December 4. 2009

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Longtime Griffin Judicial Circuit Judge Ben Joseph Miller Sr., 73, of Thomaston, succumbed Friday morning at Upson Regional Medical Center. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Thomaston First Presbyterian Church. [Full story »]

Pike schools in state’s top 20%

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Thursday, July 23. 2009

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All four of Pike County’s schools have made Adequate Yearly Progress under Georgia’s preliminary release of those that have met or not met goals mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
They are among the top 20% of school systems in Georgia – one of only 46 – in which every school made AYP.
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Joblessness in Pike hits double digits

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Sherri Ellington

in Headlines

Wednesday, July 1. 2009

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Pike County’s jobless rate remained in double digits for the second month in a row. Unemployment was 10.3% in May, up from an original rate of 10% in April, a number revised downward this month to 9.8%

In May, the work force numbered 7,959 people with 7,138 working and 821 looking for jobs. In April, the numbers were 7,970 total people, 7,186 working and 784 seeking jobs.
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Christopher Edwards gains GA Supreme Court nomination

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Sherri Ellington

in Top Stories

Friday, June 5. 2009

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Griffin Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher C. Edwards has been nominated for the vacancy on the Georgia Supreme Court created by the resignation of Justice Leah Sears. [Full story »]

Joblessness in Pike is lowest in region

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Sherri Ellington

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Wednesday, June 3. 2009

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Pike County’s jobless rate hit double digits for the first time in April, but it still has the lowest unemployment in the McIntosh Trail region. April’s joblessness was 10%.

The work force numbered 7,990 people with 7,194 working and 796 looking for jobs. In March, the numbers were 7,945 total people, 7,211 working and 734 seeking jobs. [Full story »]