Members of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 468 took more than 50 Young Eagles for a flight June 15. EAA 468’s Young Eagles coordinator Chuck Lindsey planned the rally to give Young Eagles rides to Civil Air Patrol volunteers who help the club with everything from car parking to flight line safety during events at Candler Field Museum in Williamson and elsewhere.
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Fred Jones, a descendent of two local Civil War veterans, will host a presentation on two of his great-great grandfathers, Pvt. Lewis Jefferson Jones and Pvt. Martin Luther Bennett, both of whom fought for the Confederate States of America. The memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Molena with a supper starting there at 5:45 p.m.
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The Pike County 11U All-stars recently won the state competition and earned a berth to the USSSA All Star World Series in Mandeville, La., July 2-7. The team will hold several fundraisers to fund its nearly weeklong stay for the World Series.
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For more than a century, camp meetings have brought summer to life spiritually in Pike County. The Mountain Gap Church established the camp meetings in 1900 and have continued the tradition each year since, with this year marking the 114th session at an outdoor tabernacle in Meansville.
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Matthew Peterson was introduced to art at an early age. At age 9, he started to excel in sketching and drawing. What makes Peterson such a unique artist is he is color blind. The sophomore at Pike County High School was introduced to the paintbrush at age 12 and has never looked back.
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Morgan County-based writer and photographer Angelina Bellebuono’s traveling installation, “Goat Ballad: A Pasture Hymn” will be on display at A Novel Experience through the end of the month. The community is invited to attend the show's opening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, or to view the show during regular store hours.
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Cub Scout Pack 107 members will help collect items to send to those affected by the tornado that destroyed Moore, Oklahoma. Pack 107 is asking that cases of water and Gatorade as well as diapers, wipes and hygiene items be dropped off at A Novel Experience on the courthouse square or Zebulon First Baptist Church.
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The Pike County courthouse was recently landscaped with a variety of more than 300 perennial plants thanks to a Nelson Memorial Garden Club Inc. grant of around $28,000. The foundation was established in honor of a Revolutionary War Patriot named Thomas “Century” Nelson by his descendent Thaddeus Nelson Morris.
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The first West Central Integrated Treatment Facility graduation ceremony was held Thursday, May 16, to celebrate the detainees’ accomplishments and commemorate the transition from pre-release center to treatment facility.
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Pike County Middle School students got hands on with science recently at the Newfound Harbor Marine Institute. The students went wading for jellyfish, snorkeling for sponges and dissected squids and algae while learning about ocean habitats.
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Georgia Nature Photographers’ Association - Central is currently exhibiting a nature photography show at A Novel Experience Bookstore in Zebulon. The show will run through the end of May. On Saturday, May 18, GNPA-Central will host a reception at the bookstore from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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The 6th annual “Art in the Garden” event will be held Sunday, May 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden, 121 Ellis Road, in Griffin.
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The Pike County Arts Council has made some changes to its annual summer concert series. The first event of the Second Saturdays Off the Square concerts, formerly known as Third Fridays, will feature LadyCreech and the Main Street Band May 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chandler Building.
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Capt. Matt Smith of Pike County is one of more than 100 citizen-soldiers from across the state who make up Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Georgia Army National Guard.
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