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The Walking Dead being filmed here

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Monday, July 30. 2012

Parts of Pike County are the backdrop for yet another television series, as the Sundance Channel TV series filming of Rectify continues. This time, various rural scenes from AMC’s popular post-apocalyptic zombie series The Walking Dead are being filmed here. [Full story »]

Share It Forward for July 28 event

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, July 23. 2012

Local citizens will get a chance to ‘Share It Forward’ or to benefit from the generosity of others as the Share It Forward Back to School Bash kicks off July 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at Pilkenton Field with food, inflatables and more. Many different school supplies are needed to fulfill the required materials for local school children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
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Lobster/Shrimp Rolls

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Tasha Webster

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Monday, July 23. 2012

Ingredients:
1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt
3 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
1 stalk celery, finely chopped [Full story »]

Help local family at Aug. 11 event

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Rachel McDaniel

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Friday, July 20. 2012

Leslie Brown of Concord received a liver and kidney transplant April 21 at Emory Hospital. A community fundraiser will be held Saturday, Aug. 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. to help with the cost of the procedure and required medications. The event at the Christ Chapel student center on Highway 19 will include live entertainment, games for children, a cake auction, big ticket item raffle, door prizes and barbecue plates. [Full story »]

Scouts earn badges, learn skills

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, July 11. 2012

Boy Scouts of America Troop 37, sponsored by Life Springs United Methodist Church, recently spent a week of summer camp at Camp Thunder which is part of Lawhorn Scouting Base in Molena. [Full story »]

8-year-old has Flip Flop birthday to help others

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, July 9. 2012

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When Pike County’s Aaron Jinks’ 8-year-old granddaughter told him what she wanted for her birthday, he was shocked. [Full story »]

Shrimp Chowder

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Tasha Webster

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Monday, July 9. 2012

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts separated) [Full story »]

Jr. Beta Club brings home third from Nationals

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Rachel McDaniel

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Thursday, July 5. 2012

Pike County High School's Junior Beta Club Living Literature participants John Mark Friend, Lauren Smith, Maggie Smith, Marley Stowers, Abbey Thompson and Ashley York competed in November at the State Beta Club Convention in Macon and won first place in the Living Literature category. [Full story »]

Ladies to share paranormal expertise

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Rachel McDaniel

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Tuesday, June 26. 2012

Three Pike County paranormal investigators will share their ghost hunting experiences and expertise during upcoming events – even allowing first time ghost hunters to join an investigation of the historic Ritz Theatre in Thomaston. [Full story »]

Warriors unite for therapy camp

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Rachel McDaniel

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Tuesday, June 19. 2012

When Pike County resident Ted R. Arnold returned from deployment in Laugman Province, Afghanistan, with knee and ankle injuries, he’d never played a round of golf in his life. He served as a Wounded Warrior at the Pike County sheriff’s office and was reassigned to the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute. [Full story »]

Special speaker for Nature Photographer

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Saturday, June 16. 2012

The Central Region chapter of the Georgia Nature Photographers’ Association will meet Tuesday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the J. Joel Edwards Public Library at 7077 Hwy. 19. [Full story »]

Ward watches great-grandson graduate

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, June 11. 2012

Grace Ward, 93, watched as her great-grandson received his diploma this year. It took her back 76 years as she reflected on her May 25, 1936 graduation from Zebulon High School. [Full story »]

Tractor pull, fun day to honor Eli

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, June 4. 2012

A special tractor pull event will be held June 23 in remembrance of Pike County firefighter Eli Bishop, 19, who died in a car accident June 20, 2011. He joined Pike County Emergency Services as a high school senior and had plans to pursue a career as an EMT. [Full story »]

Basil Pesto

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Tasha Webster

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Thursday, May 31. 2012

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/4 pine nuts
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese [Full story »]

Vintage Day set for Saturday

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Rachel McDaniel

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Wednesday, May 23. 2012

Candler Field Museum in Williamson will be alive with the sights and sounds of a bygone era at the annual Vintage Day celebration. This year’s event is set for Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature vintage automobiles, aircraft, raffles, live music from Due South and a barber shop quartet, food from Barnstormer’s Grill and entertainment such as the popular cake walk, bi-plane rides and children’s games. The event is free but parking is $2. [Full story »]