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Scouts earn badges, learn skills

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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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Rachel McDaniel

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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 »]

Seniors open time capsules from kindergarten

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, May 21. 2012

For three local seniors, opening the time capsules they made in kindergarten proves how time flies. Pike County High School seniors Lindsey Thompson, Carson Wynn and Zane Tyree visited the classroom of their kindergarten teacher to open the time capsules they had been saving for 12 years – just days before graduating from high school. [Full story »]

Three times the pride

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Rachel McDaniel

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Monday, May 14. 2012

For Allen and Angela Heape, graduation night will mean three times the pride as their triplets cross the stage and accept their high school diplomas. Emily, Thomas and Sarah Heape are fraternal triplets – not identical – and have very different hobbies and interests. Emily and Sarah were among the four students who tied with the highest GPA for the class of 2012 and Emily is the valedictorian. [Full story »]

Nature Photographers meet May 15

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Rachel McDaniel

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Tuesday, May 8. 2012

Darcy Elleby Pino will be the speaker when the new - and first - chapter of the Georgia Nature Photographers’ Association (GNPA) meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, at the J. Joel Edwards Public Library in Zebulon. The library is at 7077 S. Highway 19, about a mile south of the courthouse. [Full story »]

May Day, historic singing this weekend

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Rachel McDaniel

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Thursday, May 3. 2012

This weekend in Zebulon, a historic celebration will take place on the first Sunday in May, along with a newer event known as the May Day Celebration with fun for the whole family Saturday. [Full story »]