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Charges pending for obstruction in 1983 case

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Wednesday, August 29. 2018

Two men have been sentenced in connection with the 1983 torture murder of Timothy Coggins in neighboring Spalding County after court proceedings this summer but charges remain against three others facing lesser charges.

Franklin ‘Frankie’ Gebhardt was found guilty of murder and other charges after a cold case investigation and was sentenced to life in prison. Just weeks later, codefendant William ‘Bill’ Moore entered guilty pleas on charges of voluntary manslaughter and concealing the death of another. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years on probation. [Full story »]

Moore pleads guilty to 1983 murder

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Friday, August 24. 2018

William “Bill” Moore entered a guilty plea for the murder of Timothy Coggins on October 7, 1983 in front of judge W. Fletcher Sams on Thursday, Aug. 16. He entered a plea to Voluntary Manslaughter and Concealing the Death of Another and was sentenced to 20 years to serve, followed by 10 years on probation. He is banished from the Griffin Judicial Circuit. The family of Timothy Coggins and law enforcement were all in agreement with the guilty plea. [Full story »]

Bud Roland succumbs to injuries

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Tuesday, August 21. 2018

Steve “Bud” Roland of Molena passed away Sunday, Aug. 19 due to injuries sustained in an Aug. 7 explosion at the ARI plant in Orchard Hill. He suffered severe and third degree burns on almost 90% of his body and was in the Grady burn unit in Atlanta for nearly two weeks. He underwent two surgeries. The last surgery was to remove burned skin from his back and put in a trachea. Funeral servies will be announced later by Coggins Funeral Home. [Full story »]

Local FFA earns national honor

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Wednesday, August 15. 2018

Pike County High School’s FFA chapter of Zebulon was recently named one of 10 finalists in the country for the 2018 National Model of Excellence award by the National FFA Organization. Pike’s FFA was selected as a finalist out of more than 1,200 national chapter applications that were submitted for judging. There are currently 333 FFA chapters in the state of Georgia and Pike County FFA has the largest FFA chapter in the central region with 451 members. [Full story »]

Local man burned in explosion

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Monday, August 13. 2018

Steve “Bud” Roland of Molena is still in the hospital recovering after an explosion at the ARI plant in Orchard Hill left him with severe, third degree burns over around 90% of his body. He remains in critically stable condition in the Grady burn unit in Atlanta and his family and friends are asking for prayers for healing. [Full story »]

Aug. 11 run, walk to raise funds to honor WWI heroes

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Thursday, August 9. 2018

American Legion Post 197 will host a 5K and 10K event on Saturday, Aug. 11 to raise funds to honor local World War I heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. [Full story »]

Free movie this Friday

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Tuesday, August 7. 2018

The free Outdoor Movie Series hosted by Pike County Parks and Recreation will kick off Friday, Aug. 10 with festivities held on the lower football field. To find out the feature movie for each of the three events, go to pikecorec.org.

The Pike County Cheer Association recreation cheer teams will have a special performance before the start of the movie. The movie will begin at approximately 8:45 p.m. [Full story »]

School starts Aug. 8

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Saturday, August 4. 2018

The sights and sounds of ‘back to school’ are all around and soon students will return to the classroom. The middle and high school marching band is holding band camp as they tune up for the new year and stores are filled with school supplies. [Full story »]

Join the Prayer Walk at Pike schools on Saturday

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Wednesday, August 1. 2018

The Pike County Christian Ministerial Association is inviting the community to the annual Pike County School Prayer Walk this Saturday, Aug. 4 starting at 9 a.m. in front of the Ninth Grade Academy on Highway 19 south. [Full story »]

Colorguard Clinic set for Aug. 18

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Tuesday, July 31. 2018

The second annual Colorguard Clinic will be held at the high school from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18 for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. [Full story »]

Pike and state backs Kemp, Duncan, Ratffensperger

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Tuesday, July 24. 2018

Just over 18% of registered voters in Pike County as their ballots in the Tuesday, July 24 runoff election. [Full story »]

Courthouse benches to be sold online

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Friday, July 20. 2018

At their July 11 meeting, Pike County commissioners voted to sell several items on GovDeals.com, including antique benches from the courtroom with some of them saved for use around the courthouse. They also heard from new planning and development director Brad Vaughn who was recently hired by the county. [Full story »]

Concord to offer Thursday Market

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Tuesday, July 17. 2018

By Dwain W. Penn

Elise Anthony from McCrary Farms near Molena presented an idea of a Thursday market in Concord to mayor John Strickland and council at their July 10 meeting. Eagerly approved, the grand opening could be as early as July 19. [Full story »]

Local artist surprises 'Mad Maddie' with picture

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Thursday, July 12. 2018

Steve Harrison loves race cars. Once part owner of one, and an accomplished artist of motorsport scenes, his recent move to Pike County from Arizona has resulted in a solo exhibit of his work at local bookstore, A Novel Experience. [Full story »]

Help the elementary school garden GROW

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Tuesday, July 10. 2018

A project that will benefit around 800 students at Pike County Elementary School is using DonorsChoose.org to help raise the funds needed to provide a large umbrella and outdoor bulletin board to organize and protect lesson information. [Full story »]