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Pike County High school was recently recognized as a 2021 AP Honor School for the second year in a row. [Full story »] 

This spring the UGA Pike County Extension office is collaborating with Pick Up Pike to host the Keep It Clean Spring Fling cleanup event on Saturday, April 24, aiming to jump start community cleanup efforts and keep local roads clean. [Full story »] 

At the request of State Representative Beth Camp, Pike pastor Billy Smith was the Chaplain of the Day at the Georgia House of Representatives for day 34 of the session on March 17. [Full story »] 

Former state legislator John Carlisle, who lived with his wife Carole on their farm off Camp Road at the Lamar-Pike line, died Tuesday after falling of a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean in California. [Full story »] 

The pandemic curtailed Easter celebrations last year but many services and events are being held this year, including the largest egg drop in central Georgia.

Christ Chapel Community Church will drop 100,000 Easter eggs from a helicopter on Friday, April 2 at 6 p.m. at the field on Old Zebulon Road across from the new church. Areas sectioned off for different age groups as well as a special needs area and parents and children are asked to be lined up and ready at 6 p.m. for the egg drop. [Full story »] 

Many traditional Easter celebrations will be held again this year after most were cancelled due to the pandemic, including the biggest egg drop event in middle Georgia, hosted by Christ Chapel Community Church on Friday, April 2. The egg drop will include several areas sectioned off for different age groups and 100,000 eggs will be dropped from a helicopter as children watch and wait to scoop them up. [Full story »] 

Scenes from Pike’s past are being recreated and the area’s history preserved by local artist Keith Edmondson who decided to focus more of his time on painting after the pandemic postponed his concert photography career. [Full story »] 

After trips to Uganda, Pike resident Melinda Fowler decided to help struggling families in the country by providing training and resources to help them support themselves through Acts of Love Uganda. Her first trip to Uganda was in 2008 and she worked for a ministry providing food to Christian schools there for several years.

“I grew up a Baptist minister’s daughter so I was always aware of missions: meeting missionaries, giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and the Annie Armstrong Easter offering, but I never dreamed that this little girl from Georgia would some day lose her heart to missions in Africa. The closest I had ever been to Africa growing up was watching National Geographic. It’s amazing how God works his plans for your life if you allow it,” said Melinda. [Full story »] 

After years of planning, the City of Concord became a high speed wireless internet provider this month.

“Although this is a historical moment for our community, there’s no time to stop and celebrate because there is much work yet to be done,” said mayor John Strickland. [Full story »] 

The Pike County Backpack Program packs nearly 80 bags with easy-to-prepare meals for the entire weekend so local students won’t go hungry. During previous years, the program has provided meals for 41 weekends and delivered around 2,500 backpack bags for the year. [Full story »] 

The USDA has distributed more than 132 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the most recent deliver of 1,300 boxes to Pike County. [Full story »] 

The Williamson Wisteria Festival will be held Friday, April 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. and again Saturday, April 3 from 9 to 4 p.m. at the Benson Hilley Walking Trail Park in downtown Williamson. [Full story »] 

It was recently announced that the Candler Field Museum board of directors unanimously decided to disband and focus on sustaining the Youth Aviation Program which provides learning opportunities to youth interested in all areas of the aviation industry. [Full story »] 

Life Springs United Methodist Church will host a Daddy Daughter Dance for girls 12 and under on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. [Full story »]