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Pirates win homecoming

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

The Pirates held on in a high-energy game against Macon County to win at homecoming Friday night. [Full story »]

Laraine's Salon open for business

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Wednesday, October 21. 2009

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Laraine Fink was born and raised in Pike County and has been cutting hair for 25 years. She has operated Laraine's Salon at 595 Griffin Street in Zebulon for one year and she says did not have her salon shut down as reported recently. [Full story »]

Barn at Concord's Magnolia Farms destroyed by fire

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Friday, October 16. 2009

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Firefighters from throughout the area battled to extinguish a blaze at Magnolia Farms Equestrian Center in Concord October 16. [Full story »]

Country Jubilee begins this weekend

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Friday, October 16. 2009

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Concord is gearing up for the 36th annual Concord Country Jubilee this weekend, Oct. 17-18. Since 1973, the historic town of Concord has invited residents, visitors and vendors to fill the streets of downtown with music, fun and food.
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H1N1 flu mist arrives

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Wednesday, October 14. 2009

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The Pike County Health Department has received its first shipment of H1N1mist vaccine. It is available for children and young adults ages 2-24, health care providers, emergency responders and contacts or care givers of infants less than 6 months of age.
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Violent crime up, property crimes down in Pike

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Monday, October 12. 2009

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There’s good news and bad news about crime in Zebulon. Property crimes dropped in Zebulon in 2008 but violent crimes spiraled upward. [Full story »]

Pirates fall to Spencer 21-14

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Monday, October 12. 2009

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The Pike Pirates dropped a 21-14 decision to the Spencer Green Wave in a rare Saturday afternoon contest October 17 in Columbus. [Full story »]

Pike author gains fame, holds book signing

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Thursday, October 8. 2009

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Pike County’s peaceful, rural charm will reach beyond its borders at an upcoming book signing by local author Ann Yearwood.
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Assistant scoutmaster dies in wreck

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Wednesday, October 7. 2009

The Chandler family’s worst nightmare was realized after a week of fretting over the fate of their missing loved one.
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‘There’s no substitute for enthusiasm’

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Tuesday, October 6. 2009

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It was a pleasant ambush.

Administrators and school officials burst unexpectedly into Melanie Smith’s classroom at the middle school Friday morning with the welcome news that she had been crowned system Teacher of the Year.
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Details on Alex Chandler memorial service

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Sunday, October 4. 2009

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Walker Chandler circulated this message regarding services for his son, Alex, who was killed in a motorcycle accident last week. [Full story »]

Pirates fall to Blue Devils 14-6

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Friday, October 2. 2009

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Tonight Pike County played the Manchester Blue Devils Friday night. Greg Parrot provided real-time updates from the game. [Full story »]

Union City cycle crash victim identified as missing Pike man

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Thursday, October 1. 2009

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A body found along with a crashed motorcycle in a wooded area off Jonesboro Road in Union City has been identified as Alex Chandler of Pike County.

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Mother, 3-year-old face long road to recovery

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Wednesday, September 30. 2009

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Samantha Ragusa and her 3-year-old daughter Grace are recuperating from their harrowing wreck on Zebulon’s courthouse square. [Full story »]

Composite drawing of burglary ring suspect released

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Tuesday, September 29. 2009

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Police continue to search for suspects thought to be responsible for 20 to 24 burglaries in Pike, Lamar, Spalding, Butts and Monroe counties.

On Wednesday, September 23, at approximately 11:06 a.m., sheriff's deputies and investigators from the Monroe County Sheriff's office responded to a 911 call from a homeowner in northern Monroe County whose home was being burglarized by two unidentified male suspects. [Full story »]