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BBQ rescheduled

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Tamra Jarrett

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Friday, March 27. 2009

The Williamson Music Barn's barbeque has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. [Full story »]

Fireworks to dazzle afterall

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Tamra Jarrett

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Thursday, March 26. 2009

There will be a star spangled Fourth of July in Pike County this year. The recreation board has agreed to host the annual event and the fireworks are on. [Full story »]

Tour de Perfect

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Tamra Jarrett

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Thursday, March 26. 2009

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To a backdrop of flowering peach and redbud trees and purple henbit in the grass, bicycle riders took to Pike County roads Saturday for the 12th annual Tour de Pike, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. [Full story »]

Eggs and Issues breakfast tries to unscramble the budget

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Tamra Jarrett

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

The budget is the focus of the 2009 legislative session, and it may not be over by April 3, according to State Representative Billy Maddox. [Full story »]

Zebulon city council to sign mutual aid

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Andrew Odom

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

Zebulon will sign a mutual aid agreement with Pike County and its four other cities. [Full story »]

Murder suspect commits suicide after Zebulon traffic stop

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, March 21. 2009

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A man wanted for murder in Cobb County shot himself with a rifle after being pulled over in downtown Zebulon this afternoon. The man, identified as 43-year-old Randall Keith Fisher, subsequently died at a Griffin hospital from the self-inflicted wound. [Full story »]

Details pending on county’s acquisition of old school

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Andrew Odom

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Saturday, March 21. 2009

Commissioners want the old elementary school building on Adams Street and school superintendent Dr. Michael Duncan has indicated the school board no longer needs it. All that remains is to reach an agreement to exchange ownership. [Full story »]

What will happen to Williamson bank building?

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Tamra Jarrett

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Saturday, March 21. 2009

In May 2008 impact fees helped move the building that once served as the Williamson branch of United Bank to a three-quarter acre lot near the helicopter in Williamson city park. It was to be a library, but now commissioner Tommy Powers wants to give it to Williamson. [Full story »]

Tax relief is a marked target

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Andrew Odom

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Friday, March 20. 2009

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Targeted tax relief versus a residential property tax assessment cap. Does one better serve Pike County? [Full story »]

Restoration of veterans’ monument approved

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Andrew Odom

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

Veterans have gotten the okay from commissioners to restore the veterans’ monument on the southwest corner of the courthouse lawn to its original condition. [Full story »]

1st Annual Shamrock Run was a cold, rainy one

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Tamra Jarrett

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Wednesday, March 18. 2009

Pike County Elementary School hosted the first annual Shamrock Run Saturday, March 14. [Full story »]

Rec. dept rescues fireworks

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Tamra Jarrett

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Tuesday, March 17. 2009

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There will be a star spangled Fourth of July in Pike County this year. The recreation board has agreed to host the annual event and the fireworks are on. [Full story »]

Top honors announced for Pike County H.S.

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Tamra Jarrett

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Saturday, March 14. 2009

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Thanks to hard work, diligence, discipline, and exceptional grade point averages, Olivia Swint and Catherine Lovin are at the top of the class. Swint was named the Class of 2009 valedictorian and Lovin was named salutatorian. [Full story »]

Boy Scouts set to raise money and awareness

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Andrew Odom

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Friday, March 13. 2009

Local businessmen and community leaders Jason Brisendine and Brent Huckaby of First Bank of Pike have been named the 2009 Pike County chairmen for the Tri-County Boy Scout fundraising event. [Full story »]