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Four local brothers are war heroes

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Monday, June 16. 2014

Earlier this month the 70th anniversary of D-Day was observed by many ally nations who fought in World War II. With every prominent historical event, it’s always fascinating to discover some local connection. [Full story »]

Random, ratchet and the evolution of southern colloquialisms

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Wednesday, June 11. 2014

Walter Geiger
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The other day, I was caught in a thunderstorm in my modest vegetable garden with my youngest daughter who is 14. It was not raining as we approached the garden and it was also dry on the other side of it - a blessing of the sort kids cannot understand. [Full story »]

Yesterday's Footsteps: Another year on the rock

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Tuesday, June 3. 2014

By Greg Parrott

The third rock from the sun has been around for millions of years. I’ve been blessed to be on it for 55 years as of June 1. It’s been quite a ride and I wouldn’t change an episode throughout the 55 years. [Full story »]

DA's Corner: Crossroads

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Monday, May 26. 2014

By Scott Ballard

We had elections last week, then graduations. That’s a crossroads, lots of choices and directions. [Full story »]

Dr. Bell: Congrats to grads

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Tuesday, May 20. 2014

My deepest congratulations to the graduating class of 2014. We are bonded forever because you represent the last class with whom I worked as an employee of the Pike County school system. [Full story »]

Yesterday’s footsteps: The Okie from Muscogee

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Tuesday, May 13. 2014

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By Greg Parrott

He was born in a boxcar, converted into a house, in 1937. Prison life was normal for him during his teen years. Robbery, theft, bad checks and assault landed him in jail time after time. Young Merle Haggard was a guy that couldn’t do what other people wanted him to do. It was his nature to fight the system. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Take time to take in a soccer match

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Wednesday, May 7. 2014

Our family spent a lot of time at soccer fields last week. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Indeed, one’s age is just a number

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Tuesday, April 29. 2014

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By Walter Geiger

Growing older, as they say, is not for the faint of heart. [Full story »]

Around the Square: Littering, public buildings

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Thursday, April 24. 2014

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By Don Collins

Are you concerned about litter on Pike roads? A group of citizens is concerned and decided to do something about picking up litter careless drivers tossed. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: The Captain should go down with the ship

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Tuesday, April 22. 2014

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It was quite hectic as the Titanic - thought to be unsinkable - did precisely that. There were many stories of the fate of Capt. Edward J. Smith who captained the doomed luxury liner on its maiden and last voyage. [Full story »]

Newsflash: Chickens die so nuggets can live on

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Wednesday, April 16. 2014

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One would think the loonies would have learned by now not to take on Chic-fil-A. [Full story »]

Coco's Cupboard serves Pike

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Wednesday, March 26. 2014

By Suzanne Aaron

It was brought to my attention that some folks in Pike County are afraid we aren’t serving this community any longer. I was shocked to hear this and at first offended. Then I realized we should just do a better job letting everyone know what we’re up to. [Full story »]

Litter is all over Pike, needs to be cleaned

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Wednesday, March 19. 2014

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By Beverly Dean Walter

I’m writing to express my concern about the litter along Pike County’s roadways and how litter has a detrimental effect on tourism and economic development. [Full story »]

Geiger’s Counter: Enjoy the party but remember St. Patrick’s message

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Monday, March 17. 2014

For those of us who are native to Savannah, St. Patrick’s Day is special. It was always a school holiday, no questions asked. We never had a snow day but, if we had, there would have been no making it up on March 17. [Full story »]

Go west, young man or woman

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Saturday, March 15. 2014

Remember when Uncle Jed struck oil while shootin’ at some food? He hit it rich, moved west to Beverly Hills and life around the cement pond was never the same with Ellie Mae’s critters and all. Now, the oil boom migration is northwest to North Dakota thanks to the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations. [Full story »]