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A taste of Thanksgiving

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Monday, November 12. 2012

Get an early taste of Thanksgiving this Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. at the Wednesday Market off the square. Popular Thanksgiving dishes made with fresh, locally grown ingredients will be free for visitors. The meal will be laid out Thanksgiving-feast style under a tent on Concord Street beside the Wednesday Market building. [Full story »]

Pirates beat Chargers; face Washington Co. in 1st round

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Friday, November 9. 2012

The Pike County Pirates (5-4, 3-2) traveled to Macon's Henderson Stadium Friday night to battle the Central Macon Chargers (2-7, 2-3). Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Greg Parrott and compiled by Rachel McDaniel.

The Pirates will travel to Washington County this week for the first round of the GHSA state playoffs [Full story »]

Local election results

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Wednesday, November 7. 2012

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Mitt Romney, E-SPLOST and Sunday package sales were favored in Pike County where once again voter turnout was among the highest in the state.

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Pirates bring down Warhawks 42-12

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Sunday, November 4. 2012

The Pike County Pirates (4-4, 2-2) traveled to McDonough Friday night to battle the Henry County Warhawks (1-8, 0-5) in a Region 2-AAA contest. Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Greg Parrott and compiled by Rachel McDaniel. [Full story »]

Set your clocks back tonight

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Saturday, November 3. 2012

Daylight Saving Time comes to an end Sunday at 2 a.m. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour at bedtime tonight.

Honor veterans at PCMS Friday

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Thursday, November 1. 2012

Members of the Military History Club at Pike County Middle School will again bring the school and community together for their annual Veterans Day event Friday, Nov. 2 starting at 9:30 a.m.

Col. Brent Bracewell will be the guest speaker for the event as he shares the importance of the U.S. military and honoring veterans. Col. Bracewell is the director of the Joint Staff of the Georgia National Guard and has more than 25 years of active duty, having served in Desert Storm, Bosnia and Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Full story »]

Molena Fest set for Saturday

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Monday, October 29. 2012

Molena Fest will kick off Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. with hometown fun and games, musical entertainment through the day, arts and crafts booths and great food.

The annual event is hosted by the Molena Civic Club and will have fun events for the whole family, including a tug-of-war tournament, a three-legged race, a pie eating contest and the Molena Fest parade at 11 a.m., followed by a pet parade. [Full story »]

Four generations of veterans

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Monday, October 29. 2012

For four generations, men in the Whitaker family have heard the call of duty and enlisted in the military to serve their nation. Pvt. 2nd class William “Will” Whitaker, a May 2012 graduate of Pike County High School, followed in his father’s, grandfather’s and great-grandfather’s footsteps by joining the military. [Full story »]

Pirates fall to top ranked Peach Co.

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Friday, October 26. 2012

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The Pike County Pirates (4-4) hosted #1 ranked Peach County Trojans Friday night at Pirate Field. Realtime scoring was provided by Greg Parrot and compiled by Rachel McDaniel. [Full story »]

Halloween haunts, treats

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Monday, October 22. 2012

The annual downtown Zebulon Trick or Treat celebration will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 starting around 6:30 p.m. as merchants and offices on the downtown square hand out candy and enjoy their costumed customers. [Full story »]

Family Feudin'

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Sunday, October 21. 2012

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Two Pike County residents will represent The Knight Family on Family Feud Monday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. on Channel 69 WUPA. Tim and Rolanda Bell of Pike County will join her sister Beth and Mark Knight in the spirited competition. [Full story »]

Man shot in Griffin

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Wednesday, October 17. 2012

A 24-year-old McDonough man has been shot in Griffin. [Full story »]

Man killed in Buffington Road crash

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Sunday, October 14. 2012

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A 22-year-old Milner man was killed Saturday night in a one car crash on Buffington Road here. [Full story »]

Reflections of historic election

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Thursday, October 11. 2012

With the presidential election just a month away, some courthouse employees are thinking back to the last presidential election, when thousands of absentee ballots had to be counted after the polls closed. The 2008 election saw a record 42.53% of Pike voters casting absentee ballots – and all 4,402 had to be counted by hand. [Full story »]

Highway 18 reopened after wreck

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Monday, October 8. 2012

A single-vehicle wreck which entrapped a driver has been cleared after Highway 18 west of Zebulon was temporarily blocked as emergency personnel work to free the driver from the vehicle Monday afternoon. [Full story »]