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Pike SAT scores top state

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Tuesday, September 8. 2009

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This year’s SAT scores show Pike County students posted gains in each category while Georgia’s scores continued to plummet.

The 2009 SAT college admission exam results were released Aug. 25 by the College Board. The 2009 scores are the highest ever tallied by Pike County students, according to Kevin Huffstetler, director of teaching and learning for Pike schools.

“We’re ecstatic to be moving in the opposite direction of the state,” Huffstetler said.

“I’m extremely excited, but I’m not surprised,” Pike High School principal Mike Maddox said of the SAT scores earned by his students. “Pike High School has a long history of great teachers and the best students in the state of Georgia.”
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Woman lifeflighted after hitting Zebulon building

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Thursday, September 3. 2009

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A 23-year-old woman was lifeflighted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta September 2 after losing control of her vehicle and striking the entrance to the Masonic Lodge. A three-year-old child in the car was also injured. [Full story »]

United Bank to be featured on CNBC today

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Thursday, September 3. 2009

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The success story that is United Bank will be featured today on CNBC. [Full story »]

Death penalty trial on hold for now

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Tuesday, September 1. 2009

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The death penalty trial of accused murderer Jamie Weis is on hold pending his appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.

Superior Court Judge Johnnie Caldwell Jr. of the Griffin Judicial Circuit signed an order Aug. 25 continuing the trial.

Weis’ trial at the Pike County courthouse had been set for the weeks of Oct. 5 and Oct. 12. Caldwell, noting the state’s highest court has docketed Weis’ appeal, ordered “the trial of this case is hereby continued until further order of this court.”
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Pike school system cuts millage rate

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Thursday, August 27. 2009

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The board of education established the millage rate at a brief meeting Thursday, Aug. 27.

"The millage rate is less than last year," financial director Kenneth Carter said. "And the dollars generated by these rates are the very same as last year."

The net total millage rate established by the board is 14.379 for 2009, which is for the fiscal year 2010 budget. That is 13.252 mills for maintenance and operations, and 1.127 mills for bond. [Full story »]

H1N1 case in middle school

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Tuesday, August 25. 2009

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It was swine flu after all.

State health officials confirmed last week a 13-year-old Pike County girl tested positive for swine flu. The teen is completely recovered and back at school, Hayla Hall, risk communicator for District 4 Public Health, announced Aug. 19.

The official notification that Pike schools had a confirmed case of swine flu caught citizens by surprise, coming just days after superintendent Dr. Michael Duncan said the child was not afflicted with swine flu.

“The parents relayed information to us that the health care provider had just told them she didn’t have it,” Duncan said. “We thought that was very credible information.”
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United Bank buying assets of FDIC shuttered First Coweta Bank

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Friday, August 21. 2009

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United Bank is purchasing the assets of First Coweta Bank which was shuttered by the FDIC at 6 p.m. Friday [Full story »]

Friday On The Square...TONIGHT!

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Friday, August 21. 2009

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Tonight, Friday, August 21, is Third Friday on the Square in Zebulon!
7pm - 9pm

Featuring:
The Ben Ratliff Duo [Full story »]

Swine flu confirmed in Pike 13-year-old

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Wednesday, August 19. 2009

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The Georgia Public Health Laboratory has confirmed a 13 year old female from Pike County tested positive for novel H1N1
influenza (A). [Full story »]

Public health: Swine flu spreading

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Tuesday, August 18. 2009

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District 4 Public Health wants parents and employers to know that flu-like illness is being reported in communities within the 12 county Region. Because only a small portion of persons with respiratory illness are tested for novel H1N1, confirmed and probable
case counts represent a significant underestimation of the true number of novel H1N1 flu cases. [Full story »]

No swine flu in Pike

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Friday, August 14. 2009

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There is no swine flu in Pike County schools, superintendent Dr. Michael Duncan announced late Friday afternoon. [Full story »]

Swine Flu in Pike schools?

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Wednesday, August 12. 2009

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Apparently there are two students in Pike County school(s) who are being tested for swine flu. Neither the ages of the students nor the school(s) they attend was disclosed but indications are they are from the same family. Test results are expected within the next 48 hours.

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Burousas fire definitely arson; reward offered

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Tuesday, August 11. 2009

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As we reported yesterday, state fire marshals have ruled the weekend fire at the home of Teresa and the late Buzz Burousas near Concord was deliberately set.

The home was the scene of a July 1 shooting death. Buzz Burousas was shot twice and killed. Teresa Burousas is charged with his murder. She feigned an attack on herself to cover up her role in the slaying, authorities have said. [Full story »]

Pike chamber supports gas line

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Friday, August 7. 2009

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The Pike County Chamber of Commerce supports a controversial plan to install a nearly $1 million natural gas line to serve the industrial corridor on Highway 41. [Full story »]

Burousas bond hearing postponed; counsel named

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Thursday, August 6. 2009

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The first appearance bond hearing for alleged killer Teresa Mangham Burousas has been delayed two weeks due to a scheduling conflict involving her defense attorney. [Full story »]