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Tax day moves to April 17

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Wednesday, April 11. 2012

Those who have not yet completed their federal income tax forms have a couple of extra days this year, thanks to April 15 falling on a Sunday and Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls this year on Monday, April 16. The deadline mark to file with the Internal Revenue Service is Tuesday, April 17. [Full story »]

April’s poetic appeal

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Monday, April 9. 2012

April is National Poetry Month and middle school students recently spent the day painting poems on windows in downtown Zebulon. Students from seventh grade English/language arts classes displayed poems all around the courthouse square April 2. [Full story »]

ATV crash injures one

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Thursday, April 5. 2012

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A female riding a 4-wheeler suffered serious injuries Thursday afternoon. [Full story »]

Good news in budget planning

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Thursday, April 5. 2012

Pike County’s budget process is underway. Nearly all department heads, constitutional officers, elected officers and component units have met individually with the county manager, county clerk and finance officer as the first draft of the fiscal year 2012-13 budget is altered to meet each department’s needs. [Full story »]

Crash kills two; child airlifted

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012

Two adults were killed early Wednesday and a five-year-old was airlifted after their car struck the rear end of a flatbed truck that had stopped in the southbound lane of Hwy. 19-41 north of Griffin near Hampton Inn.
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Courthouse addition underway

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012

County manager Bill Sawyer noted the courthouse construction is nearly on schedule at the March 27 commission meeting. He said the new transformer is now in place and power has been restored. On Friday, March 30, he said the concrete footings were being poured for the courthouse addition. [Full story »]

Local solider killed in action

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Monday, April 2. 2012

Pfc. Jonathon F. Davis was killed in action Thursday in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Davis, 20, was from Griffin. [Full story »]

Students honored, senior speakers announced

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Sunday, April 1. 2012

Several students were recognized for academic and extracurricular achievements at the March 13 meeting of the board of education. The board was presented with the Class of 2012 valedictorian and salutatorian by principal Mike Maddox. [Full story »]

Bull Bash this weekend

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Friday, March 30. 2012

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For Wayne and Summer White of Milner, raising and riding bulls has been a way of life for decades. They will showcase the pride of XX Bulls as they host the second annual Bull Bash this weekend at Chestnut Oak in Meansville Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. The Southern Extreme Bull Riders Association-sanctioned event will attract some of the sport’s best riders for a weekend of heart-stopping family fun right here in Pike County. [Full story »]

Easter events start soon

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Wednesday, March 28. 2012

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By Sherri Ellington

Easter activities are starting in Pike County as early as Saturday, March 31 and will run through Easter Sunday, April 8. [Full story »]

Griffin shooting involved rival gangs

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Tuesday, March 27. 2012

A March 23 shooting at a popular park in Griffin was gang related, Spalding sheriff Wendell Beam reported Monday night. A suspect has been identified. [Full story »]

Teen shot at Griffin Park

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Saturday, March 24. 2012

A teenager was shot Friday during a cookout at a popular park in Griffin [Full story »]

Courthouse to close Monday

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Wednesday, March 21. 2012

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The Pike County courthouse closing has been rescheduled for Monday, March 26 because the power will be shut off during an essential part of the construction process. According to project manager and county manager Bill Sawyer, electricity will be off while a transformer providing power to the building is moved. The courthouse closure was postponed due to rain showers forecast for Friday. [Full story »]

Bridge closed near Meansville

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Monday, March 19. 2012

By Kay S. Pedrotti

The Potato Creek bridge on Piedmont Road could be closed for several months for repairs, Lamar County officials said. The bridge will be closed about a mile from the Pike County line. [Full story »]

Foul play suspected in cab driver's disappearance

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Friday, March 16. 2012

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Investigators now believe foul play may have been involved in the disappearance of cab driver John Dixson. UPDATE: His body has been found. [Full story »]