The Pike County Journal-Reporter

Entries from October 2018

Cross county teams earn region championships

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in Sports

Tuesday, October 30. 2018

Both the boys and girls Pike County High School Cross Country Teams recently claimed Region 4-AAA championship titles. [Full story »]

Arrest report

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Rachel McDaniel

in Crime and Arrests

Tuesday, October 30. 2018

Between Monday, Oct. 22, and Monday, Oct. 29, Pike County law enforcement agencies made the following arrests: [Full story »]

Ruffin’s Renderings: The Zombie Apocalypse

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Rachel McDaniel

in Opinions

Tuesday, October 30. 2018

By Mike Ruffin
ruffinml@gmail.com

In an Oct. 21 story on NPR’s Weekend Edition program, I learned about a course that Professor Eric Smaw teaches at Rollins College called “Zombies, Serial Killers, and Madmen.” It’s the most popular course at the college. It’s a morning class now, but Smaw used to teach it at midnight. Spooky. [Full story »]

PCHS grad rate hits all time high

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Tuesday, October 30. 2018

Pike County High School’s graduation rate hit an all time high as numbers were announced recently by the Georgia Department of Education. The state’s graduation rate for 2018 set a record at 81.6 percent but PCHS far exceeded the state number with a graduation rate of 92.5 percent. [Full story »]

Georgia Supreme Court backs Judge Crawford, grand jury called into session

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Tuesday, October 30. 2018

On Friday, Oct. 26 the Georgia Supreme Court rejected by a unanimous vote a request to suspend Judge Robert “Mack” Crawford from the Griffin Judicial Circuit. But he may face criminal charges after the grand jury is called into session Wednesday, Oct. 31 by the Attorney General's Office to seek criminal indictments against him. [Full story »]

Public Notices 10-31-18

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Staff Writer

in Public Notices

Tuesday, October 30. 2018

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Vote early this week

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Monday, October 29. 2018

This week is the last week that early voting will be offered at the Pike County registrar’s office on Jackson Street. Citizens can vote from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Election Day voting will be offered from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at voter precincts across the county. [Full story »]

Honor veterans at local events

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Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Thursday, October 25. 2018

Candler Field Museum will host A Tribute to Our Veterans on Saturday, Nov. 3 with gates opening at 10 a.m. and the formal program beginning at 1 p.m. The 12th annual Veterans Day event will include patriotic music, military displays, a raffle, airplanes, flybys and food. Admission is free. Find out more at CandlerField.com or call 770-467-8318. [Full story »]

Hwy. 109 bridge replacement meeting is Nov. 8

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Thursday, October 25. 2018

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced they will replace the existing bridge on Highway 109 east over Gola Creek in Meansville. The bridge was closed in January, 2016 after flash flooding washed away the support and after extensive repairs, the bridge was re-opened on Feb. 2, 2016. [Full story »]

JoAnn Unger Lacy

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Rachel McDaniel

in Death Notices

Thursday, October 25. 2018

JoAnn Unger Lacy died October 21, 2018, at age 86. She was born in Louisville, KY on September 16, 1932 to Harold B. and Jo Rice Unger of Lewisburg, Ohio. [Full story »]

Lady Pirates earn area championship, advance in playoffs

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Rachel McDaniel

in Sports

Tuesday, October 23. 2018

By Brian Gales
cbriangjr@yahoo.com

The Lady Pirates volleyball team not only earned the area championship title, they were also the number one seed for the first time in program history and advanced to state competition for the fourth year in a row. [Full story »]

Arrest report

Posted by

Rachel McDaniel

in Crime and Arrests

Tuesday, October 23. 2018

Between Monday, Oct. 15, and Monday, Oct. 22, area law enforcement agencies made the following arrests: [Full story »]

New fangled version of an old-fashioned barn raising

Posted by

Rachel McDaniel

in Opinions

Tuesday, October 23. 2018

I used to spend a pretty good bit of time in the Macon County Mennonite community participating in dove shoots. There were 42 dairy farms packed into a relatively small area and all were producing corn silage. That meant lots of grain and lots of doves. [Full story »]

County manager finalists announced

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Rachel McDaniel

in Headlines

Tuesday, October 23. 2018

The Pike County board of commissioners announced after their Oct. 18 meeting that Ron E. Alexander and James Robert Bickley are the two finalists for the county manager position for Pike County.
Pursuant to law, the candidate for the county manager position will be decided after 14 days of this notice, which will be after Nov. 2. [Full story »]

Fall festivals, haunted happenings

Posted by

Rachel McDaniel

in Top Stories

Tuesday, October 23. 2018

Many churches around the county will host fall festivals and special gatherings and the cities of Zebulon and Williamson will have events for local children as well. Ghosts and goblins as well as other spooky characters will haunt the courthouse square from 6 to 8 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 27. Families are invited to visit the stores on the courthouse square and many businesses are competing to win the annual prize for best fall decorations.

The city of Williamson will have a Howl-o-ween Pet Parade from 4 to 5 p.m. All animals should be leashed and costumed and well socialized. They will also have a downtown Trunk or Treat at the Benson Hilley Park walking trail. from 5 to 7 p.m. It’s the third annual Trunk or Treat.
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