The Pike County Journal-Reporter

COVID-19 Monitor

COVID-19 claims 28th life in Pike

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Monday, June 7. 2021

Pike County has had 28 deaths due to COVID-19, 14 probable deaths and 75 hospitalizations, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health on June 7. [Full story »]

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Headlines

School approves $31 million budget

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Rachel McDaniel

Thursday, June 10. 2021

Pike County schools recently approved their Fiscal Year 2022 budget on June 8. The $31,750,106 budget proposed increases of 4.2% in expenses and 7.4% in revenues due to restoration of state/QBE funding and increased local title and ad valorem taxes. [Full story »]

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Sports

The 2021 Pound for Pound award was presented to Dalton Gales (left) and the 2021 Top Overall Lifter award was presented to Caleb Green (right).

Pirates football team pushes hard at weight lifting combine

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Rachel McDaniel

Friday, May 28. 2021

The Pike County Pirates football team held their annual weight lifting meet and combine recently. The players competed in the 40 yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, 20 yard shuttle, power clean, dead lift, squat and bench press. The players were divided into weight classes and compete with each other in speed/agility and weight lifting events. [Full story »]

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Opinions

Ruffin’s Renderings: Let’s face it

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Rachel McDaniel

Tuesday, June 8. 2021

By Mike Ruffin
ruffinml@gmail.com

The Bible doesn’t offer an objective account of the events it narrates. It doesn’t intend to do so. Its presentation of those events is agenda-driven. [Full story »]

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Death Notices

Susie Virginia "TOOD" Carmichael

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Rachel McDaniel

Friday, June 11. 2021

Mrs. Susie Virginia "TOOD" Carmichael age 85 of Thomaston GA, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Riverside Health and Rehab. [Full story »]

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Crime and Arrests

Two arrested after 8 week old suffers nine broken bones

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Rachel McDaniel

Tuesday, June 8. 2021

The Zebulon Police Department was made aware of an 8 week old infant child who had been taken to Wellstar Spalding Hospital for broken bones on Friday, April 30. Shortly after arriving at WellStar Spalding, the infant child was transferred to Egleston Children’s Hospital of Atlanta. [Full story »]

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