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Kiwanis Club of Pike County held their Annual Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, September 24, 2011. The ride will go from Bad Boys House of Cycles in Zebulon to Warm Springs and back. For more information about Kiwanis of Pike, click here. Photo courtesy of Kiwanis of Pike. | |
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Thank you to all who came out and sang, ate chicken, got funky hair and face paint, bounced, and made donations for a chance at winning prizes and the $100 gas card! Y'all are awesome! Those who helped out in any way at this benefit were very much appreciated too! Anyone who would like to donate to help out with Ty's medical expenses can contact United Bank and make a deposit to the account for the benefit of Ty Ross. More pictures and an update on the event click here. | 
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The Rock Ranch Kicked Off “Fall Family Fun Days” on September 24 Featuring “50 Years of Space Exploration” corn maze in collaboration with NASA. NASA Astronaut Candidate Jeanette J. Epps (Ph.D.) spoke to the crowd about her experiences. "I am living what I thought was impossible," she said. "Reach for the stars." Solarastronomy.org had telescopes to look through and cool sun-gazing glasses to take home. More photos are available for viewing and purchase at Zenfolio. | 
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The Rock Ranch Kicked Off “Fall Family Fun Days” on September 24 Featuring “50 Years of Space Exploration” corn maze in collaboration with NASA. For more information on Space Farm 7, visit: www.spacefarm7.com. For article on Space Farm, click here. For more information about Family Fun Days and The Rock Ranch, click here. | 
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Pike Co. Post 197 Commander Bill J. Payton Sr presents the Pike Co. Post 197 Blue Star Certificate of Honor to Lonnie and Andrea Anthony whose daughter Chief Petty Officer Jaime K. Anthony is serving in the United States Navy. Photo courtesy Post 197. | 
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Pike Co. Post 197 Commander Bill J. Payton Sr presents the Pike Co. Post 197 Certificate of Appreciation to Post 197 Legionnaire David R. Bugh for his ten years of continuing membership with the American Legion. Photo courtesy Post 197. | |
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Buggy Days was held on September 17-18, 2011. More photos are available for viewing and purchase at Zenfolio. | 
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Bad Boys House of Cycles hosted The Tommy Sparrow Family Benefit Ride on Sunday, September 18, 2011. There was music, 50/50, and door prizes before the kickstands went up at 2 p.m. Click here to read the rest of this article and see pictures from this event. Pictures are available for purchase at Zenfolio. | |
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National Day of Remembrance was held on the Courthouse Square in Pike County on September 11, 2011 by American Legion Pike Post 197. It was attended by more people than I could count. At the very least, several hundred people were under the trees. This was held in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the attacks on 9/11 as well as a celebration of our emergency personnel who put their lives on the line every single day. | |
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More photos are available for viewing and purchase at pikecountytimes.zenfolio.com/p391241. | |
| Students Monique Tinsley, Chris Faulk, Camilo Caballero, Marcy Torsch, Chris Childress, Charlie Coile, Montrice Swift and USG Chancellor Hank Huckaby. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby visited Gordon College Sept. 7 touring the campus, meeting with students, faculty and staff. "This campus is beautiful and it has changed tremendously from my day," he said. "Everything I see is most impressive." Huckaby was director of admissions at Gordon as it transitioned from a military school to a member of the University System in 1972. "When I was here there were 574 students," Huckaby said with a laugh. "I know because I did the report that was sent to the Board of Regents." About 4,600 students will attend Gordon this year. Photo courtesy of Gordon College. | 
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As a volunteer fireman from Pike County, Ga., Captain Brian Michel was named The American Legion's Firefighter of the Year during the Legion's 2011 National Convention in Minneapolis. Click here to read the rest of this article. Congratulations, Brian! | |
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Pike County Emergency Services (PCES) would like to congratulate two of their members in obtaining their Firefighter certification. Station 3 (Lifsey Springs) firefighters Ryan Reeves and Billy Payton attended the Basic Volunteer Firefighter with Live Fire Training Course at the Georgia Fire Academy in Forsyth. Click here to read this article. Photo courtesy of Pike County Emergency Services. | 
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Outgoing Pike Post 197 Commander Don Bailey presented The American Legion, Department of Georgia 2011 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award to Lieutenant Jeffery E. Boatwright of the Pike County Sheriffs Office during the Post 197 August meeting. Lt. Boatwright was unable to attend the Department of Georgia convention in June due to other commitments. Photo courtesy Pike Post 197. | |
| Outgoing Department of Georgia Commander Charlie Tucker presents The Department of Georgia 2011 Small Post of the Year Award (Honorable Mention) to Pike County Outgoing Post 197 Commander Don Bailey during the 2011 Department of Georgia Convention held in June. There are 157 Small Posts (100 members or less) in the Department of Georgia. Pike Post 197 was honored to receive the award, especially since the Post was reestablished only three years ago and has been recognized with such a prestigious award. Pictured left to right: Pike Co. Post 197 Commander Don Bailey and Dept of GA Commander Charlie Tucker. Photo courtesy Pike Post 197. | 
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Department of Georgia Commander Charlie Tucker presents The Department of Georgia, American Legion 2011 Firefighter of the Year Award to Captain Brian Michel from the Pike County Volunteer Fire Department during the 2011 Dept of GA Convention held in July. Pictured left to right: Pike Co Post 197 Senior Vice Commander Billy Payton, Captain Brian Michel, Dept of GA Commander Charlie Tucker, and Pike Co Post 197 Commander Don Bailey. Photo courtesy Pike Post 197. | |
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The Pike County Chamber of Commerce held the 2011 Fishing For Business Expo on Thursday, August 18 at Life Springs Church. Learning about businesses in Pike and the surrounding counties has never been so fun! Prizes, giveaways, and marketing all at once! If you missed out this year, keep an eye out for the next Expo. For more information about the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, go to www.pikecountygachamber.com | 
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Gov. Nathan Deal, along with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Department of Revenue Commissioner Doug MacGinnitie, unveiled todayGeorgia’s new general issue license plate tag. The license plate, designed by Linda Sosebee of Forsyth, is scheduled to begin production in the fall. It garnered the most online votes with a total of 34,154 in the recently concluded 2011 License Plate Design Contest administered by the Department of Revenue. | |
| Newly elected 2012 The West Central Georgia Shutterbugs officers are President Francis Hauke, Vice-President Johnnie Ann Gaskill, Corresponding Secretary Harolyn Castleberry, Treasurer Bonny Shockley, Co-Activities Coordinator Margie Lentini, Recording Secretary Dianne Kelly, Publicity Chairperson ChadD Morton, and Co-Activities Coordinator Linda Godwin. Photo courtesy of WCGS and Ellen Tew. | 
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Congressman Lynn Westmoreland met with Pike County citizens on August 12, 2011 at the Board of Commissioner's Office and the Chamber of Commerce to discuss questions and concerns about local, state, and national issues and legislation. Photo courtesy of Congressman Westmoreland's office. http://westmoreland.house.gov/biography/ | |
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| The 69th Annual Georgia 4-H Congressrecognized 4-H’ers, donors and 4-H friends July 19-21 in Atlanta. During the program, more than 150 4-H’ers who were state winners in project work, events and scholarship were recognized, the Green Jacket Award was presented to Speaker Ralston, the Friend of 4-H Award to Mike & Karen Garrett, the Ryles Rising Star award to Lauren Dye, the William H Booth Award to Ann Wildes and the Citizen Airmen Award to Arch Smith. In addition, the 2011-12 Georgia 4-H Officers were installed, state winners in Leadership in Action were selected and 4-H’ers visited donors and sites in Atlanta. Two Pike County 4-H’ers earned a chance to compete in their project areas at State Congress. They were Danielle Cawthon in Plant and Soil Sciences and Ansley Carter in Workforce Preparation and Career Development. Danielle Cawthon won 3rd place in her project area. The Pike County S.A.F.E. Shotgun team that one state where also honored at Thursday Night’s Annual 4-H Banquet. Pictured above: Head Coach Wanda Roberts, Matthew Aderhold, Tyler House, Deven Miller, Hunter Greene, Austin Albritton and Program Assistant/Coach Wendy Sawyer. Also pictured are: Danielle Cawthon and Ansley Carter enjoying the inside gardens before leaving for Six Flags for the announcement of project winners. Photos courtesy of Pike County 4H. | |
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| Work began on the Williamson Library in late July when the Mobile Construction Inmate Detail from the Department of Corrections was moved to the Spalding County Jail to begin working. This group of low security inmates has experience as carpenters, electricians, and plumbers and are putting these skills to good use in Williamson. Click here to read the rest of this article. | |
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Madalynn Walker from Zebulon, Ga. participated in a six-week Science and Technology Expansion Program (STEP) this summer at Armstrong Atlantic State University. As an entering freshman to Armstrong, Walker conducted research to analyze the characterization of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in fire ant mounds. She lived on campus free of charge and received a weekly stipend of $300. The National Science Foundation provides funding for the program. For more information, visit www.armstrong.edu. See article on the Home Page dated 8.6.11. Photo courtesy of Armstrong Atlantic State University. | |
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These are submitted photos from Deputy Ricky Daly's Final Call. Click here to read from the Pike Journal Reporter. Click here to read the Pike County Times.com article. |
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