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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A
Brian Hubbard sworn in as new BOE member
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Brian Hubbard was sworn in March 4 by probate judge Ginny
Blakeney at the Pike County courthouse to fill an unexpired
term for District 1 of the board of education.
The Pike County
board of education voted
March 2 to appoint Brian
Hubbard of Williamson
to fill the vacant District
1 board seat for the
remainder of the term,
which expires Dec. 31,
2022. He was sworn in
March 4 at 9 a.m. at the
Pike County Probate
Court.
“We look forward to
working with Mr. Hub
bard and welcome the
wisdom and insight he
will bring as we strive to
make the best decisions
for Pike County Schools,”
said board chairman Allen
Edwards. “If this had been
before the mid-point in
the term we would have
had a special election. The
appointment
was required
because we
were more than
halfway through
the term.”
The special
called meeting
for the appoint
ment lasted
from 8:30 a.m.
to around 1:30
p.m. and deliberations
lasted about an hour.
Board members inter
viewed five applicants for
the seat.
“We interviewed each
in an identical manner
in an effort to be fair
and balanced in our
approach,” said Ed
wards. “Each applicant
was presented with the
same questions
and we used
a secret/silent
ballot to submit
our vote. We
are extremely
fortunate to live
in such a great
county and we
unanimously
agreed that any
of the five ap
plicants would have been
an excellent addition to
our board and an asset to
our system.”
Brian Hubbard is
a lifelong resident of
Pike County and a 1993
graduate from Pike
County High School. He
received a BA in Busi
ness Administration
from Lee University and
continued his education
at the Graduate School
of Banking at Louisiana
State University. He is
married to Michelle Nash
Hubbard and they have
two children who attend
Pike County Schools.
Brian is a Senior Vice
President at Cadence
Bank where he serves
as the Director of Credit
Review. Cadence Bank has
total assets of $18 billon
with approximately 100
branches in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississip
pi, Tennessee and Texas.
The bank is based in At
lanta, with executive and
operations headquarters
in Birmingham, Alabama
and Houston, Texas.
Brian has been in
volved in the school
system for many years
most recently serving
as the President of the
Pike County High School
Touchdown Club from
2019 to 2021. Brian is
excited to serve the
citizens of Pike County
and be a part of the
continued success of the
school system.
BRIAN HUBBARD
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USDA offers more Food Boxes in Pike
PHOTO BY TRISHA DABBS
Food boxes were distributed by Jeraud ‘J’ Ferguson and
other volunteers at the Concord drop off location on Friday,
March 5. More USDA food boxes will be distributed this
Friday, March 12 at 480 Second Street in Concord.
COVID-19:
Gases dip
in schools
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As of March 5,
there was only one
confirmed student
with COVID-19 and
one adult in the Pike
school system.
There were only 11
quarantined students,
down from 299 on Feb.
5. The school has seen
a total of 191 posi
tive cases in students
and 84 in adults since
school started. There
have been 2,407 stu
dents quarantined for
close contact to other
students and 186 for
exposure to adults
with COVID-19.
“Our program offers a
variety of services which
include nutrition, health,
mental health, education,
social services and par
ent engagement.”
The Early Head Start
is for expectant moth
ers and children ages
8 weeks to 3 years old.
Expectant mothers
and pregnant teens are
encouraged to apply. The
Head Start program is
for children who have or
will turn 3 or 4 years of
age by Sept. 1. Children
with disabilities, foster
children and homeless
families are given prior
ity-
Head Start and Early
Head Start are free pro
grams and applicants are
required to meet federal
guidelines. Applications
may be completed online
at MTECDC2020.org. Ap
plicants must submit in
come verification (1040,
pay stubs, W2, etc.),
immunization certificate
(form 3231), birth certifi
cate and medical card.
The USDA has dis
tributed more than 132
million food boxes in
support of American
farmers and families af
fected by the COVID-19
pandemic, including
the most recent deliver
of 1,300 boxes to Pike
County.
This Friday, March 12
starting around 9 a.m.
more USDA Farmers to
Families Food Boxes will
be distributed at the Old
Mt. Calvary Outreach
Center at 480 Second
Street in Concord.
“Please come as
early as possible due
to the perishability of
the items,” said Trisha
Dabbs who helped get
the word out about the
delivery on March 5.
The Farmers to Fami
lies Food Box program
is part of the Corona-
virus Food Assistance
Program.
USDA partners with
national, regional and
local distributors to
purchase and distribute
agricultural products to
Americans in need.
PGHS Pirates and Lady Pirates soccer teams add tie, wins to their records
PHOTO BY JOE WALTER
Pirates captain Matt Webb evades a Union Grove player with
Christian Fowler in support.
BY JOE WALTER
The Pike Pirates var
sity soccer teams traveled
to a chilly McDonough
Feb. 23 to tangle with the
5A Union Grove Wolver
ines, and came away with
a win and a draw. Most of
the Pirates’ early season
opponents are several
classifications larger than
Pike, but these games pro
vide much needed experi
ence. The Lady Pirates
were playing without
several key players lost to
injuries or to basketball
playoffs. The Wolverines
were well conditioned
and playing with only
two subs, and they gave
the Pirates all they could
handle, creating many
tense moments for the
Lady Pirates. The action
was intense with many
scoring chances from
both teams. However,
both teams were able to
score a goal and the Lady
Pirates appeared happy
to leave with a 0-0 draw.
The Pirates faced
a similar challenge in
a very tall and skilled
Wolverine squad. As is
usually the case in high
school soccer, there were
club teammates from fall
season facing off against
each other in the spring,
which usually makes for
a physical, chippy game.
Both the Pirates and the
Wolverines had plenty of
speed and skill and there
were several chances
created for both teams.
The Pirates came close
to an opening goal at 25
minutes, with a nasty
foul just outside the box
on Matt Webb, but the
foul was ruled free kick
and the Pirates were
unable to convert. Just
two minutes later, the
Pirates scored a goal that
ended up getting waived
off with Matt Webb being
judged offside. It took
until the last minute of
the half before Allen Da
vis was able to redirect
a Victor Avila free kick
past the Union Grove
keeper to give the Pirates
the lead 1-0 at the half.
The second half featured
more back and forth
action as the Wolverines
better conditioning and
substitution patterns
wore down the Pirates,
who had to defend with
intensity the last few
minutes of the match and
were happy to leave with
a hard fought 1-0 victory.
The Pirates opened
their 2-AAA region
campaign by hosting the
Crisp County Cougars
Friday, Feb. 26 at Pirate
Stadium on another rainy
and cold night. The Lady
Pirates were back at full
strength and improved
their play from earlier
in the week. The Lady
Cougars scored early on
the Lady Pirates to take
a 1-0 lead into halftime.
Coming out of the half,
the Pirates leaned on
their seniors and were
able to score three sec
ond half goals from Anna
Chasteen and Chelsie
Moore, handing the Lady
Cougars a 3-1 loss.
The varsity boys led
the Cougars wire to wire,
scoring early and often.
Matt Webb scored the
first of his five goals in
the first 10 minutes off
a free kick, where Crisp
County could not get an
organized wall in front of
the ball and Webb was
able to fire the ball into
the net from 30 yards out.
Matt added to his tally
at 13 minutes with a goal
from the left side off a
Jake Richardson cross.
Several minutes later
Ozzie O’Steen got on the
score sheet with a goal
from the left side off a
Matt Webb assist. Webb
nearly scored again with
8 minutes left after being
fouled by the keeper, but
his penalty kick bounced
off the right goal upright.
The half ended with Pike
leading 3-0. The second
half started in a rain
shower, but it did not cool
off the Pirates. Matt Webb
was fouled by the keeper
in the box at 49 minutes
and converted the pen
alty to make the score 4-0.
Crisp County was able
to get on the scoreboard
at five minutes later
after keeper Ryan Brooks
deflected a penalty kick,
but the shooter tapped in
the rebound to make the
score 4-1 Pirates. Chris
tian Fowler scored 68 min
utes after pouncing on a
shot spilled by the Cougar
keeper to bring the score
to 5-1. After this goal, the
Pirates decided to rest
some of the starters and
allow the bench to get
some experience. The
Pirates played keep away
for the last 10 minutes,
but the bench players
created several scoring
chances. At 75 minutes
Matt Webb scored his
fourth goal off of a corner
kick to increase the lead
to 6-1 and then added his
fifth, and final goal, in the
80th minute to close out
the game as a 7-1 victory
for the Pirates.
The Pirates headed
to Sharpsburg on March
2 to face the 7 A East
Coweta Indians and then
traveled to Fort Valley
on Friday, March 5 for
another region contest
against the Peach County
Trojans. The Lady Pirates
hold a 4-1-1 record and
are ranked sixth in the 3A
classification. The Pirates
team are 5-0-1 and are
ranked second in the
state in 3A.
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