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www.pikecountygeorgia.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021
PIKE'S PEEK
Nominations
needed for
annual Prayer
Power awards
Prayer Power
of Georgia is seek
ing nominations for
two awards that are
presented annually to
members of the Pike
County community.
Nominations are
needed for the 2021
“Saints in Light Award”
which is to be pre
sented to an individual
in Pike County who
is non-clergy but has
been a spiritually in
spiring, motivating and
encouraging influence
in the community.
See PRAYER page 3A
Edwards
hosts ABA's
Washington
Summit
More than 2,500
bank leaders from
across the country
will gather virtually to
hear from top bank
ing policymakers at
the American Bankers
Association’s annual
Washington Summit,
held March 16-17. Over
the course of the two-
day summit, bankers
will hear from ABA
president and CEO Rob
Nichols; FD1C chairman
Jelena McWilliams and
multiple members of
Congress. Key issues
in focus at the sum
mit include the bank
ing sector’s ongoing
role in supporting the
economic recovery,
financial inclusion and
the need to maintain
a level playing field
between banks and
non-banks that offer
financial services.
See EDWARDS page 3A
Concord offers citizens internet access
After years of plan
ning, the City of Concord
became a high speed
wireless internet provid
er this month.
“Although this is a
historical moment for
our community, there’s
no time to stop and
celebrate because there
is much work yet to be
done,” said mayor John
Strickland.
The first phase of
service involves people
who can physically see
the city’s water tank from
their home or business.
“We have success
fully connected over a
dozen customers within
a week’s
time,” said
Strickland.
“As these
people are
connected,
we will then
be able
to extend
service to
customers
who don’t have visual
contact with the city’s
water tank.”
The high speed wire
less internet access start
ed in Concord on March
4. In addition to the
signal already in place
on the city’s tank, plans
for further expansion are
underway to
erect a tower
on the west
outer end
of the town
which will
allow further
coverage as
well.
Concord
mayor
Strickland noted that
prices were not set with
the intention of the city
making money from the
service.
The current package
offered for citizens who
live inside the city limits
is 25 mbps (unlimited)
for a flat $45 per month
with no contract or fees
added. For those who
live outside the city limit,
the same package will be
offered at $55 per month.
The installation price
ranges from $ 150-$175
depending on the cus
tomer’s preferences.
Interested citizens
who live within two miles
of downtown Concord
are asked to email cityof
concord@bellsouth.net
and include a physical
address and a contact
number rather than call
ing city hall so the clerk
will have a record of the
inquiry for future plan
ning.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
David Stewart holds an an
tenna (left) that is mounted to
the side of homes getting the
high speed internet service
and the modem (right) for
inside the home.
CITY OF CONCORD
Wireless Internet
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Pike resident Melinda Fowler (far right) and her friend Chrystal Quintana started Acts of Love
Uganda after seeing that families there need help to become self sustaining. Above, the ladies
stand with a family they helped through the ministry. To find out how to give a family in need
animals to raise or a way to provide income for their family, go to ActsOfLoveUganda.org.
Ministry helps families in Uganda
BY RACHEL McDANIEL
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
After trips to Uganda,
Pike resident Melinda
Fowler decided to help
struggling families in the
country by providing
training and resources
to help them support
themselves through Acts
of Love Uganda. Her
first trip to Uganda was
in 2008 and she worked
for a ministry providing
food to Christian schools
there for several years.
“1 grew up a Baptist
minister’s daughter so 1
was always aware of mis
sions: meeting missionar
ies, giving to the Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering
and the Annie Armstrong
Easter offering, but I nev
er dreamed that this little
girl from Georgia would
some day lose her heart
to missions in Africa. The
closest 1 had ever been
to Africa growing up was
watching National Geo
graphic. It’s amazing how
God works his plans for
your life if you allow it,”
said Melinda.
She has taken 15 dif
ferent trips to Uganda
and on a trip in 2014, she
met Chrystal Quintana
who helped found Acts
of Love Uganda. She said
the people of Uganda are
especially in need now
because of the effects of
the global pandemic.
“Acts of Love Uganda
mainly helps people in
the Katogo Slum in Gaba,
which is near Kampala. It
is on the edge of Lake Vic
toria and every rainy sea
son the slum floods and
the people have to sleep
standing up in their huts
to keep from drowning,
or move to higher ground
until the waters recede.”
See FAMILIES page 2A
Pke County resident Melinda Fowler and Chrystal Quintana of Acts of Love Uganda provided
handmade dresses for a large group of little girls in Uganda during one of their trips. The
dresses were made by two friends from Atlanta. The ladies’ ministry provides families not only
with food and necessary items but also trains family members to run their own businesses.
Remembering
Riley; community
mourns teen's loss
Pike County
students and
families are
mourning the
loss of 16-year-
old Riley Nuce.
He was a mem
ber of the Pike
County FFA and
the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes
and placed basketball
and ran track and cross
country for the Pirates.
Riley was active in
the Pike community
and also worked
at Chick-Fil-A in
Griffin where he
was a Team Lead.
His family is
asking that dona
tions be made
to the Pike FFA
or Fellowship of
Christian Athletes
in lieu of flowers.
See full obituary
information for Riley on
page 3B.
See RILEY page 2B
Hope4Tomorrow
corn hole tourney
set for March 20
Pike’s Hope4Tomor-
row Optimist Club will
host the Spar
kling Fun in the
Park Cornhole
Tournament at
Zebulon City
Park from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday,
March 20.
There will
be cash
prizes for
first and
second
place winners and
the event will include
food, vendors, music
and more.
The cost for teams
to register is $30 and
those interested may
call Rufus Clemmons at
678-544-1218, Vanetta
Moss at 678-972-0243 or
Brad Wilson at 678-873-
8421. Zebulon City Park
is at 7817 Highway 19 in
Zebulon.
“We have a few
vendors spot open for
only $25 and Cornhole
Teams for $30. The win
ners of the tournament
will receive cash prizes
and we are looking
forward to ev
eryone
bring
ing
their
families
out to
enjoy the
games,
food and
music,”
said Clem
mons.
Vendors
at the event
will include items such
as candles, antiques,
tye dye shirts, sports
attire and Drink 2
Shrink juice as well
as Georgia Military
College, real estate
agents, a job recruiter
and booths providing
information on do
mestic abuse, mental
health, cyber security
and ministry in jails and
prisons.
COVID-19 cases drop
in Pike; deaths added
Pike County’s num
ber of confirmed cases
for the past two weeks
dropped again to 22,
down from 24, 28, 41, 89
and 93 in the previous
two week periods.
However, there were
two additional deaths
due to COV1D-19 as
of March 15, with 23
confirmed deaths, 11
probable deaths, 66
hospitalizations and a
total of 999 confirmed
cases since last March.
The average age of
COV1D-19 victims in
Pike is 73 years old and
of the 22 deaths, only
nine were confirmed
as having underlying
conditions. The young
est victims were a
42-year-old female and a
46-year-old male.
See COVID-19 page 2B
