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ATTACK LIFE
Graduates encouraged to attack life
with gusto by publisher Walter Geiger,
See page 4A
PIKE COUNTY
WCRNAL REPORTER
ONE DOLLAR
www.pikecountygeorgia.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021
PIKE'S PEEK
High speed
chase ends in
wreck, arrest
A Pike County
deputy attempted to
make a traffic stop on
a suspicious vehicle
while on patrol last
at 11:13 p.m. Wednes
day, May 12 after the
vehicle was observed
leaving a closed busi
ness at a high rate of
speed.
The suspect vehicle
fled onto Kings Bridge
Road
with the
deputy
in
pursuit.
Upon
entering
Fayette
County,
the sus
pect lost
control of his vehicle
and after regaining
control, the suspect
struck the deputy’s
patrol car with his
vehicle.
The suspect, Daniel
Dorsey, proceeded to
drive through several
residents’ yards. After
driving through two
fences, Dorsey exited
his vehicle and fled
on foot. A contain
ment perimeter was
established with the
assistance of the Fay
ette County Sheriff’s
Office and a K-9 search
was conducted of
the area. Darsey was
apprehended by the
Pike County K-9 unit
while he was hiding
in a wooded area. K-9
Ben was able to detain
Darsey until deputies
could arrest him.
Darsey faces numer
ous traffic charges,
fleeing and eluding
(felony), possession
of methamphetmine,
aggravated assault
on law enforcement,
and interference with
government property.
He is also wanted in
Colorado, Mississippi
and in Georgia for vari
ous crimes.
DANIEL
DORSEY
Fiber to
In February, Southern Riv
ers Energy (SRE) announced
its partnership with Con-
exon Connect to build a fiber
network alongside its electric
distribution system to bring
high-speed internet services
to SRE members. Since then,
staff on both sides have been
working diligently on the
network design, engineering
and establishing roles for the
project. SRE staff recently
attended a fiber network
kick-off and planning meeting
at Conexon’s headquarters in
Kansas City, with department-
specific discussions about
each phase of the construc
tion process.
“We have a Conexon Con
nect Construction Project
Manager on-site and right
now, he is riding through the
territory in Phase 1 to com
pare the fiber network design
with our physical electric
arrive sooner than expected
system and make any neces
sary changes to the fiber
design. We are in the earliest
stage of make -ready engineer
ing, which includes identifying
poles that need to be replaced
and trimming trees and veg
etation that may interfere with
electric and fiber lines,” says
SRE Director of Marketing/
Member Services Erin Cook.
“The construction schedule is
divided into two phases, with
multiple zones in each phase.
These zones include the sub
station and every connecting
circuit. Now that we have the
design, Conexon is confident
SRE’s 2,150 miles of fiber will
be completed within about
three years, compared to the
initial estimate of 4-5 years
for Southern Rivers Energy’s
and Central Georgia EMC’s
projects combined.”
See FIBER page 3A
SPECIAL PHOTO
The May 23 Baccalaureate Service is open to all graduates from Pike County whether they
are public or private school students or home schooled students. To find out more, find the
2021 PIKE Baccalaureate Service page on Facebook or email prayerpower4u@bellsouth.net.
2027 Baccalaureate Service set for May 23
The 2021 Baccalaure
ate Service and celebra
tion for Pike County
graduates will be held
Sunday, May 23 at 5
p.m. at Oak Hill Baptist
Church in Williamson.
The service is co
sponsored by Prayer
Power of Georgia and
Pike County Christian
Ministerial Association
and hosted by Oak Hill
Baptist Church. The
service is for all 2021
graduates from Pike
County, their families,
friends and the com
munity.
This year the mes
sage will be delivered by
Rev. Shane Moore, youth
pastor at Life Springs
Church in Meansville.
The worship music will
be led by Olivia White
and Robin Jones with
special music by one
of the graduates. There
will be a special moment
for Jamori Williams.
“We believe this will
be a great start to com
mencement week, set
ting the tone and giving
the students a spiritual
sendoff for commence
ment week,” said Ben
Maxedon of Prayer
Power of Georgia. “It
will encourage them not
only for now but also a
message they can carry
with them through their
lives as they go on to
college and careers.
We look forward to all
graduates being there.
We look forward to hav
ing an excellent service
that will be spiritu
ally encouraging for the
graduates and everyone
else in attendance.”
For more informa
tion, find the 2021 PIKE
Baccalaureate Service
page on Facebook or
email prayerpower4u@
bellsouth.net.
Memorial Day parade, program are May 31
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Veterans ride in a past Memorial Day parade hosted by the
American Legion Post 197 Family. This year’s parade and
program is planned for Monday, May 31 starting at 10 a.m.
On Monday, May 31,
the Pike County Ameri
can Legion Family will
host the annual Memo
rial Day Observance
Parade and Program at
the south side of the
Pike County courthouse
square in Zebulon, Geor
gia. The public is invited
to attend these special
events.
The parade will com
mence at 10 a.m., fol
lowed by the program.
“The Memorial Day
Program provides the
community the opportu
nity to reflect on those
service members who
have died defending our
great American free
doms, as well as recog
nizing those veterans
associated with Pike
County who have died
since the previous Me
morial Day in 2020,” said
Post 197 commander
Bryan Richardson.
The theme of this
year’s program is “The
History and Meaning of
Memorial Day.” High
lights of the program
will include the opening
prayer, the posting of
the colors, the National
Anthem, the POW/MIA
tribute, Memorial Day
remarks, a tribute to
pike county veterans
who passed away since
last Memorial Day, the
posting of the wreath at
the Pike County Veter
ans Memorial, a moment
of silence, Taps and a
closing prayer.
“Seating is limited,
so the public is encour
aged to bring their lawn
chairs. Please consider
attending these events
to hear some things
you’ve never heard
before, and have fun
socializing,” said Rich
ardson.
In case of inclement
weather, the program
will be in the main
courtroom of the court
house. To have a float
in the parade, contact
Steven Yerkes at 770-
584-3909.
Rabid raccoon
killed in Concord
A raccoon was sent
off to be tested for rabies
testing Monday, May 10
after it was seen fighting
two dogs at 5785 Con
cord Road. According
to Pike’s animal control
officer Tanya Perkins, the
raccoon tested positive
and the result was an
nounced Thursday, May
13. She said a citizen saw
his dogs attacking the
raccoon so he killed it
and took it to the animal
control office to have it
tested.
“The two dogs are cur
rently up to date on their
rabies vaccinations and
were later taken to the
vet to receive boosters,”
she said.
She urged all Pike
residents to ensure their
pets are up to date on
their rabies vaccina
tions. She also warned
residents to be aware
when animals are acting
against their nature such
as walking around in the
daytime for nocturnal
animals.
Library to host Tails
and Tales reading club
The J. Joel Edwards
Public Library is ready
to get wild on another
fun-filled summer reading
program, following the
national theme Tails and
Tales. Throughout June
and July, the library will
be hosting various pro
grams to accommodate
all ages, from toddlers to
adults.
Children (0-12) and
teens (13-18) are invited
to participate in logging
each hour read
throughout
June and July
by access
ing frrls.
beanstack.
com on a
computer
or smart
phone - this means that
readers can participate
from anywhere. The first
step will be to register
and then participants will
be able to select the chal
lenge they want to join
based on their age group.
Children and teens
who join a challenge will
log their hours in the
online platform, earn vir
tual badges for every five
hours read and win priz
es every 10 hours. Once
10, 20 or 30 hours have
been logged, participants
can stop by the library to
pick up their prize. Paper
reading logs will also be
available to those who
wish to participate offline
and can be picked up at
the library.
“The library will be
hosting a combination
of virtual and outdoor
programming as well.
Young children (12
months- 5 years) can find
an exciting and creative
story time on Facebook
Live catered to their age
group. School-aged chil
dren (6-12) are invited to
join to join Ms. Rosemary
and other storytellers at
the Zebulon City Park fea
turing live animals
each week such
as Wonky
Donkey,
unicorn
rides, the
Zebulon
Police De
partment
K-9 officers
and much more! The li
brary will also be offering
weekly Take & Make craft
kits for children ages 5-12
each Wednesday that
can be picked up at the
front desk,” said assistant
manager Alyssa Williams.
“Adults should not fret,
for they are not to be
forgotten!”
Each time a book is
checked out, adults are
given the chance to an
swer a challenging ques
tion related to this year’s
theme: Tails and Tales.
At the end of the week,
a winner will be chosen
from the correct answers
and awarded a library
bag full of prizes.
See LIBRARY page 3A
