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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A
COVID-19 claims 28th life in Pike
Don’t Miss
A Week!
Pike County has had
28 deaths due to COV-
ID-19, 14 probable deaths
and 75 hospitalizations,
according to the Georgia
Department of Public
Health on June 7.
There have been
14 confirmed cases of
C0V1D-19 among Pike
County residents in the
past two weeks, with a
total of 1,092 confirmed
cases since the pandem
ic started.
Vaccinations are now
available for residents 12
and older.
Pfizer is the only
COV1D vaccine that is
available for children
12 through 17 years old
and residents are en
couraged to schedule
appointments at CVS or
Walgreens and to ensure
the Pfizer vaccine is
available.
To make a vaccine
appointment through
the Health Department
Vaccine Scheduling Re
source Line, call 888-457-
0186 Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. and Saturday
through Sunday from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
In Pike County, 21
percent of citizens are
fully vaccinated at 3,767
citizens. There are 4,241
citizens in Pike - or 23
percent of citizens - who
have at least one dose of
the vaccine.
Statewide, 34 percent
of citizens are fully vac
cinated and 41 percent
have at least one dose of
the vaccine.
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PGFD: Fire chief terminated,
interim named on same day
FROM PAGE ONE
“The Meansville Fire
Department showed up
first and there were still
no first responders,” said
commissioner Daniel.
“The chief was let go but
the problem is, the fire
department has to have
a leader so that was the
reason for the special
called meeting to appoint
an interim fire chief.”
At the special called
meeting, Bobby Wilk-
erson, a lieutenant and
active member of the
Pike County Fire Depart
ment, was named as the
interim fire chief. He has
extensive experience as
a first responder and fire
fighter, having retired
from the Henry County
Fire Department in 2017
after more than 30 years
of service. After commis
sioner Tommy Powers
died in 2019, he ran for
the county commission
District 3 seat but later
withdrew his name as
there were four other
candidates for the seat.
Commissioner Daniel
said county manager
Brandon Rogers was
leaving the next day after
the special called meet
ing for three weeks of
military training.
“The timing couldn’t
be helped,” said commis
sioner Daniel. “If it was
any other department,
we could have waited
but a leader needed to be
appointed right away for
the fire department. This
job will be advertised
like any other county job
and people will have the
opportunity to apply to
be the permanent fire
chief and we’ll go from
there.”
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
The dance floor was full as the Colonel Mustard Band played on a recent Friday night at The
Music Barn in Williamson. The band includes Bob Berkey on vocals and guitar, Bowman Pace
on bass guitar, Dennis Baldauf on tenor saxophone, Tim Lewis on vocals and guitar, Joe Mang-
ham on drums and Robert Haney on vocals and guitar.
MUSIC BARN: Keeps community dancing
FROM PAGE ONE
The Music Barn re
ceived an award from the
Atlanta Country Music
Hall of Fame on Nov.
28, 2015 for their contri
bution to keeping coun
try and bluegrass music
alive in the area. The
award was accepted by
Sandra Williams Corley at
the Hall of Fame ceremo
ny and she has worked
hard to keep her late
husband’s legacy going
to share the gift of music
with future generations.
If you have not had the
opportunity to visit the
Music Barn, there is no
admission fee and it has a
nice snack bar which op
erates on a donation ba
sis only. All donations are
greatly appreciated this
does keep the place up
and going. There are not
only three shows on the
stage every Friday night,
but also they have sev
eral sheds on the grounds
behind the Music Barn
where pickers, players
and singers ‘jam’ while
the shows are going on
inside the barn. There is
entertainment all over
the place. The Music Barn
is located on Highway 362
one mile west of William
son, Ga.
Concord plans more special events
BY DWAIN W. PENN
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
The May 11 meeting of
Concord council demon
strated public confidence
in the declining rate of
COV1D-19 infection in
Pike County and the
easing of the pandemic
encumbrances of social
distancing and wearing
masks. Also with sum
mer less than six weeks
away, plans for more so
cial events were shared
by attending sponsors.
Kim Allen and Janie
Clark from Brightmoor
Hospice pitched the idea
of a June Family Fun Day
event at a Concord loca
tion to be determined. It
was offered as an oppor
tunity to give back to the
people. The ladies were
inspired by the success
of the post-pandemic
Wisteria Festival in April.
“There are not a lot of
events in Pike County,”
said Allen, “such as
stand alone events, some
utilizing the Strickland
building. Brightmoor
Hospice has for some
time wanted to sponsor
an event to bring out
families for a free movie
and to serve popcorn,
snow cones and hotdogs
on a Thursday or Friday
evening in June.”
Mayor John Strickland
was agreeable to the idea
and offered to discuss
details later.
Chris Curry, represent
ing SlowExposures, ad
dressed mayor and coun
cil about reserving the
Strickland building for
the popular juried photo
exhibition scheduled
for Thursday through
Sunday, September 16-19.
According to Curry, of
the $9,000 income from
application fees, clear
profit is about $5,000.
Curry offered to put
$1,000 down to reserve
the historic facility and
may donate more after
expenses are paid.
New this year, Curry
has extended another
offer to the city. Some of
the framed prints used in
the exhibit, by request,
are not returned to the
applicants. Strickland
was encouraged to
inspect the inventory
and choose some as gifts
to the city. This was
deemed generous espe
cially for the recently re
furbished and expanded
city hall.
COUNCIL ALSO:
• Heard via email from
Rhonda Morgan of Red
Clay Ministries that due
to the overwhelming suc
cess of the April 17 car
and craft show [80 cars
participated with a good,
excited crowd] they want
to plan for another show
on April 16, 2022 spread
ing out more across
town.
• Learned Concord
Wireless Internet has
spent $45,000 in its pro
cess to expand; only ten
more customers to reach
40 with prospects of 50
more very soon. The
service will likely transi
tion to using fiber optics
from “pops,” which costs
no more than the trans
mitter, antenna-receiver
method. Dalton Thiel
and Doug Neath have
the skills to install and
splice the fiber. Other
plans include providing
free WIFI in the park for
use at public events,
such as the Jubilee, with
extremely competitive
speeds.
• Heard the county
will pave streets in the
Hilltop area and then
Green Street off Highway
18.
• Held the first read
ing of the Broadband
Ordinance preparing the
city to qualify for federal
COVID-19 funds.
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PIKE COUNTY BOARD OF APPEALS
MONTHLY MEETING
June 17, 2021 6:00 p.m.
The Pike County Board of Appeals will conduct its scheduled month
ly meeting on June 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. on the second floor of the Pike
County Courthouse located at 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Geor
gia. The Board will conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS on the following items:
(1) Special Exception application SE-21-04. Jessica Booker, applicant
and owner, is requesting permission via special exception to operate a
general home occupation located at 5660 Hwy 18, Concord, GA 30206.
The subject property is further identified as Parcel ID: 032-007C; 032-015;
and 032-007D. It consists of 6.8 acres of land and has approximately 350
feet of frontage along GA Hwy 18. The nature of the proposed general
home occupation is a one chair hair salon. General Home occupations in
the A-R zoning district are permissible via the special exception process
only. The public is invited to attend to speak in favor or in opposition of
the request. The BOA will forward a recommendation to the BOC for
final decision.
(2) Special Exception application SE-21-05. Mr. Gibson, applicant and
owner, is requesting permission via special exception to allow tempo
rary living quarters on his property for a medical attendee to reside while
providing care to he and his wife. Temporary living quarters for medi
cal hardships are permissible via the special exception process only and
must be renewed every 12 months. The subject property is located at 2510
Kings Rd, Meansville, GA 30256. It is further identified as Parcel ID: 060-
043. It is 4.6 acres in size and has approximately 625 feet of frontage along
Kings Rd. Temporary living quarters for a medical hardship are permis
sible via the special exception process only. The public is invited to attend
to speak in favor or in opposition of the request. The BOA will forward a
recommendation to the BOC for final decision.
(3) Special Exception application SE-21-06. Mr. Turner and Mr. Jones,
applicants and owners, are requesting permission via special exception
to reinstate agricultural use in a named neighborhood (Durham Farms)
The subject property is located at 3465 Hollonville Rd Williamson, Ga
30292. It is further identified as Parcel ID: 039-009, 039-009 A, 039-009 B,
039-009 C, 039-009 D, 039-009 E, 039-009 F. It is approximately 30 acres.
Reinstatement agricultural use in a named neighborhood is permissible
via the special exception process only. The public is invited to attend to
speak in favor or in opposition of the request. The BOA will forward a
recommendation to the BOC for final decision.
The Pike County Board of Commissioners will conduct a PUBLIC
HEARING on June 29, 2021, at 6:30 pm at the Pike County Courthouse
located at 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia. The public is invit
ed to speak in favor or in opposition of the request.
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