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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A
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CrossPointe Christian Academy senior Victoria Roberson was supported by teachers, coaches
and family as she signed a shotgun team scholarship with Truett McConnell Univeristy recently.
Pictured are (front row l-r) Truett McConnell University shotgun team coach Marie Griffin-Taylor
and CCA senior Victoria Roberson (back row l-r) CCA athletic director Steven Barron, CCA shot
gun coach Paul Dennis, Sadie Roberson, Anna Roberson, Abbie Roberson and Jane Hainline.
Victoria Roberson signs shotgun team
scholarship with Truett McConnell
CrossPointe Christian
Academy senior Victo
ria Roberson officially
signed with Truett Mc
Connell University’s
shotgun team on April
15, 2021.
She has competed on
CrossPointe’s shotgun
team since the eighth
grade and has won
many medals at com
petitions throughout
middle school and high
school, including placing
at both the region and
state levels. She also was
named the 2020 Athlete
of the Year by the Fellow
ship of Christian Athletes
Outdoors.
Victoria is graduat
ing with honors from
CrossPointe and will be
majoring in nursing at
Truett McConnell in the
fall.
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The Pike County U12 Stars earned the championship at the 2021 Rec Roundup tournament.
Pictured are (l-r) coach George Davis, Josie Comeaux, Miley Jett, Shaelyn Mills, Janna Collins,
Makala Price, Zoe Williamson, Annie Brock, Dixie LaCount, Briley Cherry, Aubree Davis and
Carington Shaw. Not pictured is Charlotte Crockett.
U12 Stars earn championship at Rec Roundup
The Pike County U12
Stars soccer team earned
the title of champions at
the 2021 Rec Roundup
tournament in Cumming,
Ga. May 22-23. They
finished in first place out
of six teams. The team
was 4-0 for the tourna
ment and had only one
goal scored on them the
entire tournament.
Concord council discusses plans
to expand Wireless Internet in city
BY DWAIN W. PENN
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
Less than four months
after flipping the switch
for Concord’s Wireless
Internet venture, prog
ress has been steady
but not as robust as
anticipated. Mayor John
Strickland reported at
the June 8 council meet
ing a total of 32 custom
ers. Plans are to triple
the service base through
an ambitious four phase
process of expansion.
“We are working
with Georgia Power and
Southern Rivers EMC,”
said Strickland. “South
ern Rivers has already
set their pole rental at
$ 1 a month but Georgia
Power will be more.”
“Dave Stewart is ready
to move forward by
sectioning off the city
and concentrating on an
area for each phase of
work. Phase one will be
the biggest and easiest
concentration of custom
ers in town: Concord
Estates. We plan to bury
fiber in the area. Though
it will be expensive, it is
the best way for the den
sity of the community.
The fiber will be con
nected to a ‘pop’ in the
middle of the subdivi
sion and service homes
from there.”
“Phase two will be the
installation of a 100 foot
tower on Hilltop. Due to
the ease of installation,
it may be done before
phase one. The church
has already approved
where to install the pole
and will provide power.
Cost for this phase will
be $5,000 for equipment
and $1,000 to install it.”
“If phase one works
well, phase three and
four will be the installa
tion of fiber down Rose-
view Drive and Eppinger
Bridge Road. Total cost
for both will be $3,000.”
Strickland hopes to
get everybody in Con
cord a connection and
have at least a hundred
customers. For success
ful and steady growth,
he plans to advertise its
availability in the city,
letting everybody know
about it.
Since earlier tests
proved beneficial,
Strickland is striving to
have more fixed versus
wireless internet service
in the city. Even though
there were problems
with reception back
in March, successful
solutions were found to
improve service. Almost
all line of sight custom
ers have pretty good
reception except for a
few when it rains, which
includes Strickland’s resi
dence.
COUNCIL ALSO:
• Learned, with only
two more months left for
the city budgets, both
were holding well and
would finish in the black.
• Received a brief
water report from
superintendent Doug
Neath. May water loss
was 8.35%, which, in the
single digit range, was
commendable. The city
experienced only two
leaks during the period.
The south wastewater
pond is at an historic low
level and duckweed will
soon be removed from
the north pond.
• Approved the broad
band ordinance.
• Conducted the first
reading of the fiscal year
2021/22 city budgets.
• Learned GEFA ap
proved the loan modifi
cation allowing the city
to purchase a new truck
and a skid steer loader
for the water depart
ment.
• Approved the ap
pointment of Sherry
Brown, out of 22 appli
cants, as the new city
clerk. Anita Neath was
selected as deputy clerk,
both positions effective
July 1.
• Heard the July coun
cil meeting will be moved
back one week to July 20
to accommodate a coun
cil member’s availability.
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Rec. football registration ongoing
Registration for the
fall Pike County recre
ation football season is
underway at pikecorec.
org. Flag football is of
fered for ages 5 and 6
years old and tackle foot
ball is offered for ages 5
to 11 years old. Registra
tion will close on July 2
or when teams fill up.
The registration fee
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Registration for Pike recre
ation football is underway.
for tackle football is
$137 by check or cash
and $141.97 by credit
card and includes rental
of helmet and shoulder
pads and game jersey.
The registration fee
for flag football is $72
by check or cash and
$75 by credit card and
includes game jersey.
For more informa
tion, contact Larry Moss
at 770-567-2027.
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Pictured are (kneeling l-r) Layla Geis, Bella Corley, Gentri Adcock, Adelynne Holcombe
(second row l-r) Kylie Anderson, Janie Lue Norton, Izzy Corley, Annabelle Brook, Scarlett
Geis, Ca’Miyah Smith, Kyleigh Williams (back row l-r) coach Willie Williams, coach Barry
‘Bear’ Norton and coach Keith Padgett.
8U White Pirates win championship
The 8U White Pirates
recently won the Tri-
County Championship
through the Pike County
Parks and Recreation
Authority. The team had
an 11-1 regular season
record and they beat
the 8U Red Pirates by
a score of 12-2 in the
championship game.
“This was a great
group of girls, coaches,
and parents. They all
grew so much and
played so hard through
the season,” said coach
Barry Norton.
10U Black Pirates are champions
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The 10U Black Pirates, led by head coach Jeff Rogers recently won the Tri-County Champi
onship. Assistant coaches included Wesley Hunt and Jason Creamer. The girls on the team
include Kinzii Baxter, Isabella Creamer, Kynzlee Harris, Savannah Hitchcock, Addilynn Hunt,
Ashlynn Jackson, Lily Murray, Karmin Palmer, Kynlee Pike, Nevaeh Porter and Brookelyn
Rogers.
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