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Page 2A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, September 1, 2021 GASES: Of COVID-19 continue to rise in Pike, some schools closed FROM PAGE ONE Policy changes include temperature checks, structured hallway transitions, limited visitors, man dated quarantine for all non-vaccinated close contacts, increased communications and no gathering locations. Pike County has had 1,435 confirmed cases, 32 deaths, 15 probable deaths and 95 hospi talizations since the pandemic started. More than 5 million Georgia residents have received the COVID-19 vaccine with 43% fully vaccinated and 50% having at least one dose of vaccine. In Pike, 27% of citi zens - or 4,950 residents - are fully vaccinated with 31% having at least one dose. The vaccine is avail able at retail locations, doctor’s offices and the Pike County Health De partment on Tuesdays. To make an appointment, go to district4health. org or call 888457-0186 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PIKE COUNTY BOARD OF APPEALS MONTHLY MEETING 6:00 p.m. September 16, 2021 The Pike County Board of Appeals will conduct its scheduled monthly meeting on September 16,2021 at 6:00 p.m. on the second floor of the Pike County Courthouse located at 16001 Barnes- ville Street, Zebulon, Georgia. The Board will conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS on the following items: (1) Special Exception application SE-21-04. Joseph Gosman, owner, and Ashlee Fen nell, applicant are requesting permission via special exception to operate a general home occupa tion located at 19556 Highway 18, Zebulon, GA 30295. The subject property is further identified as Parcel ID: 091-004F. It consists of 23.55 acres of land and has approximately 686 feet of front age along GA Hwy 18. The nature of the proposed general home occupation is a pet grooming spa. General Home occupations in the A-R zoning district are permissible via the special ex ception 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 September 28, 2021 at 6:30 pm at the Pike County Courthouse located at 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia. The public is invited to speak in favor or in opposition of the request. ^_ _ g Why Choose United Bank? The Best Mortgage Services Including online application, expert guidance, and local payments and servicing Joell Youn Mortgage Lender (770) 567-2552 NMLS# 2148474 <%> UnitecBank MORTGAGE SERVICES Member NMLS# 413054 * Equal Housing Lender FDI^ 685 GRIFFIN ST. - ZEBULON, GA PHOTOS BY KELLY CRENSHAW Above, #17 Bailee Brown congratulates #7 Shelby Duncan on her second home- run of the game against Upson-Lee. At right, Faith Stowers prepares to deliver a pitch during a recent game. Lady Pirates add wins to record The Lady Pirates added two wins to their 5-2 record last week as they shut out Peach County, defeated Mary Persons and lost to Upson-Lee in a last inning heartbreaker. The Lady Pirates domi nated Mary Persons 164 Aug. 26 at home as Shelby Duncan started off scoring in the first with a double and added two homers in the third and fourth. The home team scored eight runs in the second inning, one in the third and five in the fourth, only allow ing Mary Persons to score three in the second and one in the third. With 15 hits, Jamie Corbin, Shelby Duncan, Callie Williams, Bailee Brown and Alana Crenshaw each had mul tiple hits in the game. Tori Shelby Duncan hits one of two homeruns against the Upson- Lee Lady Knights last week. She hit two more homeruns just two days later against Mary Per sons. Dilbeck earned the win, allowing six hits and four runs over three innings and striking out one. Faith Stowers threw one inning in relief. The Lady Pirates faced Peach County Aug. 24 as two pitchers worked together to lead the team to an 11-0 victory. Jamie Corbin pitched four in nings, allowed no runs and struck out three. Han nah Davidson threw one inning to close the game. The Lady Pirates offense dominated with 14 hits in the game as Emma Smith, Madi Neal, Maddie Brown and Shelby Duncan all had multiple hits. Upson-Lee surprised the Lady Pirates with a walk off win on Aug. 23 after both teams had explosive offensive games. The game was tied at 11 with Upson-Lee batting in the bottom of the seventh when a single scored the winning run for the Lady Knights. The Lady Pirates had trailed by seven runs in the fourth inning but fought back to tie up the game in the top of the sixth inning as six runs were scored. The Lady Pirates had 13 hits as Shelby Duncan went 3-for- 3 with homers in the first and third and Madi Neal and Bailee Brown also had multiple hits. Faith Stowers started for the Lady Pirates, going three innings and allowing nine runs on 10 hits, striking out three and walking one. Tori Dilbeck threw three innings in relief. SEPTEMBER U. 2021 GRIFFIN CITY PHRK *BB0 CHAMPIONSHIP* FOOD* DRINKS* * LI YE MUSIC‘FAMILY ACTIVITIES* *ARTS AND CRHFTS*?EDORS* ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ WWW.DOCHOLLIDfiYFEST.COM