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ONE DOLLAR
FREEDOM RODEO
Pike County’s Chestnut Oak Arena saw
action before a packed crowd last weekend.
See page 2A
PIKE COUNTY
www.pikecountygeorgia.co
SPECIAL PHOTOS
Members of the very first Pirates football team served as honorary captains during the Sept. 24
home game. All members of the original team will be honored at the Friday, Oct. 8 home game.
Pictured are (l-r) Terry Adams, Gary Shackelford, Mark Smith, Mike Sandefur, Audi Ingram,
Coach Ronnie Lowe, Glenn Callaway and Dennis Caraway. The entire team will be honored
around 7 p.m. this Friday before the game and before the start of Senior Night activities.
50 years of football
First Pirates team to be honored Friday, Oct. 8
Concord Country
Jubilee festivities
set for Oct. 16-17
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PIKE'S PEEK
COVID-19
cases drop;
two deaths
added
Pike County has had
44 confirmed deaths
due to COVID-19 since
the pandemic started
according to the
Georgia Department
of Public Health as of
Oct. 4. Positive cases
in the county dropped
to 74 for the past two
weeks, compared to
106 the previous two
weeks and 136 for
the same time period
before that.
Confirmed cases in
the schools dropped
to only six as of Oct.
1, compared to 184
confirmed cases on
Sept. 2 according to
the school website at
pike.kl2.ga.us.
See COVID-19 page 2A
Jobless rate
static in
August
The adjusted job
less rate for the Three
Rivers region, which
includes Pike County,
remained static in Au
gust, the latest month
for which data is avail
able. The rate was 3.1%
compared to 6.7% in
August, 2020.
Initial unemploy
ment claims in August
were down by 32%
from July and were
down by 82% from a
year ago.
In addition to La
mar, the Three Rivers
region includes Butts,
Carroll, Coweta, Heard,
Lamar, Meriwether,
Spalding, Troup and
Upson counties.
BY RACHEL McDANIEL
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
Pirates football is
celebrating 50 years of
grid-iron battles and the
first team will be honored
during Friday night’s
home game against Mary
Persons - an opponent
from their first year of
competition in 1971. Dur
ing Homecoming, several
athletes from the first
team served as honor
ary team captains. This
Friday, Oct. 8 before the
start of the game, photos
of the original teams will
be displayed on the score
board as the names of
each of the original team
mates are read.
“The Pirates foot
ball program has been
around for 50 years now
and it is the most at
tended sports event at
the school. Gate receipts
from football really allow
the athletic department
to have the funds to
support all sports. The
program is really a com
munity effort. It’s not
just football team - it’s
the band, cheerleaders,
dance team, coaches,
students, teachers and
all the fans,” said athletic
director James Stanford.
See FOOTBALL page 3A
The Concord Coun
try Jubilee will return
this year with live mu
sic, kids’ games, festival
foods, craft vendors,
special events, the
ever-popular parade on
Saturday and a special
church service Sunday
morning.
The parade will start
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
16 along Highway 18
and will include the
Pike County Sheriff’s Of
fice Honor Guard, Pike
County Pirate Regiment
Marching Band, Griffin
Shrine Club, Concerned
Citizens, Marine Corps
League Toys for Tots
Train and the Pike
County Antique Tractor
and Equipment Club.
Live music and enter
tainment will be at the
pavilion both days with
Saturday’s schedule
featuring Don and Robin
at 10 a.m., River’s Edge
at 11:30 a.m. and Double
Clutching at 3 p.m.
Concord Baptist
Church will host a
church service at 9
a.m. Live entertainment
on Sunday will feature
New Creation at 2 p.m.,
Line Creek at 3 p.m. and
Papa Jinx at 4 p.m. at
the pavilion.
“We have had a lot of
positive feedback from
vendors, returning and
new. Everyone is so
excited to get back on
track with our festival,”
said Concord’s deputy
clerk Anita Neath. “The
entire Jubilee family is
saddened by the loss
of our longtime friend
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL
The late Perry The Train
Man’ Wilson has passed
away but his train will be at
this year’s Jubilee to give
rides to more generations
of Pike County children.
and engineer, Perry
The Train Man’ Wilson.
While we can never re
place him, we will have
his trackless train at the
Jubilee this year.”
Red Clay Ministries
will hold a Silent Auc
tion in the R.F. Strick
land Building.
“We have moved
some of our booth loca
tions around this year
so be sure to get one of
our flyers to make sure
you don’t miss your
favorite vendors,” said
Neath.
“The children’s
activities, including the
precious ponies, will
be located near the
city playground. The
city of Concord wel
comed Sherry Brown
as the new city clerk in
July. Sherry will be help
ing manage the Jubilee
this year.”
Parking is in the field
near the intersection of
Highway 18 and Roberts
Quarters Road as well
as the large field on Har
ris Street at McClendon.
Former Pirates football player Randy Cook was presented with a Portrait of a Graduate coin
to use during the coin toss before a recent game. He is pictured with team captains from that
game. Pictured are (l-r) Jackson Jeffcoat, Caleb Green, Randy Cook, superintendent Dr. Michael
Duncan, Trent Lackey and Harrison Edge.
PHOTO BY WES PARTIN / PARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY
This year’s Jubilee is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16-17.
Run, Walk to End Domestic Violence to help Promise Place
Promise Place will
host its 17th Annual 5k
Run and 1 Mile Walk
to End Domestic Vio
lence on Saturday, Oct.
9 at their in-person race
in Peachtree City or
anywhere through their
virtual race option.
“This event raises
money to provide
environments for do
mestic violence victims
through emergency
shelter, legal advocacy,
crisis counseling and
transitional housing,”
said Zina Sanders of
Promise Place. “Whether
you run or walk your par
ticipation will help bring
the community one step
closer to our mission
of preventing domestic
violence.”
This year, there are
two options for the run
and walk. Participants
can run in person at
157 Willowbend Road in
Peachtree City or run vir
tually from any location
in the world.
Go to facebook.com/
thepromiseplace to
register.
PHOTO BY BARNEY HARP
Participants line up for a previous event in Meansville to benefit Promise Place. The 17th annual 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk to End
Domestic Violence will be held Saturday, Oct. 9 either in-person in Peachtree City or virtually.
Early registration is T-shirts and customized signs up by Oct. 1. 7818 Highway 19, Suite A
$30 and increases to $35 bibs are guaranteed for The Pike County in Zebulon and the phone
for same-day registration, each participant who Promise Place office is at number is 770-567-3447.