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PIKE COUNTY
REGION
CHAMPIONS!
are region
of state.
ONE DOLLAR
www.pikecountygeorgia.com
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021
PIKE'S PEEK
COVID-19
cases on
the decline
The number of con
firmed COVID-19 cases
in Pike dropped to
1838 as of Oct. 11, ac
cording to the Georgia
Department of Public
Health. The number
of confirmed deaths
stayed steady at 46.
In the Pike school
system, the number of
COVID-19 positive stu
dents and staff was at
13 as of Friday, Oct 8.
To get the vaccine at
the health department,
go to district4health.
org or call 888-457-
0186 Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. and Saturday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4-H selling
shelled pecans
Pike County 4-H is
selling one-pound bags
of shelled Elliott Pecan
Halves for $12 to raise
money for 4-H activi
ties such as club meet
ings, officer training,
project achievement,
competition teams, re
ward trips and summer
activities.
Place orders by Oct.
22 by contacting the
4-H office at 770-567-
2010 or emailing pen-
nyc@uga.edu.
“These pecans are
Georgia grown and
some of the most
delicious pecans you
will ever eat,” said
4-H educator Penny
Cosper. “Please place
your order by Friday,
Oct. 22. Thank you for
your support!”
Concord Country Jubilee is this weekend
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL
This year’s Concord Jubilee parade will be at 2 p.m. Saturday.
BY RACHEL McDANIEL
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
The Concord Country
Jubilee will feature live
music, games, festival
foods, craft vendors,
special events, the ever-
popular parade on Satur
day 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 Office Honor
Guard, Pike County Pirate
Regiment Marching Band,
Griffin Shrine Club, Con
cerned 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 pa
vilion both days with Sat
urday’s schedule featuring
Don and Robin at 10 a.m.,
River’s Edge at 11:30 a.m.
and Soggy Broccoli Boys
at 3 p.m. Concord Baptist
Church will host a church
service at 9 a.m. Entertain
ment 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.
Red Clay Ministries
will hold a Silent Auc
tion in the R.F. Strickland
Building. Hoyt Chamlee, a
longtime Jubilee vendor,
will bring his train.
“We have moved some
of our booth locations
around this year so be
sure to get one of our
flyers to make sure you
don’t miss your favorite
vendors,” said Concord’s
deputy clerk Anita Neath.
“The children’s ac
tivities, including the
precious ponies, will be
located near the city
playground. The city
of Concord welcomed
Sherry Brown as the new
city clerk in July. Sherry
will be helping manage
the Jubilee this year.”
Parking is in the field
near the intersection of
Highway 18 and Rob
erts Quarters Road and
the large field on Harris
Street at McClendon.
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Pat Strickland (right) will be the Grand Marshal of the 48th annual Concord Country Jubilee.
She is pictured with her son, Concord mayor John Strickland.
Pat Strickand will be Grand
Marshal in Jubilee parade
Pat Strickland, 97,
will serve as the Grand
Marshal of the 48th
annual Concord Coun
try Jubilee during the
parade set for 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16. She
lived for many years in
Concord as she raised
her family with her late
husband Roger Strick
land and was the artist
for the Jubilee’s original
advertisements featur
ing American Gothic
figures on the front and
backs of signs welcom
ing folks to the festival.
“1 was part of a lot of
organizations and the
church and the Com
munity Club all had
their part in the Jubilee
each year and every
body contributed,” she
said. “Concord was a
special place and it was
a wonderful place for
children to grow up.
Being in a small town,
they had lots of friends
and were able to wander
wherever they wanted.
It was a special place
and a special time and
I’m glad my children
had the chance to grow
up in a small town.”
Pat moved to Concord
in 1946 at age 22 from
Little Rock, Arkansas
when she married Roger
Strickland who had
served as a Captain in
the U.S. Army and was
stationed in Little Rock.
She moved from a large
city with a small family to
a small town with family
members everywhere.
She raised her three chil
dren - John Strickland,
Sarah Strickland McEna-
ny and Kathy Strickland
Rice - in Concord.
See JUBILEE page 3A
Clayton Moon honored
as Teacher of the Year
Pike County’s District
Teacher of the Year was
surprised in his class
room at the Ninth Grade
Academy and he has
earned the honor once
before in 2008. Clayton
Moon has been a teacher
in Pike since 1999 and he
spent many years as a
football, wrestling, track,
basketball and weight
lifting coach.
“I’ve worked with
Clayton Moon for years.
He truly sees his kids as
individuals and he’s able
to get the best out of his
students and genuinely
cares about all of his stu
dents. He’s creative and
funny and has a great
attitude toward work,
life and his students. He
is just an outstanding,
creative teacher and his
students love him,” said
NGA principal Lindsay
Busby. “He’s great with
kids and he’s willing
to do things in a non-
traditional way to get his
students more engaged
in learning.”
See TEACHER page 3A
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Clayton Moon was recently honored as the Districtwide
Teacher of the Year for Pike County.
March the Plank spotlights Pirate Regiment, bands across state
PHOTOS BY CHAD MOORE / MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY
Above left, Heard County students perform during the first ever March the Plank. More than 500 tickets were purchased and 11
schools competed. Above right, a student from South Paulding High School performs during a previous March the Plank.
The Pirate Regiment
will host their third
March The Plank march
ing band competition Sat
urday, Oct. 23 at the Pike
County football stadium.
The family-friendly
event will feature 14
high school marching
bands from around the
state, plus an exhibi
tion performance by the
Pirate Regiment. Tickets
are $8 and will be sold at
the gate. Children 5 and
under are admitted free.
Concessions will be avail
able. Gates will open at
11:30 a.m.
“The Pirate Regiment
has competed in two
competitions this year
and have consistently
received superior and
excellent ratings. The
Regiment placed third in
their class at their most
recent competition,” said
director of bands Lee
Ewing. “March The Plank
was established in 2018
and has had wonderful
success hosting bands in
a competition format. Not
only is the event a fund
raiser for the Regiment,
but March The Plank also
raises the notoriety of the
Regiment by offering oth
er marching ensembles a
place in central Georgia
to perform for judges.”
At a previous March
The Plank event, more
than 500 tickets were sold
as 11 bands competed
for trophies with some
schools traveling from as
far as North Carolina.
Volunteers are needed
for the event and those
interested can contact
Pirate Regiment director
Lee Ewing at EwingL@
pike.kl2.ga.us. Non-food
vendors are also being
sought.
The Pirate Regiment
ensemble has recently
performed in Williams
burg, Orlando, Valdo
sta and at the Children’s
Heathcare of Atlanta
Christmas Parade.
“I want to thank the
amazing Regiment parents
and band boosters as
well as Stacy Brown, band
director at the middle
school, for always helping
me provide the best con
test possible for the visit
ing bands,” said Ewing.