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Page 2A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, November 3, 2021
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE PIKE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT / RACHEL McDANIEL
Pike County Fire Department Chief of Operations Doug Neathi (left) talks with new recruit SFF Chris Caron (right). It was his second fire with the first being a very small vegetation fire. The large
tank of water is a dump tank which is used as a water source when hydrants are not available. Using drop tanks increases the efficiency of the tanker shuttle, and increases the gallons per min
ute available to extinguish fires which is used in the formula for calculating ISO rates in a given area.
Fire department battles flames at two homes
The Pike Coun
ty Fire Department
fought two house fires
last week.
PCFD personnel
responded to struc
ture fire at 7:46 pm on
Oct. 27 at 482 Highway
19 south, about a quar
ter mile from the Upson
County line.
The home is owned
by Sherrel Bonney Dunn
and no one was at home
when the fire started.
“Flames were showing
through the roof upon ar
rival. An offensive attack
was started but firefight
ers went to a defensive
attack quickly,” said
PCFD public information
officer Anita Neath.
Local firefighters
prevented the home from
being a total loss and no
one was injured.
PCFD personnel
responded to a reported
structure fire at 5 Hall
Street, Zebulon at 9:30
p.m. Oct. 29. Smoke was
showing upon arrival.
Flames were through
the ceiling into the attic
when entry was made.
Firefighters battle the blaze at a Zebulon home on Oct. 29.
GALLISTA: Sings at postseason game, prepares for U.S., overseas tour
SPECIAL PHOTO
Callista Clark took center stage to sing the National Anthem at the first National League Championship Series game in Atlanta.
FROM PAGE ONE
Callista returned to
the baseball field to sing
the National Anthem for
the Atlanta Braves for
the third time during the
first game of the National
League Championship
Series. She also sang the
National Anthem for the
Braves last spring and in
July 2019.
“It’s always an honor
to sing our National An
them, and 1 feel blessed
to be asked to do it,” she
said.
The first show of
the CMT tour will be in
Oklahoma City and the
final show will be at the
Buckhead Theatre in
Atlanta on Feb. 12 with
shows in Boston, Hous
ton, Nashville and New
York. Tickets are on sale
now at MaddieandTae.
com and CMT.com.
“We are so excited
to have CMT’s Next
Women of Country tour
back on the road and to
announce our favorite
dynamic duo Maddie
& Tae as headliners,”
said Leslie Fram, SVP
of Music & Talent, CMT.
“I’ve loved having the op
portunity to watch their
careers soar since we
first welcomed them into
our program in 2015, and
equally thrilled Callista
and Sacha - two of our
brightest newcomers -
will have the opportunity
to share the stage and be
part of such an amazing
tour.”
Clark, 18, released her
debut EP, Real to Me, on
Feb. 12 on Big Machine
with the EP’s lead single
“It’s ‘Cause 1 Am” mak
ing the top 35. Clark, a
Zebulon native, co-wrote
all five songs on the EP,
which was produced by
Nathan Chapman.
The tour dates are
Jan. 6 at Town Theatre
in Oklahoma City, OK,
Jan. 7 at House of Blues
in Houston, TX, Jan. 12
at Brighton Music Hall
in Boston, Jan. 13 at
Gramercy Theatre in New
York, Jan. 14 at Baltimore
Soundstage in Baltimore,
Jan. 15 at Jergel’s Rhythm
Grille in Warrendale, PA,
Jan. 19 at Moonshine
Beach in San Diego, Jan.
20 at The Roxy in West
Hollywood, CA, Jan. 21
at Club Rodeo Rio in
San Jose, CA, Jan. 22 at
Goldfield Trading Post in
Sacramento, CA, Feb. 3 at
Elevation at The Intersec
tion in Grand Rapids, Ml,
Feb. 4 at The Castle The
ater in Bloomington, 1L,
Feb. 5 at The Bluestone
in Columbus, OH, Feb.
10 at Brooklyn Bowl in
Nashville, Feb. 11 at Von
Braun Center, Mars Mu
sic Hall in Huntsville, AL
and Feb. 12 at Buckhead
Theatre in Atlanta.
COVID-19 cases drop, another death added
Confirmed COVID-19
cases in Pike have
dropped to below 10
over the past two weeks
according to the Georgia
Department of Public
Health on Nov. 1.
Pike County has had
8 confirmed cases over
the past two weeks and
there have been a total of
1,859 cases, 49 deaths, 20
probable deaths and 119
hospitalizations since the
pandemic started.
In the schools, con
firmed cases have
dropped to five with only
six students quarantined
as of Oct. 29 according to
the school system’s web
site at pike.kl2.ga.us.
More than 11 million
Georgia citizens have
been vaccinated so far,
with 50% of citizens fully
vaccinated and 56% hav
ing at least one dose.
In Pike County, 34% of
citizens are fully vac
cinated at 6,175 citizens
with 37% having at least
one dose of the vaccine.
To make an appoint
ment for the vaccine at
the health department, 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.
POST 197: To honor veterans Nov. 11
FROM PAGE ONE
“The Veterans Day
program recognizes and
honors America’s mili
tary veterans, extends
our nation’s appreciation
and pays tribute to all
deceased veterans,” said
Post 197 event coordina
tor Bryan Richardson.
“The theme for this
year’s program is “Veter
an Opportunities to Con
tinue Serving America.’”
Highlights of the
program will include
the Pike County Middle
School eighth grade band
playing the National
Anthem, Armed Forces
Medley and Stars and
Stripes Forever, a multi-
organizational Color
Guard and the posting of
the colors, guest speaker
Sergeant Major (retired)
Carl Johnson, the post
ing of a memorial wreath
at the base of the Pike
County Veterans Memo
rial and honoring our
deceased Veterans with
the playing of Taps.
“Please join the com
munity as we say ‘Thank
you’ and show our appre
ciation to current active
duty military, and veter
ans past and present, for
defending the freedoms
that we enjoy today,”
said Richardson. “Seating
is limited, so the public is
encouraged to bring their
lawn chairs.”
The inclement weath
er location for the event
will be at Mount Gilead
Baptist Church on High
way 19 north.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
BECOMING A TEACHER?
On Tuesday, November 30th, at 6:00 p.m. the Griffin Regional
Educational Service Agency will conduct the South Metro Atlanta
GaTAPP (Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy)
Information Session hosted by Griffin RESA virtually via Zoom.
The GaTAPP program is designed to attract highly motivated
professionals outside the teaching profession who hold a Bachelors
degree or higher from a regionally accredited college/university
and are interested in pursuing a teaching career. Human Resources
Directors from Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Newton, Pike,
Griffin-Spalding and Thomaston-Upson School Systems will be in
attendance at this event to virtually provide information on
prospective employment opportunities for the remainder of
the 2021-2022 school year and for the 2022-2023 school year.
Space will be limited and only those with reservations
will be admitted.
To reserve your space, please RSVP to TAPP at
TAPP@griffinresa.net.
To register, please send an
email to
TAPP@griffinresa.net