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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