Brundidge News

If any a oesmall towna county celebrates the coming of Christmas in a bigger way than Pike County, it would be hard to find it.

The town of Brundidge has long been known for the string Christmas lights that are a oestrunga from post to post throughout the downtown area each holiday season.

The Pike County Commission approved a local legislation in hopes of implementing a 2 percent lodging tax on hotels last year, but until Monday they had left one key question unanswered - what they would do with the money.

Some things just do a heart good. And a lot of hearts were lifted Sunday afternoon at the Old Country Church near Brundidge.

The unveiling Friday of glass artist Charles Adamsa two angels for 2009 will reveal the secret that he has kept close to the vest for several weeks now.

If the old time religion is good enough for you, then the Old Country Church is where youa ll want to be Sunday afternoon when people from all denominations come together for an old-fashioned church singing.

Awareness was the word of the day at the Troy University Campus Safety Fair Thursday.

More than 800 people attended the 2009 Fur Fest hosted Saturday by the Pike Animal Shelter/Troy Animal Shelter Coalition, Inc.

An Alabama State Trooper experienced non-life threatening injuries after his patrol car was struck while he was attempting to make a traffic stop south of Brundidge Monday afternoon.

Brundidge City Councilman Arthur Lee Griffin was found guilty of assault third degree by a Coffee County District Court judge Thursday.

Brundidge Councilman Arthur Lee Griffin was found guilty of third degree assault Thursday in Coffee County District Court, but he will not be serving any jail time.

David Shirah waited patiently Sunday afternoon for the help he so desperately needed.

Congressman Bobby Bright was in Brundidge Monday afternoon. Bright was on a four-city tour Monday traveling from Brantley to Elba to Brundidge before ending up at the Pike County Cattlemana s Association meeting.

The Sunday services for Salem Baptist Churcha s 185th Celebration and Homecoming Revival Nov.

Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate Heritage Sunday on the fifth Sunday in November with dedication ceremonies for both its church building and cemetery.

People from all across South Alabama showed up to Brundidgea s Peanut Butter Festival Saturday, despite early morning showers.

All of the dollars have been counted and all the ta s crossed and, by all accounts, the Tee It Up for Kids Sake golf tournament was a great success.

Across Pike County, local governments fell short in sales tax collections at the close of the budget year.

The 19th Annual Peanut Butter Festival in Brundidge on Saturday, Oct. 31, will offer the same old-fashioned fun that has been its trademark for nearly two decades.

The U.S. Marshals Service has been called in to help locate a Brundidge man who authorities believe was involved in a murder in Level Plains, according to authorities.