Pike County News

A room at the Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library in Brundidge was dedicated to the Ben Andrews family at a ceremony Sunday afternoon.

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.

The availability and effectiveness of the Alabama Department of Educationa s Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators & Students Statewide distance learning program is receiving attention from international school programs.

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

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department has arrested and charged seven people in connection to a pseudoephedrine pill "smurfing" ring that was being operated in the south part of Montgomery County and the north part of Pike County, said Sheriff D.T. Marshall.

The Pike County Commission is expected to finalize several pieces of legislation in its meeting Monday night that if passed, are anticipated to bring more revenues to the county.

The Troy Arts Council is doing something really wonderful for the young people of Pike County by bringing renowned classical pianist Robert Cowan for performances at two local schools.

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.

Tropical Storm Ida is expected to make landfall around 6 a.m. today, bringing with it heavy rainfall and winds with gusts up to 40 mph.

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.

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.

Teachers are always searching for new ways to keep studentsa attention, and thata s just what two teachers at Banks School have done.

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

The Dale County Sheriffa s Department continues to search for a Brundidge man suspected of murder.

When Debbie Roedl sends a package to War Horse, Iraq, it's addressed to the 334th Signal Company in care of her son, Army Capt.

Two men were arrested Friday and have been charged with robbing Banks Buy Rite. At 11:52 a.m. Friday, Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said the department received a call that the store had been robbed.

The Pike County Sheriffa s Department has been actively seeking suspects after multiple homes have been burglarized throughout the county.