Pike County News

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.

A second person will face trial today for the 2007 murder of Brundidgea s Joey Spikner.

Congressman Bobby Bright will be in the Second Congressional District this weekend and on Monday, Columbus Day, to attend events and meet with constituents.

Last week, Alabama, Pike County, the City of Troy and Troy University celebrated an economic victory at a time where our state faces 10 percent unemployment.

Taxpayers can now see where their money is spent within the state level. Gov. Bob Riley, in hopes of increasing accountability in state government, launched a Web site, open.alabama.gov, which shows all transactions from the state.

Six local men were arrested this week, after a vehicle and home were broken into last month.

When an estate sale is advertised as jammed-packed with a oestuff,a and can stand behind its claim, then it should be one whale of a sale.

The Smithsonian traveling exhibition, a oeNew Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,a will open at the Cultural Arts Studio in Troy Oct.

The Pike County Fair is coming to town Oct. 6 and the sponsoring Troy Shrine Club is seeking assistance in giving the Pike County Fairgrounds exhibition hall a facelift.

Sometimes when you tell a secret to your best friend, you don't feel like you've really told anything.

Brundidge Police arrested a convicted sex offender Tuesday, after he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl.