Brundidge News

"Some rise above it," VFW Post 7055 Commander Henry Middlebrooks told the large crowd that gathered at the Veterans Memorial in downtown Brundidge Monday morning.

Pike County will be the site of three Memorial Day services on Monday with a fourth conducted by Brundidge VFW Post 7055 at Elam Cemetery at Elamville.

The grave dedication for Revolutionary War soldier Jonathan Williams, an early settler of Pike County, was held Sunday afternoon at the Blanton Field Cemetery near Brundidge.

Liberty Kilpatrick will graduate with honors from Pike County High School in Brundidge, Alabama.

A Grave Dedication Program for Jonathan Williams, Revolutionary War soldier and early settler of Pike County, will be held at the Blanton Field Cemetery near Brundidge at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Brundidge Police Chief Moses Davenport said it's always difficult for him to name an officer of the year because all of his officers are good.

Brundidge native John Shipman took the participants at the Robert E. Barr Nutrition Center in Brundidge on a trip down memory lane Thursday.

Greg Meeks, a lifelong resident of Troy, announces his candidacy for the Troy City Councilman District 2 position.

City Manager Britt Thomas reported that the city's redistricting map is being reviewed by the Justice Department.

Pike County's 2012 Relay for Life concluded Friday, but the City of Troy is hoping area residents haven't lost their generous spirits when it comes to the cause.

Most military promotions are awarded at military installations. However, Lt. Col. Ben Bowden received his promotion to colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve before a hometown crowd in Andalusia on April 27.

Booths are sold out for SpringFest in Brundidge on Saturday but that doesn't mean that there's a lid on the fun to be had.

Robin Fitzgerald joined the Sun Herald as a staff writer in 2000. She specializes in reports on crime, courts and public safety, and on related issues including cold cases.

Brundidge City Manager Britt Thomas told the council that, according to Section 220 of the State Constitution, solid waste collection companies must be licensed businesses or have franchise authorization to operate within the corporate limits of a city.