Pike County News

With a live bugle reveille at the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery in the early hours of the morning, Memorial Day began for the city of Troy.

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.

Right now, areas of Alabama east of Interstate 65 and south of Interstate 85, which includes Pike County, are under extreme drought conditions due to lack of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

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.

Firefighters work to extinguish a field fire in Pike County, Ala., Monday, May 21, 2012.

For the ninth straight month, Alabama's unemployment rate has dropped and is now 7.2 percent for April.

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.

There's a good chance Pike County residents will be looking to a new senator for the next 10 years, despite any upcoming elections.

Pike County's finest stood at attention while names of fallen officers were read Wednesday morning as part of National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day.

The fifth-grade students at Goshen Elementary School shared what they have learned about the different cultures of countries around the world with other students through the senses of sight, hearing and, best of all, taste.

A joint investigation by the Alabama Forestry Commission and the Pike County District Attorney's Office has resulted in an arrest for theft of a 1995 logging trailer valued at $10,000. John David Mills, Jr., aged 36 of Goshen, was charged with Theft in the First Degree.

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.

Dr. Mark Bazzell, superintendent of Pike County Schools, said Monday that he wanted to serve notice to parents and students that there will be changes in the 2012-13 school year calendar.

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.

April was National County Government month, and the students at Southside Elementary received a visit from Pike County officials who explained their role and how it affects citizens of the county.

A live burn simulator trailer provided by the Alabama Fire College is in Troy this week and firefighters from all over Pike County were invited to take turns honing their skills.