Pike County News

During Whitney Houston's long career, she received six Grammys, two Emmys, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards.

The tradition of "Keeping the Dream Alive" will continue with the 12th Annual Black History, Scholarship Program and Banquet on Sunday.

The Pioneer Museum of Alabama will host a Sacred Harp All-Day singing from 10 until 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Now in his 26th year in office, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., stopped by the Pike County Courthouse on Saturday morning to visit with area residents and discuss successes and concerns.

Former state Sen. "Walking Wendell" Mitchell died Saturday in a Montgomery hospital but he left his handprint on everything in Pike County.

And the "sweet" in Alabama's state slogan, Sweet Home Alabama, just might be banana puddin' at Sisters in Troy, coconut cream pie at Tiny Diny in Mobile or donuts at Loyless in Dothan.

Freeman will not be eligible for parole for 60 of those years and his 20 months served will count toward his sentence.

Shelby will speak about the legislative agenda for the second session of the 112th Congress, as well as issues the nation and Alabama will be faced with.

When Alabama First Lady Dianne Bentley accepted the invitation to visit Troy on Wednesday, she didn't realize that her visit would be to the "Home of Trojan Mud." Alabama's First Lady was one of several celebrities who were invited to design bowls for the Pike County Salvation Army's Third Annual Empty Bowl Luncheon that will be held Feb.

Renewable water is a tremendous resource in Alabama and has the potential to lessen the gamble farmers take each year when they put crops in the ground, especially for corn producers.

"Empty Bowls" don't feed the hungry but the Pike County Salvation Army's annual Soup and Stew luncheon fills many empty bowls.

The Pike County Farmers Market organizational meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.

One man, still unidentified, was killed in a wreck Thursday afternoon during the height of the day's severe weather in Pike County.

The City of Troy was showcased at the annual Winterfest Expo at Fort Walton and nearly 3,000 people, many of them snowbirds, now know more about what Troy has to offer visitors as well as its citizens.

Kevin Manderville will be at Pike County Elementary and Banks schools today to introduce students to the classical guitar and selected repertoire from the Renaissance period to Modern times.

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby will join the residents of Pike County for a county visit on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 10:00 am Central Time.

Brundidge Mayor Jimmy Ramage gave a "state of the city" address to the Brundidge Business Association at its annual banquet on Thursday night and said that the city had a productive year in 2011 and that trend is expected to continue into 2012.

The driver only suffered minor injuries, according to first responders at the scene.

Multiple emergency units were called to the scene of County Road 2243 in Pike County to a overturned school bus this morning.

Authorities say more than 20 students were taken to hospitals Friday morning after a school bus overturned in the southeast Alabama town of Goshen.