Story archive for December 1999

Saturday, Jan. 1

• Pike County drops games to Jaguars and Montgomery County

• Trojans, Lady Trojans down Andy

• CHHS girls, boys continue to roll nbsp;

Friday, Dec. 31

• PLAS gets back to

• Hoopla raised over

• Gerry Pouncey: On the front

• Godwin's work to be

Thursday, Dec. 30

• ERMC gets ready for Y2K

• Barn building the old-fashioned

• Trojans ready for conference play

• Three charged for recent burglaries

• TPD prepared for

• Lady Trojans looking healthier for tonight

• Troy's Millennium Celebration

Wednesday, Dec. 29

• Troy raises water bills effective February 1

• Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and investigators Bob Bradbury and Frank Wheeler stand with stolen merchandise recovered from recent area thefts. Severl local burglaries were solved when officers a

• Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and investigators Bob Bradbury and Frank Wheeler stand with stolen merchandise recovered from recent area thefts. Severl local burglaries were solved when officers a

• Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and investigators Bob Bradbury and Frank Wheeler stand with stolen merchandise recovered from recent area thefts. Severl local burglaries were solved when officers a

• Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and investigators Bob Bradbury and Frank Wheeler stand with stolen merchandise recovered from recent area thefts. Severl local burglaries were solved when officers a

• PLAS Lady Patriots take

• Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and investigators Bob Bradbury and Frank Wheeler stand with stolen merchandise recovered from recent area thefts. Severl local burglaries were solved when officers a

• Troy's Millennium Torch spins

• Videotape leads TPD to

• Pike Liberal boys bounce

• Sheriff returns boy's computer

• Marlin Mehaffey

• Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and investigators Bob Bradbury and Frank Wheeler stand with stolen merchandise recovered from recent area thefts. Severl local burglaries were solved when officers a

Tuesday, Dec. 28

• Area faces shortage of

• Trojans travels to Dothan

• Jane G. Stephens

• Early TAAC game important

• Wish comes true with

• Troy sets square for millennium party

• Lady Trojans try to get healthy

Sunday, Dec. 26

• Troy Park and Recreation

• Charles Henderson looking

• Ester Gibson has fond

• Water Authority takes precautions for Y2K

• Recycling Center will pick up trees

• YMCA offers progams in Pike County

Friday, Dec. 24

• Robert Wayne Carlisle

Thursday, Dec. 23

• 'Oh, Christmas Tree': An evergreen tradition

• Truck stolen in string of

• Moses Joel Richardson

• 1999 property taxes due by Dec. 31

• Police plan heightened patrols for holidays

Wednesday, Dec. 22

• Carver, LHS boys advances to finals

• Trojans fall in first round, rebound for revenge against Carver on Tuesday

• Merritt named ERMC employee of quarter

• Pearson wins #036;500

• Messenger wants your historical pictures

• Local offices plan Christmas schedules

Tuesday, Dec. 21

• Carver, Calhoun get first round

• Winn Dixie expansion expected

• William G. Dawkins

• New year party awaits in downtown Troy

• Troy State snaps losing skid

• Locals believe Christmas miracle saved life

• Cindy Hancock of Birmingham has joined the staff of Edge Regional Medical Center as the new director of marketing and public relations.

Sunday, Dec. 19

• Scrap tire permit deadline extended

• Mary Lou Anderson

• Water, sewage rate hike considered

• Law enforcement officers must move forward to resolve Ozark murders

• Graduation ceremony

• Holiday joy marred by theft

Friday, Dec. 17

• New year brings changes in vehicle taxes

• Organizations deserve credit

• Addie Pearl Fortune Whittaker

• United Way hits #036;110,000 for 1999

• Thrash seeks to brings back

• Pike Liberal Arts varsity teams get

• Goshen Eagles hosts SEAC

• Alabama education leader

Thursday, Dec. 16

• Recycling Center gears up

• Goshen ousts MA at home

• Lady Bulldogs notch another

• CHHS cheerleader tradition

• Lady Trojans nurse wounds

• PCCP needs volunteers

• Donation still needed for

• Bailey, PCHS girls show poise early

• 'Los Tres Compadres' to open

• Heritage of South featured

• #036;12,500 grant awarded to Pike Chamber

Wednesday, Dec. 15

• Mail Christmas packages early

• Brundidge PD seeks warrant

• Brundidge student places

• Monday burglaries hit

• Vernon Ray Massey

Tuesday, Dec. 14

• Billy G. White

• Heroes are often those we know

• Cheerleaders take state crown

• Basketball well under way

• Lady Trojans drop second

• Pike Commission seeks

• Troy Board of Education

• Year's end target

Sunday, Dec. 12

• Troy leaders make bold, positive

• Pike County Grand Jury returns

• Carrie McClendon

• Rivalry game could've ended a lot differently

• GHS and PCHS burn down

• Alabamians return to home

• Trojans lose second straight at buzzer

• CHHS gets back on track

• Heritage book deadline set for February

• Expansion planned at wastewater plant

• Stories, songs and Santa make

• Smith honored as year's volunteer

Friday, Dec. 10

• Fraternity concerned

• CHHS teams hit the road for

• Israel Eugene Guiles

• Bulldogs and Eagles set for

• Wastewater investigation on schedule

• Trojan cheerleaders ready

Thursday, Dec. 9

• Christmas dance event

• Careful listening brings

• USDA Director praises work in Troy

• Enterprise thumps Pike County,

• Obituaries

• PLAS continues to win,

Wednesday, Dec. 8

• Deichmann gets Sikorsky send-off

• Knee-jerk reaction is no

• State sues Troy over wastewater quality

• Sarah Diggs Chestnut

• TSU Police investigate student's neck injury

• Loud mouths welcome

• PCHS teams pick up a couple

• Nutrition center still a go for Brundidge

• Smith, Railey named new

• Horn remembers Pearl Harbor Day

• GHS dominates Highland

• Keep safety in mind; always buckle up

Tuesday, Dec. 7

• It takes more than schools to

• Trojans get rematch with JDHS

• Dessie Ree Bragg

• Lady Trojans fall 82-69 to

• PLAS Lady Patriots notch first Region victory in three years

Monday, Dec. 6

• Carter has front-row seat for infamous day

• Experts caution against holiday scams

• Last survivors tell of 'day of infamy'

• State USDA director visits Rotary

Sunday, Dec. 5

• Dr. Jones got off to a painful start

• Economic leader touts

• Julia Beard Johnson

• FAMU defense has its day in the sun with big showing shutting down Trojans in the second half

• Rattlers bite Trojans with

• Farmers hear bad news, but are still hopeful

• Goshen starts season off right

• Florida Aamp;M knocks

Saturday, Dec. 4

• It was a sad end to a stellar

• Troy schools net satisfactory rating

Friday, Dec. 3

• Hard work makes Christmas

• Goshen ready to start season,

• Arthur Lee Rumph

• TSU netters hold on to win

• Train derails in Brundidge

• Stubblefield lands on feet after

• Theft of property high

Thursday, Dec. 2

• Brundidge's Cornelius Griffin will take the field along with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship G

• National spotlight will

• Brundidge's Cornelius Griffin will take the field along with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship G

• Brundidge's Cornelius Griffin will take the field along with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship G

• David Helms named to

• Brundidge's Cornelius Griffin will take the field along with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship G

• Troy misses industry, but

• TES pulls plug on

• Brundidge's Cornelius Griffin will take the field along with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship G

• Trojans nab first victory,

• PLAS Patriots show Abbeville

• Brundidge's Cornelius Griffin will take the field along with the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship G

Wednesday, Dec. 1

• Social Security seems

• Playoff games paint pretty

• Motown legends to perform at TSU game

• Fan interest high, stakes

• Mildred T. Bales

• Troy robbery suspect nabbed in Georgia

• Game brings crowds to town; be patient

• Durham brings Dolphins

• Trojan defensive backfield has their hands full looking at FAMU air-attack