The availability and effectiveness of the Alabama Department of Educationa s Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators & Students Statewide distance learning program is receiving attention from international school programs.

Calling all ladies, near and far, the Goshen High School Ag Academy is sponsoring a Miss Goshen Rodeo Pageant in conjunction with the Professional Cowboya s Association rodeo.

The Pike County Sheriffa s Department has been actively seeking suspects after multiple homes have been burglarized throughout the county.

Festivities for CCA's Homecoming 2009 will begin Thursday night, October 8th, with the cheerleaders leading the pep rally.

The Pike County School System will host its second annual Parent Expo Night from 5:30 until 7:30 Thursday night, Sept.

The No. 4 Reeltown Rebels had no trouble with the Goshen Eagles, shutting out one of their toughest region opponents 34-0 in Nix-Webster Stadium.

Front row, left to right: Billy Killough, Becky Welch, Frances Messick, Willo Edwards, Erma Bailey, Carole Hinshaw.

The manhunt for an escaped convict from Crenshaw County continued in Goshen late Thursday but was suspended due to weather.

The search for an escaped Crenshaw County convict ended in Goshen Friday in a a oepeaceful surrender.a Jeremy Baggett, 28, had been on the run since early Wednesday morning, when he fled the Crenshaw County Jail, and had last been seen heading toward Goshen late Thursday.

Residents of Goshen will have to wait a little while longer for the towna s new walking trail to be finished, this after the town council met with a railroad representative Thursday.

Some local schools have already opened their doors to students, and others will begin class Monday.

Some local schools have already opened their doors to students, and others will begin class Monday.

Nationwide statistics show a 65 percent reduction in crimes where Neighborhood Watches are in effect.

Congressman Bobby Bright made another stop in Pike County Wednesday to hear what local residents had on their minds.

Residents living in rural Pike County will soon be paying more for power. South Alabama Electric Cooperative, the utility provider for residents in Banks, Goshen and outside the Troy and Brundidge power areas, has announced residents will see an average 4.7 percent increase on their bills beginning Aug.