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New Superintendent for Pike Road School System

The town of Pike Road has a new school superintendent. The school board officially voted for Dr. Chuck Ledbetter to fill the position. Ledbetter is the current superintendent of Dothan City Schools. He was the only finalist out of a group of eight candidates for the position. Pike Road began searching for a new superintendent after Suzanne Freeman announced her…

Bake Sale For Student Hit By Car

A community is rallying behind the family of a girl that was struck by a car earlier this week and they’re doing so in a very sweet way. Friday morning, Pike Road School held a bake sale honoring, Honour. Teachers, parents and students lined up ready to buy sweet treats at the bake sale to support 2nd grader Honour Nichols….

Mathews Man Killed in Pike Road Car Crash

A single-vehicle crash at 1:15 a.m on Jan. 4, has claimed the life of a Mathews man. John Dandridge Walters, 76, was killed when the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta he was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole and a tree.  Walters, who was not using a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Old Pike…

EXTRA: Road to Nowhere

There was a lot of excitement when the governor joined local officials to open the first phase of Montgomery’s outer loop project, but now the road only takes you out to Vaughn Road in part of the town of Pike Road. There’s about 20 miles left to reach Interstate 65 and two more phases to get there. The next, and…