Valdosta Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Payton, Jr. and Fire Chief Freddie Broome honored VFD Lt. Jeff Talley, Sgt. Wade Briggs and Firefighter Brandon Matheny as the July 2016 Employees of the Month at the July 7 City Council meeting.
: making someone annoyed or irritated. 1  I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks. 2  pesky insects. 3  pesky reporters.
Pesky was associated with the Boston Red Sox for 61 of his 73 years in baseballâfrom 1940 through June 3, 1952; 1961 through 1964; and from 1969 until his death. Pesky also managed the Red Sox from 1963 to 1964, and in September 1980. His biography is Mr. Red Sox by Bill Nowlin, published by Rounder Books. A left-handed hitter who threw right-handed, Pesky was a tough man for pitchers to strike out.