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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL iiuusbni ©aiig.ljourtuii Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader oral?® Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to (478) 988-9194. Display Advertising: Call Nicole Crofutt at ext. 224. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for $62 in-county and SB2 elsewhere per year paid in advance. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: P.O. Box 1910, Perry, GA31069 The Houston Home Journal, A peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga., is published Tuesday through Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: The office in Perry is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call (478) 987-1823 ext. 231 Newsroom Fax: (478) 988-1181 Presentation editor: Contact James Tidwell at jtidwell@evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HDJ strives for fairness and accuracy, and will print a correction or clarification when one is in order. Call ext. 231. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the pub lisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press STATE BRIEFS Man arrested in double deaths SENOIA (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man they say killed his father and stepmother. Deputies were called to the home Monday night and found two bodies in the kitchen area. The man and his wife died of mul tiple injuries, including pos sible stab wounds, Coweta County Sheriffs Maj. James Yarborough told WSB-TV Timothy Wayne Coalson, 44, was arrested after Coweta County authorities found him in the woods behind the couple’s home. The victims’ names were not immediately released. No indictments for ex-officers in case MARSHALLVILLE (AP) - Six months after a man died in police custody, sparking unrest in a small Georgia town, a grand jury has declined to indict two former police officers. The Jan. 19 death of Clarence “Clint” Walker prompted what some have called a riot in Marshallville and, a few hours later, the torching of the police chiefs home. Walker, 48, died after city police officers Anthony Taylor and Brandon Williams tried to arrest him on charg es of parole violation, simple battery and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. But the Macon County grand jury did not find evi dence to support indictments against Taylor and Williams for involuntary manslaugh ter, simple battery or violat ing their oaths of office. Cecilia Cooper, dis trict attorney for the Southwestern Judicial Circuit, said an autopsy and toxicology test found cocaine, cocaine metabolites and alcohol in Walker’s sys tem. His body had some scratch- ■ ■ B V Bn At Today's Weather Frl 7/21 98/73 Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:42 AM 8:41 PM Thu 7/20 99/71 Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:42 AM 8:42 PM TRENT WILLMON a little more livin' M'Ai'LADLK WH KHBV.ISH IV.VS <~ ,’S SOI.T ■ Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta \y \ 94/71 q- —Augusta \ / Z_Jy>v N^9s/74 \ Warner Robins l \ • 100/71 j. V s V \ \ * ) Savannah ■famf ) Jper* 93 " 3 / 99/72_X JT ( / Valdosta <n \ , 93/70 I | Area Cities Albany 97 72 t-storm Athens 98 72 pt sunny Atlanta 94 71 pt sunny Augusta 95 74 pt sunny Bainbridge 98 74 t-storm Brunswick 88 77 t-storm Cartersville 96 71 pt sunny Chattanooga,TN 93 71 pt sunny Columbus 100 73 pt sunny Cordele 100 72 t-storm National Cities Atlanta 94 71 pt sunny Boston 77 69 mst sunny Chicago 90 67 t-storm Dallas 99 79 sunny Denver 88 63 t-storm ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service es and bruising “consistent with a struggle, but not fatal,” according to a news release from Cooper’s office. The GBI medical exam iner found that the pres ence of cocaine _ a drug that increases the heart rate combined with the strain of Walker’s physical struggle to prompt a sudden irregular ity in his heartbeat that ulti mately proved fatal, Cooper said. Taylor and Williams resigned after spending sev eral months on paid admin istrative leave. They were not immediately available for comment Monday. Killer admits Melendi murder ATLANTA (AP) - A man convicted of killing an Emory University student told authorities Monday in chilling detail how he raped and murdered the victim and then burned the body and spread the woman’s ashes, a prosecutor said. Colvin Hinton made the confession in an interview with police at the state pris on in Reidsville, where he is serving a life sentence after being convicted last year of the 1994 murder of Shannon Melendi, DeKalb County District Attorney Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming said. Melendi’s body has never been recovered; Based on Hinton’s claim of how he disposed of it, it is unlike ly that Melendi’s remains will ever be found, though authorities will try. “There were nothing bus ashes left,” Keyes Fleming said Hinton told authorities. She described the confes sion as “what may be the final chapter in the Shannon Melendi case.” The 19-year-old Miami woman disappeared after leaving a softball field near Decatur. Melendi’s father said in a telephone inter view with The Associated Press that someone connect ed to the case informed him STATE AND REGION Sat 7/22 94/72 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 6:43 AM 8:40 PM Dalton 98 72 pt sunny Dillard 90 66 t-storm Dublin 99 71 pt sunny Duluth 93 71 pt sunny Gainesville 94 73 pt sunny Helen 92 69 t-storm Lagrange 97 70 pt sunny Macon 99 72 pt sunny Marietta 93 73 pt sunny Milledgeville 98 74 pt sunny Houston 92 74 t-storm Los Angeles 85 69 pt sunny Miami 86 79 t-storm Minneapolis 86 66 mst sunny New York 83 76 pt sunny Monday of the confession. “Somebody let me know they had a meeting this morning and let me know he confessed,” Melendi said. He declined to elaborate. The prosecutor said Hinton told police he kidnapped Melendi at knifepoint from the softball field, took her to his home, tied her up, raped her and later strangled her. He then burned the body in several fire pits he dug in his backyard and disposed of the ashes somewhere else, Keyes Fleming said. I -v P fom p k\\ mortgage loa ns true Bill Purchasing a new home is one of the biggest investments you will mi I OB make in your lifetime and one of the most exciting! Ask about our Affordable First Mortgage Loan today! • Great Rates • Low Closing Costs • Fast, Efficient handling of loan applications As little as SSOO down can make your dreams come true. Credit opprovol ond conditions apply. 06/06 Minimum borrower investment of SSOO subject to verificalion and due at dosing. Mon 7/24 89/70 Scattered thunder storms possible. Sunrise Sunset 6:44 AM 8:39 PM Sun 7/23 92/72 Scattered thunder storms possible. Sunrise Sunset 6:44 AM 8.40 PM Moon Phases Last Jul 17 0 First Aug 2 UV Index Thu 7/20 ■ Extreme Fri 7/21 ■ Extreme Sat 7/22 I Extreme Sun 7/23 *3 Very High Mon 7/24 *0 Very High The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. o rnmmmm 11 Perry 99 72 pt sunny Rome 102 73 pt sunny Savannah 93 73 t-storm St. Simons !slandßß 77 t-storm Statesboro 99 74 t-storm Thomasville 95 72 t-storm Valdosta 93 70 t-storm Warner Robins 100 71 pt sunny Waycross 94 70 t-storm Phoenix 109 90 pt sunny San Francisco - 74 59 mst sunny Seattle 80 62 pt sunny St. Louis 103 78 t-storm Washington, DC 87 76 t-storm fir M Vj/ OBITUARIES I.IJCTI.I.F “SUG" HARPER HAYNESVILLE - Lucille “Sug” Harper, 89, died on Monday, July 17 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Haynesville with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. David Fisher, Rev. Winifred Huff and Rev. Gene McKinney will officiate. A lifelong resident of Houston County, | she was the daughter of the late Varney and Bertha Henson West. She was a life time member of the First Baptist Church of Haynesville and a member of the AAA Sunday School Class. 1 I She was preceded in death by her hus- jg band of 65 years, Hoke Harper who died in H 2002. ' [X 1 Survivors include; children, Jo Ann uapppp Moore of Haynesville, LaDonna Crumley liAHr'cn (Dickie) of Kathleen, Ronnie Harper (Faye) of Perry and Lynn Harper (Marti) of Macon; brother, Jack West (Margaret) of Perry; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. RUTH GAYLQR WARNER ROBINS - Ruth Gaylor, 91, passed away on Sunday, July 16. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Wellston Center. Gaylor was bom on Dec. 8, 1914 in Dayton, Ohio. Survivors include her children, Dale L. Gaylor, Warner Robins; Jack Gaylor, Green Cove Springs, Fla.; Robert Gaylor, Lebanon, Ohio; and Nancy Hilbert, Jacksonville, Fla. FSTFM.F, STONE VIENNA - Estelle Stone, age 95, of Vienna, died Sunday, July 16, in Perry Hospital. Bom in Stewart County, she was the daughter of the late George Yarborough Harrell and Birdie Estelle Wright. She was a member of First Baptist Church for over 5Q years and had served as church musi cian. Mrs. Stone, a graduate of Andrew College and Mercer University, taught school in Dooly, Wilcox and Crisp Counties during her 30 plus years of service. Survivors include: Son: Walt Stone (April) of Boulder, Colo., daughter: Dee Brannen (Tommy) of Unadilla, five grand children, her husband, Walter F. Stone, Sr., preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Vienna. Dr. J. W. Wallis and Rev. Matt Stephens officiated with interment following in Vienna City Cemetery. 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