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i S TP| «i VOLUME 136 , NUMBER 150 Wednesday August 2, 2006 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH INSIDE ■ Warner Robins American Little League’s 9-10 team got done in Monday - not by the opposition but via the tiebreaker rule in the Tournament of Champions. Also, overtime turned out to be trouble for the International City Warriors in their football game against Phenix City. - See 9A IN BRIEF Breakfast is not served The Saturday GOP breakfast has been cancelled to make it, according to a release, “convenient for everyone to attend the governor’s annual fish fry (also Saturday).” Lake Joy school sets meeting dates The Lake Joy Elementary School Council meet ings will be on the fol lowing dates: Aug. 16, Oct. 25, Jan. 17, 2007, March 14, 2007 and May 16, 2007. All meetings will be held at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room. Also, parent elections will be held May 15, 2007 at 5:45 p.m., prior to the PTO general session. Perry HS to open its doors to public The ribbon cutting/open house for Perry High School will be Aug. 13 at 2 p.m., school officials announced this week. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Penny Hilton ■ Elaine Martin ■ Daniel Miles ■ Josh J. Smith ■ Tommy Stimus E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers.com or send them to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069; attn: Don Moncrief. You can also call him at 987-1823, Ext. 231. DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Roberta Mae Veasey ■ Chief Master Sgt. Martin Hollis, USAF (Ret) INDEX LOCAL 2 A WEATHER 3 A OPINION 4 A SPORTS 9 A COMICS 6 B CLASSIFIEDS .... 7 B PERIODICAL 500 11111(1111 8 "5 510 8 0 0001*4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Man Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 306G2-CCO2 3-DIGtT 306 Serving Houston County Since 1870 city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Out of the closet ... literally Man arrested on molestation, other charge ByRAYUGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Steven Michael Mayo was arrested Friday morning on charges of child molestation and entic ing a child for indecent purposes. Mayo, 26, MAYO 0 BROTHER (AND SISTERS) WHERE ART THOU? j ' i j§. . Wp R : '4 V The Peasall Sisters, who won a Grammy in 2001 for “Album of the Year” for O Brother, Where Art Thou, will help highlight a gospel concert at Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins Aug. 25. Grammy group, popular dun highlight concert Special to the Journal Shane & Shane, and The Peasall Sisters will present a concert at 7 p.m., Aug. 25 at the Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins. Tickets are $lO and may be purchased at the church office at 2504 Moody Road between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Shane Barnard and Shane Everett Students + teachers + parents = a good school year JBack to school - Part 1 I By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer With school bells ringing all over Houston County, it’s time for new haircuts, new clothes, new backpacks and some new educational stan dards. It’s also time for many moms and dads to start working toward good grades in parental involvement. What can parents do to help their kids do well in school? Three top Houston School System administra tors offered some ideas in a recent interview. “Parents need to estab lish an area for homework,” said Elaine Dawsey, Director See GOOD, page 5A LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, www.hhjnews.com 'The juvenile refused his suggestions. While there was not an act, he made the effort and exposed himself to her, and she refused/ - Centerville Policeman Maj. Ron Coley 103 Creekview Trail, Warner Robins, was found hiding in the bedroom closet of the 15-year-old girl about 4 a.m. make a different kind of worship music. The popular Christian music duo, according to a release, sing words “drenched in scripture, with all of their energy and passion focused on magnifying God’s greatness.” The Peasall Sisters - Sarah, 18; Hannah, 14; and Leah, 12 - have earned Grammy and CMA Awards for j J Charlotte Perkins/Journal School administrators, from left, Elaine Dawsey, Ruth O’Dell and Mike Mattingly talk about the need for teamwork at all levels to help children learn. Friday morning, according to Centerville Policeman Maj. Ron Coley. “The juvenile refused his Below the fold ■ Robins Air Force Base airman accused of going Absent Without Leave ■ School administrators offer tips on good year suggestions,” Coley said. “While there was not an act, he made the effort and exposed himself to her, and she refused.” The victim’s mother called police immediately after the incident, which occurred at about 4 a.m. Friday morning Coley said. According to the police report, Coley said the sus- their part in the blockbuster movie and soundtrack, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and have performed at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall with the acclaimed “Down From the Mountain” tour, as well as singing at the Grand 01 Opry. The down-to-earth teenagers See CONCERT, page 5A Two sections • 18 pages pect had known the victim for sometime. The case has been turned over to the Houston County Sheriffs Office Juvenile Division, since a juve nile was involved, Coley explained. Mayo remains in the Houston County Detention center in Perry without bond at this time. Felon ta make retnrn visit to jil ByRAYUGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Luther Head will be returning to prison for five more years with another five on probation once he gets back out. Head pled guilty Tuesday morning in Houston County Superior Court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, giving false name and false statements and writ ings to police. Judge George F. Nunn sen tenced Head to 10 years, five to serve in the Department of Corrections. “Illegal guns in the hands of convicted felons are a danger to our entire com munity,” said prosecutor Assistant District Attorney Erikka Williams. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Houston County Sheriffs Office, we have another con victed felon with a firearm off the streets of Houston County.” Head was arrested Nov. 4, 2005, when deputies exe cuted a search warrant on James Worley at 105 Chisom Court, Bonaire. Head was found with a loaded fire arm in a back bedroom of the home after Worley was arrested. Head gave a false name to avoid arrest, and then signed that name on his advisement of rights card when booked into the jail, said Cpl. James Williams. Williams and Sgt. Manny Quinones “were very See FELON, page 5A Submitted RAFB airman accused of being AWOL By RAY UGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Staff Sgt. Ryan Davis, assigned to Robins Air Force Base, was placed in pre-trial confine ment at the Houston County Jail on July 28. Davis, a 78th Civil Engineer Squadron power production journeyman, is being investi gated for being Asent Withut Leave, or AWOL/desertion. According to Lt. Col. Nathan Berman, 78th Air Base Wing staff judge advocate, a servicemem ber is placed in pre-trial See AIRMAN, page 54 an Evans Family Newspaper tiberta peaches are in ... try these recipes. Food - 1B ;W DAVIS