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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL }sun»tun flatly .IJuuriuU Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader DC3P® 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 Man sentenced in toddler's death AUGUSTA (MNS) - A Grovetown man will spend five years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in the death of a toddler last October. Morris Edward Perkins, 59, of Eisenview Drive, pleaded guilty to first-degree vehicular homicide and driv ing under the influence. Superior Court Judge William M. Fleming Jr. sen tenced Mr. Perkins to five years in prison, followed by five years of probation, $2,000 in fines and 260 hours of community service. Police say Mr. Perkins was driving under the influence along Interstate 20 on Oct. 11 when he struck a stalled vehicle, killing 18-month old Taylor Brooklyn Hegree. The toddler was inside the vehicle as the mother, Casey Hegre, of Dodge Lane in Grovetown, was trying to move the car onto the shoul der. SSM from state to fund new pig digs ATHENS (MNS) - The hardest part of designing a research-sized pig pen is keeping pregnant sows from fighting each other. Gestating sows, if they are housed in groups more humane than housing them in small, separate pens - will fight each other as part of their natural instincts to survive, said Rick Jones, University of Georgia ani mal and dairy science proj ect coordinator. “They are big animals and can do a lot of damage to each other,” Jones said. UGA received $5 million in state funds to build a new, high-tech livestock facility on the western edge of Oglethorpe County to replace its dilapidated facilities on South Milledge Avenue. YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S MGT Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sun 8/6 / V 96/75 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:54 AM 8:27 PM 93/74 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:54 AM 8:28 PM TRENT WILLMON a little more livin’ ava :LABjbx: '■'mmHßVFjH mrscc sold Georgia At A Glance Atlanta \. \ 86/72 Augusta \ 89/75 \f J V \ • Warner Robins l ) \ \ 90/74 i V V-, \ j \ Savannah / / S. \ Perry ij> ) 91/7^ ~ ( / Valdosta • 93/73 j | Area Cities Hi Lo Cond. EH Albany 94 74 t-storm Athens 88 72 t-storm Atlanta 86 72 t-storm Augusta 89 75 t-storm Bainbridge 94 76 t-storm Brunswick 91 79 t-storm Cartersville 87 72 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 86 71 t-storm Columbus 90 75 t-storm Cordele 94 74 t-storm National Cities Hi Lo Cond. [city Atlanta 86 72 t-storm Boston 81 68 pt sunny Chicago 89 69 t-storm Dattas 101 78 mst sunny Denver 79 62 t-storm ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service University System of Georgia facility officials will post a request for proposals for a designer within a week, said system spokesman John Millsaps. As part of the Animal and Dairy Science Department’s rebuilding efforts, Jones spent his summer visiting university swine facilities across the country to find successful methods for bal ancing the animals’ health and their living conditions. “It’s tricky - nobody’s found a patent answer,” he said. Robert Stewart, animal and dairy science extension coordinator and emeritus professor, said it all began in October 2002, when coun try singer Kenny Rogers, after 15 years of leasing his Oglethorpe County land to UGA for some of its hors es, gave a 30-day notice to vacate because he was going to sell. Since then, the South Milledge animal facilities that now house sheep, swine, horses and cattle have been crowded and lack the space to house the smallest herd needed for research, Stewart said. Animal science faculty use the swine facility to study how to better balance pork production, odor control and waste management. Two of the swine units are dilapidated, pushing plan- NOTICE GENERAL PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION AUGUST 8, 2006 POLLING PLACES OPEN 7:ooam - 7:oopm HOUSTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS 987-1973 mmtn Mon 8/7 97/75 A few thunderstorms possible. Sunrise Sunset 6:55 AM 8:26 PM |Cit7 Dalton 89 73 t-storm Dillard 84 67 t-storm Dublin 94 72 t-storm Duluth 85 71 t-storm Gainesville 85 73 t-storm Helen 85 69 t-storm Lagrange 87 72 t-storm Macon 89 74 t-storm Marietta 85 71 t-storm Miljedgeville 90 74 t-storm | City Houston 90 74 t-storm Los Angeles 80 65 mst sunny Miami 87 81 t-storm Minneapolis 86 62 mst sunny New York 85 75 pt sunny STATE BRIEFS ners to begin the move to Double Bridges Farm with the new swine facility, he said. Preserving greenspace in the mostly rural but quick ly developing Oglethorpe County is another benefit of moving the livestock opera tions there, Jones said. Agriculture college offi cials have worked with Oglethorpe County planners on the project and, in a few weeks, will request a rezon ing for Double Bridges Farm from general agriculture to intensive agriculture, said Steve Nickerson, head of the UGA animal and dairy sci ence department. Jury awards patient over error ATLANTA (AP) - A jury has awarded $250,000 to a patient whose doctor irradi ated the wrong side of her face during treatments. But Dariel Hunt’s attor ney called the Thursday ver dict disappointing. Hunt had sought $1 mil lion after undergoing 13 radiation treatments to the wrong side of her face. Radiation oncologist Dr. Frederick Schwaibold, who ordered the 2003 treat ments at Piedmont Hospital, acknowledged the mistake but never described how it happened. His lead attor- STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Methewson mab-jwM Turns tor Mews” Tue 8/8 / v. 93/74 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:56 AM 8:25 PM Hi Lo Cond. Hi Lo Cond. Ip*' <74 Thu 8/10 Wed 8/9 93/72 Scattered thunder storms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:56 AM 8:24 PM Moon Phases 11 Full Aug 9 First Aug 2 s e New Aug 23 Last Aug 16 UV Index Sun 8/6 <1 Extreme Mon 8/7 11 Extreme Tue 8/8 It Extreme Wed 8/9 10 Very High Thu 8/10 10 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.!) mmmm ßMll Hi Lo Cond. City Peachtree City 86 70 t-storm Perry 91 74 t-storm Rome 88 72 t-storm Savannah 94 75 t-storm St. Simons Island9l 79 t-storm Statesboro 96 77 t-storm Thornasville 94 74 t-storm Valdosta 93 73 t-storm Warner Robins 90 74 t-storm Waycross 95 73 t-storm Hi Lo Cond. [city Phoenix 101 84 t-storm San Francisco 70 56 pt sunny Seattle 82 59 mst sunny St. Louis 99 77 pt sunny Washington, DC 88 77 pt sunny ney, Jack G. Slover Jr., urged jurors to compensate the patient but suggested a fig ure closer to $150,000. Hunt’s attorney, James Poe, tried to convince jurors that Hunt, 61, will continue to suffer from dry mouth that wakes her up because the unnecessary treatment destroyed her right parotid gland, one of the producers of saliva. He also told jurors that food tastes bland and she is more likely to have digestive problems, receding gums and lose her teeth. BACK TO SCHOOL! BACK TO SHAPE! -£<zdt £%cu<ie ftce&t ‘ZOeKt School! Ask Us Hew.To Receive i MONTHS FREE! • Child Care | • Sauna # * Smoothie Bar • Professional Staff muss CBRTEK 1291 S. HOUSTON LAKE RD., SUITE Q WARNER ROBINS, GA 478-2 XB-9363 Must be 18 yrs of age or oider, first time guest, iocai resident. ‘Certain restrictions apply. Ag. candidates stump on change By VICKY ECKENRODE Morris News Service ATLANTA - Both Gary Black and Brian Kemp, Republican candidates for the office of state agriculture commissioner, have empha sized their desires to update and modernize the function ing of the office. Essentially, both men already are stumping against longtime Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin, a Democrat who has held the post for 37 years and is seeking re-election for his final term in office. But Republican voters will decide Tuesday in the primary run off election whether it will be Black or Kemp who gets to try out the “new blood” approach against Irvin. Black until recently worked as president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, and Kemp served as state sena tor for the Athens area for the past four years. Black goes into Tuesday with the confidence that he snagged 42 percent of the vote during the July 18 pri mary. Not enough to avoid a runoff, but enough to point out that he won in 137 of the state’s 159 counties that night. Kemp can counter by hav ing the support of the two other Republican agricul ture candidates after they fell out of the race and the expectation of turning out his base on Tuesday. A low voter turnout overall could play a role in which way the ballots turn. Black, who has served on the Rural Development Council and now lives in Commerce, said his experi ence with federal agencies and Georgia’s congressional delegation sets him apart from Kemp. Black said that during his time as Georgia Agribusiness Council president, he has seen several reauthoriza tions of the federal farm bill, which is up for renewal next year. “This time it’s going to be particularly important Come See Our Newly Expanded Showroom! 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He said the business background is espe cially important considering the agency handles an annu al budget of more than SSO million between state and federal money. Kemp said he wants to make the office leaner. “I think the biggest con trast is we’ve come out with a plan through performance audits to reduce spending by 10 percent over a 10- year period with cutting out wasteful spending and being more efficient and provide a better service to the farmers mid the consumers of the state,” he said. Kemp said he would like to make the agency more accessible to consumers with ideas like allowing people to sign up for automatic e-mail alerts in cases of food prod uct recalls. wSSSSftSSS SUPPKi We Rent! 612 Ball Si. Perry. CiA 987-2334 9314624 2508 Moody Road 00036477 • 24 Hour Access • Best Equipment In Town • Free Weight One On One Training • Indoor Cycling • Aerobics * Tanning HRSfp&si hBIF ■■■■ • Super Clean Facility • Conveniently Located 3A