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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Houston .Ijuurtmi Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader BHBM 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 faces child cruelty charges AUGUSTA (MNS) - An Augusta man remained in jail Wednesday after police charged him with child cru elty in connection with a case of shaken baby syn drome. Derrick Coleman, 22, was charged with first-degree felony child cruelty, said Richmond County sher iffs Investigator Bonnie Kalbskopf. On Monday afternoon, deputies were dis patched to Medical College of Georgia Hospital after hospital workers observed injuries to Coleman’s 2- month-old daughter, Deriona Washington. During an investigation, Coleman told police the child fell off a bed. He later said that while holding the child, he fell and the child hit her head on a dresser. He finally changed his story and told Investigator Kalbskopf he tried to “shake her awake” when he noticed that the child was unconscious. An MCG physician diag nosed the child as having a fractured skull and retinal hemorrhaging, Investigator Kalbskopf said. “Her injuries are serious but she’s stable. Anytime you have a fractured skull and bleeding around the eyes and brain, it’s serious,” the investigator said. Thechild’smother, 19-year old Lateisha Washington was working at a restaurant on Laney-Walker Boulevard when the incident happened, Investigator Kalbskopf said. All three individuals live at the same address, she said. Ms. Washington has another child who lives at a different residence. Deriona is the couple’s only child, police said. Investigator Kalbskopf said after Coleman informed Ms. Washington about the accident that she came home and called 911. YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY'S Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sat 8/12 90/71 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:58 AM 8:22 PM Ffi 8/11 / ! ■ 91/73 Scattered thunder storms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:57 AM 8:23 PM TFtEIVJT VVTLEMOIV a little more livin’ AVAILABLE -TltßßriV-gn >■ t S.r '.*• -SOLt. Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta V \ 88/71 Augusta \ ,/ 90/73 \ / \ Warner Robins \ \A X S V \ } Savannah tejr > \ Periv \ 91/74 V> / 91/73- £ i Valdosta A « 90/73 /-"OS' Area Cities Ply Hi Lo Cond. ’ . Albany 90 73 t-storm Athens 90 70 t-storm Atlanta 88 71 t-storm Augusta 90 73 t-storm Bainbridge 91 74 t-storm Brunswick 91 77 t-storm Cartersville 89 70 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 85 68 t-storm Columbus 91 74 t-storm Cordele 91 74 t-storm National Cities Atlanta 88 71 t-storm Boston 73 61 mst sunny Chicago 77 62 pt sunny Dallas 104 82 mst sunny Denver 90 65 mst sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service Floyd Co. girl dies after falling Into pit LINDALE, (AP) - A 2- year-old girl has died from injuries received when she fell into a pit and was sub merged under water. Candace Jackson was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon at a hospital, Floyd County Coroner Barry Henderson said. The girl’s death will be ruled accidental because of the child being immersed in the water for a long period of time, Henderson said. The child was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday after her family members pulled her out of the pit near her home. The girl had stopped breathing while in the pit and started breathing again while being treated at Floyd Medical Center, police reported. Floyd County Police Sgt. Teri Davis said the girl was playing with a 1-year-old sibling when they wandered to the pit, which had been excavated near Pepperell High School. A plastic mesh fence now surrounds the pit where the accident occurred. State revenues continue to grow ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia got off to a good start in the new fiscal year, as state offi cials reported Tuesday soar ing tax receipts in July. Tax revenues in July rose by 13.5 percent over the same period a year ago to $1.24 billion, according to state money managers. The growth in July, the first month in the new fiscal year, was driven in large part by a strong surge ia income tax collections that totaled more than $95 million. The strong economic showing comes a month after Gov. Sonny Perdue announced soaring revenues STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Mat haws on ■Wlhw MM— <U«r— Turns tor Maws” Sun 8/13 N\\\^\>\\\ 90/71 Occasional showers possible. Highs in me low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:58 AM 8:21 PM I City dLo Cond. | Dalton 92 71 t-storm Dillard 86 65 t-storm Dublin 93 71 t-storm Duluth 88 69 t-storm Gainesville 88 72 t-storm Helen 89 68 t-storm Lagrange 89 70 t-storm Macon 91 73 t-storm Marietta 88 70 t-storm Milledgeville 91 73 t-storm Houston 93 75 t-storm Los Angeles 82 67 pt sunny Miami 90 81 t-storm Minneapolis 84 67 t-storm New York 82 64 pt sunny left Georgia with a better than-expected surplus of SSBO million. Perdue said he will funnel $173 million of the surplus into education and use the rest of the funds to restock the state’s reserve fund. Perdue, a Republican, is vying for re-election in November against Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor. Regents to request additional SBOM ATLANTA (AP) - The state Board of Regents will ask the state for an addi tional SBO million next fiscal year, a 5 percent increase in the university system’s budget. The funding recommen dation is in line with Gov. Sonny Perdue’s request that no state agencies ask for sup plemental funding outside what their budget formulas require. The Regents adopt ed the recommendations during their monthly meet ing Tuesday in Atlanta. If approved by lawmak ers, the state funding for the university system next year will just top $2 billion, the most ever requested from the state. The system’s entire budget is $5 billion with tuition, private funding and research dollars. Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. said although this is the most ever requested from the state, it is the bare mini mum required to run the 35- campus system. Campuses must look for ways to trim inefficient spending and pur sue alternative sources of funding like research grants and entrepreneurial oppor tunities, he said. “The budget may seem bland,” he said. “That is not Best Cooks In Perry! UPIUtM Tue 8/15 /Xw Tgjp* 95/73 Isolated thunder storms. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunsef 6:59 AM 8:19 PM Mon 8/14 94/71 Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:59 AM 8:20 PM Moon Phases Full Last Aug 9 Aug 16 • « New First Aug 23 Aug 31 UV Index Fri 8/11 9 Very High Sat 8/12 HI Very High Sun 8/13 Very High Mon 8/14 H Extreme Tue 8/15 ■ Extreme The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro- « tection. 0 IH 11 Ply HI. I Peachtree City 87 70 t-storm Perry 91 73 t-storm Rome 90 71 t-storm Savannah 91 74 t-storm St. Simons Island 91 77 t-storm Statesboro 93 76 t-storm Thomasville 90 74 t-storm Valdosta 90 73 t-storm Warner Robins 91 73 t-storm Waycross 92 73 t-storm I City Phoenix 104 88 t-storm San Francisco 73 56 mst sunny Seattle 72 54 rain St. Louis 87 69 t-storm Washington, DC 83 65 pt sunny to imply we are not going to pursue other priorities.” The extra money request ed for next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2007, will pay for enrollment increases, ris ing benefit costs for employ ees and a jump in utility costs. An additional S3O mil lion will go to pay for salary increases for employees. Save Your Pennies .... come to JLij/itinj *£tcre : Saturday, Aug. 12,2006 ' ,y " ' '*j]l „ .. ' A- ' ' «#* And receive 20% off . .iOWMMfifffw.. <.m. 1 EVERYTHING ■ 1 In the store!!!!! 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In a short victory speech, Martin told supporters, “Together we can reclaim the Georgia of our aspira tions, a wonderful place to live, to work, to play, to wor ship, to raise families and to thrive - that comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines.” Hecht, for his part, talked of party unity. Martin came in first place three weeks ago in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, and past runoffs are usually won by the first-place finisher in the initial contest. Fulton County Commission McKinney loses runoff By ERRIN HAINES Associated Press Writer DECATUR - Cynthia McKinney, the fiery Georgia congresswoman known for her conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 attacks and the scuffle she had ear lier this year with a U.S. Capitol police officer, lost a runoff election Tuesday for her district’s Democratic nomination. , Attorney Hank Johnson, a former county commissioner, soundly defeated McKinney by more than 12,000 votes, winning 59 percent of the total vote. More than 70,000 votes were cast - 9,000 more than in the primary three weeks ago. Johnson, a political THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2006 Chairwoman Karen Handel beat out Sen. Bill Stephens of Canton for the Republican nominee in the secretary of state race. Handel had 56 percent of the vote, com pared to Stephens with 43 percent. “A lot of people in the beginning said that Karen Handel was nothing more than a metro Atlanta can didate, but the numbers are going to show to the con trary,” she said. Stephens said he would .throw his support behind Handel leading to the November election. The winner will face Rep. Gail Buckner, who won the Democratic nomination for secretary of state, in the November general election. Buckner took top honors in the six-person voting last month, and with 95 percent in Tuesday, she led with 55 percent to 44 percent for Hicks. Asked what won it, she replied, “definitely the hands on experience I have in government.” Gary Black appeared to easily win the Republican nomination for state agricul ture commissioner Tuesday. With 95 percent of pre cincts reporting, Black had 60 percent of the vote in the primary runoff to challenger Brian Kemp’s 40 percent. Kemp, a state senator from Athens, said he called Black to concede defeat and to offer his support in oust ing Democrat Tommy Irvin, a 37-year incumbent seeking his final term in office. unknown three weeks ago, strode into the ballroom of his campaign party to shouts of, “Hank! Hank! Hank!” “What we have done today, ladies and gentlemen, is something that has been watched by the nation,” Johnson told cheering sup porters as he claimed vic tory. WARNER ROBINS SUPPLY or pmm We Rent! 612 Ball St. Perry, GA 987-2334 3A