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VOLUME 136, NUMBER 159
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
INSIDE
■ Westfield's girls softball team
opened the Freedom Park tourney
in Macon by splitting its games.
Also, church teams for the
Warner Robins Recreation
Department finish 1-2 at state.
In addition, look for Braves,
Bulldogs, Yellow Jacket and
NASCAR notebooks.
-See 1B
IN BRIEF
Perry Chiropractic to
hold Kid’s Day
A Houston-Middle Georgia Chapter
American Red Cross representa
tive will be at the Perry Chiropractic
Health Center Wednesday to
accept the SI,OOO donation from
the Independence Day fundraiser
the center held last month. Perry
Chiropractic Health Center will also
be hosting Kid’s Day on that day from
3-6 p.m.-The event will be held at the
center’s office on 1207 C Houston
Lake Drive in Perry. Dr Gillis and Dr.
Carter will be performing free scolio
sis screenings for children. There will
be games, face painting and ID kits
for the children.
Sponsors of the Kid’s Day event
include Perry Chiropractic, Safe Kids
of Houston County, American Red
Cross, Chick-Fil-A and YMCA. To
reserve an appointment for the free
scoliosis screenings, call 987-9666.
Ya done good
Stacey Lynne Belflower, James
Christopher Elkins 111, April Lynn
Hartzog, Jonathan Anthony Lewis
and Amber Leigh Swartzlander.
All of the' aforementioned from
Houston County were named to
Brewton-Parker College’s Dean’s List
for the spring semester. Qualifying
students were enrolled in 12 or more
hours and earned a grade point aver
age of 3.6 or better.
BIRTHDAYS
Today
■ Sandra Dale Walker
■ William Jackson
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
■ Clarence Crayton Rogers,
Jr., 64
■ Lucie Latimer Tron, 94
INDEX
LOCAL 2 A
WEATHER 3 A
SPORTS 1 B
COMICS 4 B
CLASSIFIED 5 B
PERIODICAL 500
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
Two molesters back in jail
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Two convicted child molesters were
back in jail Friday.
David Alan Clark stands accused of
violation of probation from Superior
Court on his original charges of aggra
vated child molestation. Luis Ramos
is incarcerated for reportedly failing
to report for probation.
Clark, 40, of 318 Feltonwood Road,
Byron, pled guilty to aggravated
child molestation in Houston County
Superior Court on May 22, 2003.
He was sentenced to 20 years, one
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Westfield Schools art teacher Susan Eubanks talks to second grader Alex Morgan about the new year, which
opened for the school Friday.
Westfield opens school, new- center
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal Staff Writer
tudents
of the
Westfield
Schools were
greeted with
a new $1
million Arts
and Sciences
$
building when they
started school back
Friday.
The facility was con
structed by Parrish
Construction and
designed by JMA
Count upholds conviction of girlfriend of cop shooter
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Last week the Georgia
Court of Appeals upheld
the conviction of Heather
Elizabeth Michael.
Michael, 21, was found
guilty Aug. 6, 2004, for
her part in the series of
crimes that led to the shoot
ing of Perry Police Officer
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year to serve in a
Georgia Department
of Corrections proba
tion detention center,
with the remainder
of the sentence on
probation.
He was ordered
to stay away from
victims and family
and banished from
Houston County for
the term of his sentence.
According to the District Attorney’s
website, Clark was indicted on seven
counts of aggravated child molesta
Architects of Perry.
In addition to a Recital
Hall with a stage, the new
building houses two art
instructional studios, two
science labs, two music
instruction
areas
and
two m
foreign t
language
labs.
In the
room of the
previous art lab
is an elementary com
puter lab and the new
Chris Sutcliff on April 26,
2004. She was indicted
on 10 charges (22 counts
total) including aggravat
ed assault, possession of a
firearm and reckless driv
ing, but was found guilty of
three of the charges - theft
by bringing stolen property
into the state (two counts
for the stolen pickup truck
and a stolen gun), eluding
Mr]
CLARK
high school library is in
what used to
be the music
lab.
Susan
Eubanks,
who teach
es kin
dergarten
through
M’
sixth grade art in
the new facility, said the
school also received new
kilns this school year,
which will allow the kids
to experiment with pottery
and ceramics, she said.
‘l’ve gotten good
an officer (two counts for
exceeding the speed limit by
30 miles per hour and run
ning a red light) and posses
sion of marijuana.
“We are extremely pleased
that the Court of Appeals
has denied the appeal of
Ms. Michael,” said District
Attorney Kelly Burke. “Her
actions both led to the shoot
ing of Officer Chris Sutcliff
tion, two counts of
incest, .one count
each of child moles
tation and rape. The
incidents took place
in 1985 and the case
was first received in
October of 2002.
He pled guilty to
three counts of aggra
vated child molesta
tion in exchange for
not being prosecuted on two others
and the incest charges.
He was also indicted, but not
See JAIL, page 6A
feedback from people
about this format,” said
Westfield Schools
Headmaster Mike
Franklin. The recital
hall is located in the
middle of the building
and with a hallway and
classrooms encircling it.
As far as the students,
they eased back into the
swing of things with the
kindergarten through fifth
grade students dropping
in to meet their teachers
and see their classrooms.
Sixth through 12th
See CENTER, page 6A
and eventually to her own
predicament. While she
will be eligible for parole
in only four years (of a 12-
year prison sentence), we
feel that justice was done in
this case.”
The three-judge Appeals
Court panel affirmed the
local decision, finding
the evidence supported
See SHOOTER, page lA
Enough CufMWbrtta to make a aallor bluah;
knlfa wlalding, crack smoking and “whara's my
truck?”
- POLICE BEAT, 9A
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Below the
fold
■ Perry City Council sets
aggressive agenda for
meeting
■ Court upholds conviction
of cop shooter’s girlfriend
Perry FD
narrows
search to 3
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The search for a new fire
chief for Perry is coming
down to the wire.
According to Director of
Public Safety George Potter,
he and others on the search
committee have narrowed
the field to three candidates.
Potter said he could not
release the names because
background checks are still
under way.
However, he did say that
one was from Clearwater,
Fla., one from South
Carolina, and one from
the Warner Robins Fire
Department, and that “all
three are excellent.”
Once the background
checks are complete, Potter
said that he will present
the final choice to the City
Council for approval.
The position was adver
tised in the $45,000 to
$70,000 salary range, and
52 candidates sent in appli
cations.
Potter said the 52 applica
tions were narrowed down to
seven interviews, and three
were chosen from the seven.
Criteria considered have
been “experience in not just
running, but also planning
and growing a fire depart
ment, good communication
See SEARCH, page 6A
PY council sets
up bey agenda
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The Perry City Council will
have a full agenda tonight.
The council meets at 5
p.m. in the second floor con-
sere n c e
room for a
work ses
sion, then
in council
chambers
for a for
mal meet
ing start
ing at 6
p.m.
Both
meetings
are open
to the pub
lic.
A pub
lic hear
ing will be
held on a
petition
for rezon
ing and
annexa
tion
involving
44.14 acres
At A
Glance
What: Perry
City Council
meeting
When: Today,
5/6 p.m.
Other: Open
to the public
Agenda
items:
Include
Walker Farms
proposal,
cable agree
ment with
Cox and
discussion of
DDA request
on Kings Chapel Road. This
land is currently in the
unincorporated area of the
county, and zoned for resi
dential and agricultural use.
If the petition is approved it
would be part of the city of
See AGENDA, page 6A