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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Jfuuatim flatly .Tjounuti Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Pew, GA 31069 (478)987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader □rap® 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. GA 31069; (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 Police make many alcohol arrests 4 ATHENS (MNS) - Young people packed downtown Athens for the first weekend of University of Georgia’s fall semester, keeping both bartenders and jailers hop ping. Between Friday and Sunday night, dozens of peo ple were arrested in Clarke County on alcohol-related offenses. Forty people were arrested and charged with underage possession of alco hol, 11 with open containers and 21 with DUI. Nearly two-thirds of the drunken drivers were 24 years old or younger. “It would seem to be that there was a higher num ber (of arrests) than on a normal weekend, which is to be expected with classes starting back,” said Athens- Clarke police Capt. Melanie Rutledge, the East Precinct Sandwich Shoppe 1201 Sunset Ave. • Perry Plaza Hours: Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri. 11am-7pm•Wed 11am-2:3opm h^i yV. r v ~^ t z^s^~'^ r7 ' YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S Today's Weather / H 92/71 Scattered clouds with the possibility of an isolated thunder storm developin. Sunrise Sunset 7:06 AM 8:12 PM MM Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta \ 90/69 q ~i w -- Augusta \ V 90/72 \ ( \ \ Warner Robins \ \ \ 92/72 J V ® V * Savannah > , l 'Perry ® 92/74 ) 92/71 ~ & ) Valdosta fa Area Cities Hr H. LoCond. | Albany 91 72 t-storm Athens 92 70 pt sunny Atlanta 90 69 mst sunny Augusta 90 72 t-storm Bainbridge 93 74 t-storm Brunswick 91 77 t-storm Cartersville 92 68 mst sunny Chattanooga,TN 87 65 sunny Columbus 91 73 t-storm Cordele 92 73 t-storm National Cities | City HI LoCond. | Atlanta 90 69 mst sunny Boston 78 59 mst sunny Chicago 82 66 pt sunny Dallas. 98 79 t-storm Denver 92 64 mst ajSMAy m~. 1-rW ©2005 American Profile Hometown SflOtem Service commander. Police beefed up the down town patrol with two extra officers on Friday, Rutledge said. Inmate dies after shooting deputy JEFFERSON (MNS) - A prison inmate who grabbed a deputy’s gun and shot the officer three times at the Jackson County Courthouse Monday has died, authori ties said. Timothy Lamar Jones, 28, of Winder, was admitted to Athens Regional Medical Center in critical condition Monday evening and died early Tuesday morning, hos pital spokeswoman Elaine Cook said. The deputy - 14- year veteran Kimsey Gray - was returning four prisoners to the county jail when one of them attacked him inside a secure area of the court house, Sheriff Stan Evans 478-987-2428 Remember For Your Convenience WE’RE OPEN EVENINGS! 2 •Hot & Cold Sandwiches" (Many to Choose) Judy’s Choice This Week: California BLT w/pickles & chips-$4.75 •Hot Soups (Made Fresh Daily) Cup-$2.50 • w/meal-$1.50 •Kids Menu Available plus Salads • Desserts • Drinks 90/71 Scattered thunder storms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 7:07 AM 8:09 PM 92/71 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 7:06 AM 8:10 PM TFtEIMT WILLMON a. little more livin’ whsshkvbe aitrsic sold UufjHHaaaHuMLaAAittJHl Dalton 92 68 sunny Dillard 87 63 pt sunny Dublin 94 71 t-storm Duluth 90 68 mst sunny Gainesville 91 71 mst sunny Helen 89 66 mst sunny Lagrange 90 68 pt sunny Macon 92 71 t-storm Marietta 90 68 mst sunny Milledgeville 92 72 t-storm | City HI LoCond. ~ Houston 94 74 t-storm Los Angeles 85 68 sunny Miami 87 79 t-storm Minneapolis 80 66 t-storm said. “At some point, the inmate apparently obtained the officer’s weapons, shot him what looks to be three times, then took control of the van,” Evans said. Gray was shot in the abdo men, left arm and right leg, but the wounds did not appear to be life threaten ing, said Dr. Leon Haley Jr., chief of the emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where the depu ty was taken by helicopter. Haley said the deputy was speaking to medical person nel before he was taken into surgery. At a news confer ence Monday night, Evans said Gray was in good condi tion. Jones was a prisoner at Johnson State Prison in Wrightsville, where he was serving sentences for aggra vated battery and aggravat ed assault on a peace offi cer, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Mathewson tnflitinre MlilJla mierw Turns ter Mews* 92/71 Scattered thunder storms possible. Sunrise Sunset 7:07 AM 8:08 PM Wed 8/23 Thu 8/24 Fri 8/25 Sat 8/26 Sun 8/27 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 mm HI 11 >PICKUP dinner on the way home * 00037062 Cm Sun 8/27 jF ( 94/72 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 7:08 AM 8:07 PM Moon Phases # New Aug 23 Last Aug 16 r m First Atjg 31 Full Sep 7 UV Index I Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High jClty Hi LoCond. | Peachtree City 90 67 pt sunny Perry 92 71 t-storm Rome 92 68 sunny Savannah 92 74 t-storm St. Simons Island9l 77 t-storm Statesboro 95' 76 t-storm Thomasville 92 74 t-storm Valdosta 92 73 t-storm Warner Robins 92 72 t-storm Waycross 93 72 t-storm i c “y Phoenix 105 86 pt sunny San Francisco 73 55 mst sunny Seattle 72 56 pt sunny St. Louis 91 68 sunny Washington, DC 90 69 mst sunny r \dr f will hold it’s A 1 > Annual Perr.v Praise Sing lon Sunday, August 27,2006 f sit o • (lupin* ■A * FI • . FF . • . W 1 First Baptist Church f p r • .* y • til | • with combined local choirs, W 11 J t. H i orchestra ana hand hells* _ ___..... _ ______ DYNAMIC MUSIC p A love offering will be accepted to Association’s “Transient Assistance Ministry” Cumberland tour plan opened for comment By GORDON JACKSON Morris News Service ST. MARYS - Two years ago, Congress passed legisla tion ordering the National Park Service to offer at least five and no more than eight daily tours to the north end of Cumberland Island. Now, it’s time for public input to determine the best way to implement the plan. The Park Servicescheduled a meeting on Tuesday at the Camden County Recreation Center in Kingsland to dis cuss options such as the types of vehicles that will be used for tours, how long they will last, the starting point, whether tours will be guided and who will offer them. John Fry, the national sea shore’s chief resource man ager, said the meeting will be the first step in writing a plan. The entire process will take about one year with other public comment peri ods after a draft plan is writ ten, he said. “There will be a whole host of options,” Fry said. “We’re looking for viable options. This is still early in the pro cess.” For example, tour groups may be taken to the north end of the island in a vari ety of ways, including large capacity passenger vans, cars, or even electric vehi cles. A horse and buggy tour could also be an option, Fry said. One consideration for the type of vehicle may be deter mined by the length of the tour, which still has to be established. It takes Park Service officials about one hour to drive to the north end of the island from the Dungeness dock, located at the island’s south end. The island’s main vehicle artery is a one-lane dirt road that stretches the length of the island. >- .The „ tour could simply shuttle visitors to the north WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 ♦ end of the island, or be more extensive, such as the wildlife tour on the island offered to guests staying at Greyfield Inn. The inn’s tour follows a circular route on the island that includes driving on the main road, a secondary road and below the high-tide line along the beach. Park Service officials will also consider different start ing points for the tours. One option would be for a tour to begin at Sea Camp, the dock at the south end of the barri er island where the majority of tourists disembark* from the ferry. Or, those planning to take the motorized tour could be taken to a dock near Plum Orchard mansion, located midway on the 17.5-mile long island, and be shuttled to the north end of the island. Another option might be to build a dock at the north end of the island and take visi tors there by boat. The plan will also deter mine whether the tours will be guided or visitors will be given brochures to help them recognize highlights on the island. And, it’s still unclear if the Park Service will con duct the tours, or whether an outside contractor will be given the chance to bid for the right to take visitors on the island, Fry said. Julie Mayfield, vice presi dent and general counsel for the Georgia Conservancy, said she has serious con cerns about the proposal, even though there’s little anyone can do to stop the tours from taking place. “It is mandated, but there is a lot of room within the mandate,” she said. “We’re trying to promote steps to minimize the impact [to the island’s wilderness area].” Mayfield said nobody knows how many visitors will want to pay for a motor ized tour of the island. 3A