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Houston Unity linmwl VOLUME 136, NUMBER 183 Below the Fold: House candidates discuss health issues at forum B Insurance commissioner issues warning in regard Wednesday September 20,2006 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS ■ Perry’s Horseshoe Pitcher’s Club rolls to the Georgia Horseshoe Pitchers Association Interleague Championship. In football read previews of Perry’s and Westfield’s upcom ing games, as well as pro and college reports. In softball. Houston County’s Lady Bears are on top of the division. -See 1B IN BRIEF WR Rotary Club marks calendar dates The Warner Robins Rotary Club has set the following dates on its cal endar: ■ Oct. 17: Roast and fund raiser for State Rep. Willie Talton. Event is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. A silent auction will take place before dinner is served. Tickets are $35 each or S3OO for a table of 10; ■ Oct. 21 and 22: The Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival; ■ Nov. 14: The club's annual golf tournament at the Landings; ■ Dec. 12: The club's annual Christmas party, which will be held in Hangar One at the Museum of Aviation. Local students among VSU graduates The following area students are Summer 2006 graduates of Valdosta State University in Valdosta: Jesse Earhart Gilmour of Perry (Bachelor of Fine Arts - Mass Media), Jeffrey James Dixon of Warner Robins (Master of Public Administration), Ryan Richard Fallon of Warner Robins (Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy) and Kelly Lynn Williams of Warner Robins (Associate of Arts). BIRTHDAYS Today ■ W. C. “Bill” Cox - Happy 95th! 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. ANNIVERSARIES Today ■ Bill and Billie Cox - Happy 61st! DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Clyde E. Hackney, 77 ■ Nellie S. Williams, 82 INDEX LOCAL 2 A WEATHER 3 A OPINION 4 A SPORTS 1 B PERIODICAL 500 8 111 l 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Contest XjogJJ' 11 11 11 11 > ■ ■ 11 1 1 1 11 1 1, ■, i, 1 1 [,,, 11,, 1 11,,,,, I, I f a , ( f I COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 September 20, 2006 SI KV“ Hot s/m ( <>t LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville The ‘real’deal Council warns about annexation misgivings By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer They’re at it again. That was the warning issued by Warner Robins City Councilman Dean Cowart - not for the first time, apparently - during the council’s meeting Monday and in regard to real estate agents telling people they are not in the city or will not be annexed in. “They may not understand,” he Jk.—A iY' ' ilili > L, jd||L I? 'ip . Aft - dpUß* *■L-»T ft w Av. Jb' I'’ I •• .* Ttbl. i 1 , ' T v . WHL WBSm. M 1 Bilk !|!|ipp? I- •-*' Mffr XL..* , . , 1 I ~„„ u J 7" _-,; -® ImBI *\xim KP' VI "1 Ik |:f \ "**’ %‘^C Iv- * M H I / ■ ■ ■kh| -f' House candidates discuss health issues By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Healthcare is one of those issues that touches every individual and every family. At a candidate’s forum on Monday night, Tony Sellier told the audience about his fight with cancer, Beth Perera talked about her baby daughter’s heart sur www.hhjnews.com "They may not understand, (but) it will be annexed - Warner Robins Councilman Dean Cowart said, “(but) it will be annexed.” The paperwork may not show city taxes, Cowart added. It may not £&? [fcoa© tocos ££) gery and Ron Bass explained to the audience that the most recent replacement for his leg brace, which was provided by the Shriner’s when he was a child, had cost $8,200. The panel of candidates, which also included Rep. Larry O’Neal, Rep. Willie Talton, and Scott Taylor, didn’t seem to be debating as much as sharing points be in the city, but “if you have city sewer, you are most likely in the city,” he said. Mayor Donald Walker offered this explanation. He said that some sub divisions/developments came to the city and asked for city sewer. In the past, the city put the sewer in with the stipend that the land be annexed once it became contiguous with city limits. “It’s part of the covenant,” Walker said. “It will come in when it’s con of view and values that were often similar. Where they differed had to do mainly with root causes and solu tions. The event, held at Middle Georgia Technical College, was sponsored by HODAC, Families Against Methamphetamine Abuse and the local chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally 111. Three sections • 18 pages Robins Air Force Base personnel J Ae/d a ceremony Monday to com memorate the Air Force’s 59th birthday. Part of the ceremony, which was even tually moved indoors due to rain show ers, featured the most senior ranking mem ber (Maj. Gen . Allan Poulin) and junior rank ing (Airman Christopher Reed) cutting the birthday cake. TOP: Attendees salute the flag. INSET: The cake has to be taken indoors. RJfICWy Burton* Key topics included the shortage of trauma centers around the state, funding for indigent care, meeting the needs of the uninsured, long-term services for men tally ill adults, rehabilita tion for substance abus ers and the growing prob lem of methamphetamine addiction, the impact of illegal aliens on healthcare See ISSUES, page 6A tiguous to city limits.” That stipend is a former practice of the city. Now the city requires annexation before putting sewer lines in. Cowart also advised people plan ning to buy homes in the Warner Robins area to: “Please read your documents.” Apparently you could add the word “especially” if you’re looking at the Windsor Heights subdivision. See CONCERNS, page 6A Perry drug dog hits on 3 hsofmeth By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer A traffic stop Sunday night led Perry Police to three pound of meth. The stop for a win dow tint violation and failure to maintain lane was made about 6:30 p.m. Sunday according to Perry Police Captain Heath Dykes. Field Training Officer John Kessler made the traffic stop on a silver Ford Escort with Florida tags on southbound Interstate 75 by mile mark er 138, Dykes said. “Based on the inconsistencies in the driver’s story,” Dykes said, Sgt. Ron Brainard and his canine Rex were called to the scene. “They (Kessler and Brainard) work together,” Dykes explained on traffic stops along the interstate. “The dog hit on the car,” Dykes said, and officers found three pounds of crys tal methamphetamine inside a book bag in the car. Dykes said Rex has been with the department about four to five months. He has found four pounds of marijuana about See METH, page 6A Oxendine warns of fraudulent contest winnings Special to the Journal Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said numerous individuals in Georgia and other states have been sent bogus letters and checks regarding con test winnings in an attempt to defraud them “Anyone who gets this let ter or check should throw them away,” Oxendine said. “Do not attempt to deposit the check, do not respond to the letter, and do not send them any money.” The letter, under a forged MAG Mutual Insurance Company letterhead, claims that recipients won $250,000 in a contest. The mailing includes a worthless check, allegedly backed by MAG Mutual, for approximately $2900 to cover “administrative See CONTEST, page 6A BUCHHEIT