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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Mamkm ikuly Tjuuruiii Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Pony, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews. com Reader DROP® Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours ot 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, GA 31069 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 Two friends in fatal traffic accident BRUNSWICK (MNS) - Jacob Nyenhuis and Matt McCormick were as close as brothers. The young St. Simons Island men gradu ated together from Glynn Academy and were fresh men at the University of Georgia. On Sunday night, they were driving back to Athens during a heavy rainstorm after spending the weekend at home with family and friends when Nyenhuis’ car skidded into the path of an oncoming pickup truck, according to Georgia State Patrol troopers. Nyenhuis, 18, was killed in the collision. McCormick, also 18, sustained multiple injuries in the crash about 8:10 p.m. on Georgia 15 at Eley Road near Greensboro in North Georgia, said Trooper Thomas Bailey, who is lead investigator in the fflt tw» ' , f&m. '>>;• INhuU# y-jkjSmK .;%.>' I* M-otio# ifjFHT^ OCTOBER * 6-15, 2006 * NEW STUDENT PASS October 10, 11, 12 Discount Admission with New! 3-Day Student Pass slo.oo* *certain restrictions apply + ft''* jgfi YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S Todays Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Thu 9/28 86/53 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:28 AM 7:25 PM Fri 9/29 76/48 Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the up per 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:29 AM 7:24 PM I Viw'ru i wiPwlih* I Georgia At A Glance 1 7 ar \ 78/48 Augusta y/; |'jv^B6/55 Ip Warner Robins t. \ Savannah Area Cities HlLoCond. [City Albany 89 58 mst sunny Athens 82 49 pt sunny Atlanta 78 48 pt sunny Augusta 86 55 mst sunny Bainbridge 89 60 mst sunny Brunswick 86 65 pt sunny Cartersville 77 47 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 65 46 t-storm Columbus 85 54 pt sunny Cordele 88 57 mst sunny National Cities Hi Lo Cond. City Atlanta 78 48 pt sunny Boston 74 61 pt sunny Chicago 55 42 rain Dallas 78 56 mst sunny Denver 69 47 mst sunny 02005 American Profile Hometown Content Service accident. McCormick was listed in critical condition Monday at Athens Regional Medical Center, a hospital spokes man said. The pickup truck driver, LaToya Peek, 32, of Greene County, suffered minor inju ries. She was treated and released from Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, Bailey said. Shooting string erupts in Savannah SAVANNAH (MNS) - Two men are dead and at least six others are wounded after a string of apparently unre lated shootings erupted in Savannah over an eight hour period Monday. The two homicide victims include an 18-year-old and a 31-year-old, both from Savannah. One of the wounded was an innocent bystander grazed by a stray bullet. Two more of the injured were hurt in a For details Click: www.georgianationalfair.com Call: 478/987*3247 or 800/987*3247 (Georgia only) Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Perry • 1*75 • Exits 134 & 135 JtfcJ Sat 9/30 71/54 Sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:3OAM 7:22PM tfrr- _ ■ B w We Celebrate Hometown Life [city Dalton 72 47 t-storm Dillard 74 44 t-storm Dublin 88 53 mst sunny Duluth 77 46 pt sunny Gainesville 78 50 pt sunny Helen 76 46 t-storm Lagrange 81 48 pt sunny Macon 85 51 mst sunny Marietta 77 46 pt sunny Milledgeville 85 52 mst sunny [Cit7 Houston 88 65 pt sunny Los Angeles 80 60 pt sunny Miami 89 75 t-storm Minneapolis 52 42 pt sunny New York 74 60 pt sunny car crash caused by a fleeing gunman, according to police. Police arrested one gunman and are still searching for the others. Investigators are still trying to determine their motives, but do not think the shootings are related. “We have nothing to indicate they are connect ed,” Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police spokes man Sgt. Mike Wilson said. However, detectives do believe the first three inci dents involved individu als who knew each other, said Major James Barnwell, commander of the Criminal Investigations Division. “They weren’t just out here targeting innocent citi zens,” he said. “They have no respect for property and no value for life. And we at SCMPD are not going to tolerate having our innocent citizens accosted and caught in the crossfire of people tak ing their frustrations out on each other with violence.” STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Metltewson ■Where Mhfdte Oemryta Turns ter Sews" Sun 10/1 76/58 Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 7:30 AM 7:21 PM Moon Phases • r New First Sep 22 Sep 30 m a Full Last Oct 7 Oct 14 UV Index Thu 9/28 8 Very High Fri 9/29 8 Very High Sat 9/30 W Very High Sun 10/1 3 Very High Mon 10/2 p 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. o nhim mmm 11 H^^Cond!^ [pity Peachtree City 80 45 pt sunny Perry 87 52 mst sunny Rome 76 46 t-storm Savannah 88 60 mst sunny St. Simons Islandß6 65 pt sunny Statesboro 91 61 mst sunny Thomasville 89 61 mst sunny Valdosta 88 61 mst sunny Warner Robins 86 52 mst sunny Waycross 89 59 mst sunny [Cit7 Hi Lo Cond. Phoenix 101 78 pt sunny San Francisco 69 52 mst sunny Seattle 75 52 sunny St. Louis 62 43 pt sunny Washington, DC 78 53 pt sunny 4 jC: Mon 10/2 78/58 Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:31 AM 7:20 PM HI Lo Cond. Hi Lo Cond. 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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 < State appeals photo ID ruling ATLANTA (AP) - The state has filed an appeal to a Superior Court judge’s rul ing which declared Georgia’s photo ID law unconstitution al, blocking enforcement of the law in this fall’s general election. The appeal was filed Monday by Attorney General Thurbert Baker on behalf of Gov. Sonny Perdue and *4 ' | I r t ■j \ * v *v,* # # t I ■! The Cochran Firm lawyers will be at the following locations on Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday October Ist, 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. the state Board of Elections. Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. last week reject ed the state’s latest attempt to require voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls. 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