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♦ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2006 8A Child molester back in jail By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Convicted child molester Charles Edward King is back in jail again. King, 45, was arrested Tuesday for violating the terms of his probation again. He has three previous viola tions of the terms and/or conditions of his probation since being released from prison in 2003. He pled guilty to and was sentenced to 10 years, two to serve, Aug. 2, 2001, in Houston County Superior Court for child molestation. The offense occurred Jan. 21, 2001 and King was given credit for his pre-trial con finement. The special conditions of his sentence included the special conditions for sex offenders and to stay away from the victim and her mother. King registered with the PROJECTS From page lA to Russell parkway. He said the widening of Moody south to Ga. 127 is part of the 2006 SPLOST. Georgia Asphalt bid $4,190,346.62 for the Moody Road project. The Macon company had the low bid at $6,141,862.80 for the Carl Vinson/Leverette project, which was almost $2 mil lion lower than Folsom’s $8,008,630 bid. The 30-month project includes the widening of Carl Vinson Parkway from Russell Parkway to Watson Boulevard from two to five lines and the widening of Leverette Road from two to. three lanes from Houston Lake Road to Corder Road. If done in 24 months, there AIRPORT From page iA non-conforming uses to remain, but as the non-con forming pre-existing struc tures are abandoned or destroyed, they cannot be replaced. Andrews said there is a tower within the zone. Sanders, a pilot, said the tower is charted on pilot’s maps. “Once precision instrument approach is in use at the airport, planes could be coming in as low as 200 feet.” Commissioner Larry Thomson added, “if some one hits a 150-foot struc ture, he shouldn’t be there. He should know where he is.” The ordinance also applies to trees, limiting them to 75 feet in the specified zones. Other restrictions include no use of the land or water to create electrical interference with navigational signals or radio communications; to make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between airport lights and other lights; to impair pilots’ visibility by glare; or create bird strike hazards. In the 1,700-foot segment of the approach zone and the end of the primary runway the following are prohibited: • Churches, schools, lodg es, clubs, theaters, hospitals, institutions and other places of public assembly; • Multi-family dwell ings in excess of four units per structure or in a group development; • Storage of hazardous materials and any use where a concentration of people and the presence of hazard ous materials is customary. Anything built in the zone requires a permit from the county and the needs approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Andrews said the restric tions are similar in language to those for Robins Air Force Base and the conditions only apply to the unincorporated areas of Houston County. Thomson asked if Peach County had been contacted or was enacting similar legis lation, as part of the airport is in Peach County. “We can ask them,” Sanders said. state Sex Offender Registry Feb. 24, 2003, after complet ing his original prison time, according to the registry. In November of 2003, his probation was revoked for 60-90 days to serve in the detention center, according to court records. The revo cation was suspended upon his comple tion of sex offender and drug treatment programs. In October of 2004, Allen failed to report as instructed to his proba tion officer —J*— -—- KING with the disposition of that case on April of 2005. On Jan. 21, Allen had a new felony arrest, according to court records and was held in the County Jail until Feb. 21, with additional stipula- is a five percent bonus to the contractor. Stalnaker said all major projects from the 2001 SPLOST the county was tasked with are now under construction except Feagin Mill Road. He said the five county projects and one Centerville project were all done with county staff. He commended the county staff for the efforts. In a road-related matter, James McGhee of Henderson asked when Hodge Road would be paved. He said he is “trying to better my community, trying to turn a facility into a daycare center on Hodge Road. McGhee even went to the neighbors along the unpaved road between Ga. 26 and Kersey road, and acquired signatures of support for what he was doing, and the In a related matter, the commissioners approved the appointment to the Perry- Houston County Airport Authority of Peach County Commission Chairman James Khourv as an ex-offi cio member of the authority. Sanders said Peach County is a player in the airport as a portion of the airport is in Peach County.” Commissioner Tom McMicheal has some reser vations, saying he remem bered, “when Peach County walked away from the air port. I don’t want to see that / rWim, ' S ■- i AW 1 / Mr ’ml * * if S'M % /# . m ,: ) ' u S ■s•. £ . WtdSwMffljßßto&'y'.-:, ■•; |. %K£ /^BSBBMBHM[Mra|WE^ > fct : . -^^Mfi^l 1 % ■ ■ - v S »$&&&* ''"■■■ sSgSi|§|B&s W - r J? , ‘-S C/ Lainee Grimes BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 5 .fc Second Session fall classes begin October 16 on campuses in Macon Ft Warner Robins tions upon his release. Those stipulations includ ed attending and successful ly completing an out-patient drug treatment program at Unlimited Visions, attend ing and successfully complet ing Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and sex offender counseling at the Houston County Sheriffs Office. He also had to live in Warner Robins. The conditions had been previously imposed and a violation of any special con dition could result in revoca tion in full probation, mean ing he’d be sent back to state prison for the remainer of his original 10-year sen tence. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry, King last lived at 5627 U.S. 341 S. Room 25, in Fort Valley and his address was last verified on Sept. 27. paving of the road. Stalnaker said the road was not on the SPLOST list and the county has unsuccessfully attempt ed to acquire right-of-way to pave the road in the past. “All of the right of way on the east side is owned by one individual who is not willing to work with us. Those on the west side are amenable, but we can’t take all the right of way on the west side or the road will be up in the houses there.” Sanders explained, “we have to bring the road up to county standards before we can pave them." with rights of way and setbacks. McGhee asked if he could talk with the property owner. Sanders told him it was his “free speech right to try.” happen again.” Sanders assured him “it's a different time and differ ent people.” Peach, Houston and Perry are working together so the airport can qualify for a 75/25 cost share grant from the Air Georgia Financial Assistance Initiative for Rural Georgia. Houston is not considered rural, but Peach is under the state guidelines. The county is using the SPLOST funded Airport Road re-alignment as the 25 percent matching portion of the grant to get a total of $2.6 million. LOCAL »fSaNfiffiKL / 2 2 m>Mm si\ ' ' hK. iP gR> _ ' m JR ftf*' H _• » hPPP||^B mm jg y*f'rt 11 f (i Codi Dixon explains the Smoak family graves during the Perry High School drama class production of "A Ramble Through Evergreen Cemetery,” a narration of the lives of deceased Perry families. . s 4-s?£- *% f> l BBBb HSHHr mT •>**... i-:. iff# whbb BR KNI/Garv Harmon Ashley Hall plays the role of Mary Katherine Neil’s best friend, mourning her death. RATE From page iA side as annexation pro ceeds. - A detailed landscaping amendment to the city code was approved. This amend ment sets standards and requirements for amenities such as gazebos and signs, as well as for decorative paving, street trees, hedges, shrubs, grass and vines. In a seperate but related - in regard to beautifica tion - subject work ses sions and discussions must be held first, but citizens in all Perry neighborhoods can expect a crackdown on "The professors hold students to a higher standard here and offer lots of help. The quality of education at Macon State is exceptionall" Evergreen excellence unmown grass in the future, and probably a require ment that property owners maintain the right-of-way strip between sidewalks and streets. Discussions are under way to tighten up on city regulations regarding yard maintenance. There were no final votes on rezoning and annexation requests at the meeting, although several are now in the process of moving from first to second readings. The second phase .of the Walker Farm subdivision, which will eventually reach from Sam Nunn Blvd. to Thomson Road, is under discussion now. Planners say it will have a boule The Second Session term for Fall is only 8 weeks long (October 16 - December 7), Check out the complete schedule of classes at maconstate.edu (click on Academics, then Class Schedules) and CALL NOW! Contact the Office of Admissions: 471-2800 or 1-800-272-7619 maconstate.edu M MACON STATE COLLEGE THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL vard from Thomson to Sam Nunn, and council mem bers have specified that no homes should have direct access to either the main highways or the boulevard. Developer Charlie McGlamry spoke to coun cil about the Wooden Eagle subdivision plans with will be at the southwest corner of Sandefur Road and Lake Joy Road. Final votes on these proj ects have not been made. Best Cooks In Perry! green dertw It’s Not Too Late to Begin or Continue Your College Studies This Fall! F.NI/Gary Harmon