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♦ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006 6A — —w vm" — j ” ,s§|r®" SKr ■'iSSfe l m In 4’’\ '■***' .» ~y,mjm ' Bth. " ’ ..I! LT ftp KNI/Giry Hannon 7Wo Houston County firemen feed one of the hoses to firemen inside the smoking home that caught fire early Thusday morning on Feagin Mill Road. Morning fire destroys home From Staff Reports An early morning blaze destroyed a home at 125 Feagan Mill Road near Moody Road Thursday morning. A family of six lost everything, but suffered no injuries. Houston County Fire Chief Jimmy Williams said that the call came in shortly before 7 a m. and firefighters from five county stations, as well as from Warner Robins responded. He noted that the fire spread through the house to the attic and the destruction was total. Williams said that two military personnel from Robins Air Force Base saw the smoke on their way to work and stopped to assist the family, which included three children. Also the local chapter of i \ yc i i ’Bpg~SPWL A v aa&a* A- JT HL m. \ ML ENI/Gary Harmon Jason Morrison is braced by Hartley Cates as they put water on the fire. BNI/Gary Harmon A Houston County fireman feeds more hose to Cates as firemen on the inside spray the still smoking home. HUNT From page iA brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address was 400 Duke Ave. in Warner Robins. He pled guilty to child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes Oct. 20, 2000, and was sen tenced to 15 years to serve five. According to court docu ments he was also banished from Houston County with probation turned over to LETTER From page 4A seniors can get the dignity and respect they deserve. Our elder population is rapidly increasing. By 2030, the number of older ENI/Gary Harmon Houston County fireman, Jason Morrison, looks through the charred remains of the home. the American Red Cross arrived to help the family members with emergency assistance and housing. The chief did not know that full Twiggs County and ordered to stay away from the victim and her mother. He was indicted on two addi tional charg es of aggra vated child molestation, which were not pros- 1491 \ AULTMAN ecuted in exchange for the guilty plea. After getting out of prison, Aultman violated the special Americans is expected to reach 71 million, or about 20 percent of the U.S. popu lation. Georgia’s population aged 60 and above is expect ed to increase 81.6 percent between 1990 and 2010. The Elder Justice Act will better ensure that older and names of the family, but said that there were three chil dren, ages 16, 14 and 8. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. conditions of his probation on Jan. 24 of this year. He was found guilty Feb. 21 and sentenced to 60-120 days at the probation deten tion center and restored to reporting probation after that time. The warrant for his arrest was issued in August for vio lation of probation is for fail ure to gain approval before moving. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call local law enforce ment or Macon Regional Crimestopers at 742-2330. at-risk adults will live their lives in dignity and safety. We eagerly anticipate the passage of this legislation by Congress. Becky A. Kurts, Esq. Georgia State Long-Term Care Ombudsman LOCAL COUNTY From page lA was tabled at the last meet ing. The applicants agreed to the lower density R-2 zoning for the 46.261 acres off Dunbar Road. The tract is zoning R-l in the county and the original request had been for R-3. Commissioner Jay Walker excused himself from the otherwise unanimous vote because he lives within three miles from the tract. Commission Chairman Ned Sanders asked Centerville City Attorney Rebecca Tydings for assurance the parcel would not be rezoned again to a higher density one in the city, as had hap pened with Warner Robins last month. Tydings said the request went before the city pan ning board at R-2. “The city will not entertain a rezoning request on this,” she said. In other business the commissioners approved: ■ The rezoning of 2.35 acres on Ga. 96 from R-l to C-2 for Tom Brightman of Peach Blossom Development Co. County Building Official Tim Andrews said the appli cant plans to renovate the existing structure for use as a grading and development busi ness. Commissioner Tom McMichael asked if he planned to annex into Warner Robins, express ing some concern about septic tank capabilities in the area. “The soil in the area is a mixture of gumbo and kale,” McMichael said. “I don’t know how it’s going to perk.” According to the appli cation, public wastewater treatment will be provid ed by the city. WRECK From page iA transported to Florida Hospital Lake Placid where he was pronounced dead by the emergency room doctor. Getman reportedly drove off the roadway onto the right shoulder and into the grass edge of the road where he lost control and began to overturn. The motorcycle reportedly came to a final rest on the grassed shoul der partially ejecting the driver, who was not wear ing any protective head gear and sustained seri ous head trauma. nmOFUHLSUESUST-WATSINIIIIAini iwm m m m m m* 1996 GMC Sierra 55»156 54 999 06 146542 VBAT.IEATH 2000 Toyota Tundra 050594-154 $4 999 00 252773 VBAICOCASSIEATH 2002 Pont* F jeW Trans 121740-118 515 900 00 47555 VB.6SPO.COW 20 2003 Ford Taurus 273140461 5690000 65338 AT.CD 2003 Kia Spectra 24544541 $3.999 00 96721 4CYL.MT 2003 Ford Mustang 406351453 $11.500 00 35963 VBAT.CD 2003 Ford ExpKxer 842244-155 $15.49900 65114 V 6 2004 Ford Explorer 893818-L63 $14.00000 66672 V6CDCASS 2004 Dodge Caravan 529355414 $15.500 00 40682 V6.CD 2004 Pondac Vt* 439694-112 $13.500 00 23464 AT.V4.CD 2004 Toyota Ray 4 036994448 $18,990.00 36309 ATCASS.CDV4 2006 Keystone Camper372BH 130799-119 $16.90000 0 2006 Chevy Stoado 108626451 sl3 500 00 21128 V6AIAWFM 2006 Chevrolet CosradO 171515-13 $22,500 00 10459 AT.VS.CO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STEREO AW-ALL MEEI DRIVE UhIUGGAGERACK SR-SUWtOOf MUMANUAI TRANSMISSION CASS=CASSETTE STEREO 4WD=FOtIR WHEEL DRIVE STR-STORAGE ““PRICES GOOD AS OF OCTOBER 4, (*** New Units) “‘PRICES GOOD AS OF OCTOBER 5.2066 FOR UNITS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT www.robiasfcu.org UNITS CAN BE SEEN AT ROBINS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. 803 V4ATSON BtVD WAITER ROWIS YOU MAY CALL TOMMY AT 923-3773 EXT x 2420 OR x 2406 VIEWING TIME FOR UNITS ARE MONDAY MU FRIDAY 800 A M Til 59) P M AND SATURDAYS FROM 90W4 TILL 12 35 PM IF AFTER VIEWNG THE IMS, YOU WISH TO PURCHASE ONE YOU MAY CALL OR STOP BY ANY OF OUR BUNCHES ALL UWTS SOLD AS IS" ALL UNITS ARE SOLD ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS IN THE EVENT THAT MORE THAN ONE PERSON EXPRESSES AN INTEREST IN THE SAME VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME, THE VEHICLE WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDOER UNITS CAN BE PURCHASED AT ROBINS FCU CAR SALES LOT OR FROM OUR COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT 803 WATSON BLVD SALES TAX OF 7H Y*L APPLY TO AIL INSTATE SALES OR WERE APPLICABLE SALES TAX RATE BASED ON PURCHASE LOCATION OF HOUSTON COUNTY ■ Two special exceptions on U.S. 341 South. Pat Ellis received approval for a mobile home hardship, which permits her to put a manufactured home next to her home to care for her mother. Ellis owns 264.692 acres on U.S. 341 South. The request included a let ter from her mother’s doc tor. The second special exemption was for a cell phone tower at the 2-acre AT&T compound at the intersection of U.S. 341 and the Golden Isles Parkway. Larry Sheets of Sheets Communications said the 253-foot tower was needed for fill a gap in the Cingular service in the area. He said a nearby county water tank, at 140 feet, did not give us the height we need to con nect to the other sights.” McMichael expressed some concern about Utility Services objection, but made the motion to approve based the Utility Services statement that it could not dispute Sheets’ study. Utility Services mar kets the county water tow i^3Sl ftV PsslMft Iffiffepej IS leaiitn'g ®l@ fitoasMtetis. 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The area is zoned Residential-Agricultural and requires 200 feet of road frontage and one acre to put anything on it.” The second tract, a .27- acre parking lot for area businesses between Carroll and Main streets in Perry, near the old courthouse, was the site of the old coun ty jail now and is zoned C-3 (heavy commercial). It is valued at $27,100 accord ing to the Tax Assessor’s Office. Une Ad* Deadline: 2 day* prior at 4pm Display Ad* Deadline: 2 days prior at Noon C«fl Us At 47t-9i7.1523 or fax: 475.995-9194 I Specializing in surgery of ingrown toenails, heel spurs, hammer toes. Imnions. also diabetic foot case. New patients are w elcome bx appointment We accept most private insurance plans. I 00037532 I 00038894