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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville VOLUME 136, NUMBER 198 Below the Fold: Pre-K to be determined by lottery in 2007 Board of Education selects principals for new schools Friday October 13, 2006 The Home Journal's FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS ■ With school being out this week, Perry head football coach Andy Scott decided to take the team to see "Facing the Giants." Whether that was in preparation for West Laurens today remains to be seen. Elsewhere, the last time Northside and Baldwin met was in the Georgia Dome. Think the Braves still remember? Read previews of those two matchups, one regarding Westfield's softball team, the inaugural running of the Coach's Cup cross country race and more. -See 1B IN BRIEF Ikebana Mid-Georgia chapter to meet The Ikebana International Middle Georgia Chapter 112 will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Flint EMV building on Elberta Road. The meeting this month will feature Jackie Noll, of the Misho School of Ikebana, who will conduct a demonstration and workshop using pampass grass. Anyone interested in learning more about Ikebana is invited to attend. Note: The club provides supplies for visitors. For more information call Liz at 478-922-9668 or Pat at 478-474- 2615. Business to hold Women’s Workshop American Lube Fast will hold its inaugural Women's Workshop Nov. 5 from noon-4 p.m. The workshop will be held at the American Lube Fast location at 757 Highway 96 East in Bonaire. The workshop, according to a release, will provide “essential and valuable car maintenance and safety tips.” It will include three interactive learning stations that provide infor mation on how to check your oil, how to check tire pressure, how to change a tire and more. American Lube Fast, according to the release, will be providing free food and beverages. A drawing will be held for a grand prize package including oil changes for a year and a spa package. A children’s play area will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or call Rebecca Barfield at 850-698-7800 or visit any Bonaire-area American Lube Fast location. BIRTHDAYS 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. PERIODICAL 500 8 iiiill 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest i ■ ■ f i ■ i i. ■ 11 1 1. i! 1.. ■ ■. } i i i 1 1, 11 [,,, i i,,,,, || i,,, COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main uorary UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 306G2-OGG2 3-DIGIT 306 October 13, 2006 Serving Houston Cor\n Sinc e 1870 - - Police arrest robbery suspect By RA Y LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Houston County Sheriff’s Office had a suspect in custody about two and half hours following an armed robbery Wednesday. Frederick Maurice Marshall, 26, of Perry, was arrested for the armed rob bery of the Holiday Food Mart, which is located at 1130 North Houston Lake Road. Chicken coop dePille I ■ ,•)<« JL. ■M ENI/Gary Harmon Ronald Blanding from North Carolina prepares to leave the Perdue plant in Perry Thursday after having his truck weighed. Grant to add jobs, make Perry plant flagship By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Houston County Development Authority, which met Wednesday, is applying for a state grant to help with the Perdue Farms expansion. The Economic Development, Growth and Expansion grant for Perdue is the latest in funding assistance the Authority is giving to Perdue. About $155 million in revenue bonds have been approved so far for the expan sion of the chicken processing facility, which will add another 1,000 jobs by the time the expansion is complete Discord is my Shepherd ♦.. I £0& - s ./ 'fl g gpr L ’ - —-—, ....., .1, %., .iii, A.r4„.-'. rfc- .-... if. iffl, -aWMiI M.£ fffc «i~2 3 ENI Gary Hannon Erica Shepherd and Rhianna Martin show no fear on the Slingshot See 6A for more . www.hhjnews.com According to the Sheriff’s Office, Marshall entered the store brandish ing a pistol at about 10:35 a.m. and left on foot with an unde termined amount of cash With the assistance of the Centerville Police Department and tracking (2012 for the complete expansion; 2009 for the jobs to be established) and make the Perry plant Perdue’s flagship. About $lO million of the bonds to be paid back by Perdue Farms is for the cost of planning, design, acquisi tion, construction, installation and equipping of improvements to existing wastewater treatment facilities at the plant at 250 Ga. 247 Spur in Perry. According to the resolution in sup port of the grant application: It is the intention of the Authority to devel opment economic opportunities for dogs from the Central Correctional Institute the immediate area was sur rounded as a ground search was con ducted. Deputy James Spivey reportedly spotted Marshall exiting a wooded area on Dunbar road at U.S. 41 at about 1:10 p.m. He was then reportedly arrested without incident. Marshall has been charged See SUSPECT, page §A MARSHALL public good and general welfare of the citizens the expansion will create both new jobs and expanded opportunities for development of trade, commerce, industry and employment. In other business, Nicole Katsikides from the Department of Community Affairs reminded the Authority it was time to think about applying for com munity development block grants. The applications are due in April, and applicants can only apply every other year. Katsikides said another state See GRANT, page j/l Two sections • 12 pages Pre-K going to lottery Special to the Journal The Houston County Board of Education has approved the implemen tation of a lottery selec tion process for Pre- Kindergarten enrollment. In the past children have been enrolled on a first come, first-serve basis for the state-allotted number of openings. For the 2007-2008 school year, parents will have a full month to reg ister their Pre-K children which will then qualify see LOTTERY, page fA HCBOE names principals for new schools Special to the Journal The Houston County Board of Education, dur ing its monthly meet ing Tuesday approved Superintendent Danny Carpenter’s recommenda an Evans Family Newspaper] Candidates Held ?s at openfernm By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer “We’ve got our hands full with lots of tough candi dates out there,” said Jack O’Davis. O’Davis, a former candi date for state Senate against Sonny Perdue and Warner Robins City Council served as moderator for a candidate forum Tuesday night spon sored by the Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Chapter. The forum, O’Davis said during opening prayer, was “to get together and feel out these candidates.” There were the seven non partisan candidates for the three school district seats up for election in November - Districts 2, 4 and 6 - and the Democrat challenger and incumbent Republican for District 2 seat on the County Commission. Candidates were given a three-minute opening and two-minute closing state ment to open and close the forum. Some of the ques tions came from the 60 or so in attendance for the event. In the County Commission District 2 race, incumbent Jay Walker faces challenger Maurice Braswell. In the District 2 School Board race Kathy Brown and Marianne Melnick are running for the seat cur rently held by the retiring Jim Boswell. In the District 4 School Board race, incumbent Fred Wilson faces challenger John Gelreich, the 2004 STAR teacher at Northside High. In the District 6 race incum bent Griff Clements faces challengers Bob Swecker, a concerned parent, and Jehad Yasmin, an economics pro fessor at Fort Valley State University. Brown, an active parent, said she was running for the children of the district. “Without education our homes and businesses will dry up and go away.” Melnick, a former school system administrator said she would advocate that all policies be in the best interest of all the students. “It’s no secret the Houston County School System See FOR UM, page $A What you’ll need D Copy of official birth cer tificate D Certificate of Immunization (Georgia Form 3231) □ Ear, eye and dental screening (Georgia Form 3300) 0 Copy of Social Security card or waiver 0 Proof of residency (utility deposit verification, lease or rental agreement, signed home contract, etc.) Q Guardianship/custody orders if student does not live with natural parents 0 Proof of eligibility for any government assistance tions for principals for the three new schools open ing in August 2007. Dr. Douglas Rizer, who has been with the Houston County schools See NAMES, page $A