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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
VOLUME 136, NUMBER 211
Below the Fold: Police seek suspect in stabbing ■ City of Perry to honor veterans during annual ceremony
Thursday
November 2,2006
The Home Journal s
FRONT
PORCH
IN SPORTS
■ Houston County is not tak
ing for granted Valdosta is last
in the region as the Bears get
set to take on the Wildcats.
Elsewhere, the Demons will be
trying to rebound from their loss
to Tift County while Northside
can clinch the subregion with a
win over Westside.
- See 1B
IN BRIEF
Huntington to host
family portrait event
Huntington Middle School is host
ing a family portrait event Nov. 11
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Nov. 12
from noon-5 p.m. Pictures will be
taken by A Moment In Time. AMIT
will provide a variety of backgrounds
for families to choose from and offers
several photo packages as well as
photo Christmas cards. There are no
sitting fees, but appointments must
be scheduled with AMIT in advance.
Contact Latisha Arnold at AMIT
at 478-225-3001 or 256-7222 if you
have any questions, are ready to
make an appointment or for package
pricing.
Westfield Schools to
hold Fall Festival
The Westfield Schools in Perry will
hold its annual Fall Festival Saturday
from 4-7 p.m. on the school campus
located at 2005 Highway 41 South.
Sponsored by the Westfield Parent
Teacher Association, the festival will
include food, games, prizes, a live
auction, inflatables and more.
Journal aims to
recognize veterans
Hey veterans. We want you ... to
tell us and the readers a little about
yourself. To that end, and in prepara
tion for your day, Veterans Day Nov.
11, we’re asking you to do just that.
We’re asking you to submit a little bit
about yourself, who you are, where
you live now (just the city is fine),
what branch of service you serve
or served in and the timeframe you
served (i.e. 1947-1967), places you
were stationed and maybe even your
greatest accomplishment.
We would even like to have a
picture of you in your hey-day (i.e. in
uniform). You can e-mail your sub
missions to Don Moncrief. managing
editor, at donm@evansnewspapers.
com or hhj@evansnewspapers.com
(the latter please if you’ve got photos
attached). Or, you can mail them
to: 1210 Washington Street, Perry
31096.
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By NANCY HAWK
Journal Staff Writer
The Georgia National Fairground and
Agricenter’s Reaves Arena was Filled
with a renewing grassroots energy.
Families "with children in tow were electric
with the excitement of seeing the President
of the United States, George W. Bush, during
his visit Tuesday.
The event unfolded with long lines of sup
porters waiting patiently to work through
the seven security screening stations.
There reasons for attending were many.
“I am here to support Mac Collins,” said
Scott Long of Perry. “I wanted be part of the
message that we do not want that west coast
agenda here in Georgia.”
Said Jimmy and Liz Carson Keith from
Tifton - “We are here to see the President.
It is a good opportunity to support him and
our values.”
Emily Welch, age 7, of Julliette was not
so bold. She was a bit shy but made it clear
what - or rather who - she really wanted to
see was: “the President.”
One other, Tim Wilkinson of Warner
Robins had this to say: “It is an educational
experience I wanted to give my son. I want
him to see the process. ”
Once inside the arena, it was almost a party
atmosphere. The crowd in the stands on the
left even spent the time until the President’s
arrival in a stadium wave contest.
Chants of “USA. USA, “ was the consis
tent mantra of the evening.
Coverage of the event had many from
Washington DC to include a team from the
BBC, journalists from the Atlanta Journal
Constitution, even a web journalist, David
Trivino of purepolitics.com. Most of the jour
nalist found Perry the easy stop to make in
this particular campaign trail.
Security remained tight, with the local
sheriffs, local police even Centerville officers
on duty to maintain that security.
Saxby Chambliss’ opening remarks
attempted to reach out to the support base
- “Your dedication and your commitment is
how we will continue down the road to suc
cess, this election,” he said.
The President came in escorted by Sonny
Perdue and Mac Collins. Collins declared to
the President he should know that he was
now in the heart of the “Junkyard Dogs” and
the Georgia Tech “Wasps.”
He also sent a message to farms, while
assuring: “When I returned to Washington
as a member of the Agriculture commit
tee that the President would receive a new
2007 bill that would focus on development
of Ethanol as a viable form of energy for this
nation.”
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What they were saying ...
“This was just one of the coolest once in a
lifetime experiences.”
- Houston County senior Robert W. Barts
“I really enjoyed the president’s speech.
I agree with him about gay marriages and
think that it isn’t right. I also think that tax
cuts should be permanent. I know when
I look at may paycheck that tax cuts are
important to me.”
- Houston County senior Brandon Powers
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“I enjoyed how chilled George Bush was,
laid back and relaxed. It was like he was
speaking to me. I just think he was amazing
and his ideas were clear to me.”
- Houston County senior Craig Wade
OOOCM
“I came to support Bradley Hughes. I
am involved when it comes to how politics
are run. I just really enjoyed the presidents
speech."
- Taylor County resident James William
Whitley
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“I really think the part about tax cuts was
important. I consider myself a democrat but I
am most for getting all the information."
- Taylor County resident James William
Whitley Quintan Talton
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“(Jokingly) We are so pleased that George
Bush could come to the ‘Rally in the Valley.’
But seriously we all need to support the
President. He has a tough job.”
- Rally in the Valley (Fort Valley) event coor
dinator Brenda Rogers
ODEX3
“George Bush is a great motivator. We
enjoyed being a part of this. We have been
coming to the area for 10 years and the peo
ple here are great.”
- Ormond Fla., visitors Greg and Marilyn
Sanders
Two sections • 20 pages
A terminal case ...
Vision 20/20 poses
? ol joint use lor
Rollins AFO runway
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
“I want Vision 20/20 to get a vision
for the future,” said Chairman Harold
Edwards, the mayor of Centerville during
the group’s meeting Monday.
To that end, Edwards asked for input
from fellow Vision 20/20 members on
future plans the recommending body
could do to make an impact.
“I’d like some input on where we’d like
to see this body move,” he said, “to make
a real difference.”
And, Edwards, a retired airline pilot,
had his own ideas on just that. He pro
posed looking at a joint use of Robins Air
Force Base for commercial airline traffic.
He also suggested putting the terminal at
the north end of the base.
Warner Robins City Councilman Doug
McDowell said the city's recent land swap
at the north end of the base “opens up
avenues for that.”
“The time is coming when Atlanta is not
so viable,” Edwards said “Businessmen
are losing two business days now to get
to and through the airport, one day each
way,” he said.
See USE, page 6A
"Our location is more
convenient. Atlanta traffic
is gridlocketf and there are
baggage waits of up to six
hours. People would rather
come this way, than go that
way.”
- Centerville mayor Harold Edwards
City to honor veterans
By NANCY HAWK
Journal Staff Writer
The “11th hour of the 11th day of
the 11th month”, the “war to end all
wars” was over. Originally designated as
Armistice Day, in 1954 President Dwight
Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming Nov.
11 as Veterans Day.
Today, Veterans Day ceremonies are an
annual event around the country.
In Perry the annual Salute to Veterans
will be held that day at Rozar Park. The
event is presented by American Legion
Post 24 and VFW Post 6126.
The guest speaker for the event will be
Congressman Jim Marshall. Marshall is
serving his second term in Congress and
represents Georgia’s 3rd Congressional
District, a mostly rural district covering
31 counties in Middle Georgia.
Assisting in the ceremonies will be the
Perry High School AF JROTC, the Perry
High School band. The national anthem
will be sung by Susanna Agnew.
, Masters of Ceremonies will be Chief
Master Sgt. Lelan Callan.
The American Legion Auxiliary,
See VETERANS, page 6A
Police seek suspect in stabbing
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Warner Robins Police have identified
Brandon Driskell as a
suspect in the Monday
night stabbing of 20-
year-old Jeremy Holden
on American Boulevard.
A warrant has been
signed on Driskell, 21,
of 211 Wisconsin Avenue
in Warner Robins, for
aggravated assault in the
stabbing. Holden told
police he was assaulted
in the roadway in front of 613 American
Blvd. by a group of males.
During the assault, Holden was
stabbed in the chest and was taken to the
See SUSPECT, page 6A
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