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iMh Aimmmi 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. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Joe Leigh DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Mary Dorraugh PERIODICAL 500 liiiiilil 8 im 55108*00001 * 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Contest l..lfifl.i.*li..fli..«.|.||f((.|f. ( .|| |,||,ii|| COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DiGiT 306 November 2, 2006 k,„w 'Ufm.mrfiWiTte/OT Rewind - Perry time Bush scores high marks in visit * \g ■ . /.•: ,*’ ; y ■ w wmb foam ~ jfc 1 :£} ■ mW * W jl / j m Mm y *' H ’ % BL P ■ ■ *Jf ■ feJMIBir bhAhJ w ■ wt « - - 1 Wm > I—l dfIHIHLJ ML *?mm www.hhjnews.com 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.” onoos 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 onoo “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 □oon “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 OOOC3 “(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 an EvanS Family N tews pa per' DRISKELL