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VOLUME 136, NUMBER 215
Below the Fold: Land use plan brings developers, lawyers out of Oaky Woods M Airman court-martialed for desertion
Wednesday
November 8, 2006
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
IN SPORTS
Look for: Perry’s Robby Taylor
takes an “old school" approach to
football as the Panthers (separate
story) prepare to host Spalding in the
Region 4-AAA play-in game.
- See 1B
IN BRIEF
Gunn Road to have
lane shift Friday
Friday, construction crews will be
installing a waterline on Gunn Road
just west of U.S. 41.
The roadway will not be closed,
but the work will require a lane shift.
Traffic will be routed to the shoulder
on the south side of Gunn Road.
There will be flagmen on either side
of the construction to direct traffic.
The lane shift will be in place for
most of the day according to the
Warner Robins Police Department.
The city’s Utility Department will
supervise the construction.
Informed Citizens
United to meet
A meeting of Informed Citizens
United, a public policy issues discus
sion and action group, will be held
at Fuddrucker's at 133 Margie Drive
Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
The featured speaker will be Capt.
Glenn Queener of the Warner Robins
Salvation Army. He will, according to
a ICU release, "discuss the role of
this private organization in meeting
many needs within our community.”
The public is invited to attend.
MGC Peacock Gallery
to host exhibition
Middle Georgia College's Peacock
Gallery announced this past week it
will be hosting an exhibition by art
ist Bridget Conn. The exhibit enti
tled “Memory Womb” will begin on
Monday and will remain in the gallery
until Jan. 18, 2007.
An opening reception will be held
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday and will
include a gallery talk and question
and answer session.
Democratic women’s
club to meet
The Middle Georgia Democratic
Womens’ Club and Houston County
Democrats will be meeting at
Audrey's Bistro on Margie Drive in
Centerville Nov. 18 at 9 a.m. A buffet
will be available for $5. Reservations
are required. E-mail Beth Perera
by Nov. 16 at BETH@CHEFBETH.
COM or call her 953-1933.
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
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VOTES ARE IN
Projected winners Include:
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Julie Werner campaigns Tuesday in front of the courthouse.
Perdue wins again
Collins-Marshall too close to call
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
A battle that began
when Democrats still ruled
Georgia ended decisively
Tuesday when Republican
Gov. Sonny Perdue swept
to a second term, defeating
the man who once told him
“Cry me a river,” when he
complained that he couldn’t
get his bills voted on.
At press time, with 81 per
cent of the state’s voting
precincts reporting, Perdue
had over 59 percent of the
vote, with 886,970 votes to
Democratic Lt. Gov. Mark
Taylor’ssso,6B4. Libertarian
candidate Garrett Michael
Hayes trailed far behind
with 57,330 votes.
In Houston County, with
28 precincts counted and
absentee ballots still to be
factored in, the ever-popu
lar Perdue, had over 2/3 of
the vote at press time, with
12,913 to Taylor’s 6,376, and
Hayes’ 684.
According to the Associated
Press, which called the elec
tion a victory for Perdue early
in the evening, Perdue’s win
helps solidify the Republican
gains that Perdue set in
motion when he was elected
in 2002. In the past four
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years, Republicans have
won both chambers of the
state legislature and both
U.S. Senate seats.
Perdue made political
history in Georgia when
he won the state’s top post
after switching from the
Democratic party, where
he had considerable power
as a State Senator, to the
Republican party.
Also winning statewide
at the latest count were
Rep. State Sen. Casey
Cagle who was far ahead of
Republicans fare well in Houston County
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
“It was a good night for Republicans in Houston
County.”
So said re-elected County Commissioner Jay Walker
and unopposed State Senator Cecil Staton.
Centerville Mayor Bubba Edwards called elections for
Walker and Tony Sellier around 9 p.m. The calling of the
Sellier race for House District 136 was based on results
from Centerville Elementary, a Beth Perera stronghold,
Edwards said, as she lives in Eagle Springs.
Staton reported Fox News called the governor’s race
for Sonny Perdue before 9 p.m.
Voters were still voting after 7:30 p.m. at several poll
ing places, because of large turnout.
With 26 of 28 precincts reporting and not including
See FARE, page 6A
Democrat Jim Martin, with
55.7 percent of the vote for
Lt. Governor, and Fulton
County Chairman Karen
Handel, also a Republican,
who had nearly 59 percent of
the vote in her race against
Democratic State Rep. Gail
Buckner for the post of
Georgia Secretary of State.
Likely winners in other
statewide races were
Kathy Cox, Republican,
for Supt. of Schools; John
Oxendine, Republican,
See PERDUE, page 6A
Three sections • 18 pages
Many watched the
scud air raids on the
news but Brannan
had a closer view of the
night sky - and the impact.
The initial wave came in at
15 scuds+ a night ...
A genuine
baby 'boom'er
Editor’s Note: Following
is the second in a series
saluting our veterans. Look
for a feature story each
day, culminating with a
special section in Friday/
Saturday’s Houston Daily
Journal.
ByNANCTHAWK
Journal Staff Writer
Davis-Monlhon Air Force
Base in Arizona was the
beginning of a lifetime
of service for Michael G.
Brannan, The son of a
career man, he was born
outside of Tucson.
From a home in
McDonough, later, he joined
the Air Force in 1975. Like
most young people, he said
he was mainly aiming to
get away from hometown
life.
He received basic train
ing like the rest - at
Lackland Air Force Base
in Texas. From there he
went to munitions training
at.
BRANNAN
Land plan brings developers,
lawyers oat of Oaky Woods
By RA T LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Three landowners and/or
their lawyers took excep
tion, during the coun
ty commission meeting
Tuesday, to the county’s
proposed Land Use Plan
because their combined
36,000 acres is listed on the
maps as rural residential.
The land in question
includes the 21,450-acre
Oaky Woods site in east
ern Houston County and
two adjacent properties of
Airman cnurt-martialed fur desertion
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Ryan Davis remains on
appellate leave while his
court-martial appeal is
being reviewed.
The former staff sergeant
was placed in pre-trial con
finement at the Houston
County Jail July 28, pled
guilty and was court-mar
tialed for desertion Sept.
28, according to Capt. Lynn
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SALUTE 1 VETS
at Mac Dill AFB in Tampa,
Fla.
First he was that and
later retrained to become a
boom operator.
Anyone familiar with
that position knows it’s not
for the faint of heart - in
particular those afraid of
heights or with a fear of
flying.
Boom operators are an
integral support technician
for the air platform - KC
-135R, KC-10 and the like
- that refuels fighters and
bombers.
Not just a glorified gas
station attendant, these
mid-air rendezvous not
only take place miles up
into the sky but in an area
of about 40 feet from one
plane to another.
Working in this capacity
Brannan found his flight
time adding up and see
ing new worlds of adven
ture a common thing. He
affirmed he really enjoyed
his tour at Travis AFB in
California. Another duty
station was Iceland - not
a great place for a son of
Georgia to keep his ears
warm.
See GENUINE, page fA
748 acres and 662 acres
with a total of five miles of
frontage on the Ocmulgee
River. Two Atlanta attor
neys/law partners Jimmy
Paul and David Autry own
the smaller tracts, while
Oaky Woods LLC owns the
larger tract.
According to the
Secretary of State’s
Web site Oaky Woods
Developers LLC, 1444 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, and
Oaky Woods Properties
See PLAN, page §A
Schmidt, deputy staff judge
advocate for 78th Air Base
Wing.
Davis, formerly a 78th
Civil Engineer Squadron
power production journey
man, was sentenced to 114
days confinement, a rep
rimand, reduction in rank
to E-l (basic airman) and
given a bad conduct dis
charge from the Air Force
for desertion, which is
See DESERTION, page $A