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Mental 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. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Erin McLeod DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Joseph Calvin “Joey” Huckaby ■ Otis Derrell Britt, 76 PERIODICAL 500 iiiiimi 8 "55108 OOOOl" 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Vggjfe/ Contest lltillllllllllllllllMlllllltllillllllfltll CQOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJ Man Library UN tV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DfGiT 306 i S November 8, 2006 I I niJIIIILI 1.. 1.. 111.1 l .L, Nil' _ I .IMIILNILI..NUIU II I 6MV/VQ C <>l \!) S/AU im * v v'v: Hnl LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville THE VOTES ARE IN Projected winners Include: ✓ Sonny Perdue r c „a hoinui inr 7 Tony Selller ✓ CaseyCagle B /lay Walker ✓ Larry morel / willle Talton y"" A ~ / : i- f•' Mr"*’-* - • '*' i y,. ; - f / ; jg* |kPKW _. •. "’.<■/• < '• •bp*'*” - ENI/Gary Harmon 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 www.hhjnews.com 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 XSI&V'XS3 F * m,y KhiWairMWK' 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