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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville VOLUME 136, NUMBER 218 BELOW THE FOLD: Club to offer Mistletoe Market m County objects to Perry annexation ■ Change orders to cost thousands more Tuesday November 14, 2006 The Home Journal s FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS The Bears football team falls to Coffee County but still makes the postseason. Joining them is Northside. a big winner over Mt. Zion, Warner Robins Which beat Lowndes and Perry which shut out Spalding. < - See 1B IN BRIEF Genealogical Society to meet The Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Flint EMC, which is located at 1600 Elberta Rd. in Warner Robins. Per a release from the society: “Visitors are always welcome.” There is no admission charge. For more information about CGGS, visit their website at www.cggs.org. Happy Hour II to hold indoor yard sale Happy Hour Workshop II will hold an indoor yard sale, “huge," accord ing to a release from the organiza tion, Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The workshop is located at 716 North Young Ave.. in Warner Robins. All proceeds are to benefit those challenged. Also, per the organization, “good, clean quality items are appreciated and accepted.” Exceptional citizens board to meet The board of directors' monthly meeting for the Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens. Inc., will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Workshop 11, which is located at 716 North Young Ave. 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 Saturday at 9 a.m. A buffet will be available for $5. Reservations are required. E mail Beth Perera by Thursday at BETH@CHEFBETH.COM or call her 953-1933. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Scotty Alexander 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. DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Ben L. Marshall. 77 PERIODICAL 500 Pill 8 ,, 55108 00001* 4 Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest ?««!KfttntihafS ttttt iiilSiiilhulimiifiSliii)! rrtn-t * wu i vfcOHGtM NEWSPAPER PROJECt Main Lrhrarv UN«V OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 3G6G2-GGG2 : .£*537 308 Police arrest 1, seek others in robberies By RATLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Warner Robins Police located and arrested one of two suspects in Wednesday’s armed robbery of the Carolina Avenue Phillips 66. Police are also looking for a sus pect in the Thursday morning rob bery of the Long John Silver’s at 2000 Watson Blvd. There were no injuries in either incident. At .3:39 p.m., Wednesday, offi cers responded to the Phillips 66 at i; a* „if to ijT t XW. *3? ** w 11 tH * \ - Club to present Mistletoe Market Special to the Journal The Balvaunuca Club of Perry will present Mistletoe Market 2006 Saturday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and AgriCenter’s McGill Marketplace in Perry. This holiday shopping extravaganza, according to a release, will feature a vari ety of unique, fun and fes tive items from more than 7Q shops and vendors from throughout Georgia and the Southeast. Highlighting the event will be holiday presentations and entertainment including: Saturday 0 10 a.m. - Sing, Jr! Choir, Perry Presbyterian Church, followed by Glenn Jakes and Dr. Thomas Shelton 0 11 a.m. - Vineville Praise” with Dr. Matthew and Tami Tesch-Jerles and Mike and Lindsay Kinnebrew from Vineville Methodist Church, Macon Q Noon - Three Southern Sisters from Kitchen Gallery of Warner Robins 0 1 p.m. - Decorating your Dining Room for the Holidays by Joyce Carlton, Carlton Interiors, downtown Perry 0 2 p.m. - Lea Fountain from Two Friends, down town Perry D 3 p.m. - Bonaire Middle School Jazz Band Q -4-6 p.m. - Holiday decorating with the artist, Mark Ballard Sunday Noon - Holiday Dining WWW.HHJNEWS.COM W MCKENZIE then fled from the store on foot prior to the arrival of the police. While searching the area around fill ’■ la, " ;«* 4,. w,;-' . £ xi V 1 , |34 w ISm JKB A I 0 | Jm *4 mSm • T 3 .. . J Journal/Charlotte Perkins Korah Beth Clark, Trae Tolleson and Salliana Tolleson show off some of the many Christmas items that will be on sale at the Mistletoe Market with Chef Audrey 1 p.m. - Santa Claus arrives for pictures with kids at Gilbert Photography until 4 pm 0 2 p.m. - Hour - Jackie K Cooper, author of The Bookbinder and others; 100 Carolina Ave., to investigate an armed robbery. Officers were told that two black male suspects entered the store and robbed the clerk at gun point of an undis closed amount of cash. The suspects Salute to veterans Nick Shelton, author of The Devotional Tales; LeAnn Tuggle, author of Let’s Go Fishing! on stage for discus sion at 2, then to their tables to sell and sign 3 p.m - Storyteller See MARKET, page HA the store, responding officers located Bennith Jerome McKenzie Jr., 18, of 103 Vickie Lynn Drive in Warner Robins, who was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit. “There is some evidence that links him to the robbery,” said Det. Scott McSwain of the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. McKenzie was taken into custody and charged with armed robbery and obstruction of a law enforce ment officer. He is being held at the County objects to annexation request By RAT LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The County Commission, during its meeting this past week, again object ed to a Perry annexation for another Planned Use Development. The request was for two parcels totaling more than 70 acres at the southwest corner of the intersection of Langston and Houston Lake roads. A third adjacent parcel totaling 7.57 acres was also shown on the map but was not part of the request. In making the motion to object, Commissioner Larry Thomson said the proposed PUD and C-2 (general com Change orders to cost thousands more By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Two change orders on the next phase of Lake Joy Road widening will cost the county another $588,397.91, bringing the cost of the two-year project to $3,401,243.38. The change order, for $584,822.91, is to relocate and upgrade the water main along Lake Joy Road from Ga. 96 to Feagin Mill Road. The relocation is necessary to resolve utility and right of way conflicts, Two SECTIONS • 16 PAGES Houston County Jail without bond. Police are now seeking the second suspect, described only as a black male. The investigation is continu ing and anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to contact McSwain at 929-6908. In a separate incident, at approx imately 10 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the Long John Silver, in reference to a reported armed robbery. Upon arrival police learned that See SEEK, page HA mercial) zoning would sig nificantly increase traffic on Langston Road, which is currently a low priority - 43 of 47 improvement projects. He said the C-2 at the intersection is not in compliance with the coun ty’s future land use map. The PUD is much higher in density than the R-l and R-AG (residential agricul tural ) rezoning in the area. Commission Chairman Ned Sanders said the county’s objection and request for a mediator is an “attempt to exercise rationalization and reasonableness in develop ment in the county.” According to the request See OBJECTS, page HA explained county Director of Operations Tommy Stalnaker. The work will begin this month but will reportedly not add any time to the project. The other change order, for $3,575, is to remove additional trees from the right of way. This was done at the property owner’s request as the trees to accommo date the overhead power lines is so extensive, See ORDERS, page HA aggaßWßi First grad ers from the Westfield Schools help present a salute to vet erans during a ceremony at the school Wednesday. For more, see SA. ENI Gary Harmon