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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL 3Hiiu»tun fbuly Hmmutl Psrry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours of 8 a m. and 5 p m Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to (478) 988-9194 Display Advertising: Call Nicole Crofutt at ext. 224 Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for $62 in-county and SB2 elsewhere per year paid in advance. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: PO Box 1910. Perry. GA 31069 The Houston Home Journal, A peri odical. mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga„ is published Tuesday through Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc.. 1210 Washington St.. Perry, GA31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. 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This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press State Briefs Teacher accused in sex assault AUGUSTA - Police have arrested a female Harlem High School teacher and coach who is accused of hav ing sex with a 16-year-old girl enrolled in the school. Melissa Chase, 28, a soft ball coach, was arrested at the school at about 3 p.m. Monday, Columbia County sheriffs Capt. Steve Morris said. She was charged with sex ual assault against a student enrolled in school, which is a felony, Morris said. The encounter between the coach and student took place this month at the school, Morris said. He said the alleged vic tim is a girl but would not say whether she played on a team coached by Chase. Chase was at the Columbia County Detention Center on Monday, Morris said, where she is awaiting a bond hear ing. Morris said he did not have access to a police report on the incident Monday. Chase, an Augusta resi dent, resigned Monday, according to a statement released by Columbia County school Superintendent Tommy Price. Price refused a request for a telephone interview, say DONATE TO GOODWILL. * Moody A * Sam A * ■ . ■ A www.goodwlllworks.org f^JA^A Building lives, families, and YOUR WEATHER TEAM! MCI \ M Today's Weather | Local 5-Day Forecast Fri 62/37 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the upper 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:07 AM 5:34 PM Thu 11/16 57/36 Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Sunrise Sunset 7:06 AM 5:34 PM LOOKS LIKE HOMEMADE. Jtim L, TASTES LIKE HOMEMADE." Georgia At A Glance \ \ Atlanta " V \ 48/35 Augusta \ 57/40 \ : -< \ \ Warner Robins \ \ 57/37 ( V, \ * Savannah %*- > Perry . 63/38 I 58/36 Cf ( Valdosta \j J • 63/37 Area Cities HU* >4 Lo Cond. Albany 60 35 sunny Athens 50 36 windy Atlanta 48 35 rain Augusta 57 40 rain Bainbridge 60 37 sunny Brunswick 63 43 t-storm Cartersville 48 36 rain Chattanooga,TN 43 34 rain Columbus 55 36 windy Cordele 60 38 pt sunny National Cities I city Atlanta 48 35 rain Boston 65 56 rain Chicago 40 30 windy Dallas 60 46 sunny Denver 61 38 pt sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service ing through his secretary that he did not want to com promise an investigation by the sheriffs office. In his letter to the media, Price wrote that the sher iffs office notified his office Monday. After a prelimi nary investigation by police, Chase resigned, he wrote. School buses collide in Fulton ATLANTA (AP) - Several people reported minor inju ries following a collision between two school buses Tuesday morning, Fulton County officials said. The accident happened just before 10 a.m. on Fulton Industrial Boulevard at Interstate 20, said Fulton County Police spokesman Cpl. Scott Mcßride. Carrollton City Schools Superintendent Tom Wilson said 84 students and several staff members and parents were on their way to Atlanta Civic Center when the acci dent happened. The driver of one of the buses reported being cut off by a truck and when the bus braked, it was struck in the rear by the second bus, Mcßride said. The driver of the second bus was ticketed for following a vehicle too closely, he said. He did not STATE AND REGION „ _ V' T M«t*orok.«iat ww wfxip wi pin *. # j — —.— s«t 11/18 ***',/' 66/41 Mainly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:08 AM 5:33 PM | City Mi Lo Cond. | Dalton 48 36 rain Dillard 45 30 rain Dublin 59 35 rain Duluth 48 33 rain Gainesville 47 38 rain Helen 48 35 rain Lagrange 52 34 windy Macon 57 37 windy Marietta 48 34 rain Milledgeville 55 37 windy QinHHHKfISi&OMi Houston 67 44 sunny Los Angeles 78 56 sunny Miami 81 64 t-storm Minneapolis 41 29 pt sunny New York 65 52 t-storm immediately have the names of the bus drivers. “It’s my understanding it was not a major accident,” he said. Mcßride said there were no visible injuries after the accident but several stu dents were taken to the hos pital by their parents after complaining of injuries. The driver of one of the buses was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The superintendent said most of the injuries involved bumps, bruises and sore necks, and none appeared to be life-threatening. The students are ninth- through 12th-graders at Carrollton High School. Wilson said the students remaining on the buses were taken back to the school in case any of them experienced problems during the day. “We’re just fortunate it wasn’t worse,” Wilson said. Wilson says the buses were about 40 miles from the school when the accident happened. Police involved in 11th fatal shooting DECATUR (AP) - A DeKalb County Police offi cer responding to a domestic assault call killed a woman carrying a knife Monday eve- Mon 11/20 ;t 57/42 Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:10 AM 5:32 PM Sun 11/19 61/36 Abundant sunshine Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:09 AM 5:33 PM Moon Phases • • Last New Nov 12 Nov 20 #> c> First Full Nov 28 Dec 5 UV Index Thu 11/16 4 Moderate Fri 11/17 4 Moderate Sat 11/18 4 Moderate Sun 11/19 4 Moderate Mon 11/20 4 Moderate The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. o mmm ' mmm 11 I City Hi Lo Cond. | Peachtree City 52 32 rain Perry 58 36 windy Rome 48 33 rain Savannah 63 38 t-storm St. Simons Island 63 43 t-storm Statesboro 64 39 t-storm Thomasville 62 38 sunny Valdosta 63 37 rain Warner Robins 57 37 windy Waycross 64 37 t-storm Phoenix 83 56 sunny San Francisco 61 54 rain Seattle 48 42 rain St. Louis 45 31 rain Washington, DC 65 46 t-storm ning, bringing the number of fatal police shootings in the county to 11 this year. According to police, a man came out of a home and said his wife had assaulted him with a machete, and offi cers then saw a woman run ning down the street with a knife. She refused to drop the weapon and ran into another home. When confronted by an officer again, she lunged at an officer who shot her, police said. Neither the offi cer nor the woman killed were identified immediately. Authorities said the officer was placed on administra tive leave, which is routine in a fatal police shooting. The death followed a meeting earlier in the day between relatives of those killed in earlier shootings and DeKalb chief executive Vernon Jones and acting Police Chief Nick Marinelli. FREE CITRUS FREE CITRUS FREE CITRUS FREE CITRUS Sap As promised, it's finally here!!! Fresh citrus from Indian River. Bring this ad in to LANE PACKING COMPANY this Saturday, Nov. 18 or Sunday, Nov. 19 and receive a FREE 3lb. bag of Navel oranges. These oranges will be picked Thursday and shipped here for the ultimate freshness. We will even have fresh juice squeezed right here on our farm. Come and try a sample. Also available Ruby Red Grapefruit. 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She was a homemaker who excelled in cooking, needlework and crafts, and was a member of the Daughters of the British Empire. She was a loving mother and grandmother and, to the end of her life, she loved to travel. Boone was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Boone; son, Brian Boone; grandson, Trevor Boone; son in-law, Brian Reed; and brothers, Robert and George Coombes. Survivors include her daughter, Heather Reed of Perry; daughter-in-law, Gwen Boone of Essex, England; grand children, Colin Boone and Angela Calendar, both of Essex, England; Tandy Thomas of Scott Air Force Base in Illinois; Nicola Boyette of Goldsboro, N.C.; Helen WarnerofMillbrook, Ala.; Lois Reed of McDonough; and Suzanne Conrad of Perry; and their spouses; and 16 great grandchildren. Please sign the online register ut watsonhunt.com. EDWARD ALLEN JR, Edward Allen Jr., 81, of Hawkinsville died Friday in Macon. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Snow United Methodist Church in Unadilla, Rev. Tom Teate officiated. Burial was done in the church cem- etery. Allen was a native of Dodge County and a member of the Methodist Church. He was a Marine Corp Veteran of WWII and retired from civil service at Robins Air Force Base. He was pre ceded in death by a son, David Martin Allen. Survivors include his wife, Cecilia Allen of Hawkinsville. Daughters, Mary (Ralph) McQuate of Ephrata, Penn., Barbara (Bobby) Nutt of Hawkinsville, Anita (Gene) Tallent of Byron, Kathyrn Allen of Winter Haven, Fla. Sons, Edward H. (Rosa) Allen of Elko, Steven (Donna) Allen of Kathleen and Paul Allen of Winter Haven, Fla. Pallbearers were Matthew Allen, John Carter, Jonathan Chambers, Gregory Tallent, Robert Hess and Justin Tabor. The family will be at the Allen residence 219 Ellis Road, Hawkinsville. Clark Funeral Home, Hawkinsville is in charge of arrange ments. 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