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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville VOLUME 136, NUMBER 219 BELOW THE FOLD: Houston County Board of Education adopts a new logo ■ Walgreens to replace Conoco in Warner Robins Thursday November 16,2006 The Home Journal's FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS Warner Robins' girls swim team opened its year with a win - by beat ing Houston County, actually. The Bears, however, turned the tables later by beating the Demons. In football, the good news for Mundy's Mill is it qualified for the first time in its four-year history. The bad: It's going up against Warner Robins. - See 1B IN BRIEF Westfield to perform award-winning play The Westfield Schools one-act play was recently named GISA AAA state runner-up. The school's performance of the play “The Art of Remembering’’ also earned Trish Davis a Best Performance award. The story unfolds as Rebecca, played by Katie Beth Stubbs, goes through an old trunk which brings back memories from her youth. These are brought to life by the rest of the cast: Trish Davis as Reba, Beau Lunce'ord as the introducer, Katie Beth Stubbs as Rebecca, and Hannah Parker as Becky. The crew includes Jeremy Stubbs, Lee Stokes, Jacob Parnell, Kimberly Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Katie Cawthon and Kaitlin Chasteen. Westfield also placed second in region competition, garnering two of five Best Performance awards: Trish Davis and Katie Beth Stubbs. The group prepared under the direction of Kathy Stubbs and will offer a community-wide performance today at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall of Westfield's Arts and Sciences Building. Admission is $3. Genealogical Society to meet The Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. will meet today 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. Exceptional citizens board to meet The board of directors' monthly meeting for the Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, Inc., will be held today at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Workshop 11, located at 716 North Young Ave. BIRTHDAYS Nov. 15 ■ Jennifer Overstreet ■ Ruby Garland Today ■ Lucille Whitehead PERIODICAL 500 Hlllllllllll 8 55108 00001 1 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Contest 1m11.11.... 11,.!!..., ,1,111, ll || <l ||| lllia | a |i lll |! COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGiT 306 November 16, 2006 jT \ fT'« T > w Iff Wi j. w -Mm i t —Ha J ■Kj Rf/r A,/ Kfjfr fjSr i mm. J /jrY jgHB P hnBHI ■jFnHsll iM «»**& y flHf v 7* . WffNl IP W a"' I J i Wr' s,- j iHSfcii ■a (T M ) (r j| ■ V- )v/V tP Ikv *J MbhuJ H i A,- m m 1 41V { ENI/Gary Harmon Tiffany Alley’s second grade class at David A. Perdue Primary show off their handmade holiday cards Tuesday. The class, along with many other schools around the county, made the gifts with the intent to lift the holiday spirits of deployed troops. Schools send holiday cheer From staff reports For the seventh straight year Houston County Schools are sending holiday cheer to deployed troops. The students created cards, letters and banners for the annual “Operation Seasons Greetings” tour with the Band of the Air Force Reserve from Robins Air Force Base. Executive Director of the 21st Century Partnership, Mary Therese Tebbe who serves as the volunteer emcee for the morale boost HC Board Of Education adopts new logo Special to the Journal The Houston County Board of Education Tuesday unanimously approved a new logo for the system. The logo was designed free of charge by graphic art ist Stephanie McGuire of Mar San Graphics in Macon. It will be used on all HCBOE materials to cre ate, according to a release from the HCBOE, an “easi- www.hhjnews.com Perry Bementary to get a new name Introducing: the Herman Ragin Center Special to the Journal The Houston County Board of Education Tuesday unanimously voted to rename the Perry Elementary School complex for Herman C. Ragin Sr., former jj3Sffijfc| Houston County teacher, coach, ath r»®rf letic director and principal. A dedication ceremony is planned for the Herman Ragin Center Jan. 14, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Eric P Hj Staples board office. Ragin was born in Houston County and attended school in BBRIt i* Perry, graduating from the Perry Tja» S. ing tour collected the donations Tuesday from the nine partici pating schools. The schools collected items for distribution to troops in different locations including Ramstein Air Base, Germany and Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, as well as Coalition forces and the non-specific (for security rea sons) Southwest Asia. Centerville Elementary, Feagin Mill Middle, Northside High, Pearl Stephens Elementary, Perdue Primary and Westside Elementary all collected for troops in Southwest Asia. _ Houston County v BBBboarp of Education B ■High-Achieving students ly recognizable graphic that communicates the system’s mission and ultimate goal to graduate students.” The approval of the logo also marks the achieve ment of one objective of the board’s communication County High collected for Coalition forces, Parkwood Elementary for Ramstein Air Base and Eagle Springs Elementary for Incirlik Turkey. The seven-show tour includes a final show sched uled for Ramstein, with a stop at Landstuhl Hospital to visit injured troops. This year’s tour includes the Band of the Air Force Reserve from Robins AFB, Country music star Jamie O'Neal, Grammy award winner John Popper of Blues Traveler, the New England Patriot cheer leaders and national radio host Delilah. The two-week tour leaves Robins AFB Sunday. goal. That objective reads, “Develop a new system logo and tagline to use on all communication pieces, to present a unified, positive image and to better iden tify our mission to produce high-achieving students.” Training School in 1945. He attended Johnson C. Smith University on an athletic scholarship and received his Bachelor’s degree in 1949. Ragin holds a M.Ed. in Education Administration from Atlanta University. He taught in North Carolina before returning to his hometown to become the first black head foot ball coach and athletic director in Houston County. He taught science and coached at the high school level from 1953 to 1964. In 1964, he became the first principal at King’s Chapel Elementary and remained there until his retirement in 1980. Ragin still resides in Houston County and is an See RA GIN, page 6A gfS m\j j £ \ There are several com ponents of the design, with each chosen to reflect the mission and goals of the board. A mortarboard, symbol izing the goal of helping all students reach graduation, is at the center of the large H. Twelve stars arc over the H, one each for grades one through 12, illustrating See LOGO, page 6A — 1 an E\ans b AMii.Y Newspaper Two sections • 20 pages Veterans HS gets a blueprint By NANCY HAWK Journal Staff Writer The Houston County Board of Education held its regular meeting Tuesday in Perry. Among the many agenda items (some of which are covered in separate stories today) was presenting the architectural footprint of the proposed Veterans High School. It was reviewed by board members for information and accepted as drawn. Plans show the school to be a two-story building that is architecturally designed to accommodate expansion easily. A description of total space lists it as 272,000 square feet. That is com pared to, according to a board official, Houston High Schools 261,000 sq. ft. Board approved current design rendering. In another agenda item, the board looked at an issue affecting King’s Chapel and Perry Primary. King’s Chapel is currently using a septic line for dis posal. This septic line issue has to be brought up to code, it was noted. Perry Primary, on the other hand, is experiencing substantial growth. According to Dave McMahan, facilities See VETERANS, page 6A Walgreens to replace Conoco By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Walgreens will replace the Conoco at the southeast cor ner of Watson Boulevard and Houston Lake Road. Dave Madsen from the Paradise Group said they will tear down the existing Conoco station to put up the Walgreens. The Warner Robins Planning and Zoning Commision granted the Paradise Group a variance to the parking lot require ments on Tuesday. Madsen said there are several conditions with’ the site including the adjacent Hardee’s and an access easement that prevent them from being able to provide 50 parking spaces. He said the store will have a drive-thru and should See WALGREENS, page 6A