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VOLUME 136, NUMBER 225
BELOW THE FOLD: Unemployment rates steady for Houston County ■ One Perry student refuses to compromise her beliefs
Tuesday
November 28,2006
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
IN SPORTS
Northside. Warner Robins and
Houston County all had little trou
ble winning this past weekend and
subsequently securing a quarterfi
nal berth in the GHSA state football
playoffs.
-See 1B
IN BRIEF
Kiwanis Club to host
pancakes with Santa
Perry Kiwanis Club will be host
ing its annual Pancake Breakfast
with Santa Saturday from 7:30-
10:30 a.m. in the cafeteria of the
former Perry Elementary School
behind the BOE office on Main
Street. Tickets are $5. To pur
chase tickets in advance, please
call Marc Martin at 987-2554. or
pay at the door.
All proceeds, according to a
release from the club, will benefit
“the needs of children and other
worthy causes in our local area."
State’s tag offices to
be closed
Dec. 9, county vehicle tag offices
throughout Georgia will only be able
to provide minimum service due to
required maintenance being per
formed on the computers that house
the state's motor vehicle registration
and title databases.
Beginning Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. and
continuing until Dec. 11 at 6 a.m.,
local tag offices will not be able
to contact the central data system
to transact any business regarding
motor vehicle registration and titling.
Internet renewal and registration
will also be unavailable from Dec.
8 at 7 p.m. until Monday, Dec. 11
at 6 a.m.
It is recommend that individuals
planning to conduct business at their
local motor vehicle tag office that
Saturday contact the office before
hand to determine if they can com
plete their business. All local offices
should be fully operational during
their normal business hours Dec.
11.
- Special to the Journal
BIRTHDAYS
Today
■ George Heaberlin
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.
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
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Journal Charlotte Perkins
Houston County is getting ready for Christmas with special events and Christmas lights. This home on Ball Street
in Perry has a dazzling display of lights and decorations.
EVENTS IN HOUSTON COUNTY
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Lifestyle Editor
When’s the Christmas
parade this year? When
will Perry’s community can
dlelight service take place?
When is the Walk Through
Bethlehem and what time
does it begin each night?
It’s less than a month until
Christmas - time to mark
your calendar with some
important dates for the
whole family, so you won’t
miss your favorites.
To help you make your
list and check it twice, we
begin our holiday calendar
of events today.
More events will be added
as they are received.
Thursday
• 7:30p.m.-The Westfield
High School Chorus will
present a Christmas con
cert in the recital hall of the
Band stand
One Perry student dressed for success
By Jennifer Bugay
Journal Correspondent
In today’s society, peo
ple do almost anything to
be accepted. Some people
change what they wear, how
they talk, and even who
they are to be what their
peers say is right. One girl
from Perry does otherwise.
Beth Ann Barron has
been living in Perry all of
her life. Her father is a local
firefighter, and her mother
is a stay-at-home mother.
Barron is a junior at Perry
High School and plays the
flute in the marching band.
The unique thing about
her, is her wardrobe. She
has worn a skirt every
day since she was a little
girl. Even as a member of
her school marching band,
where the uniform is school
colored trousers.
Barron’s mother made a
proper skirt to match the
uniform, but her Choice of
uniform represents more
than Perry’s marching
band. It is an expression of
faith.
“I am a Christian. I attend
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Arts and Sciences Building.
The chorus, with 42 sing
ers, will present classical,
pop and Christmas music
’under the direction of
Donna Hooper, with Kathy
Stubbs as accompanist.
Saturday
• 10 a.m. - Warner
Robins’ 49th Annual
Christmas parade begins at
the intersection of North
Houston Road and Watson
Blvd., and proceeds east to
City Hall. For more infor
mation, call the Warner
Robins Area Chamber of
Commerce, 922-8585.
• 7:30 a.m. - Perry’s
Christmas at the Crossroads
begins with The Mahala
Club and the Perry Kiwanis
Club hosting a Breakfast
with Santa in the old lunch
room behind the Houston
County Board of Education
Building. Pictures with
Santa will be taken.
Evening Light Mission in
Marshallville, Georgia,” she
said. “Wearing skirts is the
way I was raised. My moth
er does the same. The Old
Testament says that women
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Beth Ann Barron, in skirt, performs during Georgia Tech Band Day in September.
10 a.m. Jingle Bell Jog,
one mile and 5K Fun Run
sponsored by Houston
Healthcare Complex, down
town Perry. A Christmas at
the Crossroads event.
• 2 p.m. - Perry Christmas
Parade, sponsored by
Houston Springs, begins.
This year’s parade will fol
low a downtown route from
Washington Street to Main
Street. The parade will be
followed by downtown visits
from Santa Claus and cast
members of “The Christmas
Carol.” A Christmas at the
Crossroads event.
• 3 p.m. - Live music
festival with five bands on
Carroll Street. Will contin
ue until 9:30 p.m. A 1 fres
co dining at The Swanson
Restaurant. Reservations
required. A Christmas at
the Crossroads event.
• 5:30 p.m. - Mini-
Nutcracker presentation
by the International City
should not wear male gar
ments. Wearing a skirt is
modest, yet it shows more
respect for me.”
The Evening Light
Mission believes in Jesus
Ballet, Perry High School
Auditorium. Tickets are $5
at the door.
Sunday
• 2:30 p.m. - Old
Fashioned Christmas Tea
at The Front Porch on
Carroll Street. Reservations
required. A Christmas at
the Crossroads event.
• 6:30 p.m. - Christmas
at the Crossroads: Carol and
Candlelight Community
Christmas Program,
sponsored by the Perry
Ministerial Association, at
the old courthouse square
in downtown Perry. The
service will be followed by
the lighting of the 900 block
of Carroll Street, one shop
at a time. A live nativity
scene is planned at Perry
United Methodist Church.
The children’s choir will
sing and hot chocolate and
cookies will be served.
See EVENTS, page fA
Christ as the savior.
Granted, not all
Christians follow the
same path as Barron, but
she made her point clear
See DRESSED, page fA
Two sections • 12 pages
GDOT to
discuss
project
Special to the Journal
The Georgia Department
ofT ransportation announced
this past week it will hold
,a Public Information Open
House concerning Project
STP-155-1 (22) Dec. 5 at
Bonaire Middle School.
The school is located at
125 Highway 96 East in
Bonaire.
According to a release,
the afore
mentioned
project is
a proposal
to widen
and recon
struct SR
96 from
SR 247/US
129 (mile
post 7.54)
in Houston
County
to SR 87
(MP 2.94)
in Twiggs
County.
The proj
ect will
widen the
existing SR
96 from a
two-lane roadway to a four
lane divided urban section
with a 20 foot raised median
for approximately two miles,
from SR 247 to just east of
the A&E Golf, Inc. property.
At that location the road
way will transition to a
rural section with a 44-foot
depressed median from just
east of the A&E Golf, Inc.
property to the end of the
project at SR 87.
The urban section of the
project will have a posted
speed limit of 45 mph and
the rural section of the proj
ect will have a posted speed
limit of 55 mph.
The total length of widen
ing and reconstruction of SR
96 contained within project
STP-155-1(22) is approxi
mately 9.3 miles.
This project will also
involve the reconstruction
See PROJECT, page *4
Unemployment
holding steady
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
The unemployment rate
in the metro Warner Robins
area remains unchanged at
4.3 percent.
According to the Georgia
Department of Labor, the
unemployment rate stayed
the same from September
to October. The number of
initial unemployment claims
however was up 71.1538 per
cent from 208 in September
to 356 in October.
The 356 claims for
October is down 21.8 per
cent or 99 claims from the
455 claims in October 2005.
The Warner Robins Metro
Servipe Area includes all of
Houston County.
Meanwhile, the unemploy
ment rate in metro Macon,
at 5.7 percent was up one
10th of one percent from 5.6
percent in September. The
Macon Metro Service Area
includes Bibb, Crawford,
Jones, Monroe, Peach
See STEADY, page $A
At A
Glance
What: Georgia
Department of
Transportation
Public
Information
Open House
When: Dec. 5,
5 p.m.
Where: Bonaire
Middle School
Agenda:
Discuss pro
posal to widen
and reconstruct
SR 96