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Houston daily journal Huuaiim flatly Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, 04 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at wvrw.hhjnaws.com Reader mm 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. P.O. 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, GA 31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: The office in Perry is open from 8 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call (478) 987-1823 ext. 231 Newsroom Fax: (478) 988-1181 Presentation editor: Contact James Tidwell at jtidwell@evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HDJ strives for fairness and accuracy, and will print a correction or clarification when one is in order. Call ext 231. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the pub lisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press State Briefs Ga. state senator's wile treed ATLANTA! AP)-AGeorgia state senator’s Colombia born wife who faced depor tation was released Tuesday after meeting with an immi gration judge who lifted the deportation order. Sascha Herrera, 28, who had gone into hiding after the order was issued, turned herself in Tuesday morning and met with an immigra tion judge and attorneys for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. Herrera and her husband, state Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Norcross, emerged from the federal building hand in-hand shortly before 9:30 a.m. “I’m fine. I’m relieved,” Herrera said. “When I first came here I was very scared. I’m glad the government agreed to reopen my case.” Government lawyer Terry Bird said the judge lifted the order and agreed to reopen her case. Bird said a hear ing - which has yet to be scheduled - will be held on a petition filed by Herrera’s husband to establish perma nent residency for Herrera. Bird said she would likely be freed Tuesday, pending the new hearing. Herrera’s lawyer, Charles Kuck, said although the deportation order has been lifted, Herrera is still techni cally in deportation proceed ings. He said he expects the hearing will be held in the next two to four months on her green card for perma nent residency. Bird said the judge’s review of Herrera’s residen cy status could put her on track for a chance to become a U.S. citizen. Atlanta firefighter burled in Macon MACON, (AP) - More YOUR WEATHER TEAM! r ..'■ 1 trmfr-ST.!*■ 1 r MGT Todays Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Fri y 47/25 Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 20s. Sunrise Sunset 7:25 AM 5:30 PM Thu 57/22 Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 20s. Sunrise Sunset 7:24 AM 5:30 PM Georgia At A Glance \ y \ \ 49/19 c „ V Augusta \ y 60/28 \ -< V \ Warner Robins \ \ 57,23 . ' v , > • , A Perry V 65/26 / *— sß/2$ £ Valdosta -L . 64/30 rvi 1 saw J Area Cities | City Lo Cond, | Albany 61 28 pt sunny Athens 54 21 pt sunny Atlanta 49 19 pt sunny Augusta 60 28 pt sunny Bainbridge 63 31 pt sunny Brunswick 63 35 rain Cartersville 47 20 pt sunny Chattanooga,TN 37 16 pt sunny Columbus 55 24 pt sunny Cordele 61 26 pt sunny National Cities crty™"""""" - Hilu^onc^^l m iii in »I n—— i 1 I W 1 ■ ■ iII 4 1 'iW'ffl Atlanta 49 19 pt sunny • Boston 47 20 rain Chicago 17 9 pt sunny • Dallas 55 31 mst sunny Denver 42 24 mst sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service than 1,000 firefighters from as far as New York City paid final respects Monday to a colleague from Atlanta who was fatally injured battling a house fire on Thanksgiving Day. Steven Solomon, who joined the Atlanta Fire Department four months ago after six years with the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, died last week of burn injuries. “It’s not the length of a person’s life but the depth of what he did that matters, and I think the number of folks in this auditorium (is) a true testament,” Atlanta Fire Chief Dennis Rubin said during the two-hour service held at the Macon Coliseum. The widow of the 33-year old firefighter, Kennetha Solomon, said he was her best friend and a wonder ful husband who cooked, cleaned, changed diapers and would even massage her feet after she got home from work. Council votes down pension Increase ATLANTA (AP) - Citing the fatal shooting of an elder ly woman during a drug raid, the city council voted 8-7 against giving Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington a SIO,OOO annual increase for his pension plan. The raise had been pro posed before the Nov. 21 fatal shooting of Kathryn Johnston. But council members said increasing DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS <^ > 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry Jerry btettrevvson t * rums tm Haw •* mtm Sat 12/9 55/30 Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:26 AM 5:30 PM jetty Ui Lo Cond. | Dalton 44 18 pt sunny Dillard 47 14 pt sunny Dublin 60 22 pt sunny Duluth 49 18 pt sunny Gainesville 49 22 pt sunny Helen 50 19 pt sunny Lagrange 53 19 pt sunny Macon 57 22 pt sunny Marietta 48 18 pt sunny Milledgeville 57 23 pt sunny Houston 60 37 cloudy Los Angeles 76 48 windy Miami 81 60 rain Minneapolis 14 10 mst sunny New York 47 23 rain Pennington’s compensation in the wake of the death would send the wrong mes sage. “The slap in the face is how a 92-year-old grand mother, mother, and com munity leader could be shot in the midst of her home and we decide to give a raise in the midst of all this,” Atlanta Councilman Lamar Willis said Monday. Willis said Pennington already has one of the high est pay packages in the coun try, even though Atlanta’s police force and population is smaller than other cities. Pennington currently makes $189,000 a year. Johnston - who fam ily members said was 92, but was 88 according to the county medical examiner - was at home when plain clothes officers burst in, searching for drugs. Police said she opened fire with THERMAL SIDING & REPLACEMENT WINDOWS plik rijlH 5 SI MONTON' W ) >i l> O W 5 tV< «!»*<> DRRfff!!•>»** AIMM.I K Ml kI'KIM s| •Jewelry Repair & Cleaning •Watch Repair •Engraving •Appraisals •Estate Jewelry •Class Rings Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9:3oam-s:3opm Sat. 9:3oam-2pm STATE AND REGION Sun 56/37 Mainly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 30s. Sunrise Sunset 7:26 AM 5:30 PM Moon Phases Full Last Dec 5 Dec 12 • « New First Dec 20 Dec 27 UV Index Thu 12/7 3 Moderate Fri 12/8 3 Moderate Sat 12/9 3 Moderate Sun 12/10 3 Moderate Mon 12/11 3 Moderate The UV Index is measured ona 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection o m®-- mm® 1 1 | City til Lo Com). | Peachtree City 52 16 pt sunny Perry 58 23 pt sunny Rome 46 18 pt sunny Savannah 65 26 cloudy St. Simons Island 63 35 rain Statesboro 65 26 pt sunny Thomasville 64 31 pi sunny Valdosta 64 30 pt sunny Warner Robins 57 23 pt sunny Waycross 66 30 pt sunny ■ mi in—■ i m— i ■■ i m iii i ii—l Phoenix 75 47 sunny San Francisco 65 46 sunny Seattle r -6'' 42 cloudy St. Louis 22 12 pt sunny Washington, DC 47 26 pt sunny a rusty revolver, wounding three officers before she was shot. The officers said they obtained a “no-knock” war rant earlier that day after they said an informant bought drugs at the house from a man who has not been arrested. £gr gb Jm H jm W Jf H m m ■ a M I Warner Robins | Grand Opening The Excitement is if jBBBF Overwhelming! I CedarMAX We’re Celebrating At Both Locations With Store Wide Savings Sofas, Chairs, Entertainment Centers, 101 SOW XX) U|/ Ay In \m : < §■ Q Q Month Interest Free Financing 929-2701 Mlddte WWaUn te e F la 'c^ n A Dec d aaaßaßaaßaaaaaaKaaaaaaaammaaaaMaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaNammmmmmmmmmm9mmammmmmgm9mmamammmmmmmmmmm aunt zelda's furniture 150 s. houston lake rd*warner Mon w 65/41 Mainly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:27 AM 5:30 PM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2006 ♦ Obituaries MARK HOWARD JENNINGS SEWARD Mark Howard Jennings Seward, 55, of Pensacola, died Nov. 29 in Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas. Seward was born May 22, 1951 in Detroit, Mich., to David and Anna Jennings and had resided in Pensacola since 1980. He graduated from Law Enforcement Academy in Georgia as well as the Academy at Pensacola Junior College, worked as a constable for the Houston County and Monticello Police departments and for the Escambia County Sheriffs Departmenf. He later worked for Naval Public Works Center, NAS Pensacola as a pipefitter from 1981 until he medically retired in 2004. His love of God and country was evi dent through his many years involved with Boy Scout Troop 676 and serving in the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve with his last active status being attached to Special Operations Command Central at Mac Dill Air Force Base in Florida for 11 years. He loved the Lord and was an active member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and frequent visitor at Crossroads Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Seward. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Barbara Dostal Seward; daughters Jennifer Seward Lipke of Warner Robins; Shannon Manning (Wade) of Pensacola; son Paul Levy (Kathy) of Grand Prairie, Texas ; father, David Jennings; brother, David Jennings and sisters, Valerie Jennings. Roslyn Edwards and Alyson Simonds all from the Detroit, Mich., area; stepfather, Ed Seward (Doris) of Brewton, Ala., and sisters, Becky Seward and Mary Sherman of Warner Robins; four grandchildren, Mikayla and Gage Levy and Parker and Violet Manning. Funeral services will be held today at Faith Chapel North, Hwy. 29 in Cantonment, Fla., with internment following at Barrancas National Cemetery. Subscribe today! Call 987-1823 Hk ii Earn 5.00% APY from your checking account! Wall Street Checking Enjoy big benefits ike a 5 00% APY interest rate for your balances of 52,500 or more Lower balances earn 25% APY. 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