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JJfttlij llmpM LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, JE* M city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville l Jr ,e * lß VOLUME 136, NUMBER 233 Friday December 8,2006 The Home Journal's FRONT PORCH IN BRIEF Democrats to host dinner, meeting The Houston County Democrats' dinner meeting will be Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Fuddruckers restaurant, which is located at 133 Margie Dr., in Warner Robins. According to a release, during that time they will introduce their newly elected officers. The dinner is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Call 923-2323 for further information. Perry Middle School band to perform The third annual Perry Middle School Jazz Band spaghetti din ner will be today. Dinners will include chicken parmesan. pasta, bread, salad, dessert and tea from My Father's Place in Warner Robins. Meals will be served in the Perry Middle School cafeteria or will be available for pick-up from 4-7 p.m. The Panther Jazz Band and various small ensembles will pro vide entertainment from 5-7 p.m. The cost of each ticket is SB. For tickets call the band room at 988- 6100 or e-mail ahursey@hcbe.net or chursey@hcbe.net. Efforts under way to recover films Efforts are under way to gather Ralph Tabor's films of first grade classes in Perry. These will be converted onto DVDs for preser vation. Missing films are of the classes that graduated in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1980, 1981 and 1982. Anyone having these films or information about there where-, abouts is asked to contact Floyd Tabor, 1401 Cater circle, Perry, GA 31069, phone 987-2984 or e mail floydtabor@pobox.com. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Bobby Irwin ■ Teresa Hawk ■ Brantley Stewart (Happy first) ■ Bronson Ray ■ Michael Hutchinson E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers. com or send them to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069. DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Ruth Hendrick Richards, 84 ■ Doris Virginia Moore, 77 ■ Sara Ann Clark, 72 ■ Mathea “Thea” Baker, 80 ■ David Jewett Walton, 63 PERIODICAL 500 iIIIWHI 8 *55108 00001* 4 Award-Winning yJ&Lfcv Newspaper Better Newspaper vjJgj—jgfV Contest COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UN!V OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 December 8, 2006 sm\w@ mwston Vmsn 3 WBmSm ---—-—;—— BELOW THE FOLD: Gov. Sonny Perdue names Perry’s Katherine Lumsden Superior Court judge Police make arrest in burglaries Special to the Journal The Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, according to a release from the division, had been investigating several residential burglaries that had occurred at 1008 Feagin Mill Road (Richmond Apartments) dur ing the past three months. According to the release, three Hot Commodities I f , “**"*'"'*~*l mmm)M m tk 1 c?V HBflOk | ..7~ IHj Mb A A'? m .... ms, jggf’jr ENI/Gary Harmon Jart Derico of the Parachute Shop stretches out a parachute for packing. Robins Air Force Base squadron saves lives Special to the Journal Robins Air Force Base’s 402nd Maintenance Wing fixes aircraft and sends them back to the warfighter. Those who work for the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, an entity within the wing, go a little further. They save lives. How? For starters, as you enter the remodeled rooms in the huge warehouse they call home, to the right you will see the Life Support Shop. To the left you will see the Fabric Shop and in a separate room in the rear you will find the Parachute Shop. The missions of these shops, according to a release from RAFB, are probably known to few on-base and off, but their missions are “vital” to the safety of the warfighter. In the Parachute Shop, employees are at long tables working to pack See SHOPS, page 6A www.hhjnews.com apartments had been burglarized along with a fourth in which entry was not made during that time (the three months). Those ivestiga tive efforts came to fruition in the form of an arrest mm* ; ! "I ENI/Gary Harmon Virginia Richey from the Life Support Shop inflates rafts to check to ensure they meet standards. Q Wednesday. Division personnel announced via the release Thursday, it had arrested Aaron Harrington. The 21-year-old, who also resided at the apartment complex (in apart ment No. 20) was in turn charged with two counts of burglary. Also according to the release, the two burglaries in which he was arrested for occurred Oct. 27 and HARRINGTON Six fire stations PY turns to impact lees tor funding By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Perry has hired a con sulting firm to come up with a development impact fee for the city. At Tuesday’s meeting, the city council approved the contract for $18,970 with Services Policies Management Group of Atlanta. Revenue from the fees would go toward fire pro tection and parks in the ser vice areas, explained City Manager Lee Gilmour. “Impact fees will help diversify the city’s revenue stream,” Gilmour said, “to have newcomers and devel opers pay their fair share.” The other bidder for the job, Ross & Associated of Perdue names Lumsden Superior Court judge By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Wednesday, Gov. Sonny Perdue named Katherine Lumsden the third judge for Superior Court of the Houston Judicial Circuit. Lumsden, 35, of Perry, is the chief assistant district attorney for the Houston Judicial Circuit. “I am pleased that Katie was selected to be Houston County’s next Superior Court judge,” said District Attorney Kelly Burke. “She has served Houston County admirably for the past 10 years, six of which have been as my chief assis tant.” “When I appointed Katie to the chief assistant posi tion,” he added, “she was all of 29 years old. She had four years of prosecu tion experience. However I could see that she had the heart and smarts to carry out the office mission. Now that she is a young (com paratively) Superior Court judge, I still see that heart and smarts as she gets ready to take the bench.” Burke said Lumsden’s work ethic and tempera ment will fit in with the existing judges. Houston County’s two sitting judg es, Judge George Nunn and Judge Edward Lukemire, “have performed like workhorses over the past decade,” Burke said, “and now they get another workhorse to help carry the load.” Lukemire also is a for mer district attorney. “People have asked me over the last few months what I wanted in a judge, an Evans Family Newspaper T wcMec tions |»2 fi|ges Nov. Sunday at apartments No. 18 and 19 - next door to the accused. According to the release, the inves tigation is continuing and additional charges are expected to be added against him. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brad Mules with the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 918-2981. Atlanta bid $46,920 for the job. The city opted for the low bidder. During his presenta tion to council back in November, Barry Hall from SPM, noted there were a number of mandatory pub lic hearings and procedures involved in the process of implementing the fees. That has yet to take place. “This is just another step or two - we are moving forward,” said Deputy Fire Chief Joel Gray on plans for the new fire stations. Gray said the impact fees would fund the stations. A new station in the area of Houston Lake and Moody roads is the top pri ority, Gray said. See FEES, page 6A and I always reply that I want a judge who doesn’t get mad easily, knows when to say when, and cares about the people they are dealing with. Katie mea sures up in all those cat egories.” “Her prosecution experi ence will help her more than anything, because she has probably tried more cases than anyone in Houston County over the past five years, Burke noted. “Her juror evaluations are con sistently scored as an ulti mate professional and she is respected throughout the local bar,” Burke said. Lumsden is a member of the Houston County Bar Association, Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia and National District Attorney’s Association. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a law degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. She is married to Derrek Lumsden. Her two-year term begins Jan. 1, 2007. The position will come up for election in 2008 for the term that begins in Jan. 1, 2009. Burke also had high praise for the governor for his selection. “I commend him for making this selec tion. Katie’s work ethic, her public endeavors and her poise were rewarded by Governor Perdue. I have always felt him to be a man who rewarded accomplish ment and today he did just that.” Lumsden was one of four See LUMSDEN,page 6A