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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, -1C city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville VOLUME 136, NUMBER 241 BELOW THE FOLD: Sex offender back in jail ■ Perry thanks WRFD for review ■ Habitat for Humanity receives $5,000 donation Wednesday December 20,2006 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS Houston County High School is preparing to host its annual Chick-fil-A Bear Brawl basketball tournament. Read the review. Also, the Bears and Lady Bears both took first in the tournament hosted by them and Northside Saturday at Fort Valley State University. Elsewhere, Warner Robins' girls finished second yet again, this time at the Landmark Christian meet. - see 1B IN BRIEF Museum offers special ornament To honor the legacy of Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, the Museum of Aviation has created a com- memora tive orna ment of his P-40 soaring in the clouds. The ornament is limited to 1,248 ■BSi y pieces and is three-dimensional, 24 carat gold-plated brass and hand painted with a red silk hang ing ribbon. The cost is S2O and it is avail able at the Museum of Aviation. 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 or infor mation is asked to contact Floyd Tabor at 987-2984 or e-mail floydtabor@pobox.com. BIRTHDAYS Dec. 1 ■ Janel Mathis Today ■ Linda Joyner ■ Hal Pritchett E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@e vansne wspapers. 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. DEARLY DEPARTED ■ James 0. Norvelle, Sr., 56 ■ Carolyn Whitehurst PERIODICAL 500 mill 8 ™5510800001 1 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper w) Contest Xficvtfx 1..11.11....1M1 COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 December 20, 2006 brnmMrnmmmmm Man follows through on suicide threat By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Sta ff Writer A Bonaire man threatened to and later followed through with a suicide early Monday morning. He reportedly placed a hunting rifle in his mouth and initiated a self-inflicted gunshot wound while deputies from the Sheriff’s Response team and the Negotiations Team were attempting to negotiate with him at Hand truck \ : , ■ Jj ~r ir* v "*■ - A * i yt. : Members of the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group on Robins Air Force Base has been busy col lecting gifts for needy Middle Georgia families. The gifts were loaded up Monday and turned over to the Salvation Army. TOP: Base workers Kevin Warnoch, Freddie Fudge, Eugene Stinson, Chris Hays and Sharon Sullivan load the gifts on the trailer. ABOVE: Sullivan hands gifts to Hays. ENI Gary Harmon City of Perry thanks WRFD for review By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Perry officials went to a Warner Robins City Council meeting Monday to say “thanks.” Mayor Jim Worrall, councilmen Brian Bowen, Riley Hunt and James Moore, as well as Public Safety Director George Potter and Deputy www.hhjnews.com 3:17 a.m. He was pronounced dead on scene at his home on Hiawassee Drive in Bonaire. “The name is not being released at this time,” said Lt. Jon Holland from the Sheriffs Office Criminal Investigations Division. Holland said the incident remains under investiga tion. Deputies were initially dispatched to a residence on Enchanted Oaks Drive in Bonaire to a possible sui Fire Chief Joel Gray were there to show their appreciation for the help and the review provided recently by the Warner Robins Fire Department. “We turned to Warner Robins to seek some guidance,” said Worrall. “We got a lot of help,” said Potter, whose previous title was police chief before being named public safety director after former Perry Fire Chief cidal person about 12:19 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival the subject had fled the scene and a lookout was placed on the subject’s vehicle. “He was located at his residence on Hiawassee Drive, Holland said, about 1:52 a.m. A resident on scene reportedly told deputies the subject in question was home. When deputies made con tact with the subject, he reportedly placed the barrel of a hunting rifle in See SUICIDE, page pf Freddy Howell’s resignation. “I was at a loss,” Potter said. “I didn’t know a thing about flrefight • ff ing. That help included a former WRFD Chief, Frank Fennel, serving as interim chief for three months, a peer review of the department by WRFD Chief Robert Singletary and Deputy Chief See THANKS, page fA Three sections • 18 pages City OKs 2 rezonings Accepts donation from developer By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Warner Robins, during its city council meeting Monday, approved two rezonings for Charlie McGlamry and accepted a $15,000 donation from the developer. Mayor Donald Walker said the donation, one of many McGlamry has made for the city, will help the city acquire and clean up more property along Commercial Circle. Walker said McGlamry has also donated money for park space and land greenspace for the Wellston Trail. The city council also approved two rezoning requests for McGlamry, one on Sandy Run Road at Ga. 247 and the other at Gunn Road and U.S. 41. The 7.32-acre tract off Sandy Run Road, east of Ga. 247 was recommended for rezoning from R-l (3/4-acre lot single family residen tial) to C-2 (general com mercial). It is adjacent to Wisteria subdivision off Old Hawkinsville Road. Walker said the property is near the new liquor store, which is not within city limits and across from the Landmark shopping center. The second request was for four tracts totaling about See REZONI NGS, page 6A Sex offender back in jail By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Marlon Jermaine Stubbs was picked up Friday for a probation violation stem- ming from a 2004 statu tory rape conviction. He also violated his restrictions as a regis tered sex offender. “They could not find another place for him to live, ” explained Sgt. Charlene Giles of the Houston County Sheriffs Office. Giles explained “his momma takes care of him and couldn’t pay his proba tion fees anymore.” Stubbs, 22, is being See OFFENDER, page fA Habitat recipient ot $5,000 donation By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer State Farm wants to give back to the community. Proof came via Friday’s $5,000 donation, which brings to about $17,000 the Andy Thomas State Farm Insurance agency has given to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Thomas said the donation from State Farm was given on behalf of State Farm poli cyholders, customers and employees. John Sillers, Habitat for Humanity executive direc tor thanked Thomas for the See DONA TION, page fA STUBBS