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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Muusttm Unity .IJuuriuil Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at wwiv. hhjnews. com Reader j |j |i Wro) 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, GA31069 The Houston Homfe 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. 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This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press State Briefs Suspect killed linked to murders LAWRENCEVILLE (AP) - Gwinnett County police are investigating whether a man killed after a three hour standoff at his sub urban Atlanta home was involved in the murder of his 31-year-old girlfriend, and DeKalb County authori ties say he may be linked to another lulling. Khalid Nelson, 27, was fatally shot by Gwinnett County SWAT team mem bers Tuesday after he threatened officers with a pistol during the standoff, said Gwinnett police spokes man Darren Moloney. The officers were dis patched to Nelson’s home after they found the body of Roslyn Nicole Tobias, who had been dating Nelson for a few months, Moloney said. When officers arrived, they encountered DeKalb County police who were also seeking to arrest Nelson on mur der charges, he said. DeKalb County police suspected Nelson in the killing of Asim Glaze, who was found dead at his home on Saturday, t"A CONVENIENT SERVICE TO YOU" MASTER MAILERS 736 CARROLL ST. PERRY, GA. 478-987-8890 WE SEND YOUR PACKAGES THROUGH UPS * FEDEX * USPS WE SEND AND RECEIVE FAXES AND E-MAILS, WE WRAP IT, PACK IT, SHIP IT & TRACK IT NEW LASER COPIER BLACK/WHITE AND COLOR OFFICE SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GIFTS WE DO FLYERS, BUSINESS CARDS, RUBBER STAMPS, SELF INKING STAMPS, EBAY STORAGE AND SHIPPING WE OFFER QUICK CONNECT PHONE SERVICE •FREE PACKAGING WITH THIS AD IN DECEMBER LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE SHOP LOWER CARROLL STREET YOUR WEATHER TEAM! iwamriiM MGT Today's Weather I Local 5-Day Forecast Fri 69/59 Mainly cloudy and rainy. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:34 AM 5:34 PM Sat 75/51 Few showers. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 50s. Sunrise Sunset 734 AM 5:35 PM £Tff fjfSL Wr Celebrate Hometown Life **■ *** *** Georgia At A Glance \ Atlanta W V \ 62/54 \. Augusta \ 67/62 \ { 'Wn, | \ Warner Robins \ \ 68/59 J, v n L. \ \ * ) Savannah W \ * \ 73/61 / Perry x X j XWX ) 69/59 ./ X S ( Valdosta -Di \tj . 73/62 pJr Area Cities | City Hi Lo Cond. | Wm «ins ime——m———— i— l . Albany 71 59 rain Athens 65 56 rain Atlanta 62 54 rain Augusta 67 62 rain Bainbridge 73 62 t-storm Brunswick 71 61 rain Cartersville 62 54 rain Chattanooga.TN 58 44 rain Columbus 67 60 rain Cordele 70 62 rain National Cities l city ItiLoCond. | saw.————will»I in ,+m.*.** Atlanta 62 54 rain Boston 42 33 pt sunny Chicago 48 36 rain Dallas 58 38 sunny Denver 41 22 pt sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service said DeKalb Detective A. Toledo. He said police are still investigating a possible motive for Glaze’s death. Nelson barricaded him self inside his garage when the DeKalb deputies tried to serve a warrant, prompting the officers to call the SWAT team, Moloney said. The police used an armored personnel carrier to break down the garage door after negotiations failed and the suspect would not respond to repeated calls, Moloney said. U.S. lines Georgia over child welfare ATLANTA (AP) - Federal child welfare authorities have fined Georgia $4.3 mil lion for failing to adequately address a critical review of services to find homes for foster children and protect children from abuse. The Administration for Children and Families, part of U.S. Health and Human Services Department, also said Georgia had not done enough to involve parents of children in the system and had not adequately provided for the children’s physical and mental health. STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Mathewson v " Turns tor Sews** MtM Sun 12/24 72/45 Occasional showers possible. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s Sunrise Sunset 7:35 AM 5:36 PM TO HI 1 Dalton 63 50 rain Dillard 60 48 rain Dublin 70 59 rain Duluth 61 53 rain Gainesville 61 57 rain Helen 62 53 rain Lagrange 66 54 rain Macon 69 59 rain Marietta 61 52 rain Milledgeville 67 58 rain Houston 63 43 pt sunny Los Angeles 66 45 sunny Miami 79 72 t-storm Minneapolis 34 24 sn shower New York 45 41 cloudy Georgia officials say the penalty applies to a review period from 2001 to 2004, and that the system has improved since then.B.J. Walker, commissioner of the state Department of Human Resources, said Georgia was fined for not taking about a dozen of roughly 200 steps that the state agreed to take after the critical review by the federal agency. The federal officials point ed to problems maintaining accurate records on children in foster care. Some paper work did not even list the child’s current residence, according to a letter from the federal agency that Walker said she received about a month ago. Walker said computer improvements are fixing those problems. She also said team meet ings are giving parents more say in planning for their children. Walker added that she believes some of the ideas, such as a protocol for assess ing children throughout all agencies that deal with child welfare issues, would simply add work while failing to improve the state system. Mon 12/25 63/41 Showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:35 AM 5:36 PM Tue 12/26 / i 57/36 Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid 30s. Sunrise Sunset 736 AM 5:37 PM Moon Phases • « New First Dec 20 Dec 27 €> D Full Last Jan 3 Jan 11 UV Index Fri 12/22 2- Low Sat 12/23 3 Moderate Sun 12/24 2 Low Mon 12/25 2 Low Tue 12/26 2 Low The UV Index is measured on a 0 11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection 0 11 | City Hi LoCond. | Peachtree City 66 50 rain Perry 69 59 rain Rome 62 51 rain Savannah 73 61 rain St. Simons Island7l 61 rain Statesboro 73 59 rain Thomasville 74 63 t-storm Valdosta 73 62 t-storm Warner Robins 68 59 rain Waycross 76 60 rain »City Phoenix 64 42 mst sunny San Francisco 58 39 mst sunny Seattle 45.39 rain St. Louis 50 36 pt sunny Washington, DC 48 4$ rain #1 Noon Buffet mmMr t-75 Exit 136 * 997-9977 Reliable service at a sensible price. At Windstream, we're focused on delivering quality services at reasonable rates within our service territories. Services are available at the rates listed in the chart. 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Church with the Rev. Mike Turner officiating. Burial will! follow in the church cemetery. Harmon passed away Sunday.; He was baptized and became a member of Mount Pisgah; Baptist Church in 1931. He was preceded in death by his; parents James Polk Harmon and Mattie Lee Cox Harmon and a brother, James Henry Harmon. Survivors include the; following nieces and nephews, Valerie McLeod of Atlanta, Philip Harmon of Kathleen, Melanie Harmon of Columbus, Jimmy Harmon of Asheville, N.C., Gina Vetter of Cumming,; Holly Harmon and Leigh Harmon of Warner Robins, Ashlar, Trey, Aliza, and Ava and “special daughter” Londi Harmon Barrow of Butler. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jacob Green Education Fund, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, PO. Box 2050, Butler, GA 31006. Edwards Funeral Home of Butler is in charge of arrange ments. Water talks extended ATLANTA (AP) Wednesday was supposed to be the deadline for officials from Georgia, Alabama and Florida to reach an agree ment about sharing water from the Chattahoochee River. But the confidential talks have been extended through Jan. 31. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s spokesman, Bert Brantley, said Tuesday that Georgia officials are pleased with the talks so far. This is the second exten sion for the current talks. The first deadline was Aug. 3. A federal judge in Alabama ordered the three states into closed-door deliberations last April. That was nearly three Superior Rates ■ W ' i t 6-month CD 550 % ’sii sdjtftii a (bam withu* nftkt Anzud firrenuge Yield f APY) h * 45 ft tb mi d iHi xw mtttew* »;sy fv ,mm; SlfiiO. 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