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♦ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,2006
CROOK
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window behind the cashier’s
counter. Surveillance foot
age showed the suspect pull
ing up to the business in
a green Ford F-150. After
breaking the glass, the sus
pect reportedly was seen on
surveillance video reaching
into the business and steal
ing several lottery tickets.
WALKER
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said that some projects likely
to be under discussion will be
an east-west Interstate high
way, and added that there
are some “difficult issues”
that need to be resolved in
the Macon area, which he
would be representing.
As for his hometown of
Perry, he noted that he
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clinic,” he said. Veazey also
opposes privately owned
imaging centers. “If you own
your own MRI, you’re going
to use it. It runs up medical
costs.”
Malone said the practice,
which is the exclusive team
physicians for 10 area high
schools and Fort Valley
State University, treats stu
dent athletes, about a third
of which are on Medicaid.
“We do all the physicals
in Houston County and in
other counties,” Malone
said, “Over 3,000 physicals
a year and the doctors don’t
receive a penny. The $lO
fee goes back to the school’s
athletic program.”
The surgical procedures
which will be preformed on
site once the surgical center
is open include: arthroscopic
shoulder and knee surgery,
endoscope spine surgery, and
minimally invasive neck and
back surgery. Major proce
dures will still be performed
‘at the hospital, mainly
Houston Medical Center.
Veazey noted, “the more
complicated procedures are
more costly to the hospital.
The hospital margins are in
outpatient surgery.”
Malone said outpatient
surgeries cost more at the
hospital - five to six more
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fifth grade, decreasing
enrollment at Perry Primary
School. The KCES zone
would not change.
■ Students current
ly attending Feagin Mill
Middle who live in the area
between Ignico Dr., North
Davis Dr., Watson Blvd. and
Ga. Highway 247 would be
rezoned to Bonaire Middle.
■ Sudents who live in the
area between Green St.,
North Davis Dr., Watson
Blvd. and Ga. Highway 247
who currently attend Eagle
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Tretonya and Janique
Fritzgerald are sisters. Both
enjoy the program and feel
good about how they can
learn more with the prac
tice. Tretonya is a first grad
er with a wonderful smile,
who attends Perry Primary.
DOBSON
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The “splashdown” occurring
during the early 20s can
then be a wonderful time of
life for both generations.
Dr. Dobson is founder and
chairman of the board of
the nonprofit organization
Focus on the Family, P.O.
Box 444, Colorado Springs,
CO. 80903; or www.family.
org. Questions and answers
are excerpted from “The
Complete Marriage and
Family Home Reference
Guide” and “Bringing Up
Boys,” both published by
Tyndale House.
The next day at approxi
mately 12:05 a.m., deputies
with the Houston County
Sheriff’s Office responded to
Bob’s Package Store, 351-A
Highway 247, in reference
to an alarm. Upon arrival,
forced entry was found to
the front door.
Surveillance footage
reportedly showed a green
in color Ford F-150 at the
business just prior to entry
being made. Upon entry,
wants to see the Perry
Parkway completed, which
will require a resolution of
some wetlands issues near
the city’s industrial park.
Walker said that the deci
sion will probably be made
in mid-January. Under
Georgia law, the DOT board
has a member from each of
the state’s 13 congressional
district.
The selection process is
made by the members of the
- than at the surgery center
because of the hospital costs.
“We were forced into a bat
tle with the local hospital,”
Malone said.
Beyond preventing new
ones from opening, he said,
“the GACH went and sued
the state to close some of the
existing ambulatory surgery
centers.”
The Georgia Society of
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
won five of the cases so far
to keep the centers open.
“We try not to be adversar
ial. Our objective is to work
with the hospital,” Malone
said. “Our focus is on the
community.”
He noted the practice
brings in more patients to
the area, including patients
from Atlanta. “When we
started in 2000, 95 percent
of sports medicine and 90
percent of industrial medi
cine cases were going out of
the county. Now 95 percent
stays here. We need to do
what we can since all of the
growth is here.”
Malone noted the practice
brings in more specialists for
the hospital. One of those,
Malone said, was Dr. Daxes
M. Banit, a spinal surgeon.
The office employs eight
physicians - Banit, Malone,
Jeff Easom, Bill Wiley,
Jeffrey Jarrett, Derrick
Phillips, Todd Kinnebrew
and Daniel Wagner - in
offices in the counties of
Springs Elementary would
be rezoned to Linwood
Elementary.
■ Students currently
attending Eagle Springs
who live east of Margie Dr.
and south of Watson Blvd.
would be zoned for Quail
Run Elementary.
■ School zones adjusted
to follow natural boundaries
with zero impact on children
currently enrolled include
Centerville Elementary,
Lindsey Elementary,
Morningside Elementary,
Parkwood Elementary,
Russell Elementary, Pearl
Stephens Elementary and
Janique likes Math and
reading.
Elijah Markeis Jones, a
ninth grader at Perry High
School, says the program is
helping him with his math.
“I like coming here,” he
says, “It gives me a good
place to study math. I like
math and the kind of chal
lenges it gives me.”
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the suspect reportedly stole
several lottery tickets.
The Houston County
Sheriff’s Office was able to
locate the green F-150 short
ly after the burglary and
a vehicle pursuit led depu
ties to Macon, where Bibb
County deputies lost sight
of the vehicle. The F-150
was later recovered and was
found to have been stolen
from Macon.
He was arrested in Fort
Georgia General Assembly
who represent voters within
the congressional district. At
this point Walker is the only
one seeking the post.
Walker said that Gov.
Sonny Perdue had encour
aged him to make a bid for
the post.
“He was the first person
I talked with after I talked
with Janice,” Walker said,
referring to his wife.
He said that he has got-
Houston, Bibb, Peach and as
of January, Dodge. “All eight
are also fellowship trained,“
Pritchett noted, meaning
they has more experience in
new procedures.
The eight physicians on
staff have admitting privi
leges at Houston Medical
Center, Perry Hospital,
and the Coliseum Medical
Center in Macon, Peach
County Regional Hospital
and Dodge County Hospital.
There are at least four doc
tors at the main office in
Warner Robins on any day,
Pritchett said.
“Houston County is grow
ing rapidly and the result is
a high volume of new surgi
cal cases across the board,”
Pritchett said. “Our new
center will certainly help
ease the burden at local hos
pitals. For our orthopaedic
patients needing surgery, it
means greater convenience,
less expense and reduced
wait time.”
The practice also pro
vides physical therapy and
Worker’s Compensation
treatments including job
site studies, job description
formulation and workplace
physical therapy, helping to
reduce employee time off
from work and medical costs.
“We are the biggest Worker’s
Comp provider in Middle
Georgia,” Pritchett said.
Both Malone and Veazey
said the issue of LNRs and
Tucker Elementary.
The goals of the zoning
adjustments are to:
1. determine which areas
will attend the new schools;
2. establish zones that are
equitable for all schools;
3. establish zones along
natural boundaries (such as
roads, creeks, etc.); and
4. consider population
growth projections.
For further information,
contact Stephen Thublin,
assistant superintendent for
finance and business oper
ations, either by phone at
478-988-6248 or by e-mail at
sthublin@hcbe.net.
Elijah is not a member of
the church, but he and his
grandmother saw the sign
and decided to take part. He
hopes to attend college in
Savannah.
The members of St. James
have decided to do some
thing about the future, help
ing a new generation suc
ceed through hard work.
LOCAL
Valley Dec. 15 on an open
violation of parole warrant,
Williams said. The third
burglary charge stems from
a residential burglary near
Perry.
Kizziah was released on
parole from the Georgia
Diagnostic & Classification
Prison in Jackson Sept. 29,
according to the Department
of Corrections. He had been
in prison since Nov. 3, 2005,
on local charges of theft
ten good backing from the
Houston County delega
tion. Sen. Ross Tolleson has
agreed to nominate him,
with Rep. Larry O’Neal sec
onding the nomination. He
also expressed his apprecia
tion to Rep. Johnny Floyd
and Willie Talton for their
support.
The Eighth Congressional
District is represented in
Washington by U.S. Rep.
Jim Marshall of Macon. It
certificates of need is expect
ed to come before next ses
sion the General Assembly.
A commission of state legis
lators, doctors and hospital
administrators - the State
Commission on the Efficacy
of the Certificate of Need
program, met in November
to discuss proposed changed
which are to be recom
mended to the governor and
the General Assembly this
month. The vote on all the
changes was not unanimous,
Veazey noted.
Veazey supports the cur
rent CON program, which
he said has served the state
very well. He believes outpa
tient surgery centers should
have to apply for CONs like
hospitals do.
He said, “the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
Governmental Affairs
Committee voted to close
that loophole.”
Malone disagrees. “CON
doesn’t work. If there
weren’t managed care it
would work. Managed care
has reduced payments to
doctors, the cost is shifting
with money going to insur
ance CEOs.”
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22, 2005, after a new felony
arrest for a May 10, 2005,
incident, according to court
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Anyone with informa
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asked to contact Williams
at 542-2085 or Det. Brad
Mules of the Warner Robins
Police Department Criminal
Investigation Division at
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