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6B ♦ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,2006 CROOK From pmge iA 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 From page iA 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 ADD From page lA 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 INPUT From page iA 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 SHINING Frompage jB 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 From page jB 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.” Grrrreat Beits It HU have m metliinQ Dre sses to sell and it’s under lalfl ps w -TJ Sft? If, sc, call cur Co ®Poterp ms JhL classified dent + well limit l m wUiier per neek . must run m 3 lines . 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.” THE SPORTS CENTER MMJAL CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE ‘M Yamaha! 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