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♦ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007
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registration, education and
meeting rooms, lobby and
public areas, as well as new
parking areas and improved
access to the campus.
HMC Administrator
Skip Philips said the new
tower will enable the hos
pital to accommodate the
growth in patient volumes.
“We have a critical need
for inpatient beds. Houston
Medical Center has experi
enced tremendous growth
in almost every service area
of our facility including
inpatient admissions, sur
geries, emergency depart
ment visits, radiology and
laboratory tests,” Philips
explained.
“With the growth in pop
ulation that we are expe
riencing and continue to
anticipate, we must be able
to meet the needs of the
community,” he said. “The
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CALLIE LOWELL SUITES BEMBRY
Warner Robins - Callie Lowell Shipes
Bembry died on Sunday, February 11, 2007
in a local hospital. Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the funeral service.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m.
on Tuesday, February 13 at Sandy Valley
Baptist Church on Houston Lake Road
in Warner Robins, Georgia. Graveside
services will follow at Walnut Cemetery in
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including starter fluid, over
1,000 pseudoephedrine
pills, digital scales and a
police scanner.
Williams said chares were
dismissed against the oth
ers last year as ajl the meth
was found on Ogburn and
in his truck. He will spend
the next seven years in pris
on since he bonded out soon
ROBBERY
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with them in their apart-
ment. When
the victim
tried to
leave, the
three defen
dants beat
him, held a
knife to him,
and took his
jewelry and
approxi
mately SSOO
in cash.
A n
unknown
man inter
rupted the
attack and
convinced
the defen
dants to
let the vic
tim go. He
escaped to
his nearby
apartment
where he
had a friend
call 911.
Warner
Robins
Police
Officer
Patrick
Massey and
Sgt. Don
SYLVESTER
CRUZ
RODRIGUEZ
Edwards responded to the
scene and captured the sus
pects.
The case was prosecuted by
Assistant District Attorney
K. David Cooke Jr. It was
investigated by Massey and
Beverly Robinson from the
District Attorney’s Office.
The defendants’ attorneys
were Greg Bell for Sylvester,
Carolyn Hall for Rodriguez,
and Bill Peterson for Cruz.
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new tower along with the
future phases of our mas
ter facilities plan clearly
addresses how we need to
allow for growth through
2020-2025 with both new
construction and renovated
facilities at this campus.”
Houston Healthcare
CEO Dr. Tony Alford said
the master facility plan
“is truly a blueprint of
how the Houston Medical
Center campus can devel
op and expand to meet the
demands of our service
area’s growing population
through 2025 in a series of
phases.”
“The key to the plan is
flexibility, so that the plan
can adapt as the future
unfolds,” Alford said. “Not
Unadilla, Georgia.
The family may be contacted at 222
Shirley Drive, Warner Robins, 31088. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
the Alzheimer’s Association, 272 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Ste. 201 Macon,
GA 31201. Go to www.mcculloughfh.com
to sign the Online Registry for the family.
McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
after his arrest and there
was no sig
n i f i c a n t
time served
prior to his
conviction.
He was
indicted on
additional
charges
including
burglary,
possession
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An artist render
ing shows what
Houston Medical
will look like upon
completion of the
new north tower.
Contributed
only does it outline where
new expansions can occur
for future growth, it also
provides a way to eventu
ally retire and even replace
old buildings which will
help us maintain a first
class medical center for our
community.”
The project is being
designed by HKS, Inc., a
healthcare facility plan
ning and architectural
firm in Atlanta, and WMA
Architects, Inc. of Macon.
The general contractor for
the project is Gilbane, Inc.
of Atlanta. The total esti
mated cost of construction,
furnishings, fixtures and
equipment is $59.1 million,
and the project is expected
to be completed in 2009.
of a firearm or knife during
a crime and carrying a con
cealed weapon. Williams
said those were dropped to
go with the strongest case
against Ogburn, “and we
got him.”
This case was pros
ecuted by Williams and
ADA George Hartwig 111.
Ogburn was represented by
attorney Fred Graham of
Warner Robins.
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Houston County investing sls million
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Houston County paid
$16,845,030.95 in bills this
past week.
Commissioner Tom
McMicheal said it was the
highest ever, but explained
that sls million is going
to CDs. The commission
ers approved investing the
money in short-term certifi
cates of deposit with the two
highest bidding local banks.
Security Bank offered the
county 5.453 percent on a 12-
month CI), which the county
will invest $3 million. BB&T
Bank had the highest bids
for the eight $1.5 million
CDs ranging from four to
12 months. McMichael did
not have to recuse himself
from the vote as Atlantic
Southern Bank, of which
he services of the board of
directors, did not have the
top bid. It bid only on the
$3 million, 12-month CD
but was only third highest
at 5.35 percent, below both
BB&T and Security Bank.
McMichael said all of the
bidding banks had to pledge
collateral to support the
entire amount of the invest
ment, not just the SIOO,OOO
guaranteed by the FDIC. He
assured taxpayers and fellow
commissioners the invest
ments were “fully funded.”
The commissioners also
awarded two other bids - for
the purchase of a tractor
with mid-mount mower and
for an SUV for the Sheriff s
Office Juvenile Division.
The bid for the tractor for
the county roads department
was $94,257.60 from Yancey
Agricultural Products of
Macon for a Challenger
MT5258 with a Little &
Co. boom mower. The bid
includes a five-year/5,000-
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bid from Wayne Morris Ford
in Perry, at $1,735.50 more,
was beyond the 3 percent
local criteria. McMichael
explained a standard car
could not be used because
of the number of passengers
that have to be taken to the
Youth Detention Center.
In other business, the
board approved:
• A special exception for a
home occupation hair salon
at 109 Juniper Road, Warner
Robins, for Hiedi Conklin.
Her husband Dwayne
Conklin' said the full-time
schoolteacher would operate
the hair salon as a part
time job to supplement her
income to help support their
five children.
The salon will be open from
4-7 p.m. during the week and
on weekend by appointment
only. He said the driveway at
the house can accommodate
up to seven cars so there
will be no on-street parking.
McMichael noted county
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ordinances permit the oper
ation of a one-chair beauty
shop from the home.
• A $50,000 state grant
from the STOP Violence
Against Women Act Grant
Program. Commissioner
Gail Robinson said there
are some questions about
matching funding still being
worked out.
• Increased the annual sal
ary of part-time Magistrate
Judge John Geiger from
$6,300.96 to $7,682.28 in
accordance with the mini
mum salary requirements
outlined in state law. The
other magistrate judges
already meet or exceed the
state minimums, explained
Commissioner Jay Walker,
who added Geiger “earns
every penny of it, being on
call on weekends to sign war
rants, and for first appear
ances.
• Payment of the supple
ment of $l,OBl to the secre
tary of new Superior Court
Judge Katherine Lumsden,
like the other judges’ secre
taries received.
• Released the mainte
nance bond on Thistlewood
subdivision.
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