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BELOW THE FOLD: Man gets 8 years for fleeing HHC names Philips COO INSIDE: Museum adds MIG killer
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July 13,2007
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Group to help with
military school needs
Operation Homefront’s 31 chap
ters, according to a release, want to
lend a hand to military families and
get their children ready to go back
to school. To that end, the group is
now collecting new school supplies
for children of all ages.
All items collected for back-to
school will, according to the release,
be used to stuff backpacks that will
be distributed to military school chil
dren who “need a little help with their
back-to-school needs,” the release
states.
Operation Homefront chapters
will, according to the release, distrib
ute more than 10,000 stuffed back
packs this school year.
Items needed include: spiral
notebooks, pens, pencils, markers,
crayons, notebook paper, rulers, col
ored pencils, calculators, erasers,
et cetera.
To register to receive school sup
plies or to donate school supplies to
a military child, contact your Georgia
. Chapter of Operation Homefront at
http://oper3tionhomefront.net/geor
gia.
For general information or to
participate with the Back-To-School
program, contact Vicki Sarracino at
1-800-390-2115 or georgia@operat
ionhomefront.net.
WRALL team looking
for playoff help
The Warner Robins American
Little League’s 9-10-year-old base
ball team is looking for help from
the community to help defray costs
associated with their continued trip
through the playoffs. If you would
like to help, contact the team's team
mom at 987-7206.
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Variance allows 200 homes on 40+ acres
By RA YLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
A 200-home development is going
up despite residents’ objections.
The Warner Robins Planning
and Zoning Commission granted
lot size and set-back variances to
Larry Warnock so he could build 200
homes on about 40 acres adjacent to
the Country Meadows subdivision
in the area of Crossfield Drive and
Houston Lake Road.
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Children packed the Perry Library Wednesday to see Ken Scott, a magical storyteller, who has performed at the
Whitehouse and in Hollywood. Scott combines his magic tricks with encouraging children to read.
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ticipants, as another participant, Shicarius King, looks on.
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PHILIPS
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
HHC names Philips chief operating officer
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Houston Healthcare has
named Grady W. “Skip”
Philips 111, as chief operat
ing officer.
In this new position,
Philips will oversee opera
tional aspects of both
Houston Medical Center
and Perry Hospital. Philips
joined Houston Healthcare
in August 2006 as adminis
trator of Houston Medical
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The city council approved the
rezoning and annexation of the
49.797-acre tract last Monday but
sent the variance requests back
to planning and zoning. The city
Planning and Zoning Commission
had previously tabled the request
because of the variances.
The property was rezoned from
residential agricultural in the coun
ty to R-3 (7,500 square foot lot mini
mum) in the city. The city Planning
and Zoning Commission had previ
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Hueberger.
Center.
Houston County Hospital
Authority Chairman Sonny
Watson said the new posi
tion of COO is part of the
reorganization of Houston
Healthcare.
“It puts us in a better
position to coordinate the
growth of both hospitals,”
he said. He added Philips
“will help the hospitals oper
ate more efficiently. I feel
the hospital in Perry felt
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ously tabled the request for that
very reason.
The variances include reductions
in the minimum lot size to 5,200
square-feet; minimum lot frontage
to 52 feet; side setback to five feet;
and the rear setback for some inte
rior and curved-front lots to 20 feet.
Several residents from Country
Meadows spoke against the request
with concerns about the smaller lot
size and increased traffic through
their subdivision since the only
like it was not in the system
sometimes.”
Watson said the authority
is in the process of devel
oping a master facilities
plan for the Perry Hospital
campus, based upon the
anticipated impact of future
growth in the southern part
of Houston County.
“With the growth in popu
lation we are experiencing
and continue to anticipate,
we must be able to meet the
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entrance will be off Crossfield Drive.
Many residents said they were only
notified of the hearing the day before
when someone from the neighbor
hood put out fliers.
Michael Jay Hodges who lives on
Blue Jay Way at Crossfield Drive
pointed out the developer owns land
off Houston Lake road with 700 feet
of frontage.
“I think that would be ideal for a
road,” he said.
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needs of our community in
the most effective manner,”
Philips added. “By focusing
on efficient operations, stra
tegic growth, quality, ser
vice innovation and a work
force of skilled and trained
healthcare professionals, we
believe that we will continue
to succeed in our mission
of providing quality medical
services.”
Philips will continue
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Toddler dies
after being
hit by car
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
A 23-month-old boy died
Thursday afternoon after
being hit by a car in the
parking lot of Tanglewood
Apartments.
Warner Robins Police
were dispatched to
Houston Medical Center
about 3:37 p.m. about the
child being struck by a
vehicle.
The child’s parents had
taken the boy to the hos
pital for treatment.
The boy was pronounced
dead at 5:17 p.m.
The preliminary inves
tigation revealed the boy’s
father was talking with
Curtis Askew of Warner
Robins in the parking
lot. About 3:30 p.m., as
Askew was backing out,
he struck the child who
had gotten under the
vehicle.
The Warner Robins
Police Department Traffic
Division is investigating
the accident.
Man gets 8 years
lor fleeing police
By RAT LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
A Macon man who
fled from Warner Robins
Police back in April will
spend the next eight
years in prison without
parole.
Marquize Deshawn
Griggs, 26, of 141
McDonald Cemetery
Road, Macon, pleaded
guilty minutes before
his trial was to begin
in Houston County
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