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|i tit I: J3lßltt JlttlWKtJ VOLUME 137, NUMBER 136 BELOW THE FOLD: Man gets 8 years for fleeing HHC names Philips COO INSIDE: Museum adds MIG killer as Friday July 13,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH wherPnuuWo'rs mui IN BRIEF 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. BIRTHDAYS Thursday ■ Connie Storey Today ■ Journey Smith E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers. com or send them to: 1210 'Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. You can also call him at 987-1823, Ext. 231. PERIODICAL 500 liiliill 8 "55108 OOOOI* 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Contest !**ll*!l>i>*il*i!li*iislilltii>tiai«ll*aaiil>lliicl| COOI * GEORGIA NEV.GPAPER PROJECT Man Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 3QKg-Qgg 3-DiGIT 306 July 13, 2007 CHUIty $T\~ Today Partly cloudy High: 96 Low: 72 Weather hhjnews.com Hooterville community staple Whb 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. jaMMMpi WKM MlMj M mm - - m tm | M MMj — m —i —7'' VV ''" JgrsT: ‘ 1 ‘ m iImUT -9H 'SgljJB * ' iMHlffr tSm.Wsk' A Journal Charlotte Perkins 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. ’" r ••*:.. X ,hj.- . , BMBbHH ». ■ I ’ 9 jB ' ;5 .- ' Journal/Charlotte Perkins Scott gives a helping hand to Madeline Geiger, one of the show’s par ticipants, as another participant, Shicarius King, looks on. Hi i|H 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 SPORTS: Little Linkers at the Landings, tigers player killed in auto accident. "7B More. f H 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 Awe-dience www.hhjnews.com AM wwk -M Hfc.M. a Mjn ‘ j? 'jjSfe’' ' I Journal Charlotte Perkins Scoff explains a magic trick to Hunter 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 RELIGION: Westminster Presbyterian Church heads out west for Iflfl VBS. lun 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 One section *lO pages W■' IF 1 Emjwi mmmmm 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. See VARIANCE, page $A 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 See PHILIPS, page fA m E&m Famt.x 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 See YEARS, page pi