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Mtmsioti 4;»<ftlw .dpxiiQCti^u VOLUME 137, NUMBER 137 BELOW THE FOLD: Hodac seeks volunteers Weekend July 14,2007 * The Home Journal s FRONT PORCH IN BRIEF Vision 2020 sets next meeting The next Vision 2020 meeting will be held July 25 at 10 a.m. at Perry City Hall - a change in venue, according to a release. Per the release, the group will continue the discussion of adverse weather sirens with an update from Chief Jimmy Williams on a possible solution, as well as discussing pan demic flu preparation plans county wide. Exceptional Citizens board to meet The Board of Directors’ monthly meeting for the Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, Inc., Falcon Park, Inc., and Falcon Park 111, Inc., will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Conference Room of Workshop 11, Which is located at 716 North Young Avenue. 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 Today ■ Kyle Kothe Sunday ■ Jeanette Arrington ■ Susie Parker (Happy 95th!) ■ Brittani Hawk Monday ■ Tonyaa Kinchen ■ Cheryl Rich 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. News tip hotline 6 a.m.-4 p.m: 987-1823 Ext. 231 4 p.m.-until: 397-8811 PERIODICAL 500 WIlfMIl 8 '*s 510 8 00 O 01 1 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Contest N^ogJJ' liifliMiiiilt>i!tiiiii!(llifiil!ii>l!i»ii!i!l>i>H COOI * GEORGIA PRQv£CT Man Library UNfV OF GEORGIA ATHEMS GA 20EC2 COCZ 3-DIGIT 306 July 14, 2007 St:ityi.\(i Houston Cot. \iy..Bisn<lß7o Today Weather Scattered Thunderstorms High: 93 Low: 71 hhjnews.com Well Pair who ve never met writes mystery novel Investigation continues in Worrell murder By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still actively investigating the shooting death of former Westfield graduate Doris Annette Spillers Worrell. In a press release Thursday, the GBI said it is actively following leads almost daily and is attempting to piece together exactly what hap pened to Worrell, who died from a single gunshot wound on Sept. 20, 2006. Worrell was found dead inside Jon’s Sports Park by her husband Jon that morning at approximately , ' ... ' - \ ENI/Gary Harmon Robert Bradham passes another runner during the Middle Georgia Cross Country Summer Series ract Thursday on the course behind Pearl Stephens Elementary School. For more, see 18. Hodac seeks volunteers Special to the ‘Journal Contributed Surviving a crime is a trau matic experience. Finding appropriate resources to stabilize the situation and going through legal proceed ings uninformed can be even more of a challenge. Hodac’s volunteer victim advocates are, according to a release, “the cornerstone of its victim services pro gram. Volunteers respond to crisis/emergency calls from crime victims, law enforce ment, and/or hospital staff personnel in order to advo cate for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes.” Volunteers are the connec tion between the victim and the services they might need subsequently, the release LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville SPORTS: Thornton gets first taste of NBA. Also, Kishigian two strokes off Amateur ID lead. More. | D 11:15 a.m. The park which includes, miniature golf, go carts, a driving range, arcade and skating rink, is owned by Jon Worrell and has since be renamed the Fun Place. The park was closed at the time of the shooting, accord ing to published reports. Coffee County Sheriff Jerry reads. These volunteers receive training and have access to information and referrals to services statewide that range from temporary or emergency housing to sup port groups, et cetera. Hodac’s victim services, according to the release, help empower crime victims through a broad range of services - from providing a supportive environment to offering specific tactics for successfully navigating the legal process to formulating preventative safety proce dures. Volunteer advocates respond to calls for crime victims. Advocates assist victims by providing infor mation and referral, advo cacy, emotional support, See HODAC, page 8A Sex offender back in jail "A case like this, where an innocent person is killed - not doing anything wrong, just at work - is really a shock to the community." - Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Russell Mansfield Trail blazing www.hhjnews.com Pope said that afternoon that Doris Worrell may have been in the park restocking while it was closed. Pope said at the time that he couldn’t comment on a possible motive for the shoot ing or whether or not law enforcement had a descrip tion of the possible suspect. Sex offender back in jail By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Marcus Alonzo Addison is back in jail, again. Addision, 23, of 204 Waverly Lane, in Byron, was arrested Tuesday for viola tion of probation from Superior Court. He is on probation for a statutory rape conviction in February. He pleaded guilty Feb. 15 for the July 4, 2006, incident and was sentenced to 10 years probation and required to reg ister as a sex offender. About a month later, March 21, he See OFFENDER, page 8A WRP&Z approves 11 home businesses By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Warner Robins Planning and Zoning Commission approved 11 home businesses at 10 addresses Tuesday. WRP&Z approves 11 home businesses LIFESTYLE: Kathleen Scout donates 900th Linus blanket. Columnists and QQ more. UU “We’re looking in every cor ner of the county trying to find out what’s going on,” the sheriff said the after noon of the shooting.” GBI Agent Russell Mansfield of the Douglas office said Thursday another person, possibly an employ ee, was in the park at the time of the shooting but did not witness the shooting. He would not provide any other details of the case including possible suspects. “We are safeguarding information in the case,” he explained and did not want to jeopardize the case. The GBI is doing every- One of the applicants, Yolanda Franklin of 301 Estates Way had two home occupation requests approved, one for finan cial service and the other for “graphical services,” See WRP&Z, page 8A Two sections • 16 pages QL filpv ID * 1 thing in its power to bring the killer to justice, but See MURDER, page 8A ADDISON w /v'y tys l r Win ) \iu sr WORRELL Reported scam artist surfaces in Washington By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Christopher Kelley and his wife reportedly scammed several in the middle Georgia area before leaving town. Kristina M. Pike of Pike’s Peak Performance in Perry, one of the contractors who lost money doing business with Kelley’s Mid-State Custom Exteriors tracked him via Internet searches to Gig Harbor, Wash. Kelley, 34, is want ed for theft by conver- ■stat-Ii far*} KELLEY sion (two counts) and two bench warrants from Superior Court by the Houston County Sheriffs Office and is listed on Macon Regional Crimestoppers. District Attorney Kelly Burke said Kelley is want ed for bad check charge and the thefts by conver sion, which are felonies since each is more than SSOO. Burke said Kelley may face similar allegations in Peach and Bibb counties. “Based on prior dealings with him,” Burke added, “we have started bond forfeiture proceedings.” “I don’t want to spend See SURFACES, page 8A "Based on prior dealings with him, we have started bond forfeiture proceedings." District Attorney Kelly Burke