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VOLUME 137, NUMBER 138 BELOW THE FOLD: Farmers Market missing Jean Rea ■ QDOT planning on striping 10 Houston Co ■ roads TUESDAY July 17,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH w?S?SSSSS§*!®? IN BRIEF Flags at half staff for Johnson Governor Sonny Perdue ordered the lowering of all flags on state buildings and grounds lowered to half staff on Sunday in honor of Lady Bird Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Perdue praised the for mer First Lady for her national campaign for beautification. AARP Driver Safety Program offered The Houston County AARP is offering a comprehensive driv ing course designed to update drivers aged 50 and over on the knowledge and skills of driving. Upon course completion, partici pants are eligible for alO percent discount on auto insurance. Pre registration is required by calling Lamar Odum for Warner Robins classes at 788-5121 or Paul Bennet for Perry classes at 782- 1888. The cost is $lO per per son. Perry classes will be 12:30 p.m.-5;30 p.m., July 26 and 27 at the Perry Hospital Cafeteria. Warner Robins Classes are 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Aug. 6 and 7, at the Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Lyndie Cypree Thomas ■ Malcom Seymore ■ Trenice Lowe 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 sill 11 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNfV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 July 14, 2007 [Skrwsg Houston County Si\a: JS7O Today Weather Sca “«® rfnm# ? doKßtomiß High: 90 Low: 72 hhjnews.com Mfdh Sports’ bumps and VICU bruises taking toll on kids Man charged in Perry burglaries By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer David Alan Counts, 18, of Americus, has been arrested for a string of overnight bur glaries in and around Perry. Counts reportedly con fessed to several burglar ies along U.S. 41 in Perry including Hamby Chevrolet, The Westfield Schools and a Texaco under construction. He was found inside New Life of Perry Church by a Houston County Sheriffs Patrol deputy doing a busi ness check. About 4:30 a.m., Deputy Tim Jenkins was on routine patrol conducting business checks when he located a broken window at New Life of Perry Church located on HP jSj.; Journal Charlotte Perkins Amy Rimedios and Anne Sinyard are keeping Jean Rea’s latest batch of homemade goodies available at the Perry Farmer’s Market Farmers Market crowd missing Jean Rea By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor The Perry Farmer’s Market just isn’t the same without her smile. As many readers know, the Journal’s popular food columnist, Jean Rea of Perry has been diagnosed with cancer, and is confined to her home except for trips to have chemotherapy. In addition to being known for her weekly column and her cookbooks, she has had a table at the downtown mar ket in Perry just about every Saturday from its begin nings four years ago, and has been one of its biggest boosters in addition to being one of its best selling ven dors, with her offerings of homemade jams and jellies, preserves, chow-chows and relishes, baked goods and cookbooks. Thanks to friends like Anne Sinyard, you can still buy the homemade treats Rea has “put up” in her LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville South Highway 41 in Perry. Counts was found inside the church and taken into cus tody. Williams said Jenkins had COUNTS him,” Williams said. Items were found at the scene, that were believed to be stolen from other loca tions, Williams said, includ ing S3O in loose change and SPORTS: Coins named kiterm coach at Houston County Mil School, «, ■ WRALL teams whs. #ll checked the church a couple of hours prior and returned to find the broken win dow. “We wouldn’t have what we have without Donations for the Love of Miss Jean Rea Miss Jean is a ven dor at the Perry Farmer’s Market. She has written three cookbooks and writes a weekly food col umn for the Houston Daily Journal. She has been a social worker teaching women just out of jail about life management skills. She is very ill, and donations and prayers are requested to honor her and her family. For those who would like to send cards, Jean Rea’s mailing address is 209 Morning Glory Trail, Perry, GA 31069. kitchen. Laverne Pate, another reg ular vendor at the Saturday morning market, has a dona tion jar for those who want to show their affection by contributing to the family’s costs at this difficult time. Tish Mims wrote this text to place on the donation jar: www.hhjnews.com some miscellaneous items. “After conducting an interview with Mr. Counts,” Williams, said, “he con fessed to the burglary along with several more burglar ies inside the city limits of Perry that had been commit ted prior to the church.” Williams made forced entry at each location, throwing a large piece of concrete block through the window at the church. Counts also report edly forced a door at Hamby, broke windows at the gas station under construction and at Westfield. Williams said Counts had “done a lot of damage at the school.” School officials did not wish to comment on the See CAUGHT,page yA "1 I vwimn thrt. £ e BH for ' ..j*r ■jot MJfif Journal/Charlotte PerUu For years, Jean Rea has been filling jars with relishes, jams and preserves to share with friends and sell at such gatherings as the Perry Farmers Market. Now, her friends are hoping to fill a jar with donations as a token of their love for her. SCHOOL: Klwanis names top studnets and atkfi tionai school _ _ news. gfl Journal/Ray Lightner Perry Police officer Henry Lawrence stands on the roof of the Arts and Sciences Building of The Westfield Schools with a hammer located on top of the building. The Perry Fire Department brought a ladder out for police to get on the roof. A\6vi*i PamH* Mmxnnm One sections *lO pages Two arrested on drug charges By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Friday the 13th was not so lucky for two metro Atlanta men passing through Perry. The two were arrested following a traffic stop Friday about 11:31 p.m. and remain in the Houston County Detention Center on drug and gun charges. Fernando B. Cabret 111 of Riverdale and Lorenzo Leon Daniel of Marietta are each charged with pos session of firearm/knife during the commission of a crime and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Houston County Sheriffs Deputy Clay Chambers of the See DRUGS, page yA GDOT striping 10 local roads By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Some 44.91 miles of 10 Houston County roads will get new striping this fall thanks to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The Houston County projects are part of the GDOT striping contract ed for 18 Central Georgia counties to improve road markings on approximate ly 560 miles of 159 roads in Bibb, Butts, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Pike, Spalding, Sumter, Troup, Twiggs, and Upson. While the DOT’s juris diction is state routes and interstates, this project involve upgrading rural local roads. DOT See GDOT, page fA