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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of CENTERviilja9&^l|^^^^^
VOLUME 137, NUMBER 151
BELOW THE FOLD: WRPD, Target part of ‘National Night Out’ Drug dealers get 10 years INSIDE: Suspect arrested in robbery
Friday
August 3,2007
The Home Journal’s
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Company seeking
‘Southern Heroes’
SouthernLlNC Wireless®, a
Southern Company (NYSE: SO),
announced via release, it is seeking
nominations for its fourth annual
Southern Heroes program.
SouthernLlNC, according to the
release, will honor three individuals
in the Southeast who go above and
beyond to give back to their com
munities. The company will organize
recognition ceremonies in each of
the honorees’ hometowns to publicly
acknowledge their achievements. In
addition, SouthernLlNC Wireless,
the release reads, will donate SI,OOO
to the non-profit organization of each
hero's choice.
To nominate someone, log onto
www.southernheroes.com and
submit the short online entry form
before Aug. 31. The heroes will
be announced Sept. 24. Southern
Heroes, according to the release,
are everyday people - anyone whose
efforts help others and improve com
munities should be in the running.
Firefighters to again
collect for MDA
Centerville Fire Department per
sonnel will be out collecting for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association for
four hours each day today through
Sunday this weekend and next
weekend at the Galleria Mall.
Perry and Warner Robins fire
fighters will be out later in August
with their boots. Perry firefighters
were also out last weekend and
they will be at the Perry Wal-mart
Aug. 24-26.
CORRECTION: In the Houston Daily
Journal's School and Community
Calendar insert, the elementary
school end time is listed as 3:15 p.m.
The CORRECT end time should
read “3:30 p.m.” We apologize for
the error.
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James Brown trustee
accused of misconduct
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Perry, WR chambers look
at countywide organization
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
The two chambers of com
merce in Houston County are
considering the creation of one
Houston County Chamber of
Commerce.
Both chambers agreed to this
planning process and elected
members to serve on the Team
Houston County Coalition
Committee, explained Kelly
Mullins, chairman of the board
of directors of the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce.
The committee came together
for its first meeting in May to
discuss the possibility, Mullins
said. “In the following days,”
Mullins said, “we will be hav-
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Perry’s Johnnie Farms and the rest of the Panthers warm up during the first official day of practice Wednesday at
the school. For more, see page 18.
WRPD, Target part of ‘National Night Out’
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
On Tuesday, neighbor
hoods throughout Warner
Robins are being invited to
join forces with thousands
of communities nation
wide for the “24th Annual
National Night Out” crime
and drug prevention event.
National Night Out,
which is being sponsored
locally by the Warner
Robins Police Department
and the Warner Robins
Target store, will, according
to a release, involve more
than 11,000 communities
from the 50 states, U.S.
territories, Canadian cities
and military bases around
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"With both communities continuing to grow
and with many ol our members having
locations throughout the county, the
committee is exploring avenues to enhance
what we can do together for our members
and the entire business community"
- Perry and Warner Robins Chamber chairpersons Kelly Mullins and Steve
Williams, via a joint release
ing some town hall, open-forum
type meetings to inform the
members.”
She added it is not a con
solidation but has the potential
Down on the Farm(s)
At a glance
WHAT: 24th Annual
National Night Out
WHO: Warner Robins
Police Department and
Target
WHERE: Target
WHEN: Tuesday, 7-10 p.m.
OTHER: Events/offerings
include a public safety dis
play Including fingerprinting,
pet adoption and informa
tion booths; music, clowns
to entertain and free cotton
candy, popcorn and snow
cones
the world.
In all more than 35 mil-
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of increased membership and a
broader base of members. She
said membership could be served
better with a shared vision.
See CHAMBERS, page j A
lion people are expected to
participate in “National
Night Out.”
The local National Night
Out event for the public
is at the Watson Boulevard
Target from 7-10 p.m.
It will include a public
safety display including kids
fingerprinting, pet adoption
and information booths on
of interest to persons of all
ages. There will also be live
music and clowns to enter
tain. Cotton candy, popcorn
and snow cones will be
available free of charge.
The music will be provid
ed by two local bands, that
had also preformed at the
recent Relay for Life, accord
SPORTS: Perry rec basketball
camp pics; WRflll 9-10 squad wins
it aS; WRNL finishes runner
up; Poole poised for horse- 1D
shoe title, Music and more. ID
ing to Capt. John Clay, who
heads up community initia
tives for the Warner Robins
Police Department.
National Night Out is
designed to:
• Heighten crime and
drug prevention awareness.
• Strengthen neighbor
hood spirit and police com
munity partnerships.
• Generate support for
and participation in local
anti-crime programs
• Send a message to crimi
nals letting them know that
neighborhoods are orga
nized und fighting back.
If you have questions
please contact Clay at 808-
2117.
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USDA names
county among
disaster areas
From staff reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture desig
nated 149 Georgia counties as primary natu
ral disaster areas because of losses caused
by drought that occurred from Jan. 1 and is
continuing.
Houston is one of the 149 counties included,
as is much of Middle Georgia.
Another nine counties are also eligible in
Georgia because they are contiguous coun
ties. They are: Baldwin, Chattahoochee, Dooly,
Harris, Jones, Marion, Putnam, Talbot and
Washington.
Muskogee County is the only one of Georgia’s
159 counties not included on either list.
In addition, the following counties in the
adjacent states are also eligible because they
are contiguous to the impacted Georgia coun
ties.
• Barbour, Chambers, Cherokee, Cleburne,
De Kalb, Henry, Houston, Jackson,
Randolph and Russell counties in Alabama;
See AREAS, page $A
2 teens
get 10
years
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
There were two guilty
pleas Tuesday resulting in
two teens spending the next
10 years in prison for two
separate armed robberies in
Perry.
Christopher Williamson,
18, pleaded guilty Tuesday to
armed robbery and kidnap
ping relating to an incident
on Feb. 3, at the Relax Inn
in Perry, where Williamson
and an accomplice robbed
a young couple that was
checking into the Relax Inn
while traveling.
Cornelius Andrew Abbott,
17, pleaded guilty to armed
robbery and possession of a
firearm during a crime, for
an incident on April 28, at
the Flash Foods, 1114 Macon
Road, Perry.
In that incident, Abbott
entered the Flash Foods
dressed completely in
black, including a black ski
mask and robbed the clerk
See TEENS, page pi
Drug dealers
sentenced
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Two men entered guilty
pleas Tuesday to separate
drug charges and each will
spend 10 years in prison.
Vincente Escalera, 27,
of Green Street, Warner
Robins, pleaded guilty
Tuesday to possession of
methamphetamine with
intent to distribute. Ramu
Hawkins, 31, of Bainbridge
pleaded guilty Tuesday to
possession of cocaine with
intent to distribute.
See DEALERS, page §A
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