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HoCo boys basketball 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 FRONT PORCH WMER?NHGHBSSs*SSf IN BRIEF 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. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Teresa R. Benedict E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm @evansnew spapers.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 illlllilli 8 *55108 00001 1 * 4 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Contest COOI * GEORGIA HE¥*SP«*ER PROJECT Man Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATI IfHC' a M i nSZIMO Vjm>A OUCKi*.-UUU< *> r»rv*r hTU/JVJ » Aug. 3, 2007 i&gy/ Today Isolated thunderstorms High: 91 Low: 71 Weather hhjnews.com James Brown trustee accused of misconduct Whb 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- Nw .•a-'jtf' ' tiff 4' '*s^^*£§Bs'l^J|B' J .£ "K- s,t; 1 . '. .. ■ '" :/ ' ' ;■ ' ■' V X;' ■ ■ ■-'. '.i'\{':\ -'/■■■' 's : /',. : .v.- y..S ’ ■' ENLGary Harmon 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 Happy Hour pool party pics. 2A "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- www.hhjnews.com ! \ \ 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. Twos^TiQN^t^pages 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 a A l'.\\\S l\\NL) V/ IVS/M/y.ft ■