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iBSk VOLUME 137, NUMBER 153 BELOW THE FOLD: Board of Elections to mail out new registration cards ■ WRPD seeks suspects in two robberies >S9 Tuesday August 7,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH whpeSe^ISIHPSS IN BRIEF New traffic signal becomes operational Drivers should be aware the new traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 41 (Perry Road) and Perimeter Road, is in full operation, effective today. The flashing lights which have been in operation for the last week will now be stop and go lights. Be prepared to come to a complete stop on U.S. 41. Housing authority boards to meet The Quarterly board meet of the Perry Housing Authority will be Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Perry Housing Authority Conference Room, 822 Perimeter Road, in Perry. The regular monthly board meet ing of the Warner Robins/Houston County Housing Authority will be Tuesday, Aug, 14 at 11:30 p.m. in the Warner Robins Housing Authority Conference Room, 112 Memorial Terrace, in Warner Robins. Douglas honored by professional agents Jennie Gayle Douglas was recently named the 2007 Company Representative of the year by the Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia . She received the honor at the organization's annual convention in Ponte Vedra, Fla. The daughter of Currey and Pat Gayle of Marietta, and the grand daughter to Joe and Connette Gayle of Perry, Douglas ia a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Insurance and Risk Management. She is an area sales director with Builder’s Insurance Group, the larg est writer of workers compensation in Georgia. She lives in Thomasville with her husband, Michael Douglas, and son, James, and is expecting her second child in January. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Joseph Bearden ■ Mattalee Te’Laina Watkins (Happy first!) E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansneivspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers.comor send them to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. You can also call him at 987-1823, Ext. 231. PERIODICAL 500 Vlllill 8 ’*55108 0000l 1 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNJV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 3C6G2-CGG2 3-DIGIT 306 Aug. 7, 2007 t\b Mmmfx C&vm Srm' M7b Saturday WGattlCP Isolated thunderstorms High: 101 Low: 76 hhjnews.com UUih Magazines tout offerings of Athens First day Mends ips-lraK Injjlfek " Ms'v w > f $ \| (; ar y Harmon Ashley Plunkett shows some other new school supplies to Meg Taylor during the opening day of school Monday at Mossy Creek Middle School. Student population on the rise as 3 more schools open By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Houston County’s public schools opened for the 2007-08 term on Monday. According to Beth McLaughlin, projec tions are that approximately 25,800 stu dents will be enrolled for this year, about 1,700 more than last year. Three new schools opened on Monday: Lake Joy Primary off Lake Joy Road, Hilltop Elementary off Moody Road and Mossy Creek Middle School on Danny Carpenter Drive off Sandefur Road. There are also more than 300 new teachers. There has been a change since last year in elementary school hours. All elementary schools are opening their doors at 7:45 am., with classes starting at 8:30 a.m. and the school day ending at 3:30 p.m. Middle Schools hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. High school hours are 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The two specialty schools have See SCHOOLS, page 6A Board of Elections to mail out new cards ijr ■■ j ' .... ‘ ''2flß - ’'WSSPBBF : ■ ■ -.. -v, • 4jw»>s. _____ ' 3HBHHHHHHHHHHHIIHHBH ENI/Gary Harmon Board of Elections staffers Debra Presswood and Andy Holland stuff envelopes to mail out the new voter precinct cards. LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Habitat for Humanity dona tion. OH More, fi.lt w* T T Mi; 4 i m . r - urair. 'WH >;• . - www.hhjnews.com SPORTS: Lady Hornets 2-0 at Freedom Park Invite; WRALL Majors perfect hi pool play; Soles runner-up "7 A at amateur. More. # ft By RA Y LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Houston County Board of Elections is mail ing out new voter registra tion cards. The cards will be sent out to let voters know of polling place changes fol lowing the consolidation of some precincts, moving others and the creation of a new voting precinct at Mossy Creek Middle School. The changes are in part due to requests from the School Board to move some of the pre cincts out of the elemen tary schools, explained Election Supervisor JoAnn Shipes. See CARDS, page 6A One sections *lO pages "The citizen told Officer (Bill) Hathcock he saw a man go into the woods with an adolescent girl.” - Perry Public Safety Director George Potter AF sergeant charged with molestation By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Perry Police arrested an active duty Air Force staff sergeant for child molestation late Thursday night. Nathan Todd Wogan, 25, is being held with out bond in the Houston County Jail on charges of child molesta tion and sex ual battery of a 13-year-old. He also has a hold from the United States Air Force. Perry Public Safety Director George Potter said Thursday afternoon at about 5:30 p.m. a citizen flagged down an offi cer about suspicious activity at Calhoun Park. “The citizen told Officer (Bill) Hathcock he saw a man go into the woods with an adolescent girl,” Potter said. Hathcock radioed for assis tance and officers went into the woods and found them. The two were then taken back to the girl’s mother’s home. The mother said she’d given permission to the man, a fam ily friend, to take the girl into See SERGEANT, page 6A Hannah Spalding, in the arms of her mother, Melissa Spalding, isn’t so sure she wants to go to kin dergarten. She was one of the chil dren start ing school Monday at Hilltop Elementary, one of the three new schools opening its doors for the first time. Journal, Charlotte Perkins WRPD seek suspects in 2 robberies By RAT LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Warner Robins Police are looking for suspects at two armed robberies over the week end. On Saturday at 10:21 a.m., officers responded to the 117 H Russell Pkwy., beauty sup ply store Cosmo-Prof concern ing an armed robbery. Officers learned the suspect entered the business brandishing a weapon and took a customer’s purse before turning on the clerk. The suspect reportedly demanded she hand over a bag containing change. She com plied and the suspect fled the business on foot in an unknown direction. The suspect is described as a black male 20-35 years of age, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-7 with a thin build. He was wearing a blue short-sleeved, button-up See SUSPECTS, page 6A r 1 — tv hVAN-s I will y Ni:\Ysr\riß\ - -* fft~ ~# S jm WOGAN