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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007
Houston Co. expanding
probation services
By RA Y LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Houston County is expand
ing its probation contracts
to include more services and
participants.
It also gets qualified
inmates out of the jail and
back to work, paying fines
instead of being housed in
the jail, it was reported by
the county commission.
“The judges like to have
it,” said Commissioner Jay
Walker. “I think it’s a good
move.”
Commissioner Tom
McMichael agreed. “If it
keeps people out of the jail,
it’s a benefit - even if we
have to pick up the tab.”
The amendment to the
contract with Sentinel
Probation adds breath alco
hol monitoring and global
position monitoring to the
daily electronic monitoring
Sentinel already provides for
$6 a month. Commissioner
Gail Robinson said the
change was made because
judges in State and Superior
courts sometimes order the
additional monitoring.
It sets the fees for the
added serves at $6 a day for
breath alcohol testing and
$8 a day for GPS monitor
ing, with a maximum cost to
the offender of $9, based on
a sliding scale. The county
will pay the fees for indigent
Community Events
■ HOMEOWNER
SERVICE - Rebuilding
Together, Warner Robins
affiliate, is now accepting
applications to repair and
rehabilitate homes for low
income elderly and disabled
homeowners in Warner
Robins. Qualifying hom
eowners who are 62 years
of age or older, or disabled
homeowners can fill out the
necessary application at the
Warner Robins City Hall
Community Development
Office. Applications will
be taken until Oct. 31.
According to a release, all
materials are provided free
of charge for renovations
and repairs. More informa
tion may be obtained by call
ing the Development Office
at 929-1140 or going online
at www.rebuildingtogether.
org.
■ HOUSING
AUTHORITY MEETING
- The Quarterly board meet
ing of the Perry Housing
Authority will be today at 4
p.m. in the Perry Housing
Authority Conference Room,
822 Perimeter Road, in
Perry. The regular monthly
board meeting of the Warner
Robins/Houston County
Housing Authority will be
Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in
the Warner Robins Housing
Authority Conference Room,
112 Memorial Terrace, in
Warner Robins.
■ ANNUAL
GOVERNOR’S FISH
FRY - Gov. Sonny Perdue’s
annual fish fry will be
Saturday from noon-2 p.m.
at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds. Last year,
according to‘a release, more
than 1,500 people attend
ed. Admission is $lO, which
includes the catfish dinner.
RSVP by calling 404-260-
5941, or going online at
www.gagop.org.
■ WRHS MARCHING
BAND FAMILY DAY - The
Warner Robins High School
band will hold a Family Day
Saturday, from 9 a.m. until
1 p.m. in Demon Valley. The
students, who according to
a release, have been work
ing very hard in prepara
tion for the upcoming school
year, will perform for their
parents during that time. A
good photo opportunity, per
the release, would be from
10-11 a.m.
■ BUSINESS WRITING
PLAN PROGRAM - The
University of Georgia Small
Business Development
Center will offer the fol
lowing continuing educa
tion program: Writing an
Effective Business Plan. It is
scheduled for Tuesday, from
6-8 p.m. at 151 Osigian Blvd.,
in Warner Robins. The cost is
S4O pre-paid. According to
•offenders, as it does now.
Along with the addition of
the two monitoring services,
the number of active partici
pants will be increased from
50 to 75.
The commission also
approved two other amend
ments.
The board approved an
amendment to the county
comprehensive land devel
opment regulation, adding
a use - excavating, grad
ing and hauling businesses
- and the criteria for that
use within the C-2 (general
commercial).
“In the past we had
permitted it in C-2,” said
county building official Tim
Andrews, “but there was no
criteria to protect surround
ing residential districts.”
The six criteria include:
• All buildings and struc
tures shall be 150 feet from
any property line abutting a
zoned residential district;
• All maintenance or
repair on equipment must
be conducted within a com
pletely enclosed building
and not parts, waste materi
als, debris or bulk storage
shall be placed outside such
building;
• A 6-foot solid wall or
slatted fence shall be con
structed around the entire
impoundment area along the
property lines so the area is
a release, the course details
are as follows: “A business
plan helps you start, build
and manage your business.
This course will explain the
sections of the business plan,
what information is required
for each section, and the
general format needed. You
will receive a detailed plan
ning outline and other infor
mation to help you develop
an effective business plan
right away.” Register online
at www.georgiasbdc.org/ce/
macon or call 478-751-6592.
■ BOE INPUT
MEETING - The Houston
County School System,
according to a release,
invites parents and commu
nity members to attend a
forum to give guidance and
feedback on the 2007-2008
Houston County Schools’
Instructional Goals. A meet
ing will be held Monday
from 5:45-6:30 p.m. at the
Houston County Career
and Technology Center.
Members of the Teaching
and Learning Department
will present the current
goals and offer an opportu
nity for guests to give input
for board consideration. Dr.
Mike Mattingly, assistant
superintendent for teach
ing and learning, will lead
the discussion. The HCCTC
is located at 1311 Corder
Road in Warner Robins. For
more information, contact
Mattingly at 478-988-6100,
Ext. 10100.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS - Miller
Elementary School, accord
ing to a release, will hold a
School Council election for
business partners Tuesday
at 6 p.m. in the media center.
Miller Elementary is located
at 101 Pine Valley Drive in
Warner Robins. Principal
Gwendolyn Pearson-Kilgore
may be contacted either
by phone at 478-929-7814,
Ext. 55275, or by e-mail at
GKilgore@hcbe.net.
■ RED CROSS BLOOD
DRIVE - An American
Red Cross Blood Drive will
be held Wednesday, from
3-8 p.m. at First Baptist,
Perry, which is located at
1105 Main Street. Call the
church office at 987-2002 for
more information.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS - Parkwood
Elementary School will hold
a School Council election for
parent members Aug. 16 at
5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Meetings for the 2007-08
school year have also been
scheduled. Parkwood School
Council meetings are held
at 6 p.m. in the media cen
ter. The meeting dates are
as follows: Aug. 30, Nov. 1,
Feb. 7, 2008 and May 1,
2008. Parkwood Elementary
not visible to the public or
adjoining property owners;
• No on-premise idling of
equipment or trucks will be
allowed between the hours
of 7:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.;
• Businesses must front
on and be accessible from an
arterial or collector street;
and
• Driveway access shall
be provided with a decelera
tion lane of at least 200 feet
to provide for trucks enter
ing the site and that truck
traffic so generated will not
create a safety hazard or
unduly impede traffic.
The county also amended
the county Flood Insurance
Study or Flood Insurance
Rate Map to include
new areas identified by
the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
“Failure to do so would sus
pend county participation in
the National Flood Insurance
Program,” Commissioner
Larry Thompson said.
He said there were no sig
nificant changes to the map,
and the new map will be on
file at the county engineer’s
office. “The map identifies
flood plains in our commu
nity and once identified,”
Thompson said, develop
ment in an around these
areas is then regulated by
the county Flood Damage
Prevention Ordinance.”
is located at 503 Parkwood
Drive in Warner Robins.
Principal Lisa Casilli may be
contacted either by e-mail at
lcasilli@hcbe.net or by tele
phone at 478-329-2215.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS - Feagin Mill
Middle School will hold a
School Council election Aug.
16 at 5 p.m. in the school
media center. According to
a release, three parent rep
resentatives will be elected,
with one of the parent rep
resentatives also serving as
a business partner. Feagin
Mill Middle is located at 1200
Fegain Mill Road in Warner
Robins. For more informa
tion, contact Principal Jesse
Davis at jwdavis@hcbe.net
or 478-953-0430.
■ GEORGIA CHAMBER
LUCHEON - The Georgia
Chamber of Commerce will
hold the 2007 Congressional
Luncheon Aug. 21 at the
Miller-Murphy-Ho ward
Building, Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter.
According to a release, Sen.
Saxby Chambliss will be the
keynote speaker. The recep
tion will begin at 11 a.m.
and lunch will begin at noon.
Tickets are $45 per per
son, and tables of eight are
available for $360. Register
online at www.gachamber.
com. For more information
call 1-800-2411-2286.
■WRHS ORIENTATION
- Warner Robins High
School, according to a
release, will hold a two open
houses. Students and their
parents are encouraged to
attend, a release reads. The
open houses will be held
Aug. 21 at the main campus
at 6 p.m. and Aug. 23 at
the Rumble Academy at 6
p.m.Warner Robins High is
located at 401 South Davis
Drive in Warner Robins.
Principal Steve Monday may
be contacted either by phone
at 478-929-7877 or by e-mail
at smonday@hcbe.net.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS -Lake Joy
Elementary School will hold a
School Council election Aug.
30 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria.
According to a release, four
parent or guardian members
will be elected. Lake Joy
Elementary is located at 985
Lake Joy Road in Warner
Robins. For more informa
tion, contact Principal Doug
Rizer at drizer@hcbe.net or
by calling 478-971-2712.
■ HOSPICE CANCER
PAD GROUP MEETING
-The Hospice Cancer Pad
group meets at 9 a.m. the
first Wednesday of each
month in the fellowship hall
of First Baptist Church of
Perry, located at 1105 Main
St. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Helen Cleland at
988-9845 for more informa
tion.
LOCAL
DHR announces new site for
grandparents raising grandchildren
Special to the Journal
Georgia has more than
92,000 grandparents raising
their grandchildren, and to
make it easier for them to
find services to help them,
the Georgia Department
of Human Resources has
launched a website dedi
cated to assisting them at
www.dhr.georgia.gov/grg.
The website, according
to a DHR release, offers
information on community
support services, financial
services, health and well
ness, legal services, subsi
dized childcare and access
ing Vital Records.
Local 4-H’ers recognized for state honors
From staff reports
State 4-H Congress com
petition, held July 24-27 in
Atlanta, recognized the best
in the state in 4-H, and
Houston County can join
that circle of winners this
year.
Margo Braski, won sec
ond in the state in the
Public Speaking proj
ect. She earned these
honors, according to a
release, based on her mov
ing speech on the topic of
“Perseverance,” a portfo
lio of her project work,
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“Caring for a child can
be challenging even for
parents, so the plight of
grandparents doing the
same is easy to recognize,”
said Maria Greene, Director
of the Division of Aging
Services. “Often they are
taking on the responsibil
ity of raising their grand
children at a time in their
lives when they maybe on
limited incomes, with pen
sions that may not be suf
ficient enough to care for
just themselves.”
The new website is a com
pliment to DHR s Single
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grandparent walk into any
and an interview.
In addition, Morgan
Collins and Mary Gentry
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bers of the state winning
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DHR office, whether it be a
Public Health county office
or Child Support office and
have staff figure out where
they can find help, and con
nect them to those resourc
es.
“It is not an easy task to
raise your grandkids after
you have already raised
your kids,” said DHR
Commissioner B.J. Walker.
“Now grandfamilies can
access the services they need
no matter what DHR office
they visit. The website will
also help them learn about
all of the services that are
provided.”
Competition at the 2007
Quarter Horse Congress in
Columbus, Ohio.
For more information
about 4-H in Houston
County, contact the County
Extension Office at 987-
2028 or visit them on the
web at www.ugaextension.
com/houston/.
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