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VOLUME 137, NUMBER 158 BELOW THE FOLD: Police HQ, library expansion among projects slated for Warner Robins WRPD going to BMW motorcycles 29 Tuesday August 14,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH WHJERE'NeGHJSBRS^EEI IN BRIEF Perry Players offer special discount In celebration of their 25th year, Perry Players is offering season tickets for the reduced price of S4O for four shows. This rate, accord ing to a release, will run only until Wednesday. To purchase tickets send a check, made out to Perry Players, for S4O to Richard Alexander, 106 Hillary Dr. Perry, GA 31069, with your name, address, and phone number. The Perry Players will be present ing The Kitchen Witches from Sept. 7-15. The show centers around a small-town TV, cooking show. This, according to the release, will be truly a community production, for the playwright has given permission to use local businesses in the “TV” show ads and announcements. The cast includes Nelda Tawse, Gale Weems Bryant, and Andy Payne. Cub Scouts plan recruitment meeting Parents and kids wanting to learn about the Cub Scouts are invited to “Race to Cub Scouting,” a recruit ment event at Rozar Park in Perry on Aug. 25 from 9-11 a.m. There will be games and refresh ments. For further information, call Jennifer Heuberger at 808-1910 or Kevin Hall at 737-1004. Housing authorities to meet today The regular monthly board meeting of the Warner Robins/ Houston County Housing Authority will be today at 11:30 p.m. in the Warner Robins Housing Authority Conference Room, 112 Memorial Terrace, in Warner Robins. Happy Hour to hold indoor yard sale A, according to a release, “huge” indoor yard sale will be held Saturday from 8 a.m-1 p.m. at 716 North Young Ave., in Warner Robins. All proceeds will benefit those challenged (501 C ORG). Also, good, clean quality donations are accepted and appre ciated. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Paul Boyles ■ Janice Loudin Stewart PERIODICAL 500 mm 8 "55108 0000l 11 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest fiillilliiail!iill l i l i,| l ||| lll || l „|| ||||| | | || ||| |J COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library University of Georgia ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-CHGIT 306 Aug. 14, 2007 iS'EMtirfi?, Cm xffi & is^o • - -- - -- - - - -•-- - - - ■ - - ■ Today Weather Mostly sunny High: 102 Low: 72 hhjnews.com Web Telephone museum adds to Hinesville's charm Not ‘if ’ but ‘when ’ say officials Preparing for a pandemic flu outbreak By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Water The occurrence of a pan demic flu outbreak is not an “if” but a “when.” Jennifer Jones with the North Central Health District met with local media Thursday to discuss what part newspapers, radio God bless WHO? Local minister starts series of devotional books for sports fans m ' HPF j Journal/Charlotte Perkins The Rev: Ed McMinn has just had two books of devo tions published. His target audience? Christians who happen to be die-hard col lege sports fans. By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor WHhat’s a die-hard BGeorgia fan doing Iwriting a book with a title like God Bless the Crimson Tide ? Or, for that matter, God Bless the Vols ? Well, it’s a long story, but just to keep the Georgia fans reading instead of crumpling up this newspaper or setting it on fire, here’s the scoop. Ed McMinn is definitely planning one for Georgia fans, right after he finishes the one for Auburn. Police HQ, library expansion among projects slated for Warner Robins By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Corder Road widen ing and extension projects are just two of many projects for Warner Robins. “There’s a lot going on,” said Mayor Donald Walker. Plans are moving forward on the 45,000-square-foot new police headquarters building, Walker said, with the likelihood of a called city council meeting to take action on the projects before LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville County hosts governor tor Iris annual fish try, gj| and TV stations would play in informing the community when there is a pandemic flue outbreak. Hopefully it will never happen,” Jones said, “but if it does this may lessen the impact,” she said of pre paredness for the worst-case scenario. “Everyday a pandemic MMOi| mm jm|| m m Hkgj Elf MuEIRR BLESS CRIMSON TIDE McMinn is probably best known locally as the preacher who has led the rapidly grow ing Grace Church through a remarkable journey. That group hit the ground running in December, 2003, has already grown to a congrega tion of more than 200, and has built and dedicated its church home on Houston Lake Road. the regularly scheduled meeting Monday. There’s also $2.5 million for expansion of the Nola Brantley Library, funded by the county Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. There’s another $1.5 million for building at Macon State College, Walker said. The city has a $600,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation for the front age road along Interstate 75 between Watson Boulevard www.hhjnews.com 'lt would overwhelm any healthcare system." - North Central Health District representative Jennifer Jones doesn’t happen is another day to prepare,” Jones said. Basic preparedness for any emergency, like a kit with a What is less known about McMinn is that he was a newspaper writer and editor, working i n Athens, Camilla and Hawkinsville, as well as teaching college English and journalism before he was called to the ministry. Writing is in his bones. He also had what he describes as “a passion for football” from the time he was and Russell Parkway. “The contract will be let in two weeks,” Walker said last week. And, the city and county are working together on the Feagin Mill Road extension from Lake Joy Road to U.S. 41, past the new county water treatment plant The big projects are the widening of Corder Road between Watson Boulevard and Russell Parkway and the extension of See PROJECTS, page 6A SPORTS: Warner Robins American Uttle Leaguers hon ored; Music win; City of WR to host Golden Tfl Olympics. More. / H three-day supply of water, food and medicine, would lessen the impact. “Good health habits,” | ID McmMU GOD BLESS HP m iHMR mm mP c ■- . . ... 'jo.-, VOLS W W mm w a kid growing up in Camilla,, but he never got very far as a player. “I weighed 120 pounds when I graduated from high school,” he says with a grin. “I was cannon fodder.” He’s proud to report, though, that his son, David, turned out to be 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds, and won a foot ball scholarship to Dartmouth PD going to BMW motorcycles By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Warner Robins is buying two BMW police motorcycles for the Police Department’s Motor Unit. The city is paying $39,474.80 for two bikes with the “special police package,” Mayor Donald Walker explained, from BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta. He explained Harley’s “do not support all the equipment we use now. The charg ing system doesn’t support it. There’s too much electronic equipment,” he said. Walker said the city will keep the Harley-Davidson motorcycles it has for use in parades and funeral escorts. City Purchasing Agent Mark Baker said the BMW motorcycles are “state of the art and the performance and handling is much better.” The city also approved four other purchases for the police department, including: See MOTORCYCLES, page 6A One section • 10 pages Jones said like washing hands frequently, keeping you hands away from you face, covering you moth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, will also prevent the spread of the flu. She also encouraged people to use their arm, to cough or sneeze into See PANDEMIC, page 6A College. David, who is now a computer programmer in Atlanta, will be married soon, and McMinn has the feeling that his life and his family’s life is in a very happy phase. His wife, Slynn, has gone back to school and com pleted a course in her pas sion, which is American Sign Language for the deaf. See BOOKS, page 6A k ; 1 AY /.MVS I' Will) A/U S7*l/7 A’