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city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
volume 137, number 162
BELOW THE FOLD: DDA officially DOA INSIDE: Better Business Bureau warns of foreclosure scams
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Weekend
August 18-20,2007
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
IN BRIEF
Perry JL begins Fail
Bail registration
Perry Junior League Fall Bail reg
istration has begun and will continue
until Oct. 5. You can register on line
at www.perryjuniorleaue.com or at
the park under the pavilion on these
dates: Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 from 9
a.m.-1 p.m.
Fall ball fees are $45 and the
organization is offering a special for
Fall/Spring Combo for $125.
For more information, Kelly
Tucker at pjlpresident@windstream.
net or via phone at 988-2618.
NHS to hold school
council election
Northside High School will hold a
School Council election Sept. 10 at 6
p.m. in the media center.
Four parent representatives will
be elected. Two of the representa
tives will be elected to for a two-year
term and two representatives would
serve one-year terms. Meetings are
held quarterly. Interested parents
must be present on the night of
the election to be nominated and
selected.
Northside High is located at 926
Green Street in Warner Robins. For
more information, contact Principal
Robin Hines at RHines@hcbe.net or
478-929-7858.
High achievers
Shakita Jeana Askew of Elko
graduated from Darton College
recently with an A.S. in Respiratory
Care. Ruth Osondu of Kathleen
made the merit list at Darton College
for the Summer 2007 semester. To
qualify for the merit list, a student
must be part time and have earned a
3.4 or higher grade point average.
BIRTHDAYS
Saturday
■ Addison Case Poole (Happy No.
3!)
Sunday
■ Calvin Monroe (Happy Sweet
16!)
■ Debbie Bennett
Monday
■ Cathy Allen
E-mail your birthdays to:
hhj@euansnewspapers.com or
donm@evansnewspapers.com, or
send them to: 1210 Washington
St., Perry 31069 attn: Don
Moncrief. You can also call him
at 987-1823, Ext. 231.
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Six honored for their courage, valor
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
There were standing ova
tions, and there were
a few tears, too, as six
Houston County heroes were
honored.
The event, hosted by the
American Red Cross Houston-
Middle Georgia Chapter and
Five Star Automotive Group,
Good Samaritan Award
Christopher Johnson
The Good Samaritan Award was made posthu
mously to Chris Johnson, a popular student and foot
ball player at Northside High School who was diag
nosed with leukemia in July, 2005, and died in June.
His parents, Ovie and Pat Johnson received the
award dfllfTSlP Son’s behalf.
Jane Wilson, who was Johnson’s homebound
teacher throughout his illness, called him a hero,
saying that he served as a role model to the other
young people and little children at the Children’s
Hospital in Macon, and led an effort to make African-
Americans aware of the pressing need for marrow
donation.
Beginning next year, the Christopher Johnson
Youth Hero award will be given annually, according
to Brian Fern, Red Cross Director.
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Military Award
Brian P. Braud
Brian Braud has received the Purple
Heart for his injuries in the line of duty
in Iraq and the Bronze star for combat
valor.
Following an IED explosion in the
vehicle he was riding in, and despite
massive injuries, he fought off the
enemy with a handgun until he and
others could be rescued and airlifted
to a medical facility. He received
shrapnel wounds to his face and body
and major injuries to his shoulder,
elbow and knee. He has dealt with
months of physical therapy and con
stant pain, but said that if he could go
back and be with his unit, he would
say yes without hesitation.
On receiving the honor,which was
sponsored by Eddie Wiggins, Braud
said simply, “The real heroes are over
there."
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with numerous local sponsors,
was first class all the way, with
a gala dinner and celebration
held in the Century of Flight
Hangar at the Museum of
Aviation.
Honors went for work with
children, steady leadership,
cool thinking in crises, perse
verance against handicaps and
illness, and valor on the battle
field.
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The six Houston Countians
honored were EMT Brenda
Dale, Houston County Fire
Chief and EMA Director Jimmy
Williams, Warner Robins
Police Officer Joseph Stinson,
Volunteer Firefighter Jonathan
G. Holland, Air Force Sgt.
Brian P. Braud, and the late
Christopher Johnson, who died
in June of Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia.
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52 charges filed
Man Jailed
lon animal
cruelty
By RAY LJGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
John Ziegler Hinds IY 34,
of Bonaire, was arrested
and charged
Thursday
on numer
ous ani
mal cruelty
charges.
The charg
es stem
from an
Aug. 9 raid of 114 Pleasant
Hill Court, where Animal
Control officers found 99
cats, including 51 dead in a
freezer, one dead on the liv
ing room floor and 47 others
so sick they had to be eutha
nized, according to Interim
Animal Control Capt. Brenda
Parks-Mathern.
Hinds was charged with
city ordinance violations
including 52 counts of cru
elty to animals for the dead
cats, 47 counts of animal
care for the live ones, 40
counts of rabies inoculation
and one count of over the
limit of cats. All charges are
misdemeanors.
Animal Control Officers
responded to 114 Pleasant
Hill Court in reference to a
complaint of a foul odor and
multiple felines. Officers
attempted to make contact
with the residents at the
home with negative results.
Officers in turn executed
a search warrant at the resi
dence on Aug. 9, at approxi
mately 3:50 p.m. with
See CRUELTY,page 7A
DDA now DOA
By RA YLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
The Warner Robins
Downtown Development
Authority is no more.
“It was short and sweet,”
said DDA member Sonny
Watson of Wednesday’s
meeting.
The board, minus chair
man Sonny Ganas and
former chairman Tommy
Batchelor, voted otherwise
unanimously transferring
the last of the DDA assets to
the city for the recently cre
ated Redevelopment Agency
and to recommend the
city council deactivate the
board. Ganas said Thursday,
he was “tied up with a cli
ent and could not attend”
Wednesday’s meeting.
“That’s something we
couldn’t do ourselves,”
explained Watson of dis
banding the DDA.
“There’s no money, no
assets and it serves no need
for the city,” Watson said. “I
think it will work out a lot
better,” he said, “with the
city council doing it through
the Redevelopment Agency,
since they control the purse
strings. I thinks it’s better
that the folks that have the
purse strings handle it.”
See DDA, page SA
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Inside
Crack dealer
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prison
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