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" LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, ' 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 s%t* 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. PERIODICAL 500 min 8 "55108 00001* 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest lllilcllllll 11., II llfl .Mtt.ultn.il.., COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Main library University of Georgia AT t /"V A mi no mo om ouout-uuvAc: 3-DIGIT 306 Aug. 18-20, 2007 fal ' m Uocsros Cor.vn fort IX7O Saturday Weather Mostly sunn v High: 98 Low: 71 hhjnews.com yi/oh Meth triangle in Midwest TT TT 3 LI of n p K kl\N Middle cLA iLatOy Georgia 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. - 7 .nllU OF ts ' •T t- ' C—* ■ dtr-i if 111 k Pig q|Fm iit r JK % miKS ■ JjM Si 11 -‘Rf JntE SI Hnr ~-w 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." UftSTYlf: Camellia Society holding plant sale. Much ID more. ID 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. L w ,;,,V •* \> '% v," f •“! wyt':%X |i 1 4s .■ '■ ' :J S jJfl Ej Journal/Charlotte Perkins Sgt. Bryan Braud, received the Military Hero Award from Gen. Tom Owens. www.hhj news.com J i I ; Wmm I SPORTS: Demons, Peach scrimmage; NS, HoCo volleyball; Lady Hornet pitches y|Q no-hltter. More. *tD 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. •Jfe v B s ..M | f i. Jj... s 1 O f § ,jjn Ifi ||g||r m M * M », mmd WA lA? /f\] ||i f\ 111 *M u ill pi I ,|f y; ,Ml Mm ilfC jfl] I Ipyl/1 1/1 f / \ U It/ II Urn l lerm Y //ills ImH . ABOVE: Chris Johnson LEFT: Ovie and Pat Johnson accept the honor in their son’s name. Joumal/Charlotte Perkins * More inside Page 3A and 8A Two sections *l6 pages 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 Kuan Neman* Inside Crack dealer headed to prison - page 7A