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j M fitiiMltw A ' * '* iv *- f W' 1 * •' VOLUME 137, NUMBER 163 BELOW THE FOLD: Westfield begins new school term INSIDE: Man gets time for first running, then fighting deputy PS |k<...- ■ ''‘: B Tuesday August 21,2007 The Home Journal s FRONT PORCH VVI^UERE*NEIGHBt)RS*i<IEET IN BRIEF Pearl Stephens to hold council elections Pearl Stephens Elementary School will hold a School Council election Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. in the school media center: Elections will be held for three parent represen tatives with one also serving as a business partner. Pearl Stephens Elementary is located at 215 Scott Boulevard in Warner Robins. For more information, contact Principal Dr. Marion Ford at MFord@hcbe. net or 478- 929-7895. WR Middle sets school election Warner Robins Middle School will hold a School Council election Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the lunch room. Two parent representatives and two .parent/business partner representatives Will be elected. The term of office is one to two years. Warner Robins Middle is located at 425 Mary Lane, Warner Robins. For more information, contact Principal Dr. Donald Warren at DWarren@hcbe.net or 478-929- 7832. Bonaire Middle seeks parent reps Bonaire Middle School will hold a School Council election Thursday at 6 p.m. in the media center. Three parent/business partner represen tatives will be elected. The term of office is two years with meetings held quarterly. Interested parents must be present on the night of the election to be nominated and selected. Bonaire Middle is located at 125 Highway 96 in Bonaire. For more information, contact Principal Cindy Randall at CRandall@hcbe. net or 478-929-6235. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Stephanie Blackmon ■ Tony Mangual ■ Johnnie Mae Ross ■ Jentavious Johnson ■ Rebecca Parrish ■ Tonnette Hughes E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.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 IIM Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest !nilf>!liiiallfiilatiMlif|| a ii|| II( || 111 l( | l || lta || CQOI * GcOTyia tt&MS£>aper PTOjcU Man Library University of Georgia ATHEiWo uA 3\j6G2-GGG2 3- DIGIT 306 Aug. 21, 2007 Houston t'ovsn Sixer: WO Today Weather Most| y sunn y High: 101 Low: 74 hhjnews.com Web Rescue mission helps destitute find their way Former teacher/coach wanted again Warrants issued for new aggravated stalking, violation of probation charges By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Mark Stephen Taylor, a for mer Houston County Board of Education employee, is wanted again for stalking and a violation of probation on his previous charges. On Aug. 13, warrants were taken against Taylor for a new aggravated stalk Slings, things ’S”' ' --..Jr ' ...at** f HZ fc, A-%>. * jHr ; r i L I mm A’-**^**^ —^^—-afcj^sMu ENI/Gary Harmon Gavin Medley and Danny Barfield talk to Andre Zaika about Slogan Slings at the Buckarama held this past week end at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. For more, see Page 2A. Westfield starts new school term From staff reports More than 600 students began the 2007-08 term at The Westfield Schools Friday. Accordingto Sally Tolleson, Westfield Public Relations Director, About 80 new stu dents were enrolled, repre senting 50 families. The newcomers were welcomed with an ice cream social on the first day of school. Tolleson said that new campus improvements made during the summer month include a new park ing lot, landscaping and traf fic design by the Arts & Sciences and gymnatorium buildings; new playground and multi-purpose practice fields behind the gymnatori um; new school bus loading and unloading zone. There are also new cur riculum offerings. “In addition to the Bihle classes currently offered for fifth, sixth, and ninth grade LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville ing charge and violation of probation, said Det. Karen Stokes of the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. “It is the same victim yet again,” said District Attorney Kelly Burke. Burke said the violation of probation is from Taylor’s last interview with the media where he said he students,” Tolleson said, “we’ve expanded the nine week enrichment classes for eighth grade: adding a Bible class taught by Kim Cassell and art and Spanish enrichments for the eighth grade. They will continue to have computer technology classes.” Westfield will also offer enhanced academic support services for upper school students after school. A number of new educa tors have joined the Westfield administration and faculty. Karol Moore has been hired as Director of Academic Support in Lower School. Moore lives in Bonaire and has taught in the Houston County school system for 11 years, most recently at Tucker Elementary where she has taught reading and language arts since 2002. She has also taught at Bonaire Middle School, See TERM, page fA Houston Medical Center's tower project wd under Q A way Oil www.hhjnews.com "It is the same victim yet again.” - District Attorney Kelly Burke was innocent. “We still do not know his location,” Burke said, add ing Taylor’s name has been l H , J KNI iiary klarmon Christine Everidge adds sprinkles to her ice cream as her mother Felicia watches dur ing The Westfield Schools ice cream social Friday. SPORTS: WR, HoCo win at softbaN; MUUleaguers split games; Hh Music and more. / n “given to Crimestoppers.” Taylor, 43, a former sev enth grade science teacher at Northside Middle School and Warner Robins High School track coach, was arrested and charged with stalking, simple battery, harassing phone calls and influencing a witness June 6 after the Warner Robins I\ /•■' \SS / ,U») V, ----- - - - 1 One section *lO pages 1 •; ... *sr * '• t 6|. ■ , rt M* Police Department received a complaint from a school administrator at Northside Middle School, who told police Taylor was stalking, threatening and making unwanted contact with a co worker. He was later indicted on those charges and pleaded See WANTED, page 6A Housing permits County sees decline in July By RATLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Housing permits are down countywide from June to July. There were 104 single family dwelling permits issued countywide in Julv down 23.08 percent from the 137 in June. Permits were also down in all three cities but up slightly from 32 in June to 34 in July in unin corporated Houston County. In Warner Robins, 48 permits were issued, down 32.39 percent from 71 issued in June In Perry 17 permits were issued, down 34.61 per cent from 26 issued in June. In Centerville, there was 37.5 percent or three less permits in July from the eight in June. While the number of permits is down, the aver age value of the homes countywide at $137,252.70 for July is up 4.35 percent from $131,528.94 aver age in June. The average value of permitted homes was also down Perry and the unincorporated areas with See DECLINE, page 6A