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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Mnme Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, QA 31069 478-987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader mm Classified Advertising: Call 478-987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to 478-988-9194. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for in and out of county. Call 987-1823 for rates. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: 1210 Washington St. Perry, GA31069 The Houston Homey Journal, is a periodical, mailed (ISSN 1526- 7393) at Perry and is published Wednesday and Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA 31069; 478-987-1823 Fax 478-988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call 478-987-1823 Ext. 231 or 234 Newsroom Fax: 478-988-1181 Managing editor: ■ Don Moncriet, 987-1823, Ext. 231; donm@evansnewspapers.com Lifestyle/Food editor: ■ Charlotte Perkins, 987-1823, Ext. 234; cperkins@evansnewspapers. com Photographer: ■ Gary Harmon, 987-1823, Ext. 229; gharmon@evansnewspapers. com Sports writer: ■ Matthew Brown, 987-1823, Ext. 237; mbrown@evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HHJ strives for fairness and accuracy, and will print a correction or clarification when one is in order. Call Ext. 231., Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the pub lisher shall not be liable for dam ages arising from errors in adver tisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertise ment. This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association . )0 ~ Dozens of cats found abandoned By BLAKE A I!ED Morris News Service ATHENS - Animal res cue officials are looking for homes for three dozen cats after discovering them abandoned for up to sev eral months in a northwest Athens house. The Athens-Clarke Animal Control Division removed the cats Monday after a neighbor who is a veterinarian spotted a dead feline in the window of a house whose owner was out of town for the summer, said Crystal Shultz, director of the Athens Area Humane Society. The humane society and animal control are keeping Man sentenced to eight years Special to the Journal Maxwell Wood, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Solomon Tyrone Daniels was sen tenced Aug. 31 to an eight year prison sentence and five years supervised release by the Honorable Hugh Lawson, Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Daniels, of Ashbum, pleaded guilty Sept. 20, 2006, to the offens es of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. He entered into a plea agreement in which he admit ted that he paid individu als to transport illegal drugs and their proceeds through out Georgia and Florida. The investigation by federal, state and local law enforce ment officers revealed that Daniels headed a drug distri bution organization that was the chief supplier of cocaine in Turner County and sur rounding municipalities. Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Tue 9/4 94/68 Except for a few af ternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 94F. Sunrise Sunset 7:IIAM 7:56 PM immmPiw' | Georgia At A Glance Ij Atlanta \ 93/68 0- —Augusta \ / ._4 iiv iS^94/70 \ Warner Robins \ \ 93/68 J x V \ \ \ * ( \ Savannah 3 I * \ \ 89/72 / Perry Jx -S (/ , vawcta I w 91/69 Area Cities ' Albany 94 69 pt sunny Athens 95 67 mst sunny Atlanta 93 68 pt sunny Augusta 94 70 mst sunny Bainbridge 95 70 pt sunny Brunswick 86 76 t-storm Cartersville 94 66 pt sunny Chattanooga,TN 91 64 mst sunny Columbus 94 70 pt sunny Cordele 95 69 mst sunrty National Cities Atlanta 93 68 pt sunny Boston 79 54 pt sunny Chicago 86 64 sunny Dallas 83 72 rain Denver 87 60 t-storm ©2006 American Profile Hometown Content Service cats at their Beaverdam Road facilities or foster homes, but don’t have enough space for them or enough money for shots, spaying and neu tering, Shultz said. “It’s horrific that some one would allow these ani mals to starve to death,” she said. “It also puts us in a really tough position at the shelter.” Shultz declined to say exactly where the house is located for fear of tipping off the owner, who is wanted on charges of cruelty to ani mals and abandonment. The 38 cats may have been cooped up in the house for months, Shultz said. They were malnourished and becoming feral when NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE OWNER OF SHREE Jl MANAGEMENT LLC., A GEORGIA CORP., ASHVIN PATEL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE FOR LICENSE TO SALE BEER, WINE AND TOBACCO PACKAGED TO GO. THE OWNER AND MANAGER ASHVIN PATEL OF 6080 LAKEVIEW RD. APT#2OOB, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31088.-» FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS NOTICE AT 6:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 18™ 2007 AT 300 CHURCH ST. CENTERVILLE LA ; w v i j- THIS NOTICE GIVEN AUGUST 29 th AND FOLLOWING WEEK. = NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Housing Authority of the City of Perry has completed its FY 2008 Annual Agency Plans for review by public housing residents and the general public. This plan is available at the Housing Authority central office located at 822 Perimeter Circle, Perry, GA 31069. The purpose of this plan is to empower and equip the PHA to exercise optimum flexibility in meeting local housing needs within the community. This plan addresses the Authority’s immediate operations, current policies, program participants, programs and services, and PH A’s strategies for handling operational concerns, residents concerns and needs, programs and services for the upcoming fiscal year. This plan also outlines the PHA’s efforts in meeting the needs of the low, very-low and extremely low income population in its community and serves as management, operational, and accountability tool for the PHA. The Public Hearing will be held October 24, 2007, at 10:00 p.m. at the Perry Housing Authority’s Office. 53|01 Thu 9/6 92/68 Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s. Sunrise Sunset 7:12 AM 7:53 PM Wed 9/5 93/68 Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s. Sunrise Sunset 7:12 AM 7:54 PM We Celebrate Hometown Life Stories for and about hometowns just like yours, look for us each week in this paper. wxxszam Dalton 95 66 mst sunny Dillard 87 59 sunny Dublin 94 66 mst sunny Duluth 93 65 pt sunny Gainesville 94 69 mst sunny Helen 91 64 mst sunny Lagrange 95 67 pt sunny Macon 95 68 pt sunny Marietta 93 66 pt sunny Milledgeville 94 67 mst sunny f^mamumsasßMam Houston 86 74 t-storm Los Angeles 89 68 sunny Miami 89 77 t-storm Minneapolis 87 68 sunny New York 82 61 mst sunny they were rescued, and sur vived in part by eating the cats that had died, she said. University of Georgia veterinarians gave the cats clean bills of health Monday. The cats legally must be held for at least five days, and if they are not adopt ed, can be euthanized. The humane society euthanized 41 healthy animals last year because it did not have room or resources to keep them longer. Schultz asked that any one interested in adopting a cat or donating money to help pay for medical care and other expenses call the humane society at 706-353- CATS. LOCAI/STATE Fri 9/7 88/69 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Sunrise Sunset 7:13 AM 7:52 PM Moon Phases ' Full Aug 28 • New Sep 11 Tue 9/4 ■ Very High Wed 9/5 EH Very High Thu 9/6 H Very High Fri 9/7 ffl Very High Sat 9/8 ||l| Very High The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro- Tail 11 w ■ -v? ew—i—b———i— er v —rmmmt : ewMMr —t I a fiAMHUIKEIH Peachtree City 93 65 pt sunny Perry 95 68 mst sunny Rome 96 65 pt sunny Savannah 89 72 mst sunny St. Simons !slandß6 76 t-storm Statesboro 92 69 mst sunny Thomasville 93 70 pt sunny Valdosta 91 69 pt sunny Warner Robins 93 68 pt sunny Waycross 92 69 mst sunny Phoenix 106 85 mst sunny San Francisco 76 57 pt sunny Seattle 68 58 rain St. Louis 94 71 sunny Washington, DC 87 66 sunny HOME REPAIR LOAN City of Warner Robins does your home need repairs? | u Do you own your home? Do you have equity in your home? | Is your home within the limits of the City of Warner Robins? Sat 9/8 87/70 Isolated thunder storms. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 7:14 AM 7:50 PM Last Sep 4 a First Sep 19 Please contact the City of Warner Robins, Department of Community Development to see if you qualify for a U.S. Department of HUD funded low (0% to 3%) interest rate loan (Certain income restrictions apply-Maximum income ranges from $32,950f0r a single person to $62,150f0r a family of 8) Apply at Warner Robins City Hall 700 Watson Blvd. upstairs in the Department of Community Development or call 929-1140 for more details. iLEJA’SIi ON THE SQUARE •Steak ‘Seafood ‘Pasta •Pull Service Bar Across from the Courthouse in Historic Downtown Pern / (jDfl'tf'S Downtbwn Perry - BQ/A Carroll St. • +7B-988-9085 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 'o d 11 ,-l/rtrt I t / < ’/nr ’tnhei r ’</ John Lynn Fountain, Jr. KATHLEEN - John Lynn Fountain, Jr., 55, passed away Thursday. His father, John Lynn Fountain, Sr., preceded him in death. Survivors include his mother, Leona Fountain, Kathleen; sisters, Barbara Yerse, Ohio; Linda T. Sapp, Claxton, Georgia; Hope Johnson, Warner Robins; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Burial will be private. Home invasion suspect killed Special to the Journal BRUNSWICK - One apparent robber was killed and another critically injured after they were shot in a Brunswick home invasion early Monday. The two men kicked in the front door of the home on Wolfe St., where about a dozen people were hang ing cut around 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Kevin Jones said. Witnesses said the two men both drew their guns, but one of the men at the house pulled, out his handgun and started fir ing, Jones said. One of the intruders was shot in the side and pronounced dead at the home. The other was shot in the abdomen and was taken to Southeast LUNCH: Hamburgers Hotdogs Sandwiches Daily Specials Georgia Regional Medical Center. Police did not release any names but said the hospitalized man is 18 years old. Jones said he was in critical condition as of Monday morning, but the hospital cpuld not pro vide any further update. The people in the south Brunswick home were in their late teens and 20s, Jones said. The man who shot the suspects does not live at the house and is not expected to be criminally charged in the shootings, Jones said. According to Georgia law, if a person is in fear of great bodily harm or death, that person can use deadly force in self defense.' DINNER: Stealc Seafood Pasta Specials 3A 151251 52808