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Weather Wednesday: Sun, clouds LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 137, Number 177 Perry HS wins Governor's Civ School takes Class 3A state championship for SAT improvement By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Perry High School went all out to welcome Gov. Sonny Perdue and Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox on Monday. Cheerleaders greeted the helicopter as it landed behind the school, and the marching band accompanied the dignitaries to the gym where the entire student body was gathered for some thing that looked very much like a pep rally. The students didn’t know why the governor was visit ing, but they cheered and clapped as if a rock star had arrived. “You the man, Sonny!” one student shouted. Their cheers were even louder when they realized that they were the real stars of the show, and the gov ernor was there to honor them. Perry High School, he explained, had won the Governor’s Cup trophy, and were state champs in the Class 3A Division for having the highest rate of improve ment in SAT scores. Aside from a huge tro phy for the school, Perry High School juniors and seniors each won a T-Shirt proclaiming * them win ners of the Governor’s Cup challenge, and Principal Darryl Albritton received See CUP, page 10A Plans under way for health center Federal planning grant will help with clinic for poor, uninsured in county From staff reports Community Health Works of Forsyth, has been awarded an SBO,OOO federal planning grant to Community Health Works of Forsyth, to help increase access to healthcare for the poor and uninsured through the creation of a Federally Qualified Health Center in Houston County. Community Health Works CEO Greg Dent thanked the offices of both Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Representative Jim Marshall for their support of the grant PERIODICAL 500 nniimi 8 "5510800001* 4 COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library University as Georgia fIA r\nn*t t\ i rici'ao ouoii<:-uouc r» orw? W iW(W» t WWW Sept. 19-21, 2007 Serving Houston County Since FOOD - IB Shoo-fly pie and peach cobber. Auction raises money to help less fortunate around the world. 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Houston Healthcare CEO Dr. Tony Alford, who is on the board of Community Health Works, said that planning to have a health center for low-income and uninsured citizens in Houston County is “a significant step in the right direction.” Alford said that a major reason for the increase in the cost of healthcare is due to the resources expended treating indigent patients “because they do not access healthcare until they are i HH g|H \dflflip JB H W W' I fifin qW as ajjffcvfljgiMi:3 BIRTHDAYS Sept. 19 ■ Trish Hawk Sept. 20 ■ Stacey Deese ■ Landon Shehee f \ ■ Robin Hamsley ] ■ Pat“meme" E-mail your birthdays to: hhj(p evansnewspapers.com or donmift evansnewspapcrs.com, or send them io: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. You can also call him at 987-1823, Ext. 231. ANNIVERSARIES Sept. 19 ■ Charline and Les Arent ■ Danielle and Josh Ray Wednesday-Friday, September 19-21, 2007 really sick.” “By getting into the sys tem early,” Alford said, “indigent patients can avoid emergency rooms, which are already overcrowded, and also avoid unnecessary admissions to the hospital. Even more importantly, they can improve their basic health and extend their lives.” The Houston County planning grant is part of s6l million in new health center grants recently See CENTER, page 9A This week in HHJ history: 30 years ago: Ten inches of rain falls on Houston County. Only it only falls on an area 75 feet long and 12 feet wide. The rainfall was an experi ment by a team from Barnesville Experiment Station to help the Soil Conservation Service determine erodibility of county farmland. 20 years ago: Miss Georgia, Kelly Jerles, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Jerles of Perry, begins her bid to become Miss America at the preliminaries held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Also, County Commissioners begin studying implementation of the Emergency 911 system. 10 years ago: The Eight Annual Georgia National Fair opens. The theme: Harvest. In addition, a ceremony is held honoring former Georgia Gov. Joe Frank and his wife Elizabeth at the fairgrounds. To that end, the road leading in from the West Gate is named Gov. Joe Frank and Elizabeth Harris Blvd., and a bust of Harris is built at the foot of the clock tower. Also, Perry Mayor Jim Worrall returns from a doctor’s visit with some great news. He has won his approximate five-year bout over cancer. HBMB 'Joanna' tags reaching deadline Only 100 more orders needed By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer The deadline is drawing near. The Joanna McAfee Childhood Cancer Foundation is just 100 orders short of reaching the goal of 1,000 orders of the “Joanna tags.” Jeff McAfee, Joanna’s father, is making a special plea now. “We have had an incredible response to our request for help securing the remain ing reservations,” he wrote in a recent message to supporters of the foundation, “but we need one last push!” McAfee said that due to state policy, if the remaining 100 reservations for the tags are not made by the end of this month, the tag will not be manufactured until 2008. SPORTS - 3B Punt, pass and kick pics. FOOTBALL: Perry returns to action at Jackson, Bears host Parkview of “old”; Hornets host Homecoming. Also, the latest local softball and volleyball results and lots more. www.hhjrtews.com mmmrmm wfir tin Tutiiirmn in ffiiifiMniiii i The tags can be reserved at the tax office at the Houston County Courthouse, or the order can be downloaded and mailed in, with a $25 check. Whether you place the order in person, or mail the order in, the tag will be reserved and you will receive a receipt from the state in the mail, McAffee said. When 1,000 reservations are reached, you will receive a letter from the state with instructions on how to receive your tag. To learn more, go to info@SupportCancerKids.org. The Joanna McAfee Childhood Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi zation with the mission of raising aware ness, provide support and fund research for childhood cancer. See TAGS,page $A ‘i I Ztere neig/thor* mvt m i Christopher Richardson of Warner Robins was named to the dean’s list at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah for summer quarter 2007. * Per a release from the school, full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the quarter receive recognition on the dean’s list. Richardson is a Sound Design major. IN /:’ 1 INS /'will) .\7 »s/-uv« - ■ - -■ 1 Clarification In “The People’s Business’’ on Page 3A, it was reported that Woodland Property Partners, Inc., planned to have “mixed use, including a six story apartment complex” at a site which will be part of Houston Springs. According to a company spokesperson, the plan is to have “three to four story condos,” not apart ments. News tip 6 a m.-4 p.m: 987-1823 Ext. 231 4 p.m.-until: 397-8811 Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest