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Web ■ FBI to probe Blackwatcr rase ■ Putin seeks to keep power ■ Wanted: a few good men in the classroom M Volume 137, Number 181 Man pleads guilty to Vehicular Homicide, other charges Special to the Journal A South Houston County Man, according to a release, plead ed guilty Monday to Vehicular Homicide, Serious Injury by Vehicle, DUI and related charg es in connection with the driving death of Joey Huckaby, 17, and the serious injury of Joshua Williams, 19, both of Houston County. Judge George F. Nunn, Jr., sen tenced Ronald Alan Sinyard to 20 years, to serve 10 years in prison, with the balance on probation. Sinyard, according to the release, will not be allowed to drive for the ‘Waiter, there’s a flier in my soup' Airport hosts supper for pilots j— '• : : *.» ; -v' * v ml a "' ■ IHr , s■- ' - r KjmHBB Ik;- • ik w , 'w .4^ .j* ■ •.. -J(BHgi||L • * -sPSI | %4 jhl\ JWHBj •vp^-'-" jgj ''' •* .' - f W* ''ff'J i . - 4SKt t Vf -^* < ’ * **». 1 ** , ' -*•] • ' - •,,- . # fH - flHvk ' .-^Ma— Kv, -.^3|i>"jy^iApSßß^A. ■&,,, ?«■!;. ,M« ■•■',■ V- .>._ faB 1 . 1 . ?■- '-'WS^Bw-raag^Uyt .-, ■ I ~-..... „•„,. ..n^^itotMaaMW^B Journal/Charlotte Perkins Randy Head of Griiimasters, Art McDonald, Chairman of the Airport Authority, and Joe Collins, authority member, serve heaping plates of barbecued pork to pilots. PERIODICAL 500 am (■.lt. !1... > li.,|| a . l . l lill| tl ilfin||, ...liiH,, ,|| COOI * Georaia Newsoaoer Project Main Library University of Georaia ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 Oct. 3-5, 2007 ■Smisr; FOOD - IB As American as apple pie ... Deep Dish Apple Pie, Five Step Apple Pie, Easy Apple Pie ... in other words, if you want apple pie, you’ll find a recipe here. More. LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE first two years following his release from prison, and will be subject to a number of strict conditions while on probation. The judge also required that he perform 20 hours of community service each year for five years where he is required to speak to youth groups about the perils of drunken driving. He was also ordered to pay $5,000 in resti tution to the victim’s family (more on that later). “Cpl. Sean Alexander of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case exhaustive ly,” said Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke, “and it | s&fi&frw. ’VinfcMSßiw jf JsSSSS BIRTHDAYS Oct. 1 ■ Michele Treptow Oct. 2 ■ Wayne Holley Vt\ o?t-3 M / \ ■ Dana Bittner j ■ Stacy VBftj/ Armstrong t Oct. 4 i ■ Elizabeth Newsome (Happy 101st!) Oct. 5 ■ Trinity Minter ■ April McCrary ■ Mary Alice Holland E-mail 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. <» * If Wednesday-Friday, October 3-5, 2007 "There were no winners today or back on Nov. 5,2006. The community lost a tine young man in Joey Huckaby and now the family of Alan Sinyard will miss him for the next 10 years as well." - Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke was his investigation that made to trial. Mr. Sinyard’s consistent this case rock solid as we headed denial that he was the driver, while This week in HHJ history: 30 years ago: A group of Perry centra! businessmen and women meet and form the Downtown Promotion Council of Perry. Their mission as an arm of the Perry Redevelopment Authority: To seek 100 percent membership of all downtown businesses and to develop a coordinated advertising program to promote Perry. Also, a 50-unit low-rent housing project in Perry gets an opening date of Nov. 1. 20 years ago: Perry gets notification from Ma Bell that, due to 987 prefixes running out, the “988” prefix will be added for new customers. The Perry Hospital gears up for its second annual Farm Daze Stampede, a 5 and 10K race. The thing that makes this venue distinc tive is that the winners receive, not the typical gold/wood trophies or plaques, but instead ones of stained glass animals. 10 years ago: Friday rains, Saturday rains and a Sunday downpour lead to flood ing on some streets, yards and neighborhoods. Also, Medusa Cement announces it is moving forward on a $56 mil lion modernization. From staff reports Barbecue, potato salad, thun der, lightning and rain were all on the menu recently when the Perry-Houston County Airport Authority hosted a supper for pilots under a big tent outside the terminal. The pilots also had an opportu nity to learn more about the air port’s services and future plans. Airport Manager Patsy Goff briefed the pilots on the new han gar facilities, which are ready for use and asked that any problems be brought to her attention. She also acknowledged that there are problems with the old hangars, which have had some flooding Authority member Joe Collins talked about major projects cur rently under way, pointing out that nearly $3 million is being invested in a precision approach runway and the realignment of Airport Road, which is well known locally for its dangerous right angle curve, but was also too close to the proposed run way. Collins said that the project was made possible through the cooperation of the Peach County Commissioners as well as local officials. Collins explained the state and local shares of both the run way project, and the just-com pleted 14-bay hangars, none of which involved any use of federal funds. Authority member Danny Wilson gave a breakdown of capital improvements planned for the next four years, includ ing the building of a corporate hangars and the installation of security fencing. See S UPPER, page ioA SPORTS - 3B CROSS COUNTRY: Results and LjflKBE pics from the Mercer Invitational. £cS(9]| FOOTBALL: Hornets prep for 'L*'* Vi Stratford. SOFTBALL: WR and PY OwfEN A losing _ :Ha|KleSs= £~ ■p’ f l B®i iHH 7Ca' t *v _ _ .. *.~ t 'pH - - I———■—■—K—Btaui-.- U. ..! . ■ ■■ - ..... ■■ ■.. v.i-..-aarkiß-aatar-wn»a«iMn<ai - . .. Journal/Charlotte Perkins Mary Beth Lightfoot stands in front of the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Perry on its last day of operation. Lightfoot, who has shopped there often, has been hoping the store would stay open, and hoped to gather a crowd to discuss the closing at Tuesday night’s Perry City Council meeting. Salvation Army store closes in Perry despite one woman's efforts By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Mary Beth Lightfoot doesn’t mind taking a stand, but it did her little good in the case of her favorite Perry store. It closed anyway. On Saturday, the soft-spoken young woman stood in front of the Salvation Army Thrift Store at the corner of Swift Street and Macon Road in Perry, still hopeful that things could be turned around, even though the flyers she made up had been removed from the store and the big Salvation Army sign over the plate glass windows had been taken down and hauled away. Inside the store, a small hand-lettered sign inside the store thanked Perry customers “for supporting us,” but pointed out that “Sept. 29 will be our last day open.” Explaining why she cared so much about the store, See EFFORTS, page ioA The Military Affairs Committee of the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce spon sored a trip to Six Flags Over Georgia Sept. 15. The trip was coordinated by the Airman and Family Readiness Center on base. Around 80 children of the deployed soldiers and other Air Force personnel were driven in two buses right to the front door of the park. A breakfast, lunch and snacks were provided by the Military Affairs Committee. Many people and businesses contributed to making this a suc cessful trip. Among them are: The www.hhjnews.com illogical, was proven to be false as a result of Cpl. Alexander’s excel lent work. “Sheriff Talton is to be con gratulated for having one of the finest traffic investigation units in Georgia, which makes my job all the easier.” According to the indictment and the witness interviews .from the crime scene, after attending a South Houston County “Mud Boggin’” Nov. 4, 2006, Sinyard was driving Huckaby and Williams from a party in the early morning hours Nov. 5, 2006. See PLEADS, page zA '\\//c7(' neighbors /neet r§ * JfaJL xjnhub AIC committee of the Chamber, Atlanta Bread Company, Frito Lay Company, Robins AFB Commissary, the Coca-Cola Company, High Grove Apartments, McDonalds and Trans South Motor Coach Lines. The Military Affairs Committee of the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce would like to give a big “thank you” to these businesses and all those who helped make the day a super success. Know someone or some agency that could use a pat on the back? Send your “Kudos" to hhj@evansnewspapers. com. Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest