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Web | Extent of Bangladesh disas- 5553 ter emerges Study: Heart trouble killing more women * * LEGAL HOUSTON COUNTS ' CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 137, Number 195 — V m.-\m * 7 Panthers roll past LaGrange Next up: Worth County m Hr * 4 l|i Jp v m m*L Jm •• jfSffjlff •jjlf jflHfc jBF yjjp JHSW jjBL ENI/Gary Harmon Perry High School students/fans help usher the team (shown just off to the left) through the banner and onto the field Friday night in the Panthers’ state tournament-opening win over LaGrange at home. By MATTHEW BROWN Journal Sports Writer For the first time hr school history, Perry High is hosting a second-round playoff game in the GHSA Class AAA football tournament. So how is it that the Panthers, as Westfield student tops in public speaking r V I ——rrrrTm TI3—PET- SaiaWCT^ —"TS3 if jfce, 'j«p £• fc !ip \V’ Journal/Charlotte Perkins Westfield Junior Beta Club Advisor Stephanie Smith, left, is proud of Callie Ray, right, who took first place honors for speaking at the state level and will go on to national competition. PERIODICAL 500 mm 8 "BBIOS 00001 11 4 laall*iliia«lli«lls aasa | a ||| aS ||| Ba , B || l>aaa | a || Baa || COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Man Library University of Georgia 3-DfGFT 306 Nov. 21-23, 2007 SCHOOL - I IB Find out what the buzz is all about at Centerville Elementary. Perry Midde School students attend FCCLA Day, Westfield students dress as scarecrows and much more. a No. 2 seed from Region 4-AAA, are not preparing to hit the road to play a region No. 1 seed, which in this year’s set-up would be Burke County High of 3-AAA? Well, because the Worth County High Rams, a fourth-place team from 1-AAA, went over to Waynesboro from Sylvester last Friday and whipped up on From staff reports In some ways Callie Ray is a typical Middle Georgia teen. She loves football, espe cially the Georgia Bulldogs, and can’t count the number of times she’s watched her favorite movie, “Pirates of the Carribbean” all the way through. On the old-fashioned side, she loves going fishing with her granddad, but on the other hand, she’s always got her iPod handy. Where she’s a star just now is in public speaking. The bubbly 13-year-old, an eighth grader at The Westfield Schools, took home top honors last week from the Junior Beta Club state convention in Macon for her talk on “Oceans of Opportunity,” which she gave to a small group of judges first, and then, See STUDENT, page SA i *3 * '• ‘' ' • , *%/■',t ,»T| ’,5, BIRTHDAYS Nov. 21 ■ Kelli Kushinka (Happy Sweet 16!) E-mail Mrttday* to: Mil@gvmtmnmgn.coni or donm@gvaamwspapers.cgm. Mall to: 1210 Wathtnutsn St., Parry 31068 attii: Don Msocrlel. Or, call 087-1823, Ext 231. \ V ,L — * ' / 4®li, / ANNIVERSARY ■ Drew and Mattie Lou Bynum (Happy 59th!) (Note: No specific date given ... just “this week”) Wednesday-Friday, November 21-23, 2007 IK (BBS! r ■B jgr' jJr i- .-A if \ i ■ y;. —■—*— ENI/Gary Harmon Houston County SWAT members, Capt. Allen Everidge, Lt. Mike Stokes, Todd Shepherd, Glenn Goodman and Brian Blanton discuss the capabilities of their new specially designed SWAT vehicle built by Super Lawn Trucks in Bonaire and handed over to the police Monday. The vehicle was financed using confiscated drug money. This week in HHJ history: 30 years ago: A poll of Interstate 75 travel taken at Perry and Calhoun by the Georgia Department of Transportation has traffic at its highest levels ever - reportedly more than both of the two years prior. The GDOT found that on an average day 12,443 vehicles passed the observation point. In the “bring a smile” department, a picture lists the winners of the Walk A Thon, used to raise funds for the Houston Lung Association. What makes that worth smiling about? Only the “bicycle" pictured that the first-place winner received. 20 years ago: Tyrone L. Tharpe was formally charged in the murder of Perry High School senior Carla Ragin. Tharpe was 17 at the time, reportedly a Perry High School dropout (10th grade) - he is also pic tured in military uniform but there is no reference to military service in the article - and lived right next door to Ragin. In other news, a second homicide strikes Perry when Charlie “Clay” Brown, 49, is found with a gunshot wound to his head. “We have a few leads but nothing as of yet,” says . Officer Dan Chestnut of the Perry Police Department at the time. Continued next issue ... 10 years ago: Operation “Stop ‘N Strap”, reportedly wave two of the state’s intensified seatbelt program, nets 32 drivers in Houston County a citation in one day (with only two checkpoints) for failing to buckle up. In other news, Houston Healthcare announces it will consolidate its business offices - affect ed includes Houston Medical Center and Perry Hospital - to avoid duplication of efforts and decrease operating costs. - Compiled by Don Monchef M r M| ** 1 ' Jv'. Burke 43-12. That sets up the post-Thanksgiving showdown between the Panthers, now at 8-3 and winners of six games in a row, and Worth County at Herb St. John Stadium. Perry head coach Andy Scott is See PANTHERS, page 4B SPORTS - 4B VOLLEYBALLSWIMMING: Two from Houston County HS sign scholarships. FOOTBALL: Northside beats Creekside. GOLF: Wiggins, Baggett 15th at tourney. CHEERLEADING: Middle School championships. More. New to the arsenal HOT: Ni law closures over holiday weekend Special to the Journal The Georgia Department of Transportation announced this past week that there will be no lane closures on inter states or state routes this Thanksgiving weekend. “Lane closures will not be allowed over the Thanksgiving holiday,” said Kimberly Larson, DOT communications specialist. “Lane closures on interstates and state routes for construction are prohibited from 5 a.m. Wednesday (today) until midnight Sunday. DNA links man to '95 murder Special to the Journal For 12 years the homi cide of Carol Johnson went unsolved. On Friday at approximately 4:40 p.m., Ronald William Free, 41 years of age, of a Manchester Lane address in Byron, was arrested without incident and charged in the murder. Free’s arrest, accord ing to a release, stems from an investigation where Johnson was found W//e/c neigfifrors f/tec/ it*. www.hhjnews.com “Work can still occur on projects but it must be outside of the travel lanes; not impacting your drive.” DOT is now including mandatory no work days on holidays and peak travel days around holi days into our construction contracts, Larson added. Georgia DOT, per a release, urges travelers to call 511 for updated information about traffic concerns. Georgia 511 is a free phone service that pro vides real-time traffic See GDOT, page SA stabbed to death inside her home at 101 North Avenue in Warner Robins Dec. 23, 1995. A' constant review of the investigation and re examination of evidence, See MURDER, page SA In mid-September, a volunteer Christian group from Norcross came to Americus to help rebuild homes dam aged by the March 2007 tornado. I was one member of the group. People from First United Methodist of Americus, First Baptist Church of Americus, First Baptist of Perry, and Untied Methodist Committee on Relief helped us with lodging, food, building supplies, and leadership. I kept thanking them and they kept thanking me. See KUDOS, page zA Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest 4n FREE