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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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Houston Mmne journal
Perry Office
1210 Washington St
P.O. Box 1910
Party, GA 31069
478-987-1823
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Wed
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66/40
Abundant sunshine.
Highs in the mid 60s
and lows in the low
40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:16 AM 5:29 PM
We Celebrate Hometown Life
Stones for and about hometowns just like yours, book for us each week in this paper.
Georgia At A Glance
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Albany 70 46 sunny
Athens 62 38 sunny
Atlanta 60 38 sunny
Augusta 63 46 sunny
Bainbridge 72 48 sunny
Brunswick 65 53 mst sunny
Cartersville 61 38 sunny
Chattanooga,TN 57 37 sunny
Columbus 65 44 sunny
Cordele 69 46 sunny
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Robbery suspect still at large
Special to the Journal
The Warner Robins Police
Department has re-issued the
above photo - once again ask
ing for the community’s help
- of a suspected bank robber,
wanted in connection with
the reported armed robbery
of the Bank of America, locat
ed at 111 Russell Parkway,
Nov. 15 at 12:35 p.m.
According to a police report,
the suspect is described as fol
lows: White male, mid 40s to
early 50s and wearing a red
and black plaid shirt, navy
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Fri
11/30
69/44
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
upper 60s and lows
in the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:18 AM 5:28 PM
Thu
11/29
68/43
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
upper 60s and lows
in the low 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:17 AM 5:29 PM
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Dalton 60 37 sunny
Dillard 56 31 sunny
Dublin 67 41 sunny
Duluth 59 36 sunny
Gainesville 58 39 sunny
Helen 59 36 sunny
Lagrange 64 39 sunny
Macon 66 41 sunny
Marietta 60 37 sunny
Milledgeville 65 38 sunny
colored ball cap (with design
on front). He was described
as having dark hair, a handle
bar mustache, glasses and
long side burns. The suspect
was wearing light colored
blue jeans, and sneakers.
Anyone with any infor
mation is asked to contact
Detective Tom Williams at
the Warner Robins Police
Department at the following
numbers: 478-929-1163 or
478-929-6911.
The suspect, according to
police, should be considered
armed and dangerous.
donm@evansnewspapers.com
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for non-insertion of any advertisement
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tisement.
Sat
12/1
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75/51
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 70s and
lows in the low 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:18 AM 5:28 PM
Moon Phases
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Nov 24 Dec 1
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Dec 9 Dec 17
UV index
Wed 11/28 4 Moderate
Thu 11/29 3 Moderate
Fri 11/30 4 Moderate
Sat 12/1 3 Moderate
Sun 12/2 3 Moderate
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need (or greater skin pro
tection. 0 ('.981 11
Hi Lo Cond. |
Hi Lo Cond.
Peachtree City 64 35 sunny
Perry 68 42 sunny
Rome 62 35 sunny
Savannah 68 49 mst sunny
St. Simons Island6s 53 mst sunny
Statesboro 68 44 mst sunny
Thomasville 72 49 mst sunny
Valdosta 71 48 mst sunny
Warner Robins 67 41 sunny
Waycross 70 46 mst sunny
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Sun
12/2
82/52
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the low 80s and
lows in the low 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:19 AM 5:28 PM
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TOrteraYre's"
Linda Sanders Adkison
PERRY - Linda Sanders
Adkison, 61, passed away at
Serenity Gate in Perry Hospital on
Sunday, Nov. 25,2007. Memorial
Services will be held at 2:00
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007,
at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home.
The family suggests contribu
tions to Serenity Gate Hospice,
1120 Morningside Drive, Perry,
Watson-Hunt
fUNOAL HOME
the late Willie apd Frances
Heard Sanders, and had lived
in Houston County most of her
life. Retried from Civil Service
at Robins Air Force Base, she
loved spending time with her
grandchildren.
Survivors include her children,
Renee Moss (Jeff), and Dan
Adkison, 111, both of Perry; sis
ters, Martha Griffin (Pete), and
Teresa Sanders, both of Perry;
grandchildren, Holly Moss and
Alex Moss; and sister-in-law,
Juanita Sanders of Perry.
Please sign the online register
at watsonhunt.com.
Mary Lou Holland
WARNER ROBINS - Mary
Lou Holland, 75, passed away
Saturday.
Her parents preceded her
in death. Survivors include her
children: Bill Holland, Joanne
Wingard, Dee Holland and Barry
Unemployment rate on the rise
Special to the Journal
The Georgia Department
of Labor announced this
past week that the unem
ployment rate in the metro
Macon area - the metro
Macon area includes Houston
County - rose to 5.2 percent
in October, up two-tenths of
one percent from 5.0 percent
in September.
Meanwhile, the state’s
unemployment rate rose
to 4.7 percent in October,
up one-tenth of one per
cent from 4.6 percent in
September and two-tenths
€brb Wells, RN
Perry Hospital
Med/Surg
When people come to the hospital
they are at their worst so I have to be
at my best. As I see people start to
feel better, it makes me feel good to
know that f was a part of their healing
process. But what I really love about
my job is having patients and family
members thank me and the people I
work with for caring for them or their
loved ones. I drive 45 minutes to work
here everyday because I wouldn't want
to work anywhere else.
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Draper Watson www.watsonhunt.com Lisa Hays
Holland, a sister and four grand
children.
Services will be held at
3 p.m. today in the chapel of
McCullough Funeral Home.
Edward F. Ciesielski
WARNER ROBINS - Edward
F. Ciesielski, 77, passed away
Nov. 20. His parents, Edward F.
and Josephine Ciesielski, and
a son preceded his in death.
Survivors include his wife, two
sons, two daughters, seven
grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Services were held Friday in
the chapel of McCullough Funeral
Home. Interment followed in
Magnolia Park Cemetery.
Robert Marvin Howard
WARNER ROBINS - Robert
M. Howard, 75, passed away
Thursday. His parents preceded
him in death.
Survivors include his wife,
Evelyn Howard and several
nieces and nephews. Services
were held Sunday in the chapel
of McCullough Funeral Home
with interment following at
Andersonville National Cemetery
Monday.
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Linda
was the
daugh
ter of
of one percent from 4.5 per
cent in October 2006. The
state’s rate was three-tenths
of one percent higher than
the U.S. unadjusted rate of
4.4 percent in October.
The state’s rate rose in
October because 4,471 more
jobless residents were added
to the unemployment rolls,
while 20,739 more job seek
ers entered the workforce.
From September to
October, preliminary data
show Georgia added 15,200
payroll jobs. In metro
Macon, the number of jobs
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Yvette Rosa, RN
Houston Medical Center
Emergency Department
After 28 years of nursing, I can honestly
say that I still love and am proud of my
profession. I have been rewarded by having
the opportunity to educate, comfort, share
tears and laughter with people from all
walks of life. Twenty one of my 28 years
have been at Houston Healthcare where
I've been offered a friendly and warm
atmosphere, important in making my
career successful and satisfying.
Orpha A. Perry
WARNER ROBINS - Orpha A.
Perry, 96, passed away Nov. 20.
Her husband, Leslie Perry; par
ents, Russell and Mellie Taylor,
preceded her in death. Services
were slated to be held at a later
date in Indiana.
Mary Joyce Pinyan
WARNER ROBINS - Mary
Joyce Pinyan, 78, passed away
Nov. 20. Her husband and par
ents preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters Pam
Saunders and Elizabeth Pinyan,
sons, Richard, Michael and Scott
Pinyan, a brother, nine grandchil
dren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Saturday at
Southside Baptist Church with
interment following.
Jeannie Defibaugh
WARNER ROBINS - Jeannie
Defibaugh, 52, passed away
Sunday. Her parents preceded
her in death. Survivors include
her husband, Brian Defibaugh,
son, Jared K. Defibaugh, three
brothers and a sister. A memo
rial service will be held at 5:30
p.m. Friday at the McCullough
Funeral Home Chapel.
was up 200, or two-tenths of
one percent, from 101,400 to
101,600.
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