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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Reader DROP© ' Houston Home Journal Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 478-987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com 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 Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Wed 12/12 /M-X 81/55 More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:27 AM 5:29 PM Stories for and about hometowns just like yours, took for us each wrek «n this paper Georgia At A Glance \ 1/ A \ 77/57 \ Augusta \ / * • ■ \ Warner Robins \ \ i 'B2/55 { V © \ Savannah —r'4w ) . ! Periy \ 77/57 ’S, I ■Mb*) 82/s>V_/ ( Valdosta It \jJ Man indicted for murder Special to the Journal Ronald Free, according to a release from the district attorney’s office, was indicted Tuesday by the Houston County Grand Jury for the offense of murder, aggravated assault, ' FREE burglary and possession of a knife during a crime, all of which relate back to an incident on Dec. 23, 1995, at 101 North Avenue, Warner Robins. Carol Johnson was stabbed to death in her home on that date when she encoun tered an intruder in her See MURDER, page 8A '* >i * * ■ ® !fi 111^1 .' $ i PsiLcriits can December "" * ' whiles 15 th , 2QQ7#f# f kdr kid s , Bam-10am W Visit with \ ccort SANTA!./ Disclaimer: Santa has to leave promptly at 10:00 | - to visit other children at another location. /Lane ct) 825-3362 Hwy 96 - 3 miles East of Fort Valley www.lanepacking.com 1-75 Exit 142-5 miles west V 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 chang es to: 1210 Washington St. Perry. GA 31069 The Houston Home Journal, is a peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry and is published Wednesday and Saturday for S4O 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 HHJ general e-mail: ■ hhj@evansnewspapers.com Managing editor: ■ Don Moncrief, 987-1823. Ext. 231; Fri Sat Sun 12/14 12/15 12/16 76/50 60/37 64/32 Few showers. Highs Showers. Highs in Mix of sun and in the mid 70s and the low 60s and lows clouds. Highs in the lows in the low 50s. in the upper 30s. mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset 7:28 AM 5:30 PM 7:29 AM 5:30 PM 7:30 AM 5:30 PM Thu 12/13 79/46 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:28 AM 5:29 PM Your FREE Christmas Gift At OVERTON JEWELERS One FREE GEMSTONE of your choice (one per customer) If you buy a MOUNTING (yellow or white gold). LARGE SELECTION Don’t Waste Time . . . They Are Going Fast! Last Possible Day ... 12/19/07!!! DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry (478) 987-1392 donm@evansnewspapers com Staff writer: ■ 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 accu racy, and will print a correction or clarifi cation when one is in order. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the adver tisement. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such adver tisement. Moon Phases • i New First Dec 9 Dec 17 # Full Last Dec 24 Dec 31 UV Index Wed 12/12 3 Moderate Thu 12/13 3 Moderate Fri 12/14 3 Moderate Sat 12/15 2 Low Sun 12/16 3 Moderate The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection 0 ‘ 1 1 PoDTtiwreP Charlotte Peavy King ELKO - Charlotte Peavy King, 65, passed away on Friday, December 7 at Emory University Hospital. Services were held Tuesday, December 11 at Andersonville National Cemetery. Charlotte, born in Cobb County was the daughter of the late William Peavy. She was a former meat wrapper/cashier at Longhorn’s Butcher Shop for 18 years. Survivors include her husband, Wayne King; children, Kathy K. Watson -Hunt FUNERAL HOME Peavy; son Michael King; siblings, Diane Parks and Nancy McArthur (Freddie); grandchildren, Jessica Angell, Jasmine King, and William J. King, II; great grandchildren, WR man gets 30 -12 to serve - for cocaine Special to the Journal Otha David Rutledge pleaded guilty Nov. 5 to Possession of Cocaine. Dec. 12, Judge Edward D. i S|||i;-.v . JH jsftk J RUTLEDGE In addi tion, he was banished from Houston County and all contiguous counties for the entirety of the sentence. “With this sentence, Houston County sends the message that Houston County will not be a revolv ing door through the justice system for career criminals,” Assistant District Attorney Timothy Marlow. On July 5, Officer Tim Pippio was out on patrol when he noticed a vehicle that appeared to be traveling above the posted speed limit. Radar readings confirmed this suspicion, and Pippio IWI-Vflte ' —Mm... - LUNCH SPECIALS • Burgers - Best in town • Scrambled Dogs with Danny’s Award winning chili • Daily Pasta Dishes • Chicken Pingers • Soups • Salads • Pizza • Delicious Desserts (Ask. for Lady In black’s Death by Chocolate) DINNER |57265 Specializing In: • Steaks • Seafood • Pasta Hours: Mondau llam-2pm Lfinch Onlu d Q Q TUT -T Tuesday - Thursday llam-Ppm \ / o~y DO~/)~)j/ Priday llam-lOpm - _ . ■ Jj _ Saturday spm-lOpm 80/ StfCCt Across from old courthouse - Downtown Perry 57303 Cole Angell and Jakob Hall. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. Betty Ann Campbell WARNER ROBINS - Betty Ann Campbell, 75, passed away Thursday. Her husband and parents preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughters Ann Sisson and Kayleen Mims, sons, Philip I Campbell, Jr. and Mike Campbell, a brother, nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services were held Sunday Queen and Jeff King; mother, Evo r a initiated a traffic stop. During the course of the stop, Pippio learned that Rutledge was driving with a suspended license. Because of this, he was placed under arrest. At that time, Pippio also discovered a small con tainer containing a couple of rocks of crack cocaine in Rutledge’s right front pock et. “This was Mr. Rutledge’s fourth felony conviction,” Marlow said. “Mr. Rutledge was a very fortunate man Lukemire sentenced the 50-year old Warner Robins man to 30 years to serve 12 in prison without possibility of parole. [LETA’SH ON THE SQUARE •Steak -Seafood -Pasta -Pull Service Bar WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 ♦ Wj. Watson-H unt 1 * 1 Funeral Home Serving Middle Georgia Since 1942 1208 Main Street - Perry, Georgia 31069 - 478.987.2423 Draper Watson www.watsonhunt.com Lisa Hays 'The Music Ministry of C First (Baptist Church of (Perry presents “A Night of Lessons and Carols” featuring the Celebration Choir, •Youth Choir, and Children’s Choir. Sunday, December 16 th , 6:00 p.m. Admission is free & open to the public. First Baptist Pertyh*^> Bringing Hope to the CrossMoads 1105 Main Street, Perry, GA 478-987-2002 Wednesday Italian Night Spaghetti With Salad, And ss# Garlic Rolls Cjtri'J/na') (Anlio) Lunch or Dinner Call now and reserve your date. Private Dining Room I available up to guests. Dec. Bth, ZOO/ Elr-The Movie. Courthouse Now Accepting New Years Eve Dinner Reservations! . "Afira i t remc/nhereef at Southside Baptist Church with interment following in Magnolia Park Mausoleum. Matthew McNulty KATHLEEN - Matthew “Matt" McNulty, 40, passed away Thursday. His father preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Susan McNulty, and son, Dylan McNulty, Kathleen; mother and stepfather, a brother and sis ter and two stepchildren. Memorial services were held Sunday at Crosspoint Baptist Church, Perry. Interment will be private. to have been out on the See COCAINE, page SA POKSEITUS! Get Yours At Lewis Farms Nursery Three Sizes Available in Red , White & Rink | Call Tim Lewis at 478-954-1507 - Delivery Available On Large Orders - 3A JZ 40 l 57272