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Police return fire; shoot
suspected armed robber. Man
gets 25 years for drug dealings.
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Volume 138, Number 6
FRONT PORCH
"Where neighbors meet"
HHJ history
50 years ago:
A Macon firm begins an audit
of the books of the City of Warner
Robins following a "controversy"
- as described by the article -
between members of city council
and Mayor Kemp Harrison. The
controversy reportedly is over the
mayor’s handling of a $20,000
cashier’s check issued to the
Water and Sewerage Fund. One
councilman advised the audi
tors to “determine if there are
any regularities on our books.”
Meanwhile, the mayor promises
a statement and says he has
“nothing to hide."
30 years ago:
The Perry Business Women's
Club celebrates 25 years with a
tea/social. In other news, a Perry
woman is indicted for murder.
The charges? That she shot her
son-in-law... in the back. Another
indictment the same day has
another man up on two counts
of homicide by vehicle after he
alledgedly kills two people in an
auto accident while under the
influence of alcohol.
10 years ago:
A jury deliberates for about two
hours before finding a 37-year
oid man guilty in the carjacking
of an elderly woman. Not only
is he found at fault in that - kid
napping - he is also convicted
of armed robbery. The woman
and car were snatched while she
and her husband were stopped
at a convenience store in Perry.
Another defendant in the trial
- no word on his role - receives
10 years (sentencing was yet to
be done on the other).
- Compiled by Don Moncrief
Birthdays
Jan. 18
Lisa Gentry
Jan. 18
Hayden Pointr (Happy 1st!)
Roger Laster
Robert Rhoton
Donald E. Walker (Happy
55th!)
Jan. 20
N Cari Patton
* Larry Mullis
Jan. 21
David Campbell
: De-Anna Tuggle
Kudos
Know someone or some agency
that could use a pat on the back
- a “kudo”? Send your Kudos
to hhj@evansnewspapers.com,
attention: Don Moncrief
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
Perry Council organizes for 'OB
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The Perry City Council
began its first meeting of
2008 with the swearing in
of two long-time councilmen
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Westfield student is 'picture' perfect
By DON MONCRIEF
Journal Managing Editor
Jennifer Deighton has yet to decide what
will ultimately be her career once she leaves
the Westfield School - or down the road.
“I’ve narrowed it down to either medical,”
she said, which would seem natural consid
ering her father is a doctor, “going into poli
tics maybe or going into photography.”
Funny she should mention photography
because right now, even as a junior she’s
already got the envy of all photo albums
- students and even most adults alike.
The main thing about these, are they’re
with her in the viewfinder. There are snap
shots of her in Greece. There are snapshots
of her in Italy, France, Argentina, Australia
and even standing on the deck of a large ship
as it passed by the glaciers of Antarctica.
The latest freeze frame(s) - all taken as
part of her role as a representative for the
Dwight D. Eisenhower People to People
Student Ambassador Program - have her
doing things like petting a cheetah and
delivering clothing and shoes to children
in an underprivileged township, both taken
See PICTURE, page jA
Westfield School student Jennifer
Deighton pets a 12-year-old cheetah
named “Savannah”, that was orphaned as
a small cub and raised by staff members
at the Tshukudu Game Reserve. Deighton
got the opportunity as part of the People
to People Student Ambassador Program.
Contributed
MONEY MATTHERS: Bypassing
budget blunders. Southeast
Pathology cuts ribbon. More.
SPORTS
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Local youth hoops Part III;
high school basketball wraps
and more.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
and one new one. James
Moore and Riley Hunt, both
of whom ran unopposed
for their posts, were joined
by the Rev. Willie King,
who is succeeding former
Councilman Bobby Glover,
and also was unopposed.
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King has previously served
for over two decades on the
planning commission, so is
no newcomer to local gov
ernment.
Councilwoman Phyllis
Bynum-Grace was elected
Mayor pro tern for 2008.
Twin bill
TALK OF THE TOWN, a social
column featuring Julie Evans
begins today. More.
The firm of Walker, Hulbert,
Gray, Byrd and Christie was
renamed as Legal Counsel,
and Herb Well was reap
pointed as Municipal Court
Judge.
Mayor James Worrall
announced committees and
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sets unique dinner theater
event. More.
www.hhjnews.com
chairmanships for the new
year. They are as follows:
Administrative and
Finance Committee: Joe
Kusar, Chairperson; Riley
Hunt, Willie King.
Intergovernmental
See ORGANIZES, page 6A
Eagle Eyes
Base calls
on a vigilant
community
By DON MONCRIEF
Journal Managing Editor
Four eyes.
No, that’s not an insult.
It’s just that four eyes are
better than two, six better
than four and Eagle Eyes
better than them all.
Eagle Eyes, according to
a release from Robins Air
Force Base, is the name of
an Air Force anti-terror
ism initiative/program that
“enlists the eyes and ears of
Air Force members and citi
zens in the war on terror.”
It stood up after 9/11 and
was placed on the Shoul
ders of the Office of Special
Investigation. Locally that
translates to Detachment
105 at Robins and Special
Agent John Tamasitis
See VIGILANT, pageyA
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Ovie
Johnson,
left, along
with
Northside
football
players and
students
ogle the
Eagles’ lat
est Class
AAAA
champion
ship trophy
during a
ceremony
Monday at
the school.
Johnson as
most know
is the father
of Chris
Johnson,
who lost his
battle with
leukemia
this past
summer.
The team
dedicated
the season
in his honor.
For more,
see 38.
ENI/Gary Harmon