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NEWS
One man
sentenced to 18
years, another
for six for various
offenses.
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Volume 138, Number 12
FRONT PORCH
"Where neighbors meet"
HHJ history
50 years ago:
A deep freeze reportedly will cost
the taxpayers of Georgia millions
in repair to roads. Locally, Houston
County is reportedly hit heaviest in
a 12-mile section of road between
Perry and Fort Valley this is “tear
ing up" because of the freezing
of the base beneath the asphalt.
Also, in Perry, reportedly dozens
of homeowners - the city reports
35 water meters have burst - are
without water for several days due
to pipes busting from the freeze.
Also, 147 community members
- including some from Macon
- are given an orientation flight
by Robins AFB flight personnel
aboard a C-130 Hercules. (Editorial
comment from this writer: “Hey,
they were given parachutes. We
were never given parachutes.”)
30 years ago:
David Wilkerson, author of
the popular The Cross and The
Switchblade, speaks at the Warner
Robins Civic Center (changing
many lives this writer remembers).
And, the city council responds
vehemently to a letter to the edi
tor from a firefighter critical of the
department's equipment - spe
cifically the beepers they carried
at the time. He says they only work
when in line of sight of the fire
department. The council responds
not that he was wrong but that
they wished he would have come
to them first. Reportedly they have
already solved the problem by
inspecting the beepers and send
ing the defective ones back.
10 years ago:
The Houston County
Commission petitions the court for
an injunction to stop the Macon-
Bibb County Water Authority from
disposing of its sludge on Houston
County farm fields, a practice it
is noted that has been ongoing
for "several years.” The reason
behind the petition it turns out is
not “personal” but “business”. The
Macon-Bibb authority has appar
ently been ignoring an ordinance
that requires they pay the county
$1 per ton for the disposal.
- Compiled by Don Moncrief
Birthdays
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■ James Wimberly, Jr.
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Fab. 10
• Rhonda Lewis
■ Andrew Poboy
Fab. 11
■ Cynthia Harden
Feb. 12
■ Belinda Campbell
Anniversary
Feb. 8
■ Felicia and Bruce Wright
(Happy 12th!)
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
Peppy committee: 'No' to impact fees
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Perry’s Impact Fee Advisory
Committee met on Wednesday and
voted against having impact fees at
all.
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Westfield School second graders perform at the opening of “Mr. Popper’s Performing Penguins” held Feb. 1 at Westfield.
Hamby Chevrolet forges season-long partnership with PJL
Special to the Journal
In the spirit of community collaboration and team
work taught through youth sports, Hamby Chevrolet,
according to a release, has developed a partnership with
Perry Junior League through the Chevy Youth Baseball
program that will include both monetary and equipment
donations during the 2008 little league baseball season.
Now in its third year, Chevy Youth Baseball, according
to the release, is an initiative that establishes a positive
relationship between local dealers and the communities
they serve. Hamby Chevrolet partnered with the Perry
Junior League because of the league’s proximity to the
dealership.
Over the course of the season, Hamby Chevrolet will
donate team equipment kits, which include: equipment
bags, baseballs, ball buckets and t-shirts. They will also
help donate a Chevy Tahoe SUV which will be raffled off
by participating teams, including Perry Junior League.
Team and leagues that participate in the Chevy Tahoe
raffle keep 100 percent of the proceeds. The little league
teams will also have unique experiences by participating
in baseball clinics and other activities led by the Macon
Music staff.
“We are looking forward to a great season with Perry
Junior League that will be filled with exciting games
and an enhanced experience for the teams through the
equipment donations, baseball clinics and other program
components,” said Mark Hamby, of Hamby Chevrolet.
“Chevy Youth Baseball is just one example of how com
mitted our dealership is to supporting the youth and
families in the Perry community.”
During the 2007 little league baseball season, more
than 70 Chevrolet dealers from the Metro-Atlanta
and Tampa areas helped generate close to $300,000 in
See HAMBY, page jA
Huckabee, Obama
lead in HC Primary
BUSINESS
County
Commission
awards bids for
$16,000,000
investment. More.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
That will be their advice to the
City Council, which can take the
advice or not. The Council named
the committee, which includes rep
resentatives of the building industry,
in accordance with state require
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Joseph Scarboruough, Jim Glymph and Mark Hamby display their banner supporting
youth baseball. Hamby Chevrolet recently forged a season-long partnership with Perry
Junior League through the Chevy Youth Baseball program.
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Houston County voters went with a state
wide trend on Super Tuesday, giving top votes to
U.S. Senator Barack Obama in the Democratic
Presidential Preference Primary and to for
mer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in the
Republican race.
SPORTS
19 ink scholarships
during National
Signing Day.
Basketball wraps
and more.
ments.
Those attending the meeting were
J.W. Warren, Durand Cainion, Kevin
Sullivan, Ed Beckham, Scott Free,
Chuck Ramsdale and Bob Barnett.
Ramsdale and Barnett were the
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only two who voted to have impact
fees, which are being considered as
a way to build essential fire sta
tions and develop park space as
the city annexes additional property
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However, while Obama had a landslide of
8,105 votes over Sen. Hillary Clinton’s 3,609, the
Republican vote came close to a three way tie
between Huckabee, U.S. Sen. John McCain and
former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
Countywide, Huckabee received 4,997 votes,
to McCain’s 4,660 and Romney’s 4,070. All other
See PRIMARY, page 7A
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