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Volume 138, Number 18
FRONT PORCH
"Where neighbors meet"
HHJ history
50 years ago:
The city’s plans to move the
Confederate monument to another
spot on the courthouse square and
put up a police information booth in
its place meets strong opposition
from the Sgt. Clinton C. Duncan
Chapter of the Confederacy. A
spokesman for the group makes on
major argument: Mainly that mov
ing the monument to the proposed
location - between the courthouse
and the New Perry Hotel - would
have the Confederate general on
top of the monument facing in a
direction other than the ‘North",
which they argue he must be
facing. To face him North, they
add would have him facing the
courthouse itself, which they also
deemed unacceptable.
In other news, a Robins Air
Force employee is found at his
home with a gunshot wound to his
head - listed in serious condition
as of the date of the article. And, to
add insult to injury, the ambulance
is involved in a collision while tak
ing him to the Macon hospital.
30 years ago:
A recycling firm in Kathleen
appears before the county com
mission after evidence of burning
is found on its site. The firm vows
never to let it happen again and
the commission in turn issues a
stern warning that if it does, it will
be fined SI,OOO to start with and
SSOO a day thereafter.
Also, the Perry-Fort Valley
Airport Authority votes to install a
non-directional beacon for instru
ment landings when visibility is
limited during bad weather.
10 years ago:
A prison escapee from a work
detail in Macon County is caught
following two days on the run. He,
incarcerated on charges of bur
glary and auto theft, is discovered
at his home in Perry.
Also, Perry resident Bridget
Boyd, also a RAFB employee,
goes on Jeopardy and wins sev
eral thousand dollars and Rep.
Larry Walker, D-Perry, goes on the
record as saying it’s time to devote
some “serious focus” on improving
the Perry-Houston County airport.
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Birthdays
March 1
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■ Jennifer Cornacchione
■ Dennis Stubbs
March 2
■ Jeff Hair
■ Nancy Hill
■ Christine Friday
March 4
■ Helen Harrold
■ Robbie Minter
■ Morris Patton
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BELOW THE FOLD: Centerville Fire Department and Davis Oil itt Pett yto receive giants
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
Alford resigns as HHC CEO
Authority puts Philips in charge as search begins
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Dr. Anthony Alford, who took
the reins of Houston Healthcare as
CEO just 20 months ago, surprised
the Hospital Authority and the
community at large on Wednesday
night by submitting his resigna
tion. His responsibilities have been
assigned to Chief Operating Officer
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Officials cut ribbon on Danny Carpenter Drive
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Sta ff Writer
Danny Carpenter Drive,
a north-south corridor
between Sandefur Road and
Ga. 96, has been completed,
with a ribbon cutting to cel
ebrate the event.
The road, which was named
for former Superintendent
of Schools Danny Carpenter
last year, was built in two
stages with the first part
providing access to Mossy
Creek Middle School from
Sandefur. It now connects
Sandefur with 96.
Carpenter could not
be present because he
recently suffered burns to
his face and hand from a
gas grill explosion. He is
See RIBBON, page 10A
Centerville FD receives $316,275 grant
Special to the Journal
U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Wednesday
announced that the Centerville Fire
Department would receive a $316,275
grant as part of the Department of
Homeland Security’s Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program.
“Local firefighters and emergency
workers provide our first defense to nat
ural disasters, accidents and terrorist
attacks,” Chambliss said. “It is because
these brave men and women are often
the first on the scene of any incident that
we must continue to ensure they have the
tools and training they need to do their
LIFESTYLE
Westfield prepares
for its benefit
auction. Walker-
Rhodes celebrates
70 years. More.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Grady W. (Skip) Philips 111, dur
ing the time needed to find a new
CEO.
Alford offered six months notice,
but the authority determined that
his last day would be Friday.
The resignation, according to
a statement from the Hospital
Authority, was “received and accept
ed with regret.”
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Commissioners Tom McMichael and Larry Thomson are fastest with the scissors as the ribbon is cut to celebrate
the completion of Danny Carpenter Drive. A crowd of county and school officials attended the event, but the guest
of honor, former Superintendent of Schools Danny Carpenter could not be present, as he is recovering from burns.
jobs safely and efficiently.
“I look forward to continuing to work
with local fire departments and emergen
cy responders across the state to ensure
they have the resources they need.” ,
Added Isakson: “This funding will go
a long way to help ensure that Georgia’s
first responders have the resources neces
sary to protect families and communities
across the state. This grant fills an impor
tant need for firefighters in Centerville.”
The Centerville funds were awarded
through the Staffing for Adequate Fire
and Emergency Response program.
According to a release, funds under
the SAFER program are intended to
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soccer and base
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more.
Sonny Watson,
Chairman of the
Authority said
later in a telephone
interview that he
did not know about
Alford’s resignation
until mid-afternoon
Wednesday when
he was in a meeting
with the CEO, who
handed him the letter.
He emphasized that Alford was
Davis Oil to get money for EBS
infrastructure improvements
Special to Journal
Perry-based Davis Oil Company has received two EBS
retail infrastructure grants totaling $34,683. The first is for
$17,812 and for the company’s project at 1-75 and Ga. 49 in
Byron. The second is for $16,871 and for the project at 1-75
and Ga. 215 in Vienna.
Both, according to a release, are part of Gov. Sonny
Perdue’s vision for sustainable economic development, and
were awarded by the Georgia Environmental Facilities
Authority. Fuel stations receiving grants from GEFA totaled
21 with the total amount awarded being $282,968.
EBS is a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent
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www.hhjnews.com
not fired.
“I asked him per
sonally to recon
sider his decision,”
Watson said. “He
was not asked to
leave.”
“Over the past 20
months, Dr. Alford
has led Houston
Healthcare through
PHILIPS
a leadership transition while
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ALFORD
Elite
Eight
Northside girls
basketball
Head Coach
Casaundra
Wilson maps
out adjust
ments for the
Lady Eagles
during a time
out in their
GHSAAAAA
state tourna
ment game
against Glynn
Academy
Wednesday at
Northside. The
Lady Eagles
won to secure
an Elite Eight
berth. For
more, see 48.
ENI/Gary Harmon