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Two arrested and
charged in sexual
assault case.
Additional arrest
expected.
Volume 138, Number 25
FRONT PORCH
"Where neighbors meet"
HHJ history
50 years ago:
Perry Presbyterian Church pur
chases the Gurr property adjoining
its youth center building on Macon
Street for future expansion. The
purchase price is $6,000.
Also a public hearing on relo
cating U.S. Highway 341 inside
Perry and to Fort Valley is held.
The meeting reportedly is only
attended by 10 county residents
but four of them are also report
edly very outspoken. One says the
widening part of the project would
make it desirable to truckers and
undesirable for residents. Another
says he will lose a third of his
trailer park and another says that
appraisers made some “grave"
mistakes in evaluating property
values affected.
30 years ago:
Two sheriffs, a bonding and
insurance company are released
by a superior court judge as
defendants in a case involving the
wrongful arrest and confinement
of a Perry resident (the year prior).
The Perry resident was wrongfully
identified as a participant in illicit
drug sales, was arrested, taken
to jail and then later released on
bond. The charges were then com
pletely dropped a week later. He
subsequently files a $200,000 law
suit. One member of the Houston-
Peach Drug Squad, which was
disbanded shortly after this case,
is not released by the judge.
10 years ago:
Rep. Larry Walker says race
relations in Perry need improv
ing and challenges city officials
to do just that. In concluding his
annual legislative wrap-up, and
while talking to the Kiwanis Club,
he says race relations are not as
good as they were 10 years ago.
“Forty percent of Perry’s popula
tion is black," he says, “and they
are generally not included, not
part of things." Walker says some
thing needs to be done “not only
because it’s the right thing to do,
but because it makes good busi
ness sense as well.”
- Compiled by Don Moncrief
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March 26
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March 27
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ft Troy Taylor
tft Ernest Mace, Jr.
March 28
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BELOW THE FOLD: Adult mobile daycare for Perry coming; Events to help Camp Can Do
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
WR Chamber backs Perry on impact fees
From staff reports
The Board of Directors of the
Warner Robins Area Chamber of
Commerce unanimously passed a
resolution Monday in support of the
efforts of the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce in opposing the imple
mentation of impact fees in Perry.
The decision was announced by Ed
Rodriguez, President and CEO of
the organization.
The text of the resolution, which
is signed by Neal Suggs, chairman of
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Events to benefit Camp Can Do
Special to the Journal
Camp Can Do, a summer day
camp for children with disabilities,
will be held June 9-27 at Matt
Arthur Elementary School, each
week day from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The camp, according to a release,
is for disabled children and young
people ages 3 to 21.
It is, according to the release,
an alternative day camp for those
whose needs are not typically met
in a traditional summer camp.
About 70 campers are expected to
participate.
The goal of Camp Can Do is to
provide a safe, supportive environ
ment that meets the individual
needs of disabled children.
- Fun, enriching activities are
developed around themes taught by
certified teachers. The camp pro
vides an opportunity for children
to maintain skills learned during
the school year, to epjoy appropri
ate recreational opportunities and
to interact with youth volunteers
from the local community.
Campers served are those with
severe and profound intellectual
disabilities, physical disabilities or
FOOD HOME
Master gardeners
carry on Beltista
tradition. Spring
is for salads and
much more.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
"Whereas, the adoption of impact fees will
undoubtedly hinder Houston County from
attracting all available prospective businesses
and residents..."
- Excerpted from the Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce's resolution supporting the
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to impact fees
the Warner Robins Chamber Board
of directors, reads as follows:
“Whereas, the current real estate
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autism.
The cost of the three-week camp
is S3OO per person, but each camp
er pays only $125.
The full cost is offset by school
fund-raisers and community spon
sorship.
Schools often raise funds to send
students to the camp. In fact, the'
local Houston County school sys
tem is working to raise funds for
this year’s camp. Wal-Mart has
contributed a matching grant of
SSOO, and Cox Communications
has pledged funds.
“Every camper pays only a por
tion of the fee, and we raise funds
to cover the costs of providing this
wonderful camp,” said Camp Can
Do Director Phyllis Bynum-Grace.
“We need to raise about $20,000.
Community support is vital to the
success of this camp, which offers
our children with the most signifi
cant disabilities the opportunity to
experience typical summer activi
ties in a camp setting.”
Motorcycle rally
A motorcycle rally fund-raiser
will be held May 17, beginning
j’. t.
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SCHOOL
Bonaire Middle
School donates
pageant money to
Joanna McAfee
Foundation. More.
market is experiencing a significant
economic correction and thereby
placing the entire building industry
with coffee at 10 a.m. at Dunkin’
Donuts, located at 866 Highway 96
in Warner Robins.
The 100-mile ride begins at 11
a.m. and ends around 2 p.m. at
Fincher’s Barbeque. The barbecue
is located at 866 Highway 96. The
S2O fee includes coffee and lunch.
An alternate rain date is May 24.
Interested bikers may contact Jody
Wayne at jwayne@hcbe.net or
Terry Foster at 478-256-8657 or
tfo6ter@hcbe.net.
All proceeds will benefit the ca
mp.
Golf tourney
A golf tournament fund-raiser
will also be held May 17 at the
International City Golf Course in
Warner Robins.
The tournament begins at 1 p.m.
with a shotgun start. The SSO fee
covers greens fees, cart, range balls
and prizes.
Sponsors and golfers are encour
aged to participate. To register
or for more information, contact
Jared Reneau at 478-322-0276
or Bynum-Grace at pbynum
grace@hcbe.net.
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and its many affiliated industries in
a state of financial strain; and
“Whereas, implementatipn of
impact fees will place an inequi
table burden on builders, develop
ers, and others affiliated with the
building industry; and
“Whereas, it has been observed
that the costs to those who pay the
impact fees are frequently passed
on to consumers resulting in arti
ficially inflated pricing for residen
tial lots and homes, commercial
See CHAMBER, page §A
Adult mobile
daycare for
Perry coming
Special to the Journal
The Middle Georgia
Community Action Agency, in
partnership with the Middle
Georgia Regional Development
Center/Area Agency on Aging,
plans to open a “mobile
adult daycare” site in Perry,
after recently opening one in
Roberta.
In the mobile adult daycare
program, according to a release,
the staff travels between the
sites to serve frail elders in a
community setting and to pro
vide a much-needed respite for
their caregivers.
Robin Doster, Director of
Program Operations for the
Middle Georgia Community
Action Agency, says, “Feedback
from one of our Crawford
County families has been very
positive. Family members
have commented that their
See DA YCARE, page lA
an Evans Family Newspaper!
Houston
County
catcher
Ryan
Beitler
attempts to
block the
plate as a
Valdosta
runner
scores.
The action
was part of
the Bears’
game
against the
Wildcats
Friday at
home. For
more, see
page 18.
ENI/Gary
Harmon