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Volume 138, Number 34
FRONT DOOR
‘'Always open”
“For you know that it was
not with perishable things such
as silver or gold that you were
redeemed from the empty way
of life handed down to you from
your forefathers, but with the
precious blood of Christ, a lamb
without blemish or defect.”
- 1 Peter 1:18-19
FRONT PORCH
"Where neighbors meet"
HHJ history
50 years ago:
The City of Perry receives
plans and specifications for a
new water tank to be put up on
the north side of town. The cost
for the 96-foot high structure is
listed at $43,300.
30 years ago:
A request from then Warner
Robins Police Chief Billy Hunter
to allow four prisoners to speak
to students at Northside High
School is rejected by the Board
of Education. The students were
reportedly going to speak on
court and correctional proce
dures, which is reportedly the
main reason for the rejection.
“If they were going to talk about
what caused them to be where
they are," said one board mem
ber, “it would OK. But to speak
on court procedures is beyond
me.” There was also some con
fusion in the teacher's letter to
Hunter - that maybe she was
asking that the prisoners “did"
speak on what got them where
they were - but in the absence
of clarification, it was unani
mously disapproved
10 years ago:
Plans are announced to build
a Wal-Mart Super Center in
Perry. Also, the Perry Panthers
are named "Best in Region” after
winning three region titles - boys
basketball, boys track and field
and boys baseball - during the
school year.
- Compiled by Don Moncrief
Birthdays
April 26
Tiffany Felder
Pamela Robinson
☆ Edger Hodge
April 28
☆ Foster Rhodes
Sandie Hudson
☆ Mike Pace
April 29
☆ Charlie Barboe
E-mail birthdays to:
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Mail to: 1210 Washington St., Perry
31069 attn: Don Moncrief. Or, call
987-1823, Ext. 231.
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Local lines
• Two arrested on drug
charges
• WR man charged
with homicide in wom
an's death
BELOW THE FOLD: Governor, BOE and Robins AFB sign Energy Challenge
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
Peppy to establish 'Remembpance Why'
By DONMONCRIEF
Journal Managing Editor
Those in charge of Evergreen
Cemetery don’t allow planting in
general so planting trees in the
Perry cemetery is definitely out of
the question.
STANDOFF: WARNER ROBHS
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A negotiator with the
Sheriff’s Office heads to
the command post upon
his arrival on scene.
By DON MONCRIEF
Journal Managing Editor
The City of Warner
Robins has recently beefed
up its code enforcement.
There’s no question that’s
a good thing but one man,
John Thomas Adcock, 54,
has taken his resistance to
comply to the extreme.
He reportedly shot Code
Enforcement Officer Beau
Weathers, a . civilian with
the department, Wednesday,
one time in the upper torso
area.
The incident, according
to Warner Robins Police
Sgt. Scott McSwain, hap
pened around 2 p.m. when
Weathers was at 204 Ward
Street in Warner Robins,
“enforcing code violations
... things like abandoned
vehicles, tall grass, things
like that,” McSwain said.
Governor, BOE end RAFB sign Energy Challenge
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Gov. Sonny Perdue was
back home in Houston
County Thursday with a
plan to reduce Georgia’s
dependence on traditional
energy sources by 15 per
cent by 2020.
» In a swing around the
state to launch his Energy
Innovation Center and
build teamwork for energy
conservation, Perdue met
with the representatives
of the county’s two biggest
employers, the Houston
County Board of Education
and Robins Air Force Base,
as well as the Warner
Robins Area Chamber
of Commerce to sign his
Energy challenge Executive
Order, a far-reaching plan
which includes public
awareness of the need to
conserve energy, as well
See CHALLENGE, page 7A
FALL SPORTS ANYONE?
SOCCER: The field was narrowed considerably
following the first round of the state tourna
ment. BASEBALL: Panthers beat No. 5 West
Laurens; Demons, Bears and Eagles lose. More.
Sports
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Still Jim Moody said in his deal
ings with others, “in talking with
people,” he said, “they expressed
an interest in wanting to do some
thing.”
The compromise: “Remembrance
Way.”
Remembrance Way is now the
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Members of the Warner Robins SWAT team are transported to the front lines during the shooting incident
Wednesday in Warner Robins.
Weathers was also being
accompanied by uniformed
officer Capt. Bill Capps and
three wrecker drivers.
Two residents in the area
- one of them from North
Avenue and living approxi
mately 100 yards away -
said they heard “at least”
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Gov. Sonny Perdue watches as students at Huntington
Middle School use computers to estimate the energy
production of the school’s solar panel which was
installed by Flint Energies.
stretch of road that runs beside the
railroad tracks and the cemetery.
Moody, who is the City of Perry’s
purchasing agent and also in charge
of building maintenance for the
two cemeteries - Evergreen and
Woodlawn - said he wanted to have
the road re-named Remembrance
20 shots.
Warner Robins Police
Department Lt. Chris
Rooks, in a follow-up release,
said that Weathers, 29, was
recovering at the Medical
Center of Central Georgia
and that his injuries were
not “life threatening and he
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is expected to recover.”
He also said the investi
gation as of Thursday had
determined that Adcock
used at least two different
weapons in the assault, a
shotgun and rifle and that
multiple rounds had been
fired in several directions.
Memorial fund established in
memory of Perry HS student
From staff reports
A memorial fund has
been established in memo
ry of Brittany Jones, the 17-
year-old Perry High School
senior who died unexpect
edly of Meningococcal dis
ease, a rare bacterial infec
tion, on April 20.
Penny Byrd, an employ
ee at Security Bank, said
that donated funds are tax
deductible and will go to
help her family with the
financial burden brought
about by the tragedy, as
well as providing any
remaining funds to a chil
dren’s charity.
Donations can be made
to Brittany Jones Memorial
Fund,. Security Bank, c/o
Penny Byrd, RO. Box 1310,
Perry, GA 31069. Byrd may
be reached for more infor-
IT'S AN ART
Celebrate Spring at the
Arts Fair Extravaganza. Two
strangers linked together for
ever by tragedy. More.
Lifestyle
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Way but said he was told by person
nel from the 911 Center that he
couldn’t “because something like
already existed,” he said.
Still, the concept remains and
approval was granted at the last
Perry City Council meeting.
See ESTABLISH , page 7A
McSwain said on
Wednesday that no return
shots had been fired.
After firing, McSwain said
Adcock then went back into
the house.
The entire area, pret
ty much minutes after it
See SMOKE, page 8A
mation at
722-7134.
A special
memorial
service
for the
student,
who died
just days
before
her long
awaited
prom, and weeks before
she would have graduated
from high school, was held
at Perry High School on
Thursday.
Nancy Whiddon, the
school secretary, said “The
students have been mak
ing T-shirts in Brittany’s
favorite color, red, that
say ‘Missing You.’ They
have been wonderful
about comforting each
other.”
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ENI/Gary Harmon
JONES