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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Some speed limits in WR change
Special to the Journal
The Warner Robins Police
Department’s Speed Detection Permit
was recently renewed by the Georgia
Department of Transportation.
With the issuance of this permit,
Out with the old, in with the new
Str««t Location Old Limit Naw Limit
Watson Blvd. 500'W of Margie Dr.to 100'IE of Corder Rd. 45 40
Alabama Ave. Northside Dr. to American Blvd. 30 25
American Blvd. Green St. to Oregon TH. SO 25
Corder Rd. Leverette Rd. to Watson Blvd. 40 35
Lake Joy Rd. SR 96 to Hatcher Rd. 45 40
Lake Joy Rd. Russell Pkwy to Feagin Mill Rd (School Zone)** 35 30
Lakeview Rd. Lake Joy Rd. to US Hwy 41 /SR 11 45 35
Lakeview Rd. Tharpe Rd. to Lake Joy Rd. (School Zone)** 35 25
Moody Rd. Russell Pkwy. to 500' S of Feagin Mill Rd. 45 40
Osigian Blvd. Houston Lake Rd. to Tom Chapman Blvd. 35 30
Russell Pkwy. GA 247 to Moody Rd. 45 40
Russell Pkwy. Moody Rd. to Corder Rd. 40 35
Russell Pkwy. Corder Rd. to 500'W of Elaine Dr. 50 OSiMI
** The above school zones are in effect between 7-9 a.m. and 2-4 pm.**
Note: Speed detection operations will continue in the above areas during the month of July under the old
speed limits to ensure public safety.
IB skin test recommended for some Perry
Middle, Perry High students
Special to the Journal
The North Central Health
District is advising some
Perry Middle School and
Perry High School parents
to have their child tested for
Tuberculosis as a health pre
caution.
Parents of approximately
80 students will receive a
phone call and letter explain
ing that their child has come
into contact with an individ
ual who has been diagnosed
with active TB disease.
The NCHD worked with
the individual, the Houston
County Health Department
and the Houston County
Board of Education to com
pile a list of anyone who may
have had prolonged contact.
Those who are not contacted
by phone or mail are con
sidered a non-close contact;
thus there is no need for TB
screening.
The general symptoms
of TB disease include feel
ings of sickness or weakness,
Primary election wraps up on Tuesday
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
While early voting and
absentee voting are well
under way, the big decisions
will be made on Tuesday
when voters go to the polls
countywide to vote in the
party primary elections, and
one Perry district votes on a
three-way city council race.
This year’s Democratic bal
lot has no county contests,
although it does include the
nonpartisan special elec
tion for the unexpired term
of Perry City Councilman
Brian Bowen, as does the
Republican ballot.
On the Democratic ballot
is a five way race for the
party’s nomination for the
U.S. Senate: Dale Cardwell,
Vernon Jones, Rand Knight,
Josh Lanier and Jim Martin.
The winner will square off
against Republican Saxby
Chambliss, who has no oppo
sition on his party’s ballot.
Congressman Jim Marshall
is facing a challenge for the
nomination from Robert
Nowak on the Democratic
ballot, and there is also a con
test between Bob Indech and
Jim Powell for Public Service
Commissioner (a state post).
State Senator Robert Brown,
D-Macon, who represents
part of Houston County, is
running unopposed.
On the Republican bal
lot, there are a number of
contested races. Perhaps the
most vigorously fought is the
race between Chad Payne
and incumbent H. Cullen
Talton for sheriff. The win
ner will face no competition
in the general election.
Coroner Daniel L Galpin is
facing a challenge from Cindi
Petit.
There are three contests for
County Commission, again
with no Democratic competi
there have been, according to a release,
several speed limit reductions through
out the city.
These affected areas were changed
as of July 1.
The month of July, according to the
release, has been designated as a peri
weight loss, fever, and night
sweats. The symptoms of
TB disease of the lungs also
include coughing, chest pain
and coughing up blood. TB is
spread when a person inhales
airborne germs over a pro
longed period of time in a
confined area from someone
with the disease who coughs
or sneezes. Individuals with
extended exposure to some
one with tuberculosis should
be screened using a TB skin
test. Statistics show that
about 10 percent of the gen
eral population would have
a positive reaction to a TB
skin test.
Dr. David Harvey, District
Health Director for the
NCHD, said, “Tuberculosis
is not an issue that is iso
lated to schools. I commend
Houston County Schools for
the way they have dealt with
the issue. The school system
represents only a portion of
our society and our entire
community should be as dili
tion in November. These are
elected at large countywide.
They are:
Post 3: Incumbent Gail C.
Robinson, Challenger David
Wittenberg.
Post 4 Incumbent Larry
Thomson, Challenger Jerry
Vincent.
Post 5: Incumbent Tom
McMichael, Challenger Tom
Williams.
The Perry City Council
race, which is nonpartisan,
is between Daniel F. Brown,
Dudley B. Christie Jr. and
Charles Lewis.
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gent as the school system in
testing and screening.”
Superintendent of Schools
David Carpenter said, “We
are fully cooperating with
the Health Department to
assist however possible. Our
goal is to help keep our stu
dents and staff protected and
informed.”
For parents’ convenience,
testing and the reading of the
test results will be offered at
two locations: the Houston
County Health Department
and Perry Middle School.
The test is free for all who
present the letter at testing.
A parent or legal guard
ian must accompany their
child. The test results must
be read by a certified health
care worker
no later than 72 hours
after the injection or there
must be a retest.
The Houston County
Health Department will give
the TB test Monday through
Wednesday and Friday, from
Voting will be at all regular
polling places from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. Voters must be regis
tered, must have a photo ID,
and will be asked to choose
a party ballot. The choice of
ballot does not mean that
the voter is registered in that
party. The choice will not
have any impact on future
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od for motorists to adjust to the new
zones, their locations and reduced lim
its.
As of Aug. 1, the Warner Robins
Police Department will resume normal
speed detection operations under the
new reduced limits.
8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.,
beginning immediately.
No appointment is neces
sary. Testing will be offered
at Perry Middle School on
Monday, from 8 a.m. - noon
and 1-5 p.m.
Debbie Liby, Nurse
Manager of the Houston
County Health Department,
said, “Many people are
unfamiliar with TB, and we
understand that there may
be a lot of questions. We
encourage you to call if you
would like more information
about tuberculosis.”
For more information, call
the Health Department at
478-218-2000 or visit the
website, www.northcentral
healthdistrict.com.
One may also dial 2-1-1
from any landline phone or
866-680-8924 from any cell
phone to reach a free informa
tion service that is manned
too. Health Department is
located at 98 Cohen Walker
Rd. in Warner Robins.
voting choices. The Houston
Home Journal will report the
outcome of the elections in
its Wednesday issue.
P.O.S.T. Sheriff Who?!?!
Chad Payne
By: Jerry Willis
What does it mean and
why is it important? Most
Georgia citizens wouldn’t be
able to identify that acronym
unless'they were interested in
the quality of the law enforce
ment officers serving their
community. POST is “Peace
Officer Standards and Train
ing” Council, the statewide or
ganization affecting every cer
tified law enforcement person
in Georgia. Its main purpose
is to establish the state’s mini
mum training requirements
and maintain those records of
all Georgia police.
For the first time in twelve
years, the county sheriff’s race
has a challenger, and as a re
sult, there is an extraordinary
amount of rumors and in
nuendo surrounding both in
cumbent and challenger. The
emergence of Internet blogs
and chat rooms has increased
the amount of speculation
about both, so for comparison,
PO.S.T. Council and all em
ploying agencies were queried
through Open Records Re
quests for Sheriff Talton and
the challenger, Chad Payne.
Sheriff Talton’s career spans 36
years in Houston County. Chad
Payne has been employed by
Macon Police Department,
Houston County Sheriff Of
fice, and Butts County Sheriff
Office over the past seventeen
years. Sheriff Talton has no re
cord of disciplinary action, but
not so for Chad Payne.
Payne has four entries each
from Macon PD and Houston
County. The request to Macon
resulted in only a summary
of Payne’s disciplinary record
indicating his involvement in
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three “internal investigations”
during a six month period. The
first resulted in verbal coun
seling, the second in a written
reprimand, and the third a one
day suspension.
The Houston County record
contains entries and incident
on 6 May 1998 for “Conduct
Unbecoming an Officer” and
“Violations of Rules and Reg
ulation concerning Evidence
and Property Control”. Those
resulted in a three day suspen
sion without pay. Next comes
an entry on 10 February 2003
for “Conduct Unbecoming
an Officer” for falsification of
records or communications.
On 1 August 2003 Payne was
suspended for three days for
“Conduct Unbecoming an Of
ficer” because he and his patrol
partner placed a fake bomb in
a second patrol car.
The final infraction that ulti
mately led to Payne’s departure
from Houston County was his
disregard for county policy and
procedure while trying to halt
a fleeing vehicle by using the
“PIT” maneuver that has pro
vided TV viewers some pretty
exciting footage on popular
programs such as “COPS”. An
investigation confirmed that
Payne’s patrol car struck the
fleeing vehicle at least six times
within five minutes, damaging
both vehicles and endangering
lives in the process. To com
pound his error, Payne made
false statements as to the oc
currence, telling both his su
pervisor and the Sheriff that
the fleeing vehicle suddenly
applied its brakes, causing
Payne’s car to collide. Subse
quent review Payne’s patrol car
video camera showed a gross
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difference between Payne’s
statement and the actual event.
This failure to adhere to county
safety procedures along with
the false report to absolve him
self of any blame resulted in
his demotion from Sergeant to
Deputy with resulting decrease
in pay, suspension for five days,
disciplinary probation for 180
days, and transfer to another
department when his supervi
sor wrote “because Sgt Payne
deliberately misled both the
Sheriff and myself, I no longer
have confidence in his ability to
be truthful in our working re
lationship.” Houston County
also recommended that Payne’s
POST certification be revoked,
an action that would prevent
Payne from working in Georgia
as a police officer. Upon review,
a POST Council Administra
tive Action dismissed the pro
posed revocation and let stand
the probation and demotion.
Payne continued to work in
Houston County until the pro
bationary period was complet
ed and promptly resigned to
take a patrol position with the
Butts County Sheriff Office. In
doing so, Payne can truthfully
state on his election website
“I was not fired nor asked to
resign in lieu of termination.
I was also not on any type of
disciplinary probation when I
resigned.”
Again, rumors are flying
about both candidates as well
as others that are not a matter
of public record summarized
here. When you go to the polls,
please consider*what you know
about each candidate and vote
for the one that you think will
do the best job for Houston
County.
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