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Cooper, 56, is a former Marine who worked for 10 years as a Muscogee County sheriffs deputy in Columbus, then became a special agent with the fed eral Drug Enforcement Administration. He served in that position in Columbus, working on cases in Middle Georgia, including Houston Peppy getting tougher on illegal gambling By KRYSTAL RINER Journal Staff Writer Tuesday night at the Perry City Council meeting Mayor Jim Worrall made a special presentation. A cou ple from France, William and Brigitte Huvier were made honorary citizens of Perry. The couple has ■been visiting Perry for 12 years, always making sure that Mayor Worrall and others knew they were in town. Worrall presented the two with a certificate naming them citizens of Perry. In other business the council made a decision con cerning low speed vehicles. Residents in Perry who Baseballl Jg Softballl WMJ I ONLINE ONLY i fKS^ip r Boys Baseball: I ■ ■.*► October 30 th to November 21 JL Girls Softball: iySL October 30 th to November 21 s ! '' AuMHgk ' ' K $55 (includes shirt & hat) ■>u www.eteamz.com/pjl For More Information Call Kelly Tucker 478-988-2618 120 Frank Safe-field, Perry County. Cooper has worked as an agent in charge of DEA offic es in the Bahamas and Port St. Lucie, Fla. He retired in December, and had a goal at that time of returning to law enforcement within a few months, he said. His wife Deborah, served as a Houston County deputy from 1984 to 1991. The two met while Cooper was work ing on a drug case in the county. Cooper said he found out about the Centerville open ing the day before deadline for applications. Centerville has been with out a permanent police chief for more than a year. The vacancy began June 1, 2007 when Chief Ernie Pardo left on medical leave. The coun operate low speed vehicles will be restricted to subdivi sions, while the city looks at other options, it was deter mined. Low speed vehicles are not the same as golf carts, although they do resemble them. Low speed vehicles have headlights and tail lights along with other features that are found on cars. The low speed vehicles have to meet certain speci fications to be considered vehicles and not golf carts. The council also voted to revoke alcohol licenses for one year from businesses that were determined to have gaming machines involved in gambling or HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL cil fired him after he didn’t return to work after three months. State Representative Willie Talton has served as interim chief since that time. The council thought it had a chief in June when they offered the job to Randy Mundy, a lieuten ant for the Fairburn Police Department. Mundy accept ed the offer but backed our two days later when Fairburn made • a counter offer to keep him. Cooper was selected from 12 applicants for the posi tion. “He comes to us with a lot of experience,” Edwards said. “He is a true pro fessional and has been in law enforcement for many years.” if a business has gaming machines that were not reported to the city. The change will make enforcement easier for the police department, it was noted. Previously the busi ness owners that were cited found loopholes such as changing managers or own ers. Council members said they were hopeful that the forfeiture of alcohol licens es’ for breaking the law will help. * a Additions \\REFERENCES LICENSED t INSURED A Office: cell: £ V 971-3865 396-4859 888 Window Replacement * Dry Rot? 69027