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WEEKEND
EDITION
250
Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
| SATURDAY, MARCH 13,1993
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Local realtors applauded during the recent Perry Board of Realtors’ Annual Awards Banquet are, l-r: Johnny Moore, Scott Free,
Bob Malone, Eugene Graham, Keith Seamon, and Lynward Barrett. Sitting: Anna Pritchett. Winners not pictured are Jim and Fran
Pensyl.
Perry Realtors recognized at meeting
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Eight Perry realtors brought
more than $8 million of business
to the area real estate market during
1992.
Awarded for their accomplish
ments during the recent Perry Board
of Realtors’ annual meeting and ini
EPD to conduct public hearing at PHS March 18
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
A public hearing will be held at
Perry School Auditorium
March ll at 7 p.m. to hear com
ments from the public concerning
Medusa Cement Company's ap
plication for approval to bum haz
ardous waste at their Clinchfield
plant.
While two public meetings have
already been held in a question-and
answer format, the March 18 ses
sion will be a formal hearing to
record the public’s views of
Medusa's intention to burn haz
ardous waste. The law requires the
Environmental Protection
Department to provide such a forum
if the public requests it, and enough
Rep. Walker
responds to
allegations
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
House Majority Leader Larry
Walker of Perry says he is flabber
gasted by all the publicity he has
received this past week concerning
First Oglethorpe Co., a company
he owns along with four other busi
nessmen.
According to a newspaper report
in a recent issue of the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, the Georgia
Insurance Department is investigat
ing whether the company is selling
a self-insured workers’ compensa
tion program without state
approval. The investigation was
apparently sparked in December by
Rep. Charles Bannister, R-Lilburn.
An insurance agent, Bannister com
plained after one of his clients
joined a self-insured fund First
Oglethorpe had created for whole
salers and retailers.
Insurance Department
spokesman Brent Layton said re
cently that the program-Georgia
Wholesalers and Retailers Workers’
Compensation Fund-was rejected
by the department because the busi
nesses signing up for it had little in
common, making it impossible to
Please see RESPONDS, page 5A
tiated into the organization’s 1992
“Million Dollar Club” were: Lyn
ward Barrett, Eugene Graham and
Keith Seamon, all of Landmark
Realty; Scott Free, Johnny Moore
and Anna Pritchett, all of Richard
son-Free Realty; and Jim and Fran
Pensyl of Town and Country Re
persons in this area requested the
hearing to compel the EPD to
schedule it.
"This is basically an opportunity
for the public to be heard on this
matter in a focused, formal setting,"
said Jennifer Kaduck, chief of the
Hazardous Waste Branch of the
EPD. "We want to hear exactly
what comments the public has as to
the validity of Medusa's plans and
we want to know what their re
sponse is to Medusa's application."
Persons wishing to speak at the
hearing will be required to sign up
at the door to get on the agenda the
night of the meeting. Time allot
ments will be given to each
speaker, depending on how many
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Maddox, Jackson. For details,
please see page 3A.
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AGRICENTER EVENTS 3A
BRIGETTE HAMILTON 4A
CALENDAR 3A
CLASSIFIED 4B
DEATH NOTICES 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
SPORTS IB
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
STREET TALK 4A
JOHN TRUSSELL 2B
BOBBY TUGGLE 2B
BRIAN LAWSON IB
WOODS ‘N WATER 2B
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alty.
The prestigious “Realtor of the
Year” award was presented to Lyn
ward Barrett, and the “Realtor
Spirit Award” went to Bob Malone
of Home Place Realty. Anna
Pritchett and Eugene Graham were
presented lifetime memberships in
persons sign up to address the EPD
representatives.
"People can address the panel
orally or they can submit written
statements if they prefer, but there
will not be the opportunity for dia
logue at this hearing," said Kaduck.
"We will simply record each
speaker’s statement and will then
respond to each speaker in writing
following the hearing."
According to Kaduck, Medusa
has yet to file a complete applica
tion, but these hearings are in re
sponse to the initial receipt of their
intention to file a complete applica
tion.
"Although this will be the third
hearing we've had on this matter,
Picture
perfect!
Local Westfield
students model
for commercial
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Sometime around the end of this
month, don’t be surprised to see
some local high school students
strutting their stuff in a television
commercial aimed at promoting a
good time at the prom without
drinking and drugs.
Stuart's Formal Wear, owned by
Stuart Scott of Warner Robins, re
quested the aid of several Westfield
students in making a television
commercial to promote not only
Scott's business but the idea that
teens need to leam to say "no” to
drugs and drinking.
"The main point of this com
mercial is to remind the kids that
they can have a good time with
drinking or doing drugs," Scott
said. "Although I am located in
Warner Robins, I deal with
Westfield students a great deal and
wanted to use some kids outside of
the Warner Robins area for this pro
ject. I’ve done a lot of businees
Please see MODEL, page 6A
the “Million Dollar Club” since
both have sold $1 million or more
for their respective realty companies
three out of the past five years.
Johnny Moore was also applauded
for selling more than $2 million in
real estate during 1992.
Please see REALTORS, page 6A
we are still in the very early stages
of this process," Kaduck said. "We
want the public to have the oppor
tunity for meaningful input into
this situation."
While several representatives of
EPD will be on hand at the meet
ing, Kaduck stressed that the meet
ing will not be a question-and-an
swer format. Persons attending the
meeting should be prepared to make
a formal statement but should not
expect replies from the EPD repre
sentatives.
"We are required by law to offer
the public a hearing with this for
mat, but that does not mean we
won't have other public meetings in
the future," Kaduck said.
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Joshua Williams seems to be enjoying being surrounded by a group of young ladies from Wesfleld
Schools as the group shoots a commercial for Stuart's Formal Wear. Pictured are, from left, Jill
Barr, April Horsting, Ashley Moore, Williams, Christy Bennett, Ann Brannen and Dawn Waites.
DOD pay center
decision has
been put on hold
Rowland concerned the project
may be abandoned altogether
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Following months of prepara
tion and anticipation, Houston
County will be forced to continue
waiting for a decision on the loca
tion of a regional pay center.
Word came a few minutes past
noon yesterday that Defense
Secretary Les Aspin has delayed
making a decision as to which
Sites, if any, would be selected for
regional pay centers. Aspin will re
consider the selection process dur
ing the coming months and may
decide to abandon the pay center
project altogether.
Both Houston and Bibb coun-
Weekend weather will
be cold in mid-state
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
With temperatures expected to
dip into the low 20s this weekend,
it seems Old Man Winter is getting
ready to give the mid-state a final
blast before spring is ushered in.
The National Weather Service is
forecasting a weekend "plenty cold
enough for most folks" with rain
Eight Perryans arrested
during Tues. drug bust
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
There are eight fewer drug push
ers on the streets of Perry this week
thanks to the Perry Police
Department and the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation (GBI).
Officers from both agencies con
cluded a two month long drug in
vestigation Tuesday morning when
eight individuals were taken into
custody for 16 separate violations
of the State of Georgia’s Controlled
Substance Act.
According to Perry Police Chief
Frank Simons, several GBI agents
have been working undercover in
Perry for the past several weeks.
Each of the parties arrested in Tues
day morning’s drug sting had sold
drugs to one of the undercover offi
cers on at least one occasion.
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ties had made the final list of areas
being considered and had submitted
a joint bid for one of the possible
five centers to be built
"We are most disappointed in to
day's announcement and are under
standably discouraged by this situa
tion," said County Commission
Chairman Sherrill Stafford. "There
had been a procedure set up, every
one followed the rules, and then the
rules get changed at the end."
U.S. Rep. J. Roy Rowland has
expressed concern that the project
may be abandoned altogether but
plans to accept a written invitation
Please see DECISION, page 5A
expected until Sunday and cold
temperatures throughout the week
end.
"Temperatures Saturday will be
in the uppers 30s to low 40s, but
whatever it starts out as in the
morning, that’s basically the
warmest it would get all day, and
Please see WEATHER, page 5A
Of the 16 different counts
charged to those arrested Tuesday,
nine were for the sale of crack co
caine, six were for the sale of mari
juana and one was for a chemical
drug called propyhexedrin. Ages of
those arrested ranged from 20 to 50
with the average age being 32.25
years. Some were repeat offenders.
Chief Simons added that ap
proximately five other violators
were unmasked during the investi
gation, but have yet to be arrested.
A search will continue until all are
apprehended.
Tuesday’s sting was the second
such operation in the past four
months. A six-month investiga
tion was concluded in early Decem
ber and resulted in the arrest of 17
Please see BUST, page 6A