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Registration for MC to held held Jan. 3 Macon College offers more than 50 programs of study, including Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Music, Computer Science, English, Sociology and Pre-Engineering, plus allied health programs such as Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Health Information Technology and Respiratory Therapy. Winter quarter classes begin Jan. 6. Day and evening classes are scheduled at four Macon College locations: the main campus at Interstate 475 and Eisenhower Parkway, the Robins Resident Center at Robins Air Force Base, the Downtown Center on Second Street in Macon and the Warner Robins Campus in the Advanced Technology Park off Houston Lake- Boulevard. Slate-supported tuition is $387 per quarter for full-time study, less for part-time work. Financial aid and HOPE grants and scholarships are available to qualified applicants. On the Main Campus, County discusses space woes Houston County needs more storage space. A 10-member committee told the County Commission last week that space to store county records was the biggest problem facing county buildings. "We can probably make 30 percent more space available with what you have if you file differently," Carl Hammock, chairman of the committee, said. "There's boxes everywhere," Eddie Wilson, another committee member, told the commission after the committee conducted a walk through of the courthouse. A filing system that has cabinets seven or eight feet tall would be better than the three ;uid four-drawer cabinets now in use. Hammock and Wilson suggested the new system would utilize the space above the current filing cabinets that is being wasted. Ls®, #pw lßed WitJhetk. in She Stem tyea* Travelodge ENTIRE STOCK I * /JMi : *i £m_^L mU^ i M w L. Tj m UP m JK Junior/Misses and Plus Sizes ENTIRE STOCK, J|P M HDKMffi u "/ 3 ■■flUfflS By taking an EXTRA 50% OFF Junior/Misses/Plus Sizes & Girls Sizes 4-14* the entire STOCK of •Cato Kids available at selected Cato stores RIPiINEP REDUCED CUARANCII orientation, advisement and* registration for new day students begins at 9:00 a.m. Jan. 3 in the Auditorium and for new evening students at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3 in the Auditorium. Registration for classes at the Robins Resident Center will be Jan. 3. Classes begin Jan. 9. Call 926-6125 for more information. Registration at the Downtown Center will take place on the main campus Jan. 3 in conjunction with regular registration. Classes begin Jan. 7. Registration at the Warner Robins Campus will be Jan. 3. Classes begin Jan. 6. Call 953- 3185 for more information. If you would like additional information on programs of study and admission procedures or if you would like to arrange a personal visit with an admissions counselor, call the Office of Admissions at 471-2800 or toll free 1-800-272- 7619. Going vertical would also free up more floor space, which would give county employees more room in which they could work, Hammock said. Parking around the courthouse in downtown Perry is another concern. Wilson suggested the county consider buying more property at liie courthouse for a ptirking lot. Perry youth, 16, killed in wreck Bryce Sheridan Cobb, 16, of 602 Wisdom St., Perry, was killed Dec. 20 when he apparently lost control of his car on Houston Lake Road and struck a tree. Houston County Sheriff's Department officials at the scene said Cobb was northbound on Houston Lake Road when the car crossed the road and went into a ditch before striking the tree. PERRY Review, from 1 a plans to protest state Environmental Protection Division restrictions placed on the city's Toomer Road landfill. The new conference center at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter was muned in honor of William Roquemore, an original member of the Georgia Agriculture Exposition Authority. The Kellwood Outlet Store announced it would close at the end of April. Baskin-Robbins announced it would open a store in Perry in June. Dana Dixon, Ralph Dorsett and John Houser were named to the Perry-Houston County Airport Authority by the Perry City Council. Maffett's Casual Shop announced plans to close its downtown Perry store. Three parcels of land were offered to the Board of Education as possible sites for a new middle school in the Perry area. May The Houston County Commission rejected a proposed name change for the Perry/Houston County Airport. The panel turned down Perry Executive Airport as a new name for the facility. Plans for Perry's television station, WPGA-TV, channel 58, continue on track, according to president and general manager At Farmers today thru New Years Day... Slorewicle Year End I Reductions! iMTQSfe I IHI H Save up to Hj fIH I On fiSSjfeijjJ Every I||||l|v| MSB Obm You £3311 Spend g|| | I ; SAVE Z A kv^ F ^ni r'n^|(l|ijJMMW CONTEMPORARY SOFA & LOVESEAT BOTH $/| €> C This plush contemporary style living room group features large rolled padded niCPCO H arms, parsons legs and a beautiful multi-colored Olefin blend fabric. > A •With approved credit. Terms and prices do not apply to prior purchases. All items in limited quantity and subject to prior sale. Half price savings based on Farmers “Value Price". Appliances and electronics not included with this offer but available at special sale prices! FARMERS FURNITURE 1010 Main Street • Perry * 987-3058 Lowell Register. The station should be on the*air by late July or August. The Board of Education approved spending $12,000 to fund an anti violence program in county schools. The death of Ralph Anthony "Rad" Dorsett, 14, in November 1993, inspired a hard-hitting local "buckle up" seat belt campaign on local cable channels. "Be R.A.D.ical, Buckle Up" is the theme of the campaign. Houston County Emergency Management Agency Director Bob Smith announced his retirement effective June 22. The City of Perry received a $12,500 state grant to help pay for more improvements at Rozar Park. Ground was broken at the new site of the Middle Georgia Technical Institute campus near the intersection of Highway 96 and Houston Lake Road. June Joy McNeil is ousted as softball coach at Perry High School. The City of Perry received a proposed $11.2 million budget at its first June meeting. The proposed budget for the Board of Education called for expenditures of $79.6 million. The county commission proposed a $20.5 million budget for fiscal Wednesday, December 28,1994, Houston Times -Joumsd 1994-95. Perry City Manager Marion Hay asked the city council to allow him to take early retirement. Janice Williams is named interim citv manager, replacing Hay, who • Senior Citizens Discount • Free In-Town Delivery • Durable Medical Equipment • Computer Medical Records • Emergency Service • Complete Line Of Sundry Items [DRUG CO.J YOUR FAMILY PHARMACY We Provide Printouts For Insurance Records And Income Tax Records At No Extra Charge. Mon-Fri 8:30-6:00 Sat 8:30-12:30 1036-A Macon Street, Perry, GA 987-2114 was muned as a consultant to the city. (Our review of 1994 will continue next week when wtf take a look at July through December.) ymmm * % Hubert Bennett Page 9A