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Gentry and Billy Jcrles, did not
have opposition for the
November elections.
Longtime councilman Hcrvia
Ingram decided not to seek re
election. Five candidates sought
the job. Phyllis Bynum Flowers
and Willie J King faced each
other in a runoff and Flowers was
elected to council
15. Chamber changes Late
in the year, Haylec Godbee
Greene announced her resigna
tion as the chief executive officer
of the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce. She has been
replaced by Chris Kinnas. who
will take office Jan 5. 199 K
16. Hillary Smith Former
Perry High student and Houston
County resident Hillary Smith
was elected president of the
National FFA organization during
a November convention in
Kansas City
Smith will represent the orga
nization during a nationwide tour
17. IKIS equipment After
studying a recommendation to
purchase IRIS equipment tor the
Perry Fire Department. City
Council agreed to provide half the
money Local resident Riley Hunt
spearheaded a drive to raise the
remainder and the new fire equip
ment is at the department
The equipment allows firemen
to see through smoke to rescue
persons in a burning building
18. Correctional Institute
closed After determining the
operation was more costly than it
was effective, the Houston
County Commission voted to
close the Houston County
Correctional Institute during
June. The prisoners there were
transferred to other state prisons
and the space was occupied as
overflow for the Houston County
Jail, located adjacent to the HCCI
building.
19. Habitat Grant The city
of Perry received a $200,000
grant from the state to build six
Habitat for Humanity houses in
the city limits This housing reha
bilitation effort will take place
during 1998
20. Recreation Department
gymnasium replaced A prob
lem since the facility opened, the
floor at the Perry Recreation
Department Community Center
gymnasium was replaced during
the fall
The floor had become a matter
of legal issues who was
responsible for the project. The
matter was resolved and the floor
installed
Other stories Close to the
top 20 but not included are the
story about a pending Alltel vote
on expanded telephone service
which could give Perry ans no toll
calling to Macon; and the story
about improved indigent care in
Houston County. Both of those
stories could be lop 20 stories
during 1998.
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Making presentations to the
authority were the Corrections
Corporation of America, a
Nashville. Tenn.-based company,
and a joint presentation of two
groups The two were IXimimon
Management Service. Inc of
Edmond. Okla and another cor
rectional group f rom Sarasota. Fla
“They told us about their abili
ty to build and operate private
jails." Stafford said
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RELOCATION Carroll Printing cele
brated the relocation of that business with
a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 16. The
business has moved from the old location
Deadline for buying crop insurance coming
Special to the Times-Journal
VALDOSTA I’SDA/Risk Management
Agency announced today the sales closing date lor
1998 crop insurance is Jan 15. 1998 for Fresh
Market Tomatoes in (icorgia I asi yeai. SI million in
protection was provided to producers in the slate of
Georgia
"Major wealher/price events m yout area are a
vivid reminder that eventually everybody will have
to cope with crop losses or low prices said Robert
Tollmen Appropriate crop or revenue msuiatice
protection will help you survive these hardships
Stafford
Stafford
The construction of a new
Magistrate Court could also be
included in the vales lax project
list, he added
It the sales tax is not approved
by Houston County voters next
March, there could be an increase
in ad valorem tax to take care of
the cost tor the mandated court
house protect
Another hot topic is the eontin
uing construction of the new
Houston Lake Dam The old dam
was destroyed during the Flood of
l (4
It is scheduled «the new datm
to he finished in April, said
Stafford
"This will bring about a clo
sure to what happened lour years
ago." he added "This will cer
tainly be an event of 1 998'"
The need to continue dialogue
begun in 1997 about community
healthcare is on the top of his
1998 list, said Stafford
The idea of a community clin
ic tor indigent patients is some
thing that commissioners need to
discuss with the Hospital
Authority of Houston County.
Stafford said.
"We have got to adjust to how
Johnson
Frank and I h/abeth Harris
\ The Pern High School hand
swept honors during some march
ing competitions and later went to
Chicago and Atlanta to appear in
major Christmas parades
\ The Pern Area Chamber ol
Commerce made a medical insur
ance package available to its
members through participating
member agents The polic> pro
vides group rates tor small busi
nesses
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along Macon Road to 2091 U.S. 41 S.
Members of the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce were on hand to celebrate the
occasion.
Beginning with the 1998 crop year, crop insur
ance is available exclusively through crop insurance
agents l SDA will continue to suhsidi/e all policies,
establish |x>licv terms and conditions, sei rates, and
guarantee funds lor the payment of approved claims
Although policies previously serviced by I’SDA in
1997 will be randomly transferred from l SDA to
insurance companies producers have the right to
choose their own agent prior to the sales closing dale
lor the insured crop
Producers are cticouiagcd to contact their local
agent for assistance during this period transition
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healthcare is delivered he
added
Another item on our agenda is
to finish construction of the new
Department ol family and
Childrens Services building
begun in 1997. said the chairman
This is a big plus lor us It is
another innovative process thai
allows monies that have been
going tor rental lees n> go toward
ownership said Stafford
A studv unde:taken by the
Corps of Fngineers looking‘ai
watershed problems in Houston
County should be finished and
available lor commissioners to
examine m 1998
"Some of the most |xrrplexing
problems I have had to deal with is
the flow ol surface water s.ud
Stafford We have had many occa
sions where surtace water has caused
undue hardship on residents
Statlord said he hopes the
results ol the study will help com
missioned understand the besi
way to handle these problems
House Bill is another issue
that will be a pivoting point tor
dialogue among municipalities
and counties
This deals with delivery of set
vices such as fire, police, water.
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\ The Perry Players staged
several successful productions
and set a new attendance record
with their play iiist before
Christmas
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The uties of Perry. Warner
Robins and Centerville have
already held one mandatory
meeting with county official, to
begin discussion ot how to Metier
provide these services without
undue duplication
Stafford said one thing he is
looking forward to is serving on
the state welfare advisory com
mittee the upcoming year
This is a 15 person council
that works with ways to help
make the transition of welfare to
work flow easier in the tuture
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Chamber
has a record of 29 consecutive
years of sales increases since the
1967 expansion
Chick-Fil-A opened a restau
rant here in Perry in 1993 and is
currently under the local leader
ship of manager Doug Barnett
"Cathy’s approach is largely
driven by personal satisfaction
and a scncc of obligation to the
community and its young peo
ple." said Greene. "His WinShapc
Centre Foundation is proof of
that."
His foundation, started in
1984. annually awards 20 to 30
students wishing to attend Berry
College with SI6.(MX) scholar
ships that arc jointly funded by
four-year school In addition,
through its Leadership
Scholarship Program, the Chick-
Fil-A chain has given more than
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