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Reflections off an
orange bowl?
Staff Writer Emily
Johnstone gives her views
on major college football
See page 4A
Volume 127,
No. 1
2 Sections,
14 Pages
Wednesday,
Jan. 7, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Steer show at
Agri center
The Nulrcna Ringmaster
Extras agan/a, a steer show, is
taking place Jan 9-10 at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds
and Agricenter
Also scheduled Jan 9-10
is the Ringmaster Pig
Preview show Set lor Jan 9-
11 is the I S Team Roping
Championship
Medieval Times, a jousting
event, will take place Jan 13-
16
Nachos, steak on menu
Here are breakfast and
lunch menus tor Houston
Counts Public Schools tor
this week.
Jan 7 Breakfast:
Breakfast pi//a or cereal and
toast, fruit or fruit juice
Lunch Corn dog or chili or
soup with sandwich, one veg
etable. two truits. Jell-C) with
whipped topping
Jan X Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit or cereal and
toast, fruit or truit juice
Lunch nachos with cheese
and beet or barbecue w ith
Texas toast or bun, two veg
etables. one truit. truit cob
bler
Jan 9 Breakfast:
Manager's choice or cereal
and toast, fruit or truit juice
Lunch Steak nuggets with
roll or manager's choice, two
vegetables, two fruits, manag
er’s choice dessert
Jan. 12 Breakfast:
Manager's choice or cereal
and toast, fruit or fruit juice
Lunch: Chicken nuggets with
roll or hot ham and cheese
sandwich, two vegetables,
two truits
Jan 13 Sausage biscuit
or cereal and toast, truit or
truit juice Lunch: Hot dog or
hamburger steak with Gravy
and roll, french fries, two
vegetables, two truits.
Jan 14 Cheese crois
sant or cereal and toast, truit
or truit juice. Lunch Taco or
baked potato w ith chili and
cheese, roll, two vegetables,
two fruits
Temperature control is
problem for food
Houston County
Environmental Health
Department inspectors found
some restaurants last week
which were in violation of
required temperatures for
food or food sources.
Among the restaurants
w ith discrepancies on the
report arc
Burger King. 10(H) St.
Patrick St.. Perry. X 5, problem
with temperature control of
foods
Jin Jin Chinese Restaurant.
1309-DS. Main St.. Perry. X 9.
problem with temperature
control of foods
Richard's Restaurant. 604
Russell Parkway, Warner
Robins. 91. problem w ith tem
perature control of foods
Wendy's/Pcrry. 142 X Sam
Nunn Blvd . Perry. X 7. prob
lem with temperature control
of foods
Winn-Dixie. 2203 Watson
Blvd . Warner Robins. X 9
problem with temperature
control ol foods
Zaxby’s. 401 North Davis
Drive. Warner Robins H 6.
(See FOOD. Page SA)
Houston Times-Journal
Official I egal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Its official: Magistrate Court going to Ga. 96
Bv EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timkn-Joi -knai. Siam
Houston County
Commissioners made it official
during their regular meeting Jan
5 in Perry SI 4 million has
been budgeted to build a new
Magistrate Court along Cohen
Walker Drive near Ga 96
That action comes after months
of discussion and negotiation
about cost and location of the new
building
Cheshire residents
seek solution to
flooding problem
Bv EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timks-Joi knai Si ah
Several residents of Cheshire
Subdivision located off U S 41 N
are determined to solve the flood
ing problem they have encoun
tered since construction of the
new Perry Middle School began,
according to Perryan David
Johnson.
Johnson, along w ith a group of
fellow residents of the area, have
appeared before Kith Perry City
Council and the Houston County
Board of Education They seek
answers to their questions of
w hat to do about the flow of rain
water through their yards and. in
some cases, homes.
At press time, the group was
scheduled to again speak to city
council about their concerns
During a November meeting,
council suggested discussion
with the school board
The problem began with the
construction of the new middle
school that is located to the north
of Cheshire Subdivision, said
Johnson
“Until the construction began,
we had nothing like this.' he said
On Oct 261997. after a two
day. six-inch rain, the street
Johnson resides on. Inverness
Drive, flooded
Water rushed through yards
and across the street in a south
ward direction
Since that day. residents have
experienced flooding problems
tour more times, said Johnson.
He feels both City and Board
of Education officials should be
'prepared to do what is neces
sary" to alleviate the flooding in
the area
School facilities head Bill
Loudcrmilk said Jan 5 that the
problem is one which has been
developing for 20 years, as new
homes have been constructed in
the area.
“The whole area will continue
to have problems until the City
has a master storm water
drainage plan to put into place."
he said
Loudcrmilk said the drainage
plan being put into place at the
new school is designed for a 1(H)-
ycar storm plan.
Plans are under way to enlarge
the detention area and decrease
the rate of flow of storm water
from the construction site, he
added
“We have an engineer working
on that, now." said Loudcrmilk
"However, the rain we are having
is hampering that, as well.”
Meanwhile, residents hope
that a solution can be put into
place soon
“We want to gel this resolved."
said Johnson "We do have the
support of the whole neighbor
hood and wc are frustrated "
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Swvir-f i^r-DM : r»n County S)wt Dk. 77, P' 0
irU
"We're finally going to put it to
sleep, said commissioner Jav
Walker
Commissioners initially set the
budget tor the project at SI 2 mil
lion That included fees and a 3
percent contingency
What they have settled lor are
cuts that bring the bid made by
Garbut Construction Co to a tig
ure of 51.337,146 Lees, furnish
ings and a S4O,(MM) contingency
fund bring the total to S 1.444.793
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limn journal Photo bv limit |ohnitone
NEW YEAR, NEW BABY The first baby of fhe year was born at
Perry Hospital Jan. 2 at 6:05 p.m. Pictured are mom, Erica Yates, and
dad, Willie Lucas, of Fort Valley, with baby Eureka. Eureka weighed
5 pounds, 4 ounces and was 18 inches long at birth. She was deliv
ered by Dr. Edward Strickland. Nurses with the Labor and Delivery
department presented Eureka's parents with a golden spoon in recog
nition of the special event.
Jobs, House Bill 489 top city worry list
Worrall: Saving Northrop-Grumman jobs tops 97, providing services to top 98
Bv EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timks-Joi knai. St.au
Number one accomplishment
for 1997: “Assisting with the sale
of the Northrop Grumman proper
ty to help keep jobs available in
the Perry area."
Number one challenge for
199 X: "Implementation of House-
Bill 4X9."
Those items head up a list of
accomplishments and challenges
Fire damages motor home, destroys deer hunters paradise
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timks-Joiknai Staf*
Nineteen ninety-seven went out with a
bla/c Dec. 31 when the Ferry Fire Department
responded to a fire call behind the Perry
Marketplace.
According to Fire C'hiel Gary Hamlin, a
police officer patrolling the area spotted
smoke coming from a motor home parked
behind the shopping center and called for lire
department response ai 12:42 a m
ire wins
rcjuthers, Lady Panthers,
Lady Hornets pick up prep
basketball victories.
See pages 6-7 A
Architect Trey Wood told the
group of his concerns of using
materials he does not think are
satisfactory in an effort to save
money
Lor instance, he said using
sheet vinyl flooring in public
restrooms instead of ceramic tile
is not the best thing to do. m his
opinion
A carpet allowance that would
reduce cost of that product from
s>22 jver square yard to sls per
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall recently
compiled
During a Jan 5 interview,
Worrall spoke of a number of
issues effecting local residents.
The outcome of a situation
involving some 4XO employees of
the Perry Northrop Grumman
plant during 1997 is among the
highlights of that year for Worrall
He and other community lead
ers came together in a show of
Firefighters found the motor home in
flames The vehicle was not occupied at the
time, said Hamlin
There were a number of items that had been
stored inside the vehicle at the time of the
blaze, he added.
The cause of the fire appears to be suspi
cious. said Hamlin. ’
“The battery that was in the vehicle at the
time of the fire was dead." he said “There was
no electrical presence in the vehicle."
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square yard may save money, but
Wood said the carpet would not as
serviceable
Commissioners decided to
have Public Works Supt Tommy
Stalnaker look into those concerns
along with Wood
In another area of concern.
Magistrate Court Judge David
Pierce told commissioners in a
recent letter that no prisoners are
transported to Magistrate Court
by the Sheriff's Department for
Police make
several arrests
during weekend
Bv Shkkki Vinuki) rocks of suspected crack
For thk Times-Joi knai. cocaine." said Barfield “iThc
The Perry Police I3epartment other contained 14 rocks."
vs as busy this holiday weekend as When the men were taken to
officers brought in the new year the city jail, they were searched
by making several drug arrests Officers found what is believed to
Officer Brian Emmons arrest- he 13 more pieces of crack
cd two men just before noon Jan cocaine on Lester's clothing.
2 after observing them walking Barfield said
along Gardner Drive The suspected drugs have been
The two men were smoking sent to the GBI crime lab for lest
and. "When the men noticed mg Both Rogers and Lester were
Officer Emmons, they tried to charged w ith possession of crack
hide what they were smoking." cocaine with intent to distribute.
Police Capt. Mickey Barfield and possession of marijuana, less
said than one ounce Rogers and
Emmons found what was Lester arc currently in the
believed to be a marijuana cigar Houston County Jail
He also reported smelling what About II hours later. Officer
he believed to be marijuana about Eric Adkmson spoke to a minor
the body of Jermam Lester of R- along Courtney Hodges
2 Box 129. Perry Boulevard and smelled both alco-
According to Barfield, while hoi and marijuana
Emmons was detaining Lester. Barfield said the youth told
Antonio Dewayne Rogers, of R- Adkinson he got the alcohol at a
l.Box 161. Marshallville. walked local motel There, officers ques
away. bent over and pul some- tioned Paul Jordan and Gail
thing under a piece of paper Scocoz/.0. occupants of the room
After Sgt Terry Stinson and in question
Officer Vetrimyer Miller arrived Jordan and Scoco/zo. both of
on the scene. Emmons checked 317 General Courtney Hodges
under the paper and found two Blvd . Perry gave consent for
plastic bags containing what officer Jeff Rosner and the Perry
appeared to be crack cocaine, said Police Departments drug dog.
Barfield
"One small bag contained 12 (See DRLIGS, Page 5A>
support for those employees w hen
their jobs were threatened by
plant closure.
As a result. Northrop officials
decided not to close the plant. The
property was sold to an invest
ment firm which is expected to
develop an industrial park in the
area.
Also during 1997, area leaders
were able to successfully negoti
ate with the state Department of
Lukemire honored
Superior Court Judge Ed
Lukemire honored by state
court system for work on
committees.
See page IB
first appearance hearings or pre
liminary hearings
This is m response to recent
discussion about locating the
Magistrate Court in the same
place as the new courthouse
scheduled to be built in the next
couple of years along the Perry
Parkway
Proponents of that issue won
dered why not have aJI courts at
(See COURT, Page 5Ai
Transportation for the completion
of the Perry Parkway, said
Worrall That will save the city of
Perry several million dollars, he
added
“Rep Larry Walker was a large
help with that." said Worrall
Lighting of the Perry Industrial
Park was another leather in the
cap for the city, he added
(See WORRALL, Page SA)
Another fire that of a suspicious nature
occurred Jan 5 along Kovac Road.
Houston County Fire Department Chief
Jimmy Williams said a trailer was completely
destroyed dunng the blaze.
Firefighters received a call to the incident
about 2:30 p.m. after a hunter in the area spot
ted the fire. • •
Williams said the trailer was apparently
used by hunters No one is claiming ownership
of the structure at this time, he added.
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