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At the
Crossroads
This Week
Inspectors visit area
restaurants
During the week of Jan. 4-
8, the Houston County
Environmental Health
Inspectors made several local
stops and found several dis
crepancies. Following is the
locations that were visited and
the discrepancies found:
Applebee’s, 100 Valley
Drive, Perry, 84, storage of
cleaning products/toxic mate
rials
B J’s Home Style
Restaurant, 501 1/2 Booker
St., Warner Robins, 82, none
Bahama Bob s, 700 Ga. 96.
Bonaire, 87, storage of clean
ing products/toxic materials
Baskin-Robbins. 2056
Watson Blvd., Warner Robins.
87, storage of cleaning prod
ucts/toxic materials
Captain D’s, 1408 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 97, none
Chick-fil-A, 1363 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 85, temper
ature control of foods or food
sources, storage of cleaning
products/toxic materials
Domino’s Pizza, 1113
Washington St., Perry, 96,
none
Fellowship Christian
Academy, 801 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins, 65, tempera
ture control of foods or food
sources, facility/equipment
problems
Hardee’s, 353 N. Perimeter
Road, Perry, 72, temperature
control of foods or food
sources, storage of cleaning
products/toxic materials
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
1416 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry.
95, none
Kings Chapel Elementary
School, 460 Arena Road.
Perry, 82, food handling tech
niques, storage of cleaning
products/toxic materials
Momingside Elementary
School, 1206 Momingside
Drive, Perry, 99, none
O’Charley’s, 2990 Watson
Blvd., Centerville. 79, storage
of cleaning products/toxic
materials
Pearson Farms, 1412 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 89, none
Shoney’s, 1406 Sam Nunn
Blvd., Perry, 92, none
Skipper John’s 1210 Macon
Road, Perry, 78, employee
hygiene matters, food han
dling techniques, temperature
control of food or food sources
Summerhall Elderliving
Home, 500 Stanley St., Perry,
95, none
Taco Bell, 1340 Sam Nunn
Blvd., Perry, 92, temperature
control of foods or food
sources
Warner Robins Middle
School, 425 Mary Lane,
Warner Robins, 95, none
Warner Robins
Rehabilitation & Nursing,
1601 Elberta Road. Warner
Robins, 99, none
All major discrepancies are
corrected before the health
inspector leaves the premises.
Perdue named to Ga.
Senate committees
ATLANTA - State Senator
Sonny Perdue, R-Bonaire, has
been named to the following
Senate Committees:
Agriculture, Corrections and
Correctional Institutions and
Properties. Defense, Science
and Technology and Special
Judiciary.
The assignments were made
by Lt. Governor Marie Taylor.
“Many of the issues facing
Georgia going into the 21st
century will fall into these
committees,” r». said.
Perdue was recently re
elected from the 18th district,
which includes Houston,
Bleckley and Pulaski counties
as well as part of Bibb County.
A win at last!
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Houston Mies-Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
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TIM MARTIN
Introduces Cagle
It s official: Cagle is coming here
By ROB MEAD
Times-Joubnal .Staff
Representatives of the Cagle
Co. of Atlanta made it official
Jan. 8. Before a packed house at
Houston lake Country Club, they
confirmed rumors which had been
circulating for weeks.
Cagle will buy the former
Stroh’s brewery located along Ga.
247 spur anttr.coirverr it into a
chicken processing plant.
Cagle paid about $3.5 million
for the plant which was originally
built in the late 1960 s as a Pabst
Blue Ribbon Beer brewing site.
The plant is expected to be
operational by January 2000.
Work to retro-fit the plant will
begin in several weeks.
When the plant opens the com
pany will need approximately 500
employees to operate the facility.
Over the following two to
three years, the company will
need a total of 2,000 to 2,500
employees to keep the plant run
ning.
The average starting wage is
estimated at $7 per hour.
Doug Cagle Chief Executive
Officer of the Cagle Co. said, “We
are proud and excited to be open
ing the new Cagle plant. On the
first day the company was in
business there was one employee,
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Ribbon cut to open new Perry Middle School
By STACIE M. VU
Times-J on knai Staff
Houston County School Board members
and Perry City officials were present for the
ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Perry
Middle School on Jan. 4. The new state of
the art school has caught some students and
teachers overwhelmed. Many students were
present in the office on the first day of
school because they could not find their
way to classrooms.
Student Mediators lead attendants of the
ceremony through the halls and into class
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DOUG CAGLE
Bringing plant here
me. On the second day there were
three employees me. my wife and
my son.
“Today we are the second
largest broiler company in the
country. Our industry has experi
enced steady growth and I foresee
that trend continuing,” Cagle told
the room filled with local leaders.
“We use a lot of employees,
farmers, farm products and natur
al resources. We will use tons of
grain so we will not only support
families but we will support
industry as well, no computer, no
machine can beat the human hand
and that’s why we employ so
many people,” Cagle said.
Cagle is credited with creating
the market for what is known as
the chicken nugget.
“Thank you for being so anx
ious to have us. Thank you for
being so friendly. I consider it to
be a great pleasure to be here.”
Cagle said.
“We look forward to strength
ening our friendship and to be a
good corporate citizen,” he added.
Tee Tolleson. chairman of the
Houston County Development
Authority, said “We’re talking
about a lot of jobs, a lot of good
jobs with a good Georgia compa
ny, It feels really good to have
Cagle as a part of the Houston
rooms of the school to show off their new
corridors. Kirk Peaster says that he enjoys
the new “food court, the gym. and the fact
that the bathrooms flush by themselves.”
During the reception that followed the
ribbon cutting ceremony Tony Hinnant,
former Houston County School
Superintendent, noted “We need to thank
the taxpayers for passing the bond referen
dum.” Houston County voters voted “yes”
to the $34.5 million bond referendum Sept.
17, 1996. The referendum has enabled
improvements to be made to a number of
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County community. The best part
is we are getting a good corporate
friend in the community.”
Development Authority
Director Tim Martin shared a
quote from Sir Isaac Newton. “If I
have seen farther than others it is
because I stood on the shoulders
of giants.”
Tommy Irvin. long time
Georgia Commissioner of
Agriculture, told the audience,
“We sell a chicken cheaper today
than the day Mr. Cagle went into
business because of efficiency.
We now know exactly what to
feed a chicken to produce the best
chicken in the shortest amount of
time.”
Georgia Commissioner of
Industry Trade and Tourism
Randy Cordoza extended his con
gratulations on another Georgia
success.
“When this plant opens it will
be the eighth county Cagle has a
plant in. employing approximate
ly 10.000 people statewide,”
Cordoza said.
Cagle processes 23 million
pounds of chicken a day.
Cagle is the only company
with three generations of mem
bers on the board of directors.
The audience included Ga
Sen. Sonny Purdue. Ga. Rep. Pam
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SONNY PERDUE
Welcomes Cagle
schools throughout the county. Holloway
was in agreement with Hinnant stating that
“You passed it (referendum) by the skin of
your teeth.”
Houston County Board of Education
Chairman, Skip Talbert, stated that “For
these students to be able to have a new one
(school) is very gratifying.” Members of
the Board have said that they are very
happy with the new school and that they arc
glad the school is completed. Perry Middle
School Assistant Principal Marion Ford
said “We have a state of the art school and
Saluting Martin Luther King Jr.
Perryans join to salute the legacy
of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. The holiday is Jan. 18.
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PAM BOHANNON
Praises Team Houston
Bohannon, Houston County
Commission Chairman Sherrill
Stafford and was a political and
industrial who’s who in the mid
dle Georgia area.
Perdue said the poultry indus
try has shared a good quality
product. “I am proud to represent
you folks,” he added.
Bohannon said, “Welcome
fronr-pur family to your family.
Family is dear to my heart.
“I am here to welcome Cagle
to Team Houston and the commu
nity. There are so many local res
idents pleased to have you here
and feel secure that jobs with
Cagle will be secure.” she added.
Sherrill Stafford thanked the
Cagle firm for locating in the
mid-state.
“I enjoyed meeting the new
person that will be living here. A!
Habeggcr. We look forward to
your coming and your part in con
tinuing to keep Houston County
moving.”
Stafford pinned a Houston
County pin on Cagle and said.
“We are proud you arc here”.
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall said.
“We appreciate Pam and Sonny as
well as every one who has made it
possible for Cagle to come here.”
(See CAGLE, Page 3A)
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ROY E. SHELNUTT
Former Officer Dead
Former Asst.
Chief Roy
Shelnutt dead
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Times-Joubnai Staff
Roy Shelnutt will not be
forgotten by the men who
worked with him.
“He was one of the most
dedicated officers I ever
knew, “ says former Perry
Police Chief B.E. Dennard.
“He wouldn’t even take his
leave and when he retired
he had more time built up
than any officer ever had.”
“He was laid back, but
he could get tough if he had
to," Officer Don Chcstnutt
says “He taught you to
respect the public and the
people. He was fair, but
Firm.”
Shelnutt, who joined the
Perry Police force in 1960
and served as Perry's
Assistant Police Chief from
1965 until illness forced
him into early retirement
four years ago. died on Jan.
12 after helping shape two
generations of young
policemen.
See OFFICER. Page 3A)
Times- Journal Photo by Eric Zellars
SNAPPING THE RIBBON
Dignitaries and officials from a
variety of locations joined with
students and faculty members
to cut the ribbon for Perry
Middle School Jan. 6.
we are very proud of it.”
According to Tom Gupton, School
Principal, the first week of school has gone
extremely well. “The environment has
made it fun for the students. The students
look forward to coming to school now.”
Gupton also stated that there were 2 possi
bilities to easing the traffic on US 41. One
possibility is to lengthen the turn lane along
US 41 and the other would be to make a cut
onto Perry Parkway from the parking lot on
(See RIBBON, Page 3A)