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Volume 120. No. 10
I 2 Sections
18 Page*
Wednesday,
March 8, 2QOO
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At The
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This
Week
Gore, Bush take wins
Vice President A 1 Gore
and Texas Gov. George
W.. Bush roared to victory
in Houston County and
across the state of Geor
gia in Presidential Prefer
ence primary voting
March 7.
In Houston County,
Gore captured approxi
mately 80 percent of the
vote to outdistance for
mer U.S. Sen. Bill
Bradley of New Jersey in
a race for candidates to
the Democratic Nominat
ing Convention later this
year.
Bush had about 65
percent of the Houston
County vote over his
challenger, Arizona
Republican Senator John
McCain.
The voting came dur
ing what is often called
“Super Tuesday" because
so many states are
involved in the presiden
tial preference primaries
on the same day.
Gore and Bush appear
to have solid leads in
their respective races
nationwide.
In the county, more
than 8,000 voters partici
pated in the Republica
tion election while just
about 3,000 voters par
ticipated in the Democra
tic voting. Voters had a
choice of declaring either
party during the prefer
ence primary.
This Week in Perry
March 9 V Free income
tax assistance at Perry
Library from 12:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sponsored by
AARP. This program to
continue every Thursday
until April 15.
March 10-11 V Arrival
of strawberries sold
through the Perry
Exchange Club. Berries
can be picked up in the
Advance Auto parking lot
off Sam Nunn Boulevard.
March 11 V Free
income tax assistance at
Perry Library from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.. Sponsored by
AARP. This program to
continue every Saturday
until April 15.
March 14 V Regular
meeting of the Houston
County Board of Educa
tion will be held at the
Board office located at
1100 Main St. Perry, 1
p.m.
March 16 V Periy Area
Chamber of Commerce
Custom Interiors and
Gifts Ribbon Cutting 10
a.m.
V Executive Board
meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce will be held
at the Chamber Office
located at 101 General
Courtney Hodges Blvd. at
3 p.m.
V The Board of Direc
tors of
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the Perry
Area
Cham
ber will
meet at
4 p.m. A
recep
tion for
Bobby
Griffin
new
Perry
High
GRIFFIN
School Principal will fol
low at 5 p.m.
March 21 V Houston
County Commission,
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Hornets win!
The Westfield Hornets opened
their home baseball season
with a win over Fullington
Academy.
See page 6A
Houston Home Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
City studies Downtown Development Authority appointments
By LANORRIS FLEMING
Home Journal Staff
As a follow up to the on-going
efforts at improving the Perry down
town, a perspective list of members
for the Downtown Development
Authority was presented to members
of the Perry City Council March 7.
A recommendation was made that
any council member with sugges
tions of names to add to the list of
prospects is to do so by March 10.
These people will all be notified by
mail from the city manager of their
recognition and duties if they are to
consider serving on the Authority.
In the regular meeting of the Perry
City Coundl the following appoint
Dogwood pageants
are March 24,25
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The 2000 Miss Dogwood
Pageants to be held March
24 and 25 at the Perry High
School Auditorium.
The pageants start each
night at 7:30 p.m. and the
admission cost is $4 for
adults and $2.50 for stu
dents.
The Dogwood-aAageftX&s
are sponsored by the Perry
High School Cheerleading
department.
The pageants for the Miss
Dogwood, Teen Miss Dog
wood and Pre-Teen Miss
Dogwood will be held March
24 and the pageants for the
Junior Miss Dogwood. Little
Miss Dogwood and Tiny
Miss Dogwood will be held
March 25.
Applications are available
at Perry High School (912(
988-6304 or the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce (912)
987-1234. Applications will
be mailed based on a phone
call.
Contestants must live,
work or attend school in
Houston County.
There will be a Contes
tants Tea March 19 at 2 p.m
at the Perry High School
Auditorium.
Entry fees for the pageant
are: $45 for Miss. Teen and
Pre-Teen Miss Dogwood.
This includes opening num-
See Pageants, Page 5A
Wreck between
interstate exits
results in death
By LANORRIS FLEMING
Homk Journal Staff
A fatal collision involving
two tractor trailers and
three cars on 1-75 near the
135.5 mile marker occurred
just after 10 p.m. on March
3.
The accident occurred
along 1-75 between exits 135
and 136.
According to Sharon
Carter, post secretaiy of the
Georgia State Patrol, the
accident is still under inves
tigation and no report has
yet been published.
“Our Specialized Collision
Reconstruction Team is
working on the details now."
said Carter.
Georgia State Patrol
Trooper John Wilson has
been assigned to the case
and according to his reports
no published identification
has yet been made on the
out of state woman who died
as a result of the accident.
The Old Reliable, Serving Houston County Since Pec. 17, 1870
ments were made:
Dorothy Woodard was appointed
to the Recreation Commission.
Lucy Hicks was appointed to the
Keep America Beautiful Commis
sion.
Danny Patel was appointed to the
Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Authority.
New Business included:
V Council member Ralph Gentry
was appointed as the City’s voting
delegate on the Municipal Gas
Authority of Georgia's Election Com
mittee with Mayor Jim Worrall as an
alternate.
V Council authorized the adoption
of a resolution implementing the
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READING ACROSS AMERICA Perry
Primary School students celebrate RAA by
listening to guest readers. Laron Davis
(left) reads Happy Birthday to Kayleen
Local students Read Across America,
celebrate Dr. Suess’ 96th birthday
By LANORRIS FLEMING
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Perry students celebrated
Dr. Seuss' 96th birthday by
participating in the third
annual Read Across Ameri
ca March 2.
Read Across America,
sponsored by the National
Education Association, is an
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TUCKER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS READ TO THE WEEDS
Students Are Participating In Read Across America Activities
Triple Crown?
Perry Middle Coach Belcher
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week at the school. Georgia n
effort aimed at ensuring
Georgia's adults remember
the importance of reading to
children.
The NEA asked that every
child in every school read
with a caring adult during
the day-long event.
To celebrate the event
locally. Tucker elementary
loan agreement with the Municipal
Gas Authority of Georgia to fund the
City’s portion of the Jointly Owned
Gas Transmission Line capital
improvements.
\ The permit fee for construction
of a new hangar for the Perry-Hous
ton County Airport Authority was.
waived.
V Council authorized the estab
lishment of gas furnishings prices
and rebates for a six-month trial
period.
V Council authorized the applica
tion for Local Development Fund
Grant.
V Council authorized the removal
of the Library Board, which is now a
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Home Journal Photos by Lanorrts Fleming
Mims first grade class. Clinton Davidson
(right) reads The Lorax to Terri Albritton
and Susan Hambrick’s first grade class.
students had a “Read to
Weeds" activity. For this
activity all employees and
students went out on to the
school grounds for a 15-
minute reading session.
Throughout the school day
the students and staff also
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Children of employees at
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county entity, and the Economic
Development Commission which
has not been a working body for sev
eral months.
In a census update by City Manag
er Lee Gilmore the following helping
hands will be lent to census takers:
V Letters sent out to churches to
offer the help of council members to
help fill out census forms and to get
across to its members how impor
tant the census is,
V Council will provide guides to
those census workers as they go
about Perry neighborhoods.
V City employees are encouraged
to work for the census as long as it
doesn't interfere with their city Jobs.
Home Journal
is sold to
Danny Evans
Danny Evans, President
of Evans Newspapers Inc.
of Perry and Bob Tribble.
President of Trib Publica
tions of Manchester
announced the sale of the
Houston Home Journal to
Evans March 3.
Danny Evans, Editor and
Publisher of The Town
Crier, will take over opera
tions of the Houston Home
Journal effective April 1.
A long-time entrepreneur
in the newspaper business,
Evans published The Perry
Times for a almost decade,
from 1985 to 1994.
A business deal between
Evans and Tribble in 1994
led to the purchase of the
Houston Home Journal from
American Publishing Co.
and combined it with the
The Perry Times to from the
Houston Ttmes-Journal.
Tribble later purchased
Evans’ shares.
Now. Evans said he and
his wife. Julie look forward
to full ownership of the
''' i Home Journal. "Wi
a, v. happy about the pur
chase of the Houston Home
Journal which has been
Houston County’s legal
organ for 129 years," he
said. “We intend to provide
a quality product."
Commenting on the sale,
Tribble said he had enjoyed
his six-plus years of Home
Journal ownership. He
wishes the community well,
and said he looks forward
to riding through the town
and seeing continued
progress.
“The people of Perry have
been supportive in our
efforts to produce a quality
newspaper," he said.
“Perry simply doesn’t
need two newspapers. It
made sense for us to sell to
the local owners and give
them the opportunity to
produce a quality product. I
feel sure they will do that,"
Tribble said of the Evans
family.
"The Houston Home Jour
nal will continue to be pub
lished in a broadsheet for
mat. We will cease publica
tion of The Town Crier April
1 combining all the features
of the Crier with that of the
Home Journal “ said Evans
When Evans becomes edi
tor of the Houston Home
Journal April 1, he will be
only the 12th editor of the
paper in its 129-year history.