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INSIDE THIS WEEK
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Joe Cool - The temperature
was soaring at the Big Bang
Boom, but Tyler Baxter
stayed cool with a giant
sized drink in an E.T. cup. See
11A for more photos by HHJ
staff Lanorris Fleming and
Charlotte Perkins.
Grandkids
and other
important
matters
Grandchildren, most people
my age will agree, are one of
the big rewards in life. I got to
spend a few days in Kentucky
with mine week before last.
Molly is 12, Nora, 10, and Joe,
6.
It was fun. I got to play Mo
nopoly while eating Oreos and
drinking milk, and also went
to see “Chicken Run.”
It sort of made me wonder
what the big deal is about
growing up! Kids have it
good Page 5A
The Search
for Jesus
Somehow, you just knew that
Peter Jennings wasn’t going to
find Jesus.
The two-hour “news docu
mentary” on ABC television
Monday night (June 26) began
with these ominous words from
Jennings: “We went in search
for Jesus because he’s an irre
sistible story.”
What followed was an incred
ibly biased look at the “histori
cal Jesus.” Jennings couldn’t
find Jesus in Bethlehem,
Nazareth or Galilee. He found,
at best, a political radical who
tried to lead one of many Jew
ish revolts against
Rome Page 8A
Softball
teams make
sweep
The Dixie Youth softball
teams from Perry made a clean
sweep of state championships
at Camden County over the
weekend. Taking the queue
from the Dixie Ponytails, both
the Dixie Belles and the Dixie
Debs came from the losers
bracket to win championships
on Saturday. Page IB
Index
OPINION PAGE4A
CLASSIFIED....PAGE 5C
LIFESTYLES.... PAGE 6A
SPORTS PAGEIB
LEGALS PAGE 1C
NEWS BRIEFS..PAGE 2A
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Legal Organ For Houston County, City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Perry man dies during July 4 wreck
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MGTI to become MGTC
By Lanorris Fleming
Staff Writer
Middle Georgia Technical Insti
tute will become Middle Georgia
Technical College during a cer
emony set to be held today at the
facility, according to President
Billy Edenfield.
Senator George Hooks (D-
Americus) will be the guest
speaker at the unveiling cer
emony.
“This name change is Georgia’s
statement regarding the increas
ing importance and advancement
of technical education, and the
importance of creating a seamless
education,” said Hooks. “The
Middle Georgia Technical Insti
tute is one of the finest schools in
the state. I’m personally pleased
that it’s one of those that will
have the name change.”
In addition to the change for
Middle Georgia Technical Insti
tute, 17 other technical institutes
in Georgia will also undergo a
similar name change. There are
Evans recognized at Ga. Press
Association annual convention
By Emily Johnstone
News Editor
JEKYLL ISLAND, GA
Houston County veteran
newspaper publisher and
writer Foy Evans was honored
during the annual Georgia
Press Association convention
last week.
In a ceremony held during
a luncheon featuring Ga. Gov.
Roy Barnes, Evans received a
medal for his 50 years of ser
vice to the industry.
Evans started his newspa
per career in 1935 as a writer
for the Americus Times-Re
corder. He was sports
editor for The Macon Tele
graph and News.
Evans founded The Daily
Sun in Warner Robins in 1949
and has continued to play an
active part in the newspaper
industry. He is currently a
columnist for The Houston
Home Journal in Perry.
Also during the luncheon,
the governor presented a re
cap of his recent legislation to
reform education in Georgia
to a couple hundred newspa
per publishers and editors
from state dailies and week
lies
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33 institutes in the state.
Georgia Governor Roy Barnes
and Commissioner Ken Breeden
of the Georgia Department of
Technical and Adult Education
(DTAE) will be attending five of
the name change ceremonies in
other regions of the state.
According to a press release
from MGTI, the name change is
a part of Governor Barnes’ edu
cation reform bill HBIIB7,
which allows many of the state’s
technical institutes to be re
named as technical colleges.
In order to be approved for the
name change, an institute must
be accredited to offer one or more
degree programs. This name
change will be one of the most
significant changes in the history
of the Georgia Technical Educa
tion System.
Over the long run, it will dra
matically enhance the market
ability of the institutions and
programs to high school students
and will put Georgia’s post sec
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Photo by Emily Johnstone
Foy Evans (L) speaks to GPA members after receiving recognition
for his fifty years of continuous service in the newspaper industry.
1999-2000 GPA President Dubose Porter (R) of Dublin presented
the award.
Zeroing In
See Page 10A
Photo by Lanorris Fleming
ondary technical education sys
tem on a level playing field with
the community and technical col
leges of other states, according to
state officials, who also say that
in addition, it will clarify the mis
sion of the institutions within the
economic development commu
nity
MGTC:
• Originally established as
Houston Vocational Center in
1973.
• Additional wings added in
early 1980 s
• Became a state institution
operated ly a newly created
State Board in January 1986.
• Became fiscal agent for
Adult Literacy program in
1990.
• Relocated to new facility at
intersection of Houston Lake
Road and SR 96 in early 1996
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By Lanorria Fleming
Staff Writer
Alfredanno Demico Dalton,
25, a native of Perry and a
graduate of Perry High School,
died from injuries sustained in an
A wrecker driver pauses to wipe
his forehead before loading a
1979 Buick that was involved in
a head-on collision on Hunt
Road Monday afternoon. The
driver of the vehicle, Alfredanno
Dalton, was killed in the
accident, which is being
investigated by the Houston
County Sheriff’s Office. A
portion of Hunt Road was
closed for several hours while
deputies and rescue personnel
worked the accident.
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Kimberly Pinckney, Sen. Sonny Perdue and Chris Murman are
shown at a golf tournament to benefit Perdue’s campaign. For
more, see page 48.
Vaughn enters
race for County
Commission
By Charlotte Perkins
Staff Writer
Billy Coleman Vaughn, a re
tired civil service program man
ager from Bonaire, has entered
the race for Houston County
Commission Post 2, the seat re
cently vacated by Larry
Thomson, who is running for
County Commission Chairman.
“I am vitally concerned with
our county roads and especially
the traffic problems we encoun
ter on a daily basis,” Vaughn said
when making his announcement.
“These problems are only getting
worse and I hope to be able to add
a new perspective in a!h effort to
improve our infrastructure.”
Vaughn, who holds a degree
from South Georgia College and
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automobile accident during the
afternoon hours of July 4.
The victim was killed when his
vehicle, a 1979 Buick Regal, col
lided head-on with a 1997 Ford
Ranger along Hunt Road, accord
ing to reports.
According to reports, the driver
of the Ranger was James D.
Adams of Perry.
The Houston County Sheriffs
office responded to the call and
handled the accident scene.
Houston County Fire Depart
ment Stations 5, 2 and 7 also re
sponded to the scene.
According to the Houston
County Sheriffs Office, a full re
port regarding the accident will
not be released until an autopsy
on the victim has been com
pleted.
Richardson Funeral Home will
be in charge of Dalton’s funeral
arrangements.
According to the Georgia State
Patrol as of 10 a.m Wednesday,
18 people died on Georgia roads
during the Fourth of July week
end.
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Billy C. Vaughn
has taken numerous work-re
lated courses, served for 34 years
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