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WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 27-29, 2003
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P.O. Box 1910
Perry, GA 31069
2060 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
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Today's Weather
[Local 5-Day Forecast
Sun
9/28
80/50
Mostly sunny. Highs
in the low 80s and
lows in the low 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:26 AM 7:24 PM
Sat
9/27
86/58
Variable clouds with
thunderstorms, es
pecially in the after
noon. High 86F.
Sunrise Sunset
7:26 AM 7:25 PM
Georgia At A Glance
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Albany 87 63 t-storm
Athens 82 57 t-storm
Atlanta 79 53 t-storm
Augusta 84 60 t-storm
Bainbridge 88 63 t-storm
Brunswick 85 68 t-storm
Cartersville 79 52 t-storm
Chattanooga,TN 75 53 t-storm
Columbus 85 60 t-storm
Cordele 87 60 t-storm
National Cities
Atlanta 79 53 t-storm
Boston 73 62 pt sunny
Chicago 63 45 pt sunny
Dallas 84 62 mst sunny
Denver 72 41 sunny
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TAXES
From page 1A
same choices.
And he says this system
can’t meet its responsibili
ties without raising more
money to offset the state’s
cuts.
“It’s just something we
can’t handle,” Carpenter
said.
The board has trimmed
wherever possible, he said.
“We’ve cut and cut,”
Carpenter said.
But there’s only so much
that can be taken out before
quality is affected.
“We want to be able to
provide the same service,”
Carpenter said.
The board made its deci
sion in a called session at
noon Friday.
After Stephen Thublin,
the system’s comptroller,
explained the numbers to
the board, Skip Dawkins
made the motion for the
increase and Tom Walmer
seconded it. Five board
members voted in favor, and
one, Karen Mertens,
opposed.
Martens said she didn’t
feel comfortable with such a
jump in the rate.
“I felt it was too much for
people to absorb at one
point,” she said.
“Reassessment has already
affected some, especially the
fixed-income people, and
Byron man faces sex charges
WARNER ROBINS -
Warner Robins police have
arrested a man in connec
tion with incidents involv
ing young people.
James Edward Whitfield,
21, of 79 Michelle Drive,
Byron, has been charged
with three counts of entic
ing a child for indecent pur
poses and one count of child
molestation, according to a
news release.
Between the dates of
Sept. 2 and 17, Whitfield
Mon
9/29
77/51
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 70s and
lows in the low 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:27 AM 7:22 PM
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Dalton 76 52 t-storm
Dillard 74 48 t-storm
Dublin 86 57 t-storm
Duluth 79 51 t-storm
Gainesville 78 53 t-storm
Helen 75 51 t-storm
Lagrange 82 54 t-storm
Macon 84 57 t-storm
Marietta 79 56 t-storm
Milledgeville 84 56 t-storm
Houston 87 65 mst sunny
Los Angeles 79 62 mst sunny
Miami 87 76 t-storm
Minneapolis 57 42 rain
New York 77 66 pt sunny
those are some of the same
people hit hard by the dcfwn
turn of the economy.”
Mertens said the short
amount of time for consider
ation - the board received
the final tax assessment
numbers just before the
meeting - was not sufficient
for her to make such a big
decision.
“I just got some of the
numbers,” Mertens said. “I
wasn’t convinced, in the
amount of time we had to
consider this, that we need
ed to make that much of an
increase.”
The Houston County
School System has a history
of keeping the rates or low
ering them. In nine of the
last 10 years, Thublin said
the board has maintained
the millage rate or dropped
it slightly.
According to documents
Thublin'provided, the 13.67
millage rate is the amount
required to meet needs as
set out in the board’s fiscal
year 2004 budget, which
requires a total taxation of
20 mills. The local option
sales tax is worth the equiv
alent of 6.33 mills, making
up the balance of the fund
ing, Thublin explained.
Board documents also
indicate that 20 mills is 7
over the “tax cap” in place
allegedly approached high
school students as they
waited for buses about 6:45
a.m.
He drove up to the vic
tims and made obscene ges
tures and statements,
police said.
Both victims were stand
ing alone at the time of the
incidents.
Anyone with information
should contact Det. Brad
Mules at 929-6911.
- From staff reports
LOCAL
Tue
9/30
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79/53
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the upper 70s and
lows in the low 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:28 AM 7:21 PM
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UV Index
Sat 9/27 M High
Sun 9/28 I High
Mon 9/29 I High
Tue 9/30 I High
Wed 10/1 | High
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need tor greater skin pro
tection. o m mm, mmm 1
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Peachtree City 81 53 t-storm
Perry 86 57 t-storm
Rome 80 52 t-storm
Savannah 86 68 t-storm
St. Simons Islandß3 70 t-storm
Statesboro 87 64 t-storm
Thomasville 87 64 t-storm
Valdosta 86 66 t-storm
Warner Robins 85 59 t-storm
Waycross 86 67 t-storm
Phoenix 104 79 sunny
San Francisco 74 56 pt sunny
Seattle 80 52 sunny
St. Louis 68 47 pt sunny
Washington, DC 80 61 t-storm
from local legislation.
However, the cap does not
prohibit the board from
levying taxes “for the
express purpose of paying
the cost of expenditures
which are in the future
mandated by court order or
state or federal law which
are not funded by state or
federal funds.”
Three public hearings
must be held before the
board can take final action
to implement the increase.
Houston residents are invit
ed to voice their concerns at
meetings to be held at noon
and 6:30 p.m. on Monday,
Oct. 6, at the Houston
County Career and
Technology Center at 1311
Corder Road, Warner
Robins.
A third meeting will be
held at noon on Oct. 14 at
the Board of Education
Building, 1100 Main St.,
Perry.
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Wed
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80/56
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the low 80s and
lows in the mid 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:28 AM 7:20 PM
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(To send in your event for
the Community Calendar,
fax the details to 988-1181, e
mail to hhj@evansnewspa
pers.com or mail to Houston
Home Journal, P.O. Box
1910, Perry, GA 31069.)
Today
• WaikAmerica will be
held at the Old Houston
County Courthouse Square
in Perry, and will start at 9
a.m. with registration. For
more information, call (478)
743-9165 or visit the March
of Dimes Web site at
www.marchofdimes.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
• “Little Lambs Story
Time” is at 10:30 a.m. each
Wednesday at The Lamb’s
Well. Each week toddlers are
invited to sing action songs
and listen to stories read by
Mrs. Allison and Mrs. Sue.
Light snacks and a small
prize are given at the end of
the session. The Lamb’s Well
is located at 115 Margie
Drive, Warner Robins.
Please call (478) 971-2677
for more information.
Thursday, Oct. 2
• The University of
Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service will host a
Wheat Production Meeting
at 7:30 a.m. in the Houston
County Ag Building in Perry.
Chick-fil-A, doughnuts and
coffee will be provided.
RSVP by Tuesday, Sept. 30,
to 987-2028. The meeting is
sponsored by Houston
Fertilizer & Grain Company.
• The Housing
Authorities of the City of
Warner Robins and Houston
County will be holding a
voter registration drive from
9 a.m. until noon at the
Housing Authority office,
112 Memorial Terrace,
Warner Robins.
• Flint Energies will hold
its 66th Annual Meeting at
10 a.m. in the Flint Energies
Utility Building, 101 S.
Macon Street, Reynolds.
Members can take part in co
op business, receive free
gifts, hear entertainment by
the Cleghoms of Kathleen,
enjoy a free barbecue lunch
and have chances to win
prizes. 988-3500.
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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
• The Houston County
Board of Health will meet at
11:30 a.m. in the conference
room of the Houston County
Health Department, 98
Cohen Walker Drive, Warner
Robins.
• Volunteers are needed as
The Rainbow House
Children’s Resource Center
restarts the First Steps pro
gram at Houston Medical
Center. First Steps offers
emotional support and infor
mation to new parents. The
Rainbow House will host a
celebration of the revival of
the program from 4-7 p.m. at
108 Elmwood Drive, Warner
Robins. For more informa
tion or to register, call
Kemberlie Sanderson at 923-
5923.
Saturday, Oct. 4
• The Houston County
Republican Party will hold a
breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the
Piccadilly Restaurant on
Watson Boulevard, Warner
Robins. The guest speaker
will be A 1 Bartell, candidate
for U.S. Senate. No reserva
tions are necessary, and the
breakfast is open to the pub
lic. For more information,
call Judy Goddard at 971-
3254.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
• The Houston County
Board of Elections will meet
at 5:30 p.m. at the Board of
Elections Office, 732 Main
St., Perry.
• The public is invited to a
screening of the movie, “A
Beautiful Mind,” starring
Russell Crowe, at 6 p.m. at
Flint Energies, 1600 Elberta
Road, Warner Robins.
Psychiatrists from the
Phoenix Center will be avail
able for a question-and
answer session after the
movie. Refreshments will be
provided by Astra Zeneca
Pharmaceuticals. Sponsored
by Phoenix Center and
NAMI-Central Georgia.
Space is limited to the first
25 reservations; call (478)
464-5258 to RSVP
• The school council for
Perry Elementary School
meets at 6:30 p.m. in the
school media center.