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October 10, 2003
Volume 134, Number 186
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Bears put 'stock'
in next victory
After losing a hard
fought, tough game to
Westside-Macon last
week Houston County is
looking for redemption on
the road against
Stockbridge this week.
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From Houston to
the Himalayas
At 70, Irene Harner of
Kathleen has been
“adventuring” just about
all of her life, and in her
new book, “Movin’ On,”
she shares plenty of those
adventures, as well as her
wry reflections on every
thing from her nomadic
childhood to a half centu
ry of marriage.
Lifestyle, page 7A
Donnis lone Reynolds
Obit, page 2A
CELEBRATIONS . ,8A
CLASSIFIED 5B
COMICS 4B
CROSSWORD 4B
LIFESTYLE 7A
OBITUARY 2A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS . . .5A
TV LISTINGS 4B
WEATHER 2A
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These four good friends from Robins Elementary School shared a strawberry smooth
ie at the Georgia National Fair on Thursday morning. From left are Losa Hill, Kyrie
Quarrella, Sarah Patel and Clarissa Lewis.
Com South comeback
Cable service provider to return to Perry
By Jon Suggs
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - The cable serv
ice operating rights for
Perry and surrounding
areas are about to change
hands.
They have been sold to
the hands that held them
before, in fact.
Hawkinsville-based
Com South Corporation
announced Wednesday that
it has purchased the
Mallard/Suntel Cable prop
erties in Perry,
Marshallville, Haynesville
and Houston County.
Com South operated these
same services until 1999, at
which time they were sold
to Traverse, Mich.-based
Mallard/Suntel.
That company just went
bankrupt, and Com South
bought the cable properties
at auction. The deal is
expected to close within the
next 60 days.
Com South owner
Mansfield Jennings was not
available for comment, but
Robert Krueger, president
Phelps changing uniforms
Perry police captain returns
from two years of military duty
By Jon Suggs
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - To the U.S.
Army Reserve, he’s Lt. Col.
William Phelps; to the
Perry Police Department,
Capt. Phelps.
For the past two years,
he’s worn the first hat full
time; now, his active duty
service concluded, Phelps
has returned to police work
in Perry.
Shortly after the 9-11
attacks in New York, a
great many U.S. military
reservists were called to
active duty. Phelps was one,
answering his call on Oct.
29, 2001.
As a member of the quar
termasters corps, Phelps is
one of those responsible for
moving the people,
weapons and equipment
that drive any military
action - making sure the
right people are in the right
place with the right stuff.
Assigned to the Third
Infantry Division, Phelps
was soon deployed to
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and CEO, spoke to The
Houston Home Journal
about the changeover.
“We liked the Perry mar
ket earlier,” Krueger said.
“It was to our advantage to
sell at that time, and
because it’s Perry, it’s to
our advantage to come back
in there.”
Krueger said the local tie
made the deal worth pursu
ing.
“If this were Florida or
North Georgia, we would
not have been interested,”
he said.
Mayor James Worrall and
City Manager Lee Gilmour
had lunch with Com South
officials Wednesday, and
Worrall said they had “a
very positive conversation.”
“We are somewhat
pleased to have Com South
back as a corporate neigh
bor and as a cable neigh
bor,” Worrall said. “We feel
pleased that we’re going to
have some local folks to deal
with again.”
They discussed some
things the city would like to
Kuwait in support of the
Third Brigade.
After six months overseas
and a few brief stateside
stops at other installations,
Phelps was stationed at Ft.
McPherson in Atlanta, part
of HQ Forces Command.
Last week, he returned to
work at the Perry Police
Department.
His experiences overseas
have left him deeply appre
ciative of life in the United
States.
We have so much here, he
said, that just isn’t avail
able there.
“Everyday little things
you wouldn’t think twice
about,” Phelps said.
Things like a good meal
or the fellowship of friends
and family at church.
Phelps said the latter was
something he really missed.
While religious services
were held there, and “God
is everywhere,” he missed
his home congregation.
But throughout his time
abroad, Phelps received
see happen with the local
service.
Worrall said the city’s
first priority is to have a
locally-operated ownership.
Com South is based in
Hawkinsville, and the com
pany plans to establish an
office in Perry, Krueger
said.
The city’s second concern
is about the rate, Worrall
said. Com South plans to
address these issues as it
takes over management of
the operation.
“1 think it’s going to be
good for Perry,” Krueger
said of the purchase. “We
plan to go in there and
spend some money to
upgrade the system.”
Those upgrades include
providing digital services
throughout the service
area.
Another improvement
Worrall said Pern' wants to
see is service in some of the
city’s newer developments,
which are currently not
wired.
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much encouragement that
kept him going, kept firm
in his mind the reasons he
was there.
Many friends and family
members sent letters, care
packages and - the best - e
mail.
While letters and pack
ages took time to reach him
and phone access was usu
ally hard to come by, there
was usually some time dur
ing the day to get to a com
puter and check e-mail.
Mayor James Worrall,
Chief George Potter and
Capt. Heath Dykes were in
frequent e-contact, keeping
See PHELPS, page 6A
Candidates
sound off
WR council hopefuls take
part in political forum
By Heather Fasciocco
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - All
seven candidates for city
council were present at the
candidate forum hosted by
the Warner Robins Chapter
of the National Association
of Retired Federal
Employees #IO2O and the
Warner Robins Chapter of
American Association for
Retired Persons #1952.
Approximately 100 mem
bers from both clubs lis
tened as candidates
answered questions pertain
ing to concerns about the
city.
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Post 6 city council candidate Thomas Simms (right)
answers a question during Wednesday’s Warner Robins
city council candidate forum while incumbent Frank
Jones listens.
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Incumbent Ray Golden gives a two-minute introductory
speech before a group of Warner Robins citizens while
opponent Stephen Smith listens. Both men are running
for city council seat Post 4, District 4 in Warner Robins.
City council candidate Teressa Owens makes her state
ment about needing a transit system within the city dur
ing Wednesday’s city council candidate forum. Seated
incumbent Dean Cowart, left, and Charles Holt are also
vying for the Post 2 at-large council seat.
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Each of the seven candi
dates vying for council seats
Post 2 at-large, Post 4,
District 4, and Post 6,
District 6, was allotted a
two-minute introductory
speech to introduce them
selves to the audience and
touch on their platforms.
Dean Cowart, a computer
specialist and network
administrator, characterized
his role as the current city
councilman as “productive.”
He said he has a 100 percent
return rate for citizens who
call in with concerns and is
also a part of the body that
See FORUM, page 6A