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WEDNESDAY
January 14,2004
Volume 135, Number 9
Award-Winning
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2003
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Inside TODAY
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Local grapplers to
compete lor title
The county’s four
Georgia High School
Association schools are
slated to meet today at
Perry High School in the
Houston County Duels; a
battle for local bragging
rights on the wrestling
mat.
Northside dominated
the affair the first seven
years of its existence,
until Perry captured the
trophy last year with a
one-point victory.
Sports, page 10A
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New chef at
Langston House
HENDERSON - Her
last name’s the same as
her new home and she
was the missing link in
the group of women who
have been brought on
board to operate
Henderson Village.
Food&Style, page 5 A
Area DEATHS
Linda Dennard Lindsey
Jack G. Windsor
Obits, page 2A
INDEX
CLASSIFIED 8A
CLUB NEWS 9A
COMICS 7 A
CROSSWORD 7A
LIFESTYLE 5A
OBITUARIES 2A
OPINION 4A
TV LISTINGS 7A
WEATHER 2A
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry ; city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
Locals rally at state Capitol
Perdue shows support as Tolleson addresses key issues facing legislators
By Jon Suggs
HHJ Staff Writer
ATLANTA - As Sen. Ross
Tolleson, R-Perry, asked the
crowd who owns state gov
ernment, the resounding
cry, “We the people!” echoed
off the walls of the state
capitol.
Gathering supporters for
a rally on the opening day of
the 2004 legislative session,
Tolleson addressed several
issues he considers priori
ties for Georgians this year.
Gov. Sonny Perdue, in a
show of support for the man
who succeeded him in
Senate District 18, intro
duced Tolleson and wel
comed the many Middle
Georgians who made the
trip for the rally.
“If you can’t start the ses
sion in Bonaire, in Houston
County, then bring Houston
County here,” Perdue said.
Perdue praised Tolleson
as an emerging leader in
state government, as evi
denced by his appointment,
See RALLY, page 3A
Two Houston Title l schools recognized for excelonce
Lindsey Elementary, Perry Primary schools to receive thousands in grant funds
By Luci Joullian
HHJ Staff Writer
Two Houston County elementary
schools have been designated as
recipients of the Georgia Title I
Distinguished Schools Grant.
Lindsey Elementary School in
Warner Robins will receive $59,300
in grant money, and Perry Primary
will be given $19,764.
The purpose of the Title I
Recognition and Distinguished
Schools program, which was estab
Taylor
slams
colleges
Lt. governor
blames colleges
for depleting
HOPE funds
By Kristen Wyatt
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA - The lieu
tenant governor is blaming
state colleges for the HOPE
scholarship’s shrinking
funds, claiming the schools
are jacking up tuition
because they know the state
will foot the bill.
Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor on
Tuesday laid out his plan for
maintaining the state’s
HOPE scholarship program,
which would include freez
ing tuition for three years at
public colleges and universi
ties in Georgia.
“It didn’t matter how
much Georgia colleges
charged for tuition. HOPE
was always there, there to
pick up the tab,” Taylor said
to 2,400 members of the
Georgia Chamber of
Commerce during an annu
al breakfast speech also
attended by many lawmak
ers.
See TAYLOR, page 3A
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State Sen. Ross Tolleson, R-Perry, addresses a crowd at the Capitol, many of whom drove from Middle Georgia to
be part of his “We the People” rally.
lished in 2001 as part of the No
Child Left Behind Act, is to recog
nize and honor those Titlp I elemen
tary and secondary schools that
have made adequate yearly progress
(AYP) three or more consecutive
years, or make the greatest gains in
closing the achievement gap for dis
aggregated student groups, such as
those with learning disabilities.
Perry Primary Principal Harold
Sapp said his school helps increase
student performance with its litera
cy collaborative and reading recov
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Gov. Sonny Perdue, Is surrounded by state law enforcement and first lady Mary
Perdue, right, as he announces a child endangerment bill during a news conference at
the State House in Atlanta..
Perdue unveils new child
protection measures
By Dick Pettys
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA - In uniform and out, the peo
ple who played a role in capturing the
accused killer of four people and kidnapper
of three last week stood with Gov. Sonny
Perdue Monday as he announced a new
effort to strengthen Georgia’s child protec
tion laws.
State and local law enforcement officers
who helped capture Jerry William Jones,
along with the civilians who tipped them off,
also heard Perdue stress his plan to
strengthen the state’s version of the Amber
ery programs, in which students
with special needs in reading are
given extra one*on-one in6t^SWffi)^! ,,
time.
“We are excited about this
award,” Sapp said. “This progress is
a fine example of how hard our fac
ulty and staff members have worked
to make sure our students have
every chance to reach their poten
tial.”
Schools who receive the grants
can use them by providing monetary
awards to principalis, teachers and
Alert - called Levi’s Call - which alerts the
public when a child is kidnapped.
“It’s all about the protection of our chil
dren," said Perdue. “I think on behalf of the
children of Georgia it is time to get it done.”
The governor, a Republican, used a news
conference to provide details of what he
described as a new, bipartisan effort to pro
tect children. With him and offering sup
port, though he is a likely Perdue challenger
in 2006, was Democratic Lt. Gov. Mark
Taylor.
The measure, similar to one Taylor has
pushed unsuccessfully for several years,
See PERDUE, page SA
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staff, use the funds for special
school-wide projects or use the
*money to purchase resources/
instructional supplies for the school.
Sapp said that his school will use the
award for staff development and
educational materials.
Most of the funds set aside for the
program go to schools with a high
percentage of students who are eli
gible for free or reduced-priced
school meals. Lindsey has 88.46 per
cent of its students on the free or
See SCHOOLS, page 3A
Two make
pitch to
use HCHS
ball field
By Luci Joullian
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS -
Houston County could have
a professional baseball
league in time for the 2004
season, and its home could
be Houston County High
School.
Cliff Broxton and Brad
Fink, representatives from a
team working to create a
Southeast Professional
Baseball League team in
Houston County, addressed
the Houston County school
board at its work session
Monday night to see if
Houston County High’s
baseball field, parking lot
and locker rooms could be
used. The board was expect
ed to vote on the matter at
its Tuesday afternoon meet
ing. Broxton said he and
Fink, who have signed a let
ter of intent with the
Southeastern league, have
approximately two more
weeks to let the league know
if a franchise for Houston
County will be feasible.
Fink said that the field
would have to be equipped
with extra seating and light
ing, at a coat of around
$70,000 to $90,000. He also
See BASEBALL, page SA
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