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November 19, 2004
Volume 135, Number 228
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Inside TODAY
The Earl Marshall
Era at Perry HS
Little did Earl Marshall
know when he began
teaching science at Perry
High School in 1951 that
he would become the first
girls’ basketball coach in
Perry’s history.
HHJ Correspondent
Billy Powell writes about
Marshall, and the impact
he had on generations of
local girls.
Family&Faith, page 6A
Author to speak
tonight at FVSU
Best-selling author,
lawyer and nationally rec
ognized speaker Iyanla
Vanzant speaks tonight.
Local, page 3A
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Nov. 19
Mary Louise Barrett
Clydean Bridges
Ralph Dorsett
Logan Dowd
Vivian Hawk
Nov. 20
Debra Hawkins
Elaine Rinehart
(Surprise your friends! Let us
know when their birthday or
anniversary is, and we’ll put their
names in the paper that day. Just
send the name and date at least
a week in advance, and we'll do
the rest. E-mail to
hhj@evansnewspapers.com, or
mail them to us at the address
inside. No phone calls, please.
Many happy returns!)
Area DEATHS
Guy Leroy Clawson
Ann Benton Culpepper
Alfreda B. Ziemba Grace
Mary Lawson Stokelin
Obits, page 3A
INDEX
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COMICS 4B
CROSSWORD ... ,4B
LIFESTYLE 6A
OBITUARIES 3A
OPINION 4A
SPORTS 1B
TV LISTINGS 4B
WEATHER 2A
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Former Teasers manager arrested
Berry faces drug charges after traffic stop; WRPD still investigating
By ED BANIA
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - Jim Berry, for
mer manager of Teasers adult enter
tainment show bar on Watson
Boulevard, was arrested in Dekalb
County and charged with possession of
cocaine with intent to distribute.
Officers with the Dekalb County
Police Department stopped Berry for
speeding at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2.
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Work is largely complete on the extension of Russell Parkway from Houston Lake Road to Interstate 75. In this view, Lake Joy Elementary School
is visible just left of center, facing Lake Joy Road. The extension of Russell Parkway can be seen intersecting with lake Joy Road.
Officials set date for parkway opening
By RAY LIGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - The Russell
Parkway extension will open to traf
fic Dec. 7.
According to Hounton County
Public Works Director Tommy
Stalnaker, the new stretch of road
from Interstate 75 to Houston Lake
Road will open at 2 p.m. that day.
Dedication ceremonies are being
planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 7,
Stalnaker said.
“We’re working on that now,” he
Smokin' in the spec building
Development Authority hosts annual developers dinner in Perry
By RAY LIGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - It was smokin’
in the Perry spec building
Wednesday night.
The air was full of smoke
from the grill, and conversa
tions on business, industry,
politics and fishing as the
Houston County
Development Authority
held its annual developers
dinner. The meal followed a
day of showcasing what
Houston County has to offer
to state development offi
cials.
“We spent the day meet
ing with existing industry,
and our friends in Atlanta,”
said Morgan Law, executive
director for the Houston
County Development
Authority.
The dinner of grilled
steaks was cooked again this
year by Donnie Free of
See SMOKIN’, page 8A
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Robins Police Department Drug Unit
said an investigation revealed that
Berry had an open warrant for pre
scription fraud through Fulton County.
The warrant from Fulton County was
a result of the investigation of Berry
for prescription fraud that was begun
by the WRPD earlier this year, accord
ing to Watson. Berry was placed under
arrest for the open warrant.
Watson said during the inventory of
Berry’s 1996 Cadillac Deville conduct
ed by the DCPD, two small bags of sus
said, “and the public is invited.
We’re very excited.”
The county has invited people
who were on the ground floor of the
project including past and present
state Department of Transportation
commissioners and Gov. Sonny
Perdue.
“They will be recognized for
bringing the road,” Stalnaker said.
The official plans will be
announced once finalized, Stalnaker
said.
“It will be more than just a rib
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HHJ/Ray Lightner
Houston County Development Authority Chairman Larry Snellgrove thanks those
gathered at Wednesday’s developers dinner held at the Perry spec building.
pected cocaine were found in the vehi
cle. Berry was then charged with
intent to distribute cocaine. The
Cadillac was seized by Dekalb County
pending condemnation.
Watson said Berry was previously
arrested by the WRPD on March 25 for
forgery of the first degree and obtain
ing dangerous drugs by fraud. Those
charges are still pending in court.
Watson said Meredith Edwards was
the Drug Unit investigator on the case.
bon-cutting,” he said.
The opening of the road does not
complete the project, however.
Stalnaker noted that improvements
to the portion of Russell from
Houston Lake to Corder Road won’t
be finished by Dec. 7, “just from
Houston Lake to 1-75.”
Stalnaker praised the construc
tion company, Buell Construction,
that built the road.
“They’ve been really easy to work
with,” Stalnaker said.
He wanted to thank them for mov-
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ing the project along. The six miles
of construction for the “four-lane
road, divided by a median” cost $23
million. It was paid for with state
and federal transportation funds,
Stalnaker said, with no local match
ing funds.
About, $1,775,000 from SPLOST
was slated for the project according
to the county special purpose local
option sales tax project list.
“Some SPLOST money was used
for right-of-way (acquisition) and
utility movement,” he said.
School
officials
meet with
lawmakers
By TERESA D. SOUTHERN
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - Georgia legisla
tors met this week with
Houston County School
Superintendent Danny
Carpenter, members of the
board of education, and
Comptroller Steve Thublin
to discuss educational issues
and exchange ideas.
The board raised several
issues of concern, including
educational budget cuts.
“We understand the
budget is tight, but we need
teachers and staff to edu
cate children, and no ability
to fund everything,”
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