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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
TALTON
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Republican legislator. And
Talton is no stranger to
racism. Although he grew
up within a block of Warner
Robins High School, he had
to attend Perry High since
WRHS was not integrated at
the time.
“When I started policing
back in 1965 it was basically
the same experience,” he
said. “The people were not
used to black police officers
back then, but it turned into
one of the best experience of
my life the way people came
around to support me.”
Talton said he is going to
serve in Atlanta with an
open mind, and he is count
ing on that same support
from his constituents.
“I did not run as a
Republican because it was
the popular thing to do,” he
said. “I did it because I
believed in what the
Republicans are trying to
do. I believe in a helping
hand, not a hand out.
“Several years ago I start-
Westfield
Kindergarten
classes dressed as
scarecrows and
had a hoedown as
part of their week
long study of the
letter “S.” Melissa
Taylor’s class in
costume: (front
row) Sam Allen,
Maddie Moore,
Haleigh King,
Grade Duggan,
Cassidy Beamon,
Elizabeth Johnson,
Bryan Bledsoe,
Patrick Sapp;
(back row) Blake
Green, Adam
Eubanks, Nathan
Szakal, Chandler
Hill, Peyton Sells
and Landon
Wainwright.
submitted
FIRE
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the landlord as Harold
Adams, 77, from the home.
EMS personnel performed
CPR on scene but Adams
died at the Houston Medical
Center from his injuries.
Franklin said an unat
tended cooking pot, left on
the stove, was the likely
cause of the fire. “There was
pretty good fire damage in
the kitchen area,” he said.
“All the knobs had melted
on the stove.”
The cinderblock homes
are some of the oldest struc
tures built in city.
“It still says Wellston on
the mailbox,” Deputy Chief
Jeff Onstead said.
Warner Robins firefight
ers responded to the scene
about 9:24 a.m. and had the
fire under control quickly.
Three engines, 101, 201 and
401 responded to the fire,
with the 401 leaving at
10:15 a.m.
Nora Reese said the two
men were tenants of hers, as
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ed voting for the candidate,
not their political party. It
soon became obvious that
the people I was voting for
were Republicans and we
were on the same wave
length,” Talton said.
Talton said that his
announcement as a
Republican did not receive a
totally negative response.
“When I announced my
candidacy as a Republican I
got a lot of calls from blacks
who said they supported
me,” he said. “I see more
people supporting you for
what your views are instead
of just what party you are in.
Thirteen blacks ran for the
state legislature this past
year and I hope to see that
number go up next time.”
Talton said that the
response to his candidacy
was humbling.
“I was surprised that no
one ran against me. I was
humbled to see that people
felt that way. I cannot stress
enough how big an honor it
was. I pledged that I would
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part of her ministry, Dusk
Til Dawn.
She said she established
the ministry to care for sen
ior citizens whose family
members don’t feel they’re
ready to go to a nursing
home.
Tuesday morning, a tear
ful Reese remembered
Adams, whom she had come
to know well in the five
years he had been one of her
own.
“He was a very quiet man,
very well-read,” she said.
“Over a year’s time, he
would read over 100 nov
els.”
Reese said she and Adams’
sister would always be col
lecting new books for him.
She was particularly fond
of the way Adams, a World
War II Navy veteran, would
share his life experiences
with others.
“He was a mentor to
youth in the community in
terms of military service,”
she said.
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work for the people and they
believed me.”
“Houston County has
showm me a lot of support
while I was a police officer
but I cannot take that for
granted now, so I will work
to keep that support. I know
that I will make mistakes,
but I will not lie to the peo
ple,” Talton said.
Talton said that he was
not concerned that the state
Black Caucus was upset that
he would not join their
ranks.
“If I had joined the Caucus
it might have been seen as a
sign of separatism, and I
want to be inclusive,” he
said. “I take their response
as a part of life and hope
they understand my posi
tion.”
Talton said that he plans
on working hard on all
issues facing state govern
ment.
“I did not go up there with
the intention of changing
any particular law or getting
any particular law passed,”
he said. “I intend to have an
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open mind and be honest
and fair.”
Two of the committees
Talton asked to be assigned
to were the Children and
Youth Committee and the
Education Committee.
“I want to work to assure
the health and safety of our
children,” he said. “I also
want to work to make sure
that Houston County keeps
its place as one of the best
school systems in the state.
We need to work towards
getting better teacher’s
salaries and smaller class
room sizes.”
“I would like to see the
state continue to attract
good industry,” he said. “I
want to work to help
improve health care and
bring about tort reform. I
am for anything that will
make Georgia stronger.
“Locally, we need to work
on the road system so that
the people of Houston
County can get around bet
ter. I want to attract people
to come and live here. I want
everyone to see what a great
Willie Lee Talton
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Name: Willie Lee Talton
Age: 61. Bom in Houston County. Still lives in the
house where he was bom in Warner Robins.
Education: Associate’s degree in education, Middle
Georgia College, 1974
Work history: Warner Robins police officer, 1965; chief
investigator for Houston County’s sheriff’s department,
1973; chief deputy for sheriff’s department, 1978-pres
ent.
Family: Wife, Annie Mae; daughter, Rhodenia, and son,
Antonio; five grandchildren
Religion: Methodist
Quote: “Most people want to feel like the Republican
party is not for minorities. I can’t see where that’s true.”
place this is to live and raise
a family,” said Talton.
He said that he will be
assigned an office in Atlanta
soon and will make his tele
phone number there public.
“I will try to come home
COMMISSION
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square-foot lot size manda
tory.
The commission
endorsed the request with
a 4-1 vote. Commissioner
Paul Cosey opposed.
In other action, the com
mission:
• Approved a 5.1-foot
variance to the 30-foot
front setback requirement
to a house at 1123 Lovely
Lane. The owner, Willie F.
Colson, had requested a
15.1-foot variance to allow
for the building of a porch.
The commission consid
ered the homeowner to
have other options for
building onto this house,
which sits on a large cor
ner lot. It was noted, by
Commissioner Jim
Mehserle, that allowing a
porch too close to the
street could block lines of
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on the weekends,” he said.
“I will always be accessible
to the people. They sent me
there so they should be able
to reach me. My telephone
number is in the book just
as it always has been.”
sight for traffic. The
motion passed 4-1, with
Mehserle opposed.
• Worked with Judy
Wenger, who had applied
for a special exception to
operate a home catering
business at 1600 Tucker
Road, to withdraw her
application and reapply
after she has revised her
building plans.
• Recommended to the
City Council that 69.06
acres at Hill Road and
Chinaberry Lane be
annexed and zoned R-l.
McGlamry, who is also
developing this subdivi
sion, said the neighbor
hood will have “high-end
homes,” valued at
$300,000 or more, on large
lots with connections to
the city’s water and
sewage systems.
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