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TUESDAY
April W, 2005
Volume 135, Number 327
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Parrish marks
10th anniversary
A local construction
company that helped
build new classrooms for
Houston County schools
celebrated its tenth
anniversary Friday in
Perry.
Local business and
community leaders were
invited to the Parrish
Construction Group’s
offices on Industrial Park
Drive Friday afternoon
for a luncheon to cele
brate.
Business, page 6A
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Geraldine Carlton
Linda Gullick
Chris Kinnas 111
Robert Kinnas
Jean Lasseter
Donna Lovejoy
Shawnah Nelson
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Many happy returns!)
Area DEATHS
Stacy Dewayne Kinslow
Lillian F. Lukemire
Charles Melvin Pierce
Vera Spires
Obits, page 2A
INDEX
BUSINESS 6A
CLASSIFIED 8A
COMICS 7 A
CROSSWORD .. . .7A
OBITUARIES 2A
OPINION 4A
SPORTS 9A
TV LISTINGS 7A
WEATHER 2A
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Perdue signs victims' restitution bill
The Associated Press
ATLANTA - Saying the legal sys
tem should be more attentive to vic
tims’ rights, Gov. Sonny Perdue
signed legislation Monday giving
judges more authority to order those
convicted of crimes to make restitu
tion.
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for charity
Second annual canine event
attracts area animal lovers
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - One Warner
Robins chiropractor refus
es to sugarcoat his opinions
on the cramped conditions
at Houston County’s ani
mal shelters.
“The shelters here in
Houston County are just
pathetic,” said Dr. J.C.
Smith. “It’s not the people
who work there’s fault.
They’re cramped and over
crowded.”
For 15 years, Smith has
been raising money to do
something about it.
Animal lovers from
across Houston County
Drug trafficker
gets 20 years
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - Adam Deane
Keays, 29, of Rex, entered a
guilty plea late last week to
trafficking in marijuana.
Judge Ed Lukemire sen
tenced Keays to serve 20
years, six in prison, and
was ordered to pay about
$175,000 in fines and fees.
Upon release, Keays will be
on parole and/or probation,
and is banished from
Houston and contiguous
counties for the duration of
his 20-year sentence,
explained Assistant
District Attorney Erika
Johnson.
“This sentence shows
that the Houston County
Sheriffs Department and
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l/.S. Rep. Jim Marshall speaks at Warner Robins High School, where a Fallen Hero
Dedication was held for Spc. Greg Goodrich, who was the first Middle Georgian killed
in operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq. He was a 1985 graduate of Warner Robins High
School. In the foreground is a portrait of Goodrich and medals he received.
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Among other things, the measure
requires judges to consider victim
impact statements before imposing
sentences, requires restitution even
if a defendant is also sentenced to
prison for the crime and allows
judges to order restitution to busi
nesses as well as to individuals.
brought their dogs to
Rozar Park in Perry
Sunday for the second
annual “Dawg Jawg” - a
day of races, obstacle
courses and dog competi
tions. A variety of dogs of
all shapes and sizes were
on hand for Sunday’s
event, which raised close to
$5,000 for the Perry
Animal Shelter.
Smith has been organiz
ing a similar event in
Warner Robins for more
than a decade, but was sur
prised by the Perry event’s
rapid success.
“We’ve already raised
See JAWG, page 3A
the District Attorney’s
Office have an ongoing
commitment to catching
and punishing drug deal
ers, whether they manufac
ture and sell locally, or just
use our roadways to trans
port their illegal product,”
Johnson said.
Keays was stopped Oct.
21, 2004, for improper lane
change at mile marker 131
of Interstate 75.
Houston County
Sheriffs Department drug
dog Bandit alerted to the
vehicle for an illegal sub
stance and the Interstate
Crime Enforcement
deputies searched the
rental car, and found
approximately 22 pounds
of marijuana.
See KEAYS, page 12A
If the offender is a juvenile, the
law also allows a judge to hold par
ents responsible for restitution if he
finds they knew or should have
known their child had a propensity
for criminal actions.
“The restitution principle should
be much more than an ideal we
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Susie Snyder brought the “Thing," which combines a trampoline and bungee jumping,
from Indiana for the festival.
Local hero
remembered
Spc. Greg Goodrich, killed in
Iraq, memorialized at WRHS
Story and photos by
Teresa D. Southern
WARNER ROBINS - A
sunny April Saturday, and
the entrance of Warner
Robins High School was
filled with those remember
ing a slain 1985 graduate.
One year ago Saturday,
Spc. Greg Goodrich was
killed in Iraq supporting
Operation Enduring
Freedom. He was a member
of the Illinois-based 724th
Army Transportation
Company Reserve Unit.
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rarely meet,” Perdue said in a pre
pared statement. “It should be a
reality that we routinely enforce for
the benefit of crime victims in
Georgia.”
Perdue signed the measure on the
steps of the Douglas County
Courthouse. It takes effect July 1.
On the first anniversary of
his death, classmates, com
munity members, family
and students held a remem
brance ceremony for
Goodrich, who was the first
Middle Georgian killed in
Iraq.
Goodrich was well remem
bered by his classmates who
gathered at their alma
mater to host a Fallen Hero
dedication. His classmates
Sherri Surratt-Alderson and
Bruce Wilson shared their
memories about Goodrich.
His college mentor, Mary
See GOODRICH, page 12A