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FRIDA Y May 6, 2005 Volume 135, Number 345 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest Inside TODAY Bears advance to quarterfinals For the first time in its soccer history, Houston County advanced to the quarterfi nals in soccer. B y defeating East Coweta 1-0 in the second EBY round of the state AAAAA Wednesday at Tanner, the Bears quali fied to host Lassiter Saturday at Tanner. Nels Eby gave Houston County the goal it needed when he followed his shot, got the rebound and put it back in. Sports, page 13A Mother's day also lor stepmoms Both Mama and stepmoth er Olivia are special to HHJ Columnist Ti s h Mims. / V Family&Faith, page 7A Happy BIRTHDAY! May 6 Ashley Brown Tazha Moore Josh Moore May 7 Travis D. Nigro Happy ANNIVERSARY May 6 Chris and Stephanie Henderson Area DEATHS Rose A. Staymate Irene Jones Thomason Obits, page 2A INDEX CLASSIFIED 12A COMICS 11A CROSSWORD ...11A LIFESTYLE 7A NASCAR 16A OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 4A SCHOOL NEWS . .10A SPORTS 14A TV LISTINGS .. . .11A WEATHER 2A PERIODICAL 7* Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 Serving Houston County Since 1870 If Moustm t Hrumtc |f (LLhe journal W LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville S3M earmarked for Perdue Farms Perry industry likely to receive One Georgia grant; McGlamry land sale finalized By TIMOTHY GRAHAM HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - Executive Director Morgan Law told the Houston County Development Authority members Thursday that Perdue Farms is close to receiving a One Georgia Edge grant in the amount of $3 million. Law said that only three small Chambliss: Ga. bases ready for BRAC'OS By DOUG GROSS Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - Georgia’s military installations should be well-positioned to sur vive, and even expand, after a round of government cuts set to begin this month, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Wednesday. “I think we’re going to be a beneficiary,” Chambliss, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said after speaking to the Atlanta Press Glub. “I think we’re going to be a net gain er overall.” By May 16, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will submit a list of bases that the Pentagon is recom mending for closure. In the fall, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission will consider those recom mendations and deliver its own revised list to the presi dent, who must send it on to Congress by Nov. 7. Since the commission began in the 1980 s, none of Georgia’s 13 major installa tions have been closed. This time, experts expect the state’s larger bases to be safe, but say a handful of smaller operations with few personnel and limited mis sions could be targeted. Chambliss acknowledged that some Georgia bases could be on Rumsfeld’s list this month. “We had some last time; we’re likely to have some this time,” he said. “But we’re prepared to defend them.” The Navy Supply Corps School in Athens and Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta have been targeted in past rounds of closings, but ulti mately survived. Chambliss noted that 12 of Georgia’s 13 installations - all but King’s Bay, the Navy’s largest nuclear sub marine base on the east See CHAMBLISS, page 13A Accused meth-maker headed to court By RAY UGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer PERRY - Christopher Allen Nico was indicted Tuesday on charges stemming from a January car chase and flight from local law enforce ment. His address on the indictment was 4342 Vinson Ave., Macon. The address from his April arrest by Bibb County Sheriffs Office was 608 Michelle Drive, Byron, but his present address is the Houston County Detention Facility, Perry. www.hhjnews.com hurdles stood in the way of dispens ing the money. The authority took care of one of those hurdles by pass ing a resolution stating its support of the grant. The two other hurdles were letters of support from the county and Authority Chairman Larry Snellgrove. Law reported that since Perdue Farms purchased the former Cagle’s ■■■■■: • ' iif"; i-. -—• HHJ/Mike George Perry Fire Chief Freddy Howell welcomes the faithful to the National Day of Prayer event in front of Perry City Hall on Thursday, as Rick Parker, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Perry, looks on. \ | f' f ‘ i I m ■‘■fir:', % Ygg| fl ■i. 8 •• . .r" | 4 |^H HHJ/Timothy Graham Pastor Joe Senter of the Evergreen Family Fellowship welcomed participants to the National Day of Prayer celebration at the Warner Robins City Council Chambers on Thursday. Prayers were offered for peace in Jerusalem; the nation, repentance, personal renewal and spiritual and moral awakening; the family; churches and ministry organizations; youth; schools; race relations; the impris oned and persecuted; military personnel; local, state and federal governments; and cultural and social issues. Grand jury indictments, page 6A The accused meth maker remains in the jail after being apprehended April 21 in Bibb County by the Bibb County Sheriffs Office. He was not charged during the arrest, See NICO, page 13A chicken processing plant, the com pany had invested more than $46 million in the facility and hired an additional 600 workers. Law said that 43 percent of the almost 1,900- person workforce lives in Houston County. Law also announced that the authority had finalized an agree ment to sell approximately 139 acres A time to pray PERRY - A former Macon Police officer has been indicted for allegedly notifying a suspect he was the target of a pending drug raid around New Year’s Day, 2004. Raymond Cross, 469 Mary Lou Drive, Byron, was indicted Tuesday by the Houston County Grand Jury on charges of violation of oath by a public officer and obstruction of a law enforcement ■ m all* m NICO Former Macon cop indicted ONE SECTION *l6 PAGES off U.S. 41 to Charlie McGlamry for more than $2.5 million. “This was a great investment on our part,” said Snellgrove. “This will give us some funds to work with. We will be able to purchase more land as well as have funds to operate on.” Law also said that the Macon See AUTHORITY, page 13A Chamber pushes show of support EDIMGIAFAD encouraged as symbol of solidarity By TIMOTHY GRAHAM HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - With the announcement of military installations recom mended for closure expected next week, the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce is going all out to show that the community stands squarely behind Robins Air Force Base. “In order to show our community’s continuing support for Robins Air Force Base, we are asking all Chamber members and businesses to prominently display the letters ‘EDIM GIAFAD’ throughout the week of May 9-13,” said Chamber President Frank Feild. The letters stand for the phrase “Every Day In Middle Georgia Is Armed Forces Appreciation Day.” “We need to focus our energies in a positive direc tion and take stock in who we are and where we are at,” said Feild. “It would be easy to take on a negative mental attitude in a situa tion like this. What we are trying to get across is that the sky will not fall because we will not allow it to fall. There is no need to fear the unknown. We cannot take the council of our fears. No matter what happens we will come out of it and do well.” Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is expect ed to make his recommenda tion as part of the base realignment and closure (BRAG) no later than May 16. See EDIMGIAFAD, page 13A officer. According to the indictment, on or between Dec. 30, 2003, and Jan. 5, 2004, Cross is accused of violat ing his oath as a Macon police offi cer by obstructing Macon Police, Perry Police and the Drug Task Force officers during an investiga tion by warning the target of the pending investigation. - Ray Lightner an Evans Family Newspaper 50c mm g 10 B*o q q q ]_•" 4