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FRIDAY
May 27, 2005
Volume 135, Number 359
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WARNER ROBINS -
It isn’t enough for
Jennifer Fingles that she
plays soccer, but the 14-
year-old rising sophomore
at Warner Robins also
officiates the sport.
Sports, page 11A
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Chuck Ramsdale
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(Trey)
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Area DEATH
Mattie Pearl Lowe
Obit, page 2A
INDEX
CLASSIFIED 10A
COMICS 8A
CROSSWORD ... .8A
FAMILY&FAITH . .14A
HEALTH 9A
OBITUARY 2A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS .. ,7A
SPORTS 11A
TV LISTINGS 8A
WEATHER 2A
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
Vision 2020 passes animal control proposal
Measure headed to local governments for approval; includes provisions for variances
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - The pro
posed animal control ordinance was
passed by Vision 2020 on Wednesday
with more of a whimper than a
bang.
The issue, which has virtually
held the committee hostage for the
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(From left) Master Sgt Michael Stanton, Master Sgt. Kim Harper, and Master Sgt. Robert Tavalero stand at atten
tion after receiving Bronze Star Medals for exceptionally meritorious service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Three receive Bronze Star
78th Logistics Readiness Squadron members honored for support to Army
By TERESA D. SOUTHERN
HHJ Staff Writer
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE - Gen.
Gregory S. Martin, commander of
Headquarters Air Force Material
Command presented Bronze Star
medals to three members of the 78th
Logistics Readiness Squadron.
Gladue gets 10 years
Collings must approve sentence before it becomes final
By RAY UCHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
MACON - As part of his
plea agreement, defense and
prosecution agreed Staff
Sgt. Matthew Wray Gladue
would get 10 years in prison
- and that is what he
received late Wednesday at
the close of his court martial
trial.
In closing arguments,
defense attorney Robert
Bergman asked that Gladue
receive a sentence of 2-3
years - possibly in a psychi
atric hospital - with credit
for time served. Bergman
School system explains SPLOST need
Administrators: Exploding growth creates demand for new schools, additions
By TERESA D. SOUTHERN
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - Houston
County School Superintendent
Danny Carpenter and staff want
Houston County voters to know just
how important the Sept. 20 referen
dum for a Special Purpose Local
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past six months, was taken care of
in about two minutes, with no dis
cussion allowed from the floor.
“It is the feeling of everyone here
that we have had the input we need
from all sources and we need to go
ahead and make a decision,” said
Vision 2020 Chair (and Perry
Mayor) Jim Worrall.
Master Sgt. Michael S. Stanton,
Master Sgt. Kim Harper and Master
Sgt. Robert Tavalero - who were
assigned to Detachment 1058, 732nd
Expeditionary Logistics Readiness
Squadron - received the honor for
exceptionally meritorious service in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
blamed Gladue’s 2-3 weeks
in Iraq and subsequent post
traumatic stress disorder for
the “unfortunate series of
events that occurred,” to
which his client pleaded
guilty.
The “unfortunate series of
events” included threaten
ing his supervisors, bring a
gun on base and while in jail
on these charges, plotting to
kill the witness in the first
case, and hiring a hit man to
do it.
Bergman asked, “would
he even have been given the
opportunity to do that if he
Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will be.
The board is asking for “a contin
uation” of its current SPLOST,
which will end in 2007. The pro
posed SPLOST would begin in 2007
and last until 2012.
Carpenter, along with Dave
McMahan, director of facilities and
County Commission Chair Ned
Sanders agreed.
“We have listened to all the con
cerns expressed at all of the various
meetings, and revisions have been
made to address those issues.”
The proposed ordinance was
passed unanimously.
The ordinance will now go to the
“These men have distinguished
themselves,” Martin said. “As airmen,
they have gone beyond the duty of
their jobs and were in harm’s way, but
doing missions and tasks of the Army.
They found themselves heavily
engaged and doing it to assist another
See STAR, page 3A
was in a psychiatric hospi
tal?”
Bergman pointed to
Gladue’s service record and
the sanity board hearings,
Bergman noted the diagno
sis of post-traumatic stress
disorder and recommenda
tion for hospitalization.
Defense witnesses includ
ed Karen Gladue, mother of
accused, who said her son
had changed; and Darrell
Jordan, a licensed social
worker, who interviewed the
accused for about three
hours and diagnosed him
See GLADUE, page 3A
Stephen Thublin, assistant superin
tendent of finance and business
operations, stressed how much and
how far the one-cent sales tax can
take and has already taken educa
tion facilities in the county.
Carpenter said he is spreading the
word by showing the community
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Maj. LaChandra Richardson explains what happens next
in the Gladue trial following his court martial Wednesday
at the U.S. Courthouse in Macon. Richardson is legal
counsel to Warner Robins Air Logistics Command.
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Houston County Board of
Commissioners and the city councils
of Perry, Centerville and Warner
Robins for approval.
The proposed ordinance still con
tains the limit of three cats and
three dogs, which has angered so
many pet lovers.
See CONTROL, page 3A
Church
building
to be
razed
Contractor to
demolish
Central Baptist
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - The
Hospital Authority of
Houston County approved a
bid to demolish the Central
Baptist Church building
adjacent to the Houston
Medical Center on Watson
Boulevard.
In Wednesday’s meeting,
the authority awarded the
demolition bid to National
Environmental Audit
Services Inc. of Atlanta,
which submitted a low bid of
$248,027 to do the job. The
companies bidding for the
job had to have experience
in the removal of hazardous
materials since traces of
asbestos were discovered in
the church building.
Houston Medical Center
Administrator Art Christie
See CHURCH, page 5A
data that predicts tremendous
growth in the county. Such growth
creates the need for new school facil
ities, and the renovation of existing
ones.
The Houston County School sys
tem needs two new elementary
See BOE, page 5A