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TUESDAY
May 31, 2005
Volume 135, Number 362
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1,400 graduate
from public schools
“Pomp and
Circumstance” times five
was heard at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds this
weekend as graduation
ceremonies were held for
Houston County’s public
high schools.
Students shouted, par
ents cried, pictures were
made and hugs were
given as Superintendent
Danny Carpenter con
ferred over 1,400 diplo
mas.
Local, pages SA-6A
Note: Coverage of
Westfield’s graduation
will follow later this week.
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Kaydee Crouch
Susan Jackson
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Area DEATHS
Linda L. Blachly
Capt. Richard B. Fuchs
Vallie Mae Heard
Robert “Bob” Kelley
Daisy Marie Steed
Carol B. Whitehead
Obits, page 5A
INDEX
BUSINESS 7 A
CLASSIFIED .11A
COMICS 10A
CROSSWORD ...10A
OBITUARIES 5A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS . .5A.6A
SPORTS 12A
TV LISTINGS . . . .10A
WEATHER 2A
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Vision 2020 committee mulls pros and cons of countywide planning, zoning body
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
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Houston County Vision 2020 com
mittee is looking at establishing an
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The Middle Georgia Honor Guard Firing Squad salutes the war dead during Monday’s Memorial Day observance
at Magnolia Park in Warner Robins.
Remembering our war dead
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
and MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writers
“All Gave Much, Some Gave All.”
Those words carved on the
Veterans’ Memorial at Magnolia Park
made the unspoken theme for
Monday’s Memorial Day observance
in Warner Robins.
The ceremony began with the
Northside High School Air Force
Junior ROTC Color Guard presenting
the colors. Representatives of the var
ious veterans’ organizations laid
wreaths at the memorial before the
Rev. Albert Marshall spoke for the
absent Mayor Donald Walker.
“I am glad you are here to remem
ber the pain you have gone through
and the pain others will go through in
the future,” said Marshall. “We
remember the events of 9/11 and the
pain that happened there.
“There are faces we have not seen
and voices we have not heard that we
should remember today. Let us never
forget to always remember those who
have lost loved ones through war or
attrition. Let us love as long as there
is life in our body and the only way
you can do that is to help the living.”
The Middle Georgia Honor Guard
Firing Squad saluted the fallen, and
blew taps to end the ceremony.
In Perry, veterans and their families
also gathered at Perry Memorial
Gardens in a solemn expression of
gratitude to those who paid the ulti
mate price for America’s freedom.
While some saluted the flag, other vet
erans slowly removed their caps and
held them to their chest, quietly
remembering those they’ve lost.
“Let us remember the great sacri-
'American Idol'
finalist visits WR
DeGarmo among several
performers at benefit concert
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS -
Seven-year-old Bethany
Montjoy sat quietly at an
autograph table on the sec
ond floor of the Warner
Robins Civic Center Friday
afternoon, waiting for a
chance to meet “American
Idol” finalist Diana
DeGarmo.
Volunteers and band
members who passed by
joked that Bethany was
ready to sign autographs
herself - and she quickly
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umbrella planning and zoning board
for all four municipal governments
in the county.
Perry City Manager Lee Gilmour
presented the concept to the com
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Chief Master Sgt. Lelan Callan places flags at the graves of veterans at
Perry Memorial Gardens Sunday morning. Callan said that the flags have
been posted for the last five years to celebrate the holiday, which honors
the war dead.
flee they made for us,” said the Rev.
Rick Parker, pastor of First Baptist
Church in Perry, “so that we can enjoy
picked up a nearby pen to
wait for her adoring public.
Montjoy was one of sever
al young fans who stood in
line to meet DeGarmo, who
performed at a memorial
concert at the civic center
Friday to benefit the 1033
Foundation, a local non
profit group raising money
to build a POW/MIA memo
rial at the Museum of
Aviation.
Bethany’s father, Senior
Airman Timothy Montjoy -
who has spent two years at
See CONCERT, page 3A
mittee, laying out both the pros and
cons of the concept.
“The main issue we would need to
address would be the definition of
land use,” said Gilmour. “We would
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Former “American Idol” finalist Diana DeGarmo signs an autograph for Bethany
Montjoy, 7, before the POW/MIA memorial concert Friday at the Warner Robins Civic
Center. DeGarmo donated all the proceeds from her autograph sales to the 1033
Foundation, a nonprofit group working to build a memorial at the Museum of Aviation
in Warner Robins.
the scent of the cookout or the smell
of fresh-cut grass.”
See MEMORIAL, page 3A
have to have a common definition of
what R-l means in all four jurisdic
tions, for example.
“For most of the people of
See VISION 2020, page 2A
Housing
permits
decline
ByRAYUGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS -
Permits for new single-fami
ly homes are down from last
month.
For Warner Robins,
Centerville, Perry and unin
corporated Houston County
combined, there were 24
fewer single-family dwelling
permits issued in April than
the 156 in March. While per
mits remained the same in
the cities, the decline came
in unincorporated Houston
County, with a drop to 33 in
April from the 57 issued in
March.
The 133 permits issued in
April are also below the 150
issued in April 2004. The 33
permits in unincorporated
areas in April is also down
from the 49 issued in April
2004.
Average values of the
homes permitted went up
from $140,425 in March to
$143,957 in April. It is also
up from April 2004’s aver
age of $121,394.
Not only were permits
down, but in unincorporat
ed Houston County, the
average value of the new
homes was down from
March’s $185,170 at
$174,717 for April. The
average value of the 33
homes, however, is up from
the $164,144 in April 2004.
Year to date, 166 homes
with a total value of
$30,136,090 have been per
mitted in unincorporated
Houston County.
Permits in the city of
Perry remained the same at
18 for April and March, but
were up from the seven
issued in April 2004. The
average value of the new
homes permitted dropped to
See PERMITS, page 2A
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