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TUESDAY July 5, 2005 Volume 135, Number 387 Award-Winning Newspaper 2005 Better Newspaper Contest In BRIEF Women snatch purse in WR Authorities are looking for two women who reportedly stole a purse from a woman around 6 p.m. Sunday at Wal-Mart, 2720 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. The victim told Warner Robins police officers that two women had taken her purse from her shopping cart while her back was turned. She said she fol lowed the suspects to the parking lot, demanding they return her purse. The women left the parking lot traveling towards Watson Boulevard in a silver vehi cle, possibly a Mercury Marquis or Ford Crown Victoria, with an Auto Auction drive-out tag. The victim’s purse was recovered from the road side on Houston Avenue in Macon. An unknown amount of cash was miss ing, along with the vic tim’s credit cards. The women are described as being black, approximately 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 in height, slender build, one with short black hair and the other with braided hair. Anyone with informa tion regarding this inci dent is asked to contact Detective Shane Mann with the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (478) 929- 6911. - From staff reports Happy BIRTHDAY! Shabari Lynda Boland Byrd Clyde Crowe Maya Lightner David Overton Doug Parrish Area DEATHS Frances H. Matta Obits, page 2A INDEX BUSINESS 7 A CLASSIFIED 11A COMICS 10A CROSSWORD ...10A OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 4A POLICE BEAT ... .6A SPORTS 12A TV LISTINGS ... .10A WEATHER 2A V I?*RPPU?AL Georgia Newspaper Project ton Library INIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30802-OXI2 -DIGIT 306 July 5, 2005 Serving Houston County Since 1870 (7!FC\ <^f i JCtrustot (Era .jjmxrttal ™ LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville 21 CP reports on BRAC hearing, visit By TERESA D. SOUTHERN HHJ Staff Writer The Base Realignment and Closure process is not over, and the 21st Century Partnership is remain ing vigilant every step of the way. The base support group was in attendance at a BRAC Regional hearing in Atlanta last week. The hearing was held for bases affected by the recommendation issued in May by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Locals prepare care packages American Legion post, auxiliary accepting money, supplies for more shipments By TIMOTHY GRAHAM HHJ Staff Writer A group of Warner Robins residents got together on Saturday and gave up a part of their July 4 holiday week end in order to help make life easier for some of our troops in Afghanistan. Members of American Legion Post 172 and its Ladies Auxiliary Unit gath ered to put together seven personal care packages to send to the troops. “We are going to start out by sending seven packages today, and in another month or so we will send more depending on the money and supplies we get,” said Ladies Auxiliary President Dottie Scarbary. The post is looking for donations or money or sup plies to send to the troops. Any money donated will be used to purchase supplies. The post, located off Watson See LEGION, page 3A One arrested so far in kidnapping By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer James Malloy Bohannon, 24, 360 Roger Drive, Byron, was arrested Thursday for a kidnap Rain cuts July 4 concert short ByRAYUGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer While the Fourth of July holiday and celebrations stretched out over the long weekend, Friday night’s concert at McConnell- Talbert Stadium was com pressed into about 90 min utes because of rain. Those in attendance for the 22nd annual Independence Day Celebration in Warner Robins got a • little bit of almost everything, includ ing a fly-over by two fighter jets to conclude the national anthem. There were abbreviated sets from the Houston County Honor Band, the Band of the Air Force Reserve and headliner, soap star and Warner Robins High graduate Bobbie Eakes. Sebie Lacey of Stillwater did not perform. Eakes, a 1979 WRHS graduate performed with www.hhjnews.com BRAC is a federal process to iden tify military installations for closure or workforce changes. In the process, the commission will evalu ate the Pentagon’s plan for closing and realigning domestic military installations, including Robins Air Force Base, Georgia’s largest employer and largest industrial complex. A handful of Georgia’s 13 military installations are among those rec ommended for closure: .iV a, f * / *'%-■ ''mM&aS %l jJ T?aiK|§|%v'. $$ IP ? ,r \ l ™ jyi j| : (ft * m 1 K 'iSSL m Ate m' " t" H W g>■ ' J Jp g _ HHJ/Timothy Graham Members of the American Legion Post 172 in Warner Robins got together Saturday to make personal care packages for American troops in Afghanistan. From left are Joe Miller, Dave Winward, Dottie Scarbary, Karin Winward, Dave Eich and John Gallagher. ping earlier that day. Houston County Sheriffs Sgt. Dave Carrick said Bohannon is one of three suspected in the kidnapping. The others have HHJ/Aaron Martens An Independence Day fire works display followed the musical performances Friday night at McConnell- Talbert Stadium. the Band of the Air Force Reserve, with standards and rocking “Krystal songs,” Eakes said, referring to her character “Krystal Carey” on “All My Children.” Eakes has a new album, “Something Beautiful” with covers and a couple of origi nal songs. She was on See CONCERT, page SA Fort Gillem in Forest Park and Fort McPherson in Atlanta, the Naval Air Station in Atlanta, the Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Columbus, the Inspector/Instructor Facility in Rome and the Peachtree Leases Facility in Atlanta. Also in that announcement, Robins was to gain a Marine Corps helicopter mission from the Naval Air Station in Atlanta. not been identified, Carrick said. The victim, a 35-year-old Warner Robins man, reportedly told deputies and Robins Air Ik* Hiki m d, jr ■i" jayfife J|| M I .Jr ||K«V jm lC§ '** |ff Jim HHJ/Ray Lightner Bobbie Eakes performs Friday at McConnell-Talbert Stadium with the Band of the Air Force Reserve. ONE SECTION • 14 PAGES Ron Carbon, director of the 21st Century Partnership, said there was little talk in the hearing about Robins Air Force Base, with the exception of the helicopter mission. He said those defending NAS Atlanta’s existence argued that the recruiting capabilities in Atlanta were stronger than those in Warner Robins. Carbon said the partnership is gathering data that shows Middle See 21CP, page 3A Force Base security he was kid napped from the Super 8 Motel in Perry around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. He reportedly said See KIDNAPPING, page 3A an Evans Family Newspaper 500 mm. > | *■# f wk BOHANNON