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WEEKEND July 23, 2005 Volume 135, Number 401 Award-Winning Better Newspaper Wje Contest In BRIEF NFL's Davis to be in WR Saturday Thomas Davis, former University of Georgia All- American and first-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers, will be at the Nextel office at 2 0 6 Russell Parkway, ■ j Warner Robins, from noon-2 p.m. He will sign autographs and meet fans. Also, Firehouse Subs and Domino’s Pizza will be on site, and there will be giveaways. Happy BIRTHDAY! July 23 Steve Greene Janie Gupton Julia Nell Shaw Teresa D. Southern Chrystanie Marlena Williams July 24 Mike George Etien Lowe July 25 Sandra Greathouse Rita Todd Hall Bobbe Smith Hickson Nelson Kristy Parrish Bobbie Parker Happy ANNIVERSARY! July 25 Frank and Betty Bellamy (Surprise your friends! Let us know when their birthday or anniversary is, and we’ll put their names in the paper that day. Just send the name and date at least a week in advance, and we’ll do the rest. E-mail to hhj@evansnewspapers.com, or mail them to us at the address inside. No phone calls, please. Many happy returns!) Area DEATHS Margaret Wynell Burns Mary Alice Catlett Obits, page 2A INDEX CLASSIFIED 5B COMICS 4B CROSSWORD ... .4B LIFESTYLE 10A OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 4A SCHOOL NEWS .. ,6A SPORTS 1B TV LISTINGS 4B WEATHER 2A PERIODICAL 1..11.11....11..11 5 Georgia Newspaper Project Main Librarv UfiiV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30502-0002 ALL FOR ADC 301 XXX xx, 2005 Serving Houston County Since 1870 If pfm* stem irlcniu' jf GLhe A)mxxxmi " LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY \ city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Convicted molester enrolled at PHS Victim’s family concerned, but administrators say they must educate all children By RAY UGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer Nicole Poss of Perry has a bunch of questions about the treatment of sex offenders in Houston County - especially the one who molested her son. Her son was 4 at the time a 16- >. Jr j* J||f e VaJ ABOVE AND BELOW: Members of the 78th Medical Group perform In-Place Patient Decontamination Capability on a dummy. The exercise prepares them to respond to those affected by chemical or biological warfare. Group trains for disaster Robins’ 78th Medical Group performs exercise to prepare for hazmat response and photos by Teresa D. Southern Under a blue tent, mem bers of the 78th Medical Group rinse the effects of chemical warfare or haz ardous waste contamination off a plastic mannequin. The group is testing new equipment for In-Place Patient Decontamination Capability (IPPDC). According to Capt. Lauren Ramsey, this new system valued between $30,000 and See EXERCISE, page 3A WRPD puts on GREAT camp By RAY UGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer The Warner Robins Police Department’s Gang Resistance, Education and Training Camp is about making a connection between students and police. “Sometimes it doesn’t look like we’re connecting, because they’re with their buddies cutting up,” said Steve Warmack, the WRPD’s GREAT officer. “But I’ve had kids come back and said they remem ber what I said.” Warmack told the sev www.hhjnews.com year-old relative molested him on May 18, 2003. “I’d like to know if the courts were required to tell the community they would put him in a public high school, if they would have done it,” Poss said. “I don’t know how many others there are in our schools.” B ft m 1 Mjr *+• jßlSfei u v .# v it** l\ p 1 ft {■}> *'*®* y "g’ffyicg .•jyßk r*7/; j^gpgiiligi; ,gs W W enth-, eighth- and ninth graders “we’re trying to make you smarter, so you know what’s out there and to stay away from it. You need to known to say no.” Warmack talked to stu dents about inhalants and club drugs, citing statistical, clinical data and personal experiences with users. He told of those who are “really nice and happy to stand there and stare at the light bar” on top of a patrol car, to having to fight repeatedly with others to handcuff them, get them in the van, out of the van and Parents may be surprised to learn that a child molester attends Perry High School. And while it’s possible that the boy may not return to Perry High this fall because of a recent arrest (for violation of the terms of his probation), the question remains whether parents should be notified at the hospital. The two-week camp included speakers from the police department, HODAC and Student Crimestoppers on the effects of drugs, gangs, and the importance of communication and good decision-making. “If you have a problem, come talk,” said Warmack. “We can’t take care of a problem if we don’t know about it.” Student Crimestoppers Executive Director Charles Hubbard told the student of the new reward program See GREAT, page 7A ' ' • '• •• . -s- ft, HHJ Ray Lightner Student Crimestoppers Executive Director Charles Hubbard interacts with students at the Warner Robins Police’s GREAT Camp. an Evans Family Newspaper 50c Hill. TWO SECTIONS • 20 PAGES about their children’s criminal classmates. “I realize I don’t want my child going to school with a convicted child molester,” Poss said. “The peo ple of Perry don’t want that either.” Houston Circuit District Attorney See MOLESTER, page 7A More roads to be paved State funding allocated for Houston road improvements By RAY UGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer Houston County will see 21 more roads repaved thanks to another LARP award. The state Department of Transportation’s Local Assistance Road Program will resurface 11.95 miles on various roads. GDOT Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl recently award ed a contract of $361,772.41 to Reeves Construction. The projected completion date for this project is Dec. 31. LARP is a resurfacing program initiated in 1978 to help local governments pre serve the integrity of their paved roads. “We are proud to assist local governments through the LARP program,” Linnenkohl said. “A well maintained road helps make our transportation system safer and more efficient.” Each year, all Georgia cities and counties submit a priority list of roads or streets in their jurisdiction that need to be resurfaced. The Georgia DOT reviews each road and street submit ted and develops a needs assessment and cost esti mate. Based on the amount of money available in LARP each year, a final list of roads is compiled and See ROADS, page 7A