Newspaper Page Text
THURSDAY
March 30, 2006
VOLUME 136, NUMBER 62
Award-Winning
Newspaper
2004
Better Newspaper
Contest
In BRIEF
A
Fishing at the
Fairgrounds
It’s time to reserve
a time for this sum
mer’s free fishing pro
gram at the Georgia
National Fairground and
Agricenter.
According to Michael
A. Froehlich, CFE execu
tive director, one of the
lakes at the fairground
is being stocked with
catfish by the Georgia
Department of Natural
Resources, and leaders
of children’s groups can
make reservations on a
first-come, first-served
basis, beginning April 1.
“The children’s fish
ing program, now in
its 15th year, teaches
children how to respect
sound conservation
practices, and to enjoy
a wholesome pasttime,”
Froehlich added.
The program is only
open to children up to 16
years of age, and, while
a “catch and release”
approach is encouraged
each child may take
home up to four fish.
To make reservations
or for more information,
call 988-6483.
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Zachary T. Lovorn //
Having a birthday or anniver
sary? We'll put it right here.
Call Charlotte Perkins at (472)
987-1823, ext. 234, or e-mail
cperkins@evansnewspapers. com
Area DEATHS
None reported
INDEX
BIRTHS 3A
BUSINESS 5A
CLASSIFIED 9A
CLUB NEWS 2A
COMICS 8A
CROSSWORD.... 8A
SPORTS 6A
LEGALS 1B
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS .. 2A
TV LISTINGS 8A
WEATHER 2A
PERIODICAL
tiiltriiiiiiflMiltiiiifilfliiiiltiiHiiiiiliHiitH
4
Georgia Newspaper Project
Main Library
UNIV OF GEORGIA
ATHENS GA 30602-0002
ALL FOR ADC 301
March 30, 2006
Serving Houston County Since 1870
3Jini¥M
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
' ‘f& 4 *.• * f'' * r :i" "
I ' ..... m
Vs-.JLfi- M f
’ sr T" - ■**
■ 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ’ " 1 Uary it arm on
North side and Warner Robins met on the baseball diamond Tuesday in a game that took extra
innings to decide and then when it was, ended in a unique, if not strange, way. Read more
beginning on page 6A.
Perry planners support new annexation, with caveat
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
The Perry Planning Commission
recommended approval of the
annexation of another 44 acres along
Kings Chapel Road Monday, but not
before recommending zoning that
will force the developer to build
fewer homes on the property than
he planned.
The commission supported devel
oper Keith Roughton’s request to
annex a 44.14-acre parcel along Kings
'Real live demonstration' planned at courthouse
By RAY LIGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
Kenneth Clay, founder of
People Helping Hands, said
they are “going to demon
strate the way they used to,
San Francisco style.”
Clay, founder of the “civil
rights people’s group” from
Columbus, is organizing
the protest Friday at the
Houston County Courthouse
in Perry on behalf of Stacy
Gerad Felder, 41, 159
Blackstock Road, Elko.
Felder is accused of the
armed robberies of two gas
stations in Warner Robins.
Here comes the future
An HHJ Series spotlighting the Class of 2006
Kelly Lynn Thornburg
Northside High School
Parents: Jeff and Kristine Thornburg
What would you like to be doing 10
years from now?
Ten years from now I would like to be> mar
ried and own my own pharmacy after gradu
ating from the University of Georgia with a
degree in pharmacy.
What are your favorite school sub
jects?
Chemistry
What are your interests outside of
school?
Outside of school I enjoy hanging out with
my friends, working at the Cantrell center,
and playing softball.
How would you like to see your genera
tion change the world for the better?
I would like to see my generation find a
cure for terminal diseases such as diabetes,
ivww. hhjnews. com
Looking up
Chapel Road, but recommended R-l,
single-family residential zoning for
the property. Roughton had asked
for R-3, multi-family residential
zoning, which would have allowed
the property to be subdivided into
minimum 9,000 square foot lots.
The R-l zoning requires larger lots,
a minimum of 15,000 square feet.
Roughton told the commission he
felt singled out by their decision.
Roughton told commissioners he
was willing to accept R-2 zoning
incidents
occurred on ||
Jan. 24 and
were being Ifni
investigated
as related V jjjMr *
cases by HHI
Warner FELDER
Robins
police. In
both incidents, the suspect
robbed convenience store
clerks at gunpoint, received
an undisclosed amount of
cash, fled the businesses
on foot, and wore a dark
cancer and AIDS.
Name two important role models in
your life. These can be people you know
at home, in the community or at school,
or famous people you admire.
My mom and dad are my role models because
they have always been there for me and have
taught me to be the person I am today.
Favorites:
Your favorite leisure activity: Hanging
out with my friends
Your favorite food: Pizza
Your favorite book: “The Great Gatsby”
Your favorite kind of music: Any kind of
music (rap, pop, country - it’s all good!)
Your favorite television show (or chan
nel): The OC and One Tree Hill
Your favorite car (if money were no
object): Lexus SUV
Your personal motto, or a favorite
Bible verse or line from a song that sums
up an important value for you:
“You can do all things through Christ who
strengthens you.”
for the property, but commissioners
chose the larger R-l zoning based
on the suggestions of the city’s plan
ning department. Perry Community
Planner Mike Beecham said the sur
rounding properties are being devel
oped with larger lots, and recom
mended R-l zoning in his report.
Commissioner Willie King
motioned to approve the annexa
tion with R-2 zoning, but his motion
failed due to the lack of a second.
King later voted against the annexa-
hooded sweatshirt No inju
ries were reported in either
incident.
Police reviewed the video
surveillance of the first inci
dent and on Jan. 25 were
conducting surveillance in
the area of the two robber
ies in an attempt to iden
tify a suspect when Felder
was arrested in the area
of Moody Road and Davis
Drive for obstruction of offi
cers.
Clay claims Felder’s civil
rights are being violated
because he pleaded the
Fifth Amendment when
False bomb threat
evacuates Perdue
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
About 200 employees evacu
ated the Perdue Farms poultry
processing plant near Perry
Tuesday night after a bomb
threat was called in to the
Bibb County 911 center.
According to Capt. Robert
Clark with the Houston
County Sheriffs Department,
the bomb threat was made
around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, and
the plant, located along the
Ga. 247 spur, was evacuated
minutes later.
After arriving on the scene,
Clark said authorities made
contact with an employee who
said he saw a suspicious black
duffle bag inside or in a hall
way just outside the plant’s
break area. But according to
Sgt. Charlene Giles, the pack
age was never located and
could have simply been some
one’s lunch.
“When the call came in, they
were told that a bomb was
going to go off in ten min
utes,” Giles said. “By the time
authorities got there, that
obviously had not happened.”
Deputies from the Houston
County Sheriffs Department
responded to the scene, as
well as representatives from
Houston County Emergency
Management, the Houston
County Fire Department,
police arrested him as a sus
pect in the robberies. He
also claims police and the
assistant district attorney
are “trying to scheme to
frame Mr. Felder” and calls
it “symbolic of a modern
day lynching of one of our
African American men.”
Felder was indicted on
March 21 on two counts
of armed robbery for on or
about Dec. 20, 2005, with
intent to commit theft, take
an undetermined amount of
cash, the property of Andy’s
Food Mart from or in the
immediate presence of the
- N , i
an Evans Family/MEmsmtiKß'
50^
lllllipill!
8 ”"55108*00001*" 4
TWO SECTIONS • 20 PAGES
the Middle Georgia Regional
Hazardous Materials Team,
and the regional Georgia
Search and Rescue (GSAR)
Team. Both the Perry Police
Department and the Georgia
State Patrol handled traffic
control during the incident,
she said. According to Giles,
the bomb threat was still
being investigated during a
shift change. According to
Houston County Emergency
Management Director Jimmy
Williams, the building was
evacuated for at least two
hours. Both a Georgia Bureau
of Investigation bomb squad
and later Perdue employees
searched the plant for any
thing suspicious.
According to Giles, the
bomb threat against Perdue
Farms was one of several
threats called into the Bibb
County 911 center that eve
ning. Representatives from
the Bibb County Sheriff’s
Department could not be
reached for comment by press
time Wednesday.
Williams said no arrests have
been made stemming from the
Perdue Farms threat.
Joe Forsthoffer, spokes
person for the Salisbury,
Maryland-based company said
the building was immediately
evacuated and later searched,
per company polity.
tion.
Bennie Collier, who said he once
owned the property, spoke out
against the annexation Monday, cit
ing concerns over traffic and storm
water runoff in the area.
The Perry City Council is expected
to take a first look at the annexation
in April.
Also during Monday’s meeting,
the commission finalized their
plans to amend the Perry Land
See PERRY P&Z, page 10A
clerk by use of a firearm;
and for on or about Jan.
24, with intent to commit
theft, take an undetermined
amount of cash, and lot
tery tickets, the property
of Petro Station, from or in
the immediate presence of
the clerk by use of a fire
arm.
He was also indicted on
two counts of possession of
a firearm during a crime for
each incident, for unlaw
fully possessing or having
within arm’s reach a fire
arm during the commission
See PROTEST, page 10A