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FRIDAY May 19, 2006 | VRN I kL TR OUR Out in two M Despite their efforts, Columbus proved too tough for Perry in the AAA state baseball playoffs Wednesday in Columbus, sweeping and eliminating the Panthers two games to none. ' - Page 1B Watch your money M Perry Police are investigat ing the passing of counter feit SSO bills at local busi nesses. For the full story, see Saturday's Houston Home Journal. For a good cause M The Houston County Relay for Life will be held tonight at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, start ing ats p.m. : and continuing * e through 8 a.m. Saturday. MM The Relay _ is the major annual fund raiser of the American Cancer Society in Houston County. Thousands of luminaries will be lighted in honor of those battling the disease and in memory of those who lost the battle. Teams of walkers will stay on the track from dusk to dawn. Friday .M Issac Minter W Aimee Jones W Sam Rodgers Friday B Nancy and Sandy McLendon Having a birthday or anniver sary? Call Charlotte Perkins at 987-1823, ext. 234, or e-mail her at cperkins@evansnewspapers. com. B In Wednesday's Houston Home Journal, it was reported students at Peaft Stephens Elementary School “purchased” books dur ing the schools Reading Is Fundamental program when in fact the books were free of charge, which is what the RIF program is all about. The American Associaton of University Women earned money to buy the new books by having a used book sale at the Houston Mall back in October 2005. o R R 1 | BWEATHER ....... 3A BN ... ... AN LEESIYLE. .......8A SRS oot B OWICS ... ......588 CLASSIFIEDS .... 6B PERIODICAL 3 P/ oS Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest g«a." . Bpége g§~§§§ LS. 2 iBSP o 8 gFoti g?figi Sfee : :,m 55 T e SBz 38 = B 3 April 21, 2006 [’S ERVING HOUSTON COUNEYSSINCE TSO cij l l ZJ 4Hm vi'- tT‘n Mfi, l'fllil‘[ - LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Horsepower R T T N ST —— i , i " v x " AT —s a s " IR s, - T | il TR T i LREE 10 ! bet 4/ . &/ : o B R MG A .-_ ~,""" » 31,‘3 r : | . o ) i A =y b ~ -~ gl : ~N .. ; W Yool | 7 XY, ; “tv, el . Afi’w& 2 Vokd Pl ATy N\UVIRYT AR\ ! ¢ 4 g b i_ i | 3 3 § “'('“v ‘?v 3 g 3 “ '~y .. 0N es{4 “k g L ‘ o ORI ; : /| o B g, AT e e T ATy " » od A e B i R e A A : Agpa M 00l ‘. ” : o : » N ‘pfi‘m"’"'h‘ . - Al ee R e L L e L NN CHRAPIOtIR e TOP: Gary Mcßride, left, talks with Susie Brooks as Brooks tries out a doctor’s buggy, one of several types of buggies featured in the Big Perry Sale today and Saturday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. BOTTOM: Freeman Detweiler of Munford, Tennessee, leads out a Haflinger stallion who is trained to puli car riages. Alternative transportation on display during the Big Perry Sale R e e : RS S O R R i : e i ARVOARD 3 ik Ol | i T : - il | 3 e B i & - 4 B P . : ;L2 3 & 5 ’% ‘ : Rt ] ] A R R S P i b, ki "..va' :t o g ‘\3l% e = b e o o b i 00, s i b a 4 5 R 3 o e 4 3 A R ) £ Ak " ioo:& R R, o R 8 % A R Ford B ¢ i 9 b L S b ‘ g e s ! \ # b 2 ;‘@ o L 3 o llégs' S & e W g ';’ P } 5 R ; A Wi , . PN oo g VM 5 Li] i A RT g Sse e B s ePR AR Y R P . j B R R ey ? ' oo RR e - SRR R s g Rt o S SR B QR iy o S, il "x\“}‘(}%«fi!?\ ‘%w(u N 5f?3»‘«."~‘"“" LR R L eB D e e‘ T t SR e HHJ/Charlotte Perkins Houston recognizes county’s namesake By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer You might not know it, but there’s a good reason why Houston County isn’t pronounced like the famous city in Texas. Houston County, found ed in 1821 by a treaty with the Creek Indians, was named for John Houston, a Georgia governor who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was one of the founders of the University of Georgia. Representatives from the Georgia Historical Society, along with coun www.hhjnews.com ty leaders, gathered out side the Houston County Government Building Wednesday to dedicate a new historical marker that may give visitors a clear er picture of the county’s namesake. Houston was born in Waynesboro in 1744. According to Dr. Todd Groce, executive director of the Georgia Historical Society, Houston was the first Georgia governor who was actually born in the state. During his lifetime, Houston’s name was See HOUSTON, page 8A By CHARLOTTE PERKINS HHJ Staff Writer Worried about the high price of gas? If you’re willing to try some real horsepower instead, you can buy a team of draft horses, mules, ponies or donkeys at the Georgia National Fairgrounds today or Saturday. You can bid on a buggy, too, or a vis-a-vis, or even a surrey with a fringe on the top. Known simply as the Big Perry Sale, and held in the multi-purpose livestock building near Reaves Arena, the semi annual auction is orga nized by auctioneer Jim Rhodes. Just dropping by is like taking a trip back in time. Amish and Mennonite carriage-builders are on the scene with both new and used horse-drawn vehicles and there are also antiques and collectibles on sale, along with tack and harness equipment. While the horses and See HORSES, page 8A g 5" . B e i > A ; <.fl‘ A, 'A ,-- .' ) o : 4 4 o ) i ."F - f) g : g "LN | AR ' ..* L e ey ki "- § b '\h‘-‘ v 4 7’ L 4 . J eey & | - e:4e o i 4 )‘: T \ J ! ‘& i i HHJ/Don Moncrief WR continues to grow in Peach By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer It’s all about location. Warner Robins City Council, in its meet ing Monday, annexed and rezoned 80.5 acres along Gunn Road in Peach County. The land is adjacent to simi lar sized parcels also owned by Charles Sidney Jordan Jr. near the county line and was already zoned R-3 (7,500-foot lot size) in Peach County. The annexation and rezon ing into Warner Robins also stipulated that it be single family detached housing. It permits duplexes, multi-fam ily and zero lot line develop ments. Another rezoning request, also for R-3 and in Peach County, has been tabled by the council to let all sides work out a compromise, pos sibly R-2 (10,000-square-foot lot size). This request was for rezoning 9.38 acres along Houser’s Mill Road from R AG (residential agricultural) Four face charges for fake scripts By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer Four were jailed Tuesday for trying to pass fake prescriptions off at Eckerd’s. James Keith Kendall of 105 Chisom Court in Bonaire was arrested for obtain ing or attempting to obtain prescrip tion drugs. Three others were charged for party to the crime of obtaining or attempting to obtain prescription drugs. Two of them, Martha Christine Hyde and Randall Lewis Schofield, lived with Kendall at the aforementioned location. The fourth suspect Paul Van Dorn George is from Macon. All four remain in the Houston County Detention Center without bond. The arrest lead to a search warrant of the house, where narcotics investigators with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office found: “a stolen motorcycle, all kinds of prescription drugs and ’scripts forger ies they had been practicing,” said Sgt. Manny Quinones. The prescription drugs included hydrocodone, phentermine, Loritab and Adderol, Quinones said. A majority of the drugs seized were at the house, he added, but a search of George’s car reportedly turned up two ounces of “ice” (crystal metham phteamine) and scales, so he was also charged with trafficking in methamphet amine. Schofield was also charged with a viola tion of probation on an original charge of theft by receiving stolen property. Kendall was also charged with possession of hydrocodone and drugs to be kept in original container. Hyde, once identified, was charged with possession of hydrocodone and possession of phentermine and drugs to be kept in See DRUGS, page 8A AN EVANS FAMIzy .z\’!;”!?1,3;15:'3,!%41!{} 8'55108|000011fl4 TWO SECTIONS * 14 PAGES | g A W eit o PR R L *A ) ."v.‘v‘ y .H,}'\ fi B § :e v ™ il N L R LV o By D i : # b M *f“}@ S S o HHJ/Ray Lightner Peach County resident Larry Damron speaks out against proposed rezon ing between Houser’s Mill Road and I-75. to R-3. Several area residents spoke out with concerns over the density and traffic the new development would bring. See ZONE, page 8A { T TR 5 b U B ” T b 9 GEORGE i : P ” '.';‘&Wfi T ,“ ki ”.,nf‘d"v""‘ - L Dol KENDALL & g - f W s R i A Rl e i o e R o b HYDE {5 ks , T 6T Wt W i L i . L AT SCHOFIELD Houston County’s Brad Jackson cel ebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the Bears’ sweep of Union Grove in the GHSA Class AAAAA state tour nament Wednesday. For more, see page 18.