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TUESDAY May 30, 2006 VOLUME 136, NUMBER 105 OUR FRONT PORCH INSIDE All-county honrs ■ The HHJ sports staff names the county's best soccer players. - Page 1B IN BRIEF Man assaulted Saturday ■ Ronald Dean Fordham remains at the Medical cen ter of Central Georgia in critical condition, where he was taken Saturday morn ing because of injuries from an apparent assault. A friend found him Saturday morning in his Bell Drive home with head injuries related to an assault, according to Warner Robins Police. Police responded to Bell Drive, at 7:09 a.m., where a friend of the 48-year-old man told police he found Fordham in his bedroom with injuries related to an apparent assault. Police ask anyone with information about the assault to contact the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 929-6911 or the Patrol Division at 929-1170. - Ray Lightner Two injured in Friday wreck ■ Tamie Marie Piotrowski and a juvenile were injured Friday night in a wreck near the Piggly Wiggly on North Houston Road. They were taken to the Medical Center of Central Georgia by Houston EMS following the accident. They were passengers in a 1989 Buick Lasabre driven by Calvin Johnson of Warner Robins that reportedly pulled into the path of a 2002 GMC Envoy driven by Mary Snipes of Butler. Johnson was reportedly com ing from the Piggly Wiggly parking lot, going across North Houston Road to Houston Plaza when he pulled into the path of the Envoy. The incident remains under investigation by Warner Robins Police Department Officers Tim Pippio and David Hale and members of the Traffic Division. - Ray Lightner BIRTHDAYS Saturday ■ Michael Buck Having a birthday or anniver sary? Call Charlotte Perkins at 987-1823, ext. 234, ore-mail her at cperkins(S>evansnewspapers. com. DEATHS ■ George C. Cannon Sr. INDEX LOCAL 2 A WEATHER 3 A OPINION 4 A SPORTS 1 B COMICS 4 B CLASSIFIEDS .... 5 B PERIODICAL Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest 5 Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library UN IV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 ALL FOR ADC 301 Survinc, Houston County Singe 1870 ■ 13Sfnusi0«3#cmte If vmjp LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville County mandates water use restrictions By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer As of Friday, outdoor water usage was on the state’s odd/even outdoor water schedule. “We’re pumpin’ so much water now, we have to,” said Houston County Water System’s Grady Trussed. Trussed, OMI project manager, said the extended period with no rain and extensive outdoor watering is causing water pressure problems in areas served by county water. T’T*' — 7 — ~ r r r . i,u iM i i yw Il3| If .A Ik v <- a - Hit SI - r- V H Brhir ’’ISHBr. -.' . %. K’ If' v .yi*, Sk- . . -g /V "" ftAKV-. V submitted Staff Sergeant William “Willie” Wood, center, a combat engineer with the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade, stopped to take this picture with his family on the day he left for Iraq. Wood’s children include sons Nick, 13, and Adam, 12; and daughters Rachel, 9, and Bekah, 7. ~ f ""f*"' m irJ imuinn- 9 'M Lj -i* VJi vt . . ■ ■ ■ Staff Sergeant William “ Willie " Wood, with the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade, stands in front of an armored truck called a Buffalo in Iraq. Buffalos are used to find Improvised Explosive Devices, or lED’s along convoy routes in Iraq. Former Perryan wins major honor By CHARLOTTE PERKINS HHJ Lifestyle Editor Laura Whipple Neeld, daughter of Eleanor Whipple and the late Allen Whipple of Perry, now lives in New Jersey, but she has taken her small town values and her family’s faith and belief in community service with her. She was recently hon ored as Cape May County’s Outstanding Woman of 2006. According to the nomi nating petition, “Laura is an inspiration to those that work with her and those that are physically or emotionally suffering. She always has a A reason to fight positive word and a winning smile. This is all part of her spiritual journey.” In addition to being a top producer in real estate, Neeld is a former nurse and a breast cancer survivor who has endured chemotherapy, radiation and numerous sur geries, all the while caring for her family and striving for excellence in her job. She has thrown her ener gies into fund-raising for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Crossing the Finish Line, and other advocacy efforts for cancer victims. Here in Houston County, she organized and funded a “Think Pink” Day at the www.hhjnews.com Water is available, he said, but the rate of usage does not allow storage buildup to provide adequate water pressure. The odd/even schedule is based on days of the week, not calendar dates and does not allow any outdoor watering on Fridays. For even-num bered addresses, outdoor water use is allowed on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and for odd numbered addresses, outdoor use is permitted on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. There are additional across the board restrictions such as no out door watering any day from 4 to 10 p.m. “We added that restriction.” Trussell said, “it is not part of state regulations.” The restrictions apply to all Houston County Water System cus tomers, including those within city limits who are billed by the respec tive cities. “We’ve got about 10,000 customers in Warner Robins city limits, Trussell said, and several subdivision in Perry along Kings Chappell and Gurr roads. submitted Church Home for the Aged, where her mother now lives, providing the staff with flow ers and cake. In her professional field, she has been a member of the Million Dollar Club sev eral times and has earned Circle of Excellence awards. She received the 2004 Good Neighbor Award given by the Cape May Board of Realtors. This award was based on her community service, including her musi cal programs for the elderly in nursing homes and chil dren in special services pro grams. Her battle against cancer See AWARD, page 6A Wood finishes Iraq tour with 48th By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer William Wood and his wife, Kristie, can’t explain why their black lab, Molly, ran away from their home in Perry countless times last year. But with Kristie student teaching at Perry Middle School and Willie thousands of miles away in Iraq, they have a theory. “Molly was always Willie’s dog,” Kristie said. “I think she must submitted Laura Whipple Neeld wins honors for her community ser vice and her advocacy for breast cancer victims. \ \ H\\\S I Will )Xl \\ S/M/V^l 50^ min 8™55108 , 00001*"4 TWO SECTIONS • 12 PAGES City water customers in the three cities were already been under the odd/even restrictions. The State Department of Natural Resources adopted those standards in 2004. The county restrictions are mana datory and subject to enforcement. First-time violators will be given a warning. “Then, we’ll take it from there, up to cut off of service,” Trussell said. For more information, contact OMI Houston County Water at 987- 0462. have been out searching for him.” A staff sergeant and combat engineer with the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade, William Wood was one of the thousands of Georgia guardsmen who returned home this spring after nearly a year in Iraq. Wood was part of the Army National Guard’s 648th Engineer Battalion, spending part of his tour at Camp See WOOD, page 6A