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TUESDAY June 6,2006 VOLUME 136, NUMBER 110 OUR FRONT PORCH ON THE MOVE Tune in Saturday ■ The HHJ Quiz does not appear in today's paper. It will resume with the correct answers from last week’s quiz in the new Lifestyle section June 10, and continue on Saturdays thereafter. INSIDE It's an honor ■ A complete list of Houston County elementary schools' honor rolls and honorable mentions. - Pages 5 A-6 A IN BRIEF Rape charge ■ A Warner Robins man has been charged with raping a 41-year-old woman Saturday morning inside his Charles Circle home. According to Karen Stokes with the Warner Robins Police Department, Johnny Lee Carter, 55, was arrested Monday morning after Warner Robins police obtained a search warrant for his home. According to Stokes, the woman was fighting with her boyfriend Saturday and walked out of their apartment. Carter invited the woman to stay with him. ‘They weren’t in a relation ship, but she had been at his house before,” Stokes said. Stokes said the two were watching TV when Carter forced himself on the woman, allegedly trying to strangle her. She was later treated at the Houston Medical Center, according to Stokes, for inju ries to her eyes and cuts on her legs. Mike George Policy discussion ■ A meeting of Informed Citizens United, a public policy issues discussion and action group, will be held at Fuddruckers at 133 Margie Drive Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Beauty awards ■ The Perry Beautification Commission has chosen the following homes for Yard of the Month for June: Clay Smith, 1208 Cater Circle and Doyal Eaves, 206 N. Hamptons Place. BIRTHDAYS Tuesday ■ Skyior Alexis Grimes ■ Malcom Davis ■ Jerry Willis DEATHS ■ Alene Brown Davis ■ Kathryn J. Gabriel 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 COOI 0 GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UN tV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 3Q5G2-QQC2 ALL FOR ADC 301 April 21, 2006 Serum; Hnisfvx Coi si x Sim e }H7O loiifffetl LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Beach Boys to play Ga. National Fair By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer Officials at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter confirmed Monday morning that The Beach Boys are slated to return to the Georgia National Fair this October. According to a news release from the fairgrounds, the concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13, inside Reaves Arena. Tickets are $25 for all reserved seats and go on sale Aug. 26. Director of Communications Michele Treptow said the fairgrounds has been working to book the band for several months. The Beach Boys last performed at the Georgia National Wrong side of the tracks *rv- * -111 * ssS/Ob * v " • 'Jy M*, ’ wry .• * ' §|§g|| -vHL % j; $ i— . “ -i-- ' ' MT -' *■ KNI <7«rv‘llarmon A Perry Volunteer Outreach truck sits on the railroad tracks near the intersection of Bear Branch Road and Ga. 247 after it turned over Tuesday. There was no further information available at presstime. See Wednesday’s Home Journal for details. Carter enjoying family after tour in Iraq with the 48th By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer After roughly a year rebuilding Iraq with the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade, Lt. Col. Scott Carter finally has time to relax. Carter spent roughly on in Iraq as the civil affairs officer for the unit, working to build support for the new Iraqi gov ernment, sending Iraqis back to work and restoring basic essential services, like clean running water. Carter helped pull together roughly sl7 million in public works projects in South Baghdad and $1.7 million in projects near Tallil Airbase southeast of the city. Carter worked to bolster support for the constitutional referendum that passed in October, and the December national elections in Iraq. He also worked with local leaders to set up polling places in the region. “War is a lot more than just combat,” Carter said. “My job was designed to build as much support as possible for the www. hhjnews. com Fair in 2001. “It’s just a fun concert,” Treptow said. “Everybody knows their songs.” Treptow said the addition of The Beach Boys to this year’s lineup of concerts will broaden the fair’s appeal. “Fairs, traditionally, and the Georgia National Fair, in particular, have always featured country music, but with this concert, it’s nice to see some thing with a broad-based appeal. “It’s good ol’ pop music.” Innovators of a distinctive beach music style and sound that inspired countless imitators, and helped local government, and to restore some of the essential services that have been lost there.” Before the October referendum, Carter said the 48th was stationed at Camp Stryker, adjacent to Baghdad International Airport, patrolling Sunni controlled areas. The brigade later moved to Tallil Airbase southeast of Baghdad near the city of Nasiriyah, a Shiite-con trolled area. “We were basically working to build up the legitimacy of the new Iraqi govern ment,” Carter said. Carter was involved in more them 100 combat patrols in Iraq, and was involved in numerous engagements, including two Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, attacks, and three small arms attacks. The public works projects Carter helped pull together included new roads, school renovations, and deem water projects. After studying industrial and systems engineering at Georgia Tech, Carter was See CARTER, page 6 A shaped the music of the 19605, The Beach Boys are recognized for such hits as “Surfin’ Safari,” “Surfer Girl,” “Little Deuce Coupe,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” and “Good Vibrations.” The band’s seminal album in 1966, Pet Sounds, is considered by many music critics to be one of the greatest albums ever made. “Pet Sounds” was ranked No. 2 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, behind Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. The band still performs an average of 150 shows every year. Mike Love, a founding member of the band, is Wind from his sails ■Bj Windsor’s Dylan Mitchell Is caught in a rundown between second and third by Northside players Sunday at Northside. The teams were taking part in final day of the HARD Ball tournament, hosted by Houston County, and running Thursday until Sunday. For more, see 18. TWO SECTIONS • 12 PAGES slated to perform with new members of the group. The Beach Boys join a lineup for this year’s fair that includes Gretchen Wilson on Oct. 7; Big & Rich with special guest star Cowboy Troy Oct. 14; and the Country Gold Tour 2006 featuring Leroy Van Dyke and the Auctioneers Oct. 15. Fairgrounds officials are still work ing to secure an act to perform on their special “Sneak-A-Peek” night Oct. 5. For more information, con tact the Reaves Arena Box Office at 987-3247, or visit www.georgia nationalfair.com. Police search for jewel thieves By MIKE GEORGE HHJ Staff Writer Police in Perry are searching for two suspects in a weekend theft at a downtown jewelry store. Capt. Bill Phelps with the Perry Police Department said investi gators are searching for a man and a woman who stole diamond rings, bead ed necklaces and an unde termined amount of unset diamonds from Overton Jewelers on Carroll Street shortly after noon Saturday. Phelps said the two suspects both worked to distract a clerk in the store, moving quickly behind the counter to steal jewelry from a dis play case. Phelps said the clerk noticed the items were missing after the two suspects had already left the store. Police have no idea where the man and the woman headed after leaving or what they were driving. According to a witness description, the man is roughly 6-foot, 240-250 pounds and was wearing a blue shirt, a hat and either black or blue jeans. The woman is roughly 5-foot-6, 140- 160 pounds, with short hair with large curls. At the time, she was wear ing a light-colored shirt and carried a large purse. Phelps said both suspects are black. Although no arrests have been made, Phelps said police are investigat ing several leads in the case. W IAWS 1 wtm Xin SPARER 50^ | Mill! | B*s 5106*0 0 0 01*" 4