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♦ TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006
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Becky
Yeatman
of Warner
Robins
heads for
the door
with a
load of
yard signs
proclaiming
her support
of Cathy
Cox for
governor
in the
upcoming
elections.
CATHY
From page 1A
after charging the cur
rent state government with
“sweeping the problems of
everyday Georgians under
the rug.”
She also told her audience,
“I am the only candidate who
can beat Sonny Perdue.”
Her politically-charged
comments wound up a plat
form presentation in which
she emphasized a need for
the state to take the initiative
in attracting new jobs educa
tion and educating its young
people for “the 21 st century
HONOR
From page 2A
Booker, Catherine Causey,
Katie Causey, Kaley Chafin,
Chelsea Clance, Shelley Clark,
Anne Culpepper, Heather
Davis, Brittany Doyle, Stephen
Edwards, Emily Fowler,
Cassandra Gillmore, Kristin
Graham, Kristan Johnston,
Callie Kreutzer, Margaret
Leon, Fernando Loera,
Khourtnei Ogburn, William
Pool, Vanessa Rajnish, Kayla
Tennyson, Kimberly Tennyson,
Sophia Uddin, Nicholas Ursuy,
Marc Utterback, Kathryn
Vann, Jennifer Walter, Kyle
Wisniewski, Kyle Yawn
Juniors: Jordan Beatty,
Katherine Borek, Tabitha
Callaway, Samuel Carithers,
Travis Collier, Amber Conlon,
Jennifer Drain, Naqua
Gentry, Daniel Grace, Craig
Jenkins, Courtney Kitsko,
Marc Kushinka, Kayla Leffler,
Thanh Luong, Kittery Maine,
Jeffrey Nakayama, Lane Outz,
Emesqueshia Parker, Ashley
Peterman, Cayshia Piersaul,
Joseph Rimando, Robert
Schmidt, Courtney Smith,
Shannon Sulik, Kelsey Torchia,
Tina Wall, Monique Winn, Jenna
Ziesenhene
Seniors: Nia Adams,
Christopher Alford, Kelly Blair,
Sara Calhoun, Alexandra
Chukabarah, Brittany Cook,
Carrie Culpepper, Danielle
Deloach. Cassandra Delong,
Shalaine English, Kelly Fehr,
Cody Fowler, Chanel French,
Vincent Gillmore, Sametria
Glass, Charles Hall, Meagan
Harris, Christopher Hayman,
Rebecca Headrick, Sara
Hohnadel, Amber Jenkins,
Margaret Jennings, Christina
Kious, Mechela Knutson,
Sarah Laurita, Bridget
Mailley, Crystal Malone,
Windria Me Allister, Jalonda
Mosley, Latoria Nottingham.
Rachel Oliver, Lynda Pallini,
Callan Powell, Brian Rachel,
Matthew Robinson, Ryan
Silsbee, Lauren Smith,
Notice to Houston County Water System Customers in
Haynesville • Elko • Henderson
The Annual Drinking Water. Quality Report for
2005 is available at OMI, INC.
186 Woodard Road, Kathleen
For information on obtaining another copy, you may call 987-0462
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
A copy of the Annual Drinking Water Quality Report has been posted at your local post office.
The report will be available each year by July 1 st.
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economy.
Cox said that Georgia was
the 10th largest state and
should be “in the top 10 in
every category that matters.”
She spoke at length on
reducing Georgia’s high
school drop-out rate, arguing
that as many as 40 percent
who begin high school are
dropping out, and that they
“might as well be dropping
out of life” and are likely to
wind up in jail.
Her emphasis was on early
intervention, and on voca
tional training. She held up
the Newton School system,
which has a cooperative pro
gram with the local technical
college as an example. She
Michele Spearman, Alexander
Spigarelli, Christopher Tuck,
Kevin Vilandre, Tamika Walton,
Roderick Williams, Alesha
Wooldridge, Reuben Yancey
Honorable Mention
Freshmen: LaniAmbrus, Jacob
Bagley, Jack Ballard, Jessica
Bell, Hunter Blair, Victoria Clay,
Samantha Crawford, Bianca
Davenport, Katherine Esquibel,
Katelyn Farinelli, Caitlin
Gillis, Kylie Gray, Christopher
Green, Najiah Griffiths, Tiffany
Grimes, Brianne Kerr, Kaitlin
Kijawski, Jennifer Main, Sharol
Miller, Shane Patterson, Gina
Perleoni, Stephen Persson,
Christopher Pierce, Ryan
Ponsell, Alexandria Powell,
Rebecca Randles, Lechondra
Sapp, Kristina Sarmer, Brian
Shain, Bobby Simmons,
Jackson Smith, Taylor Theus,
Brenda Warner-Tarpley, Lauren
Westberg, Leah Wheeler, Lycia
Zingarelli
Sophomores: Brittany
Anthony, Jonathan Applegate,
Robert Bailey, Kaiya Callahan,
Brandyce Coes, Brandilyn
Cook, Courtney Cook, Shane
Del, Alexander Fant, Jennifer
Fingles, Caroline Hanrahan,
Alyson Hayman, Ashli Hinshaw,
Skyler Holcomb, Collin Hops,
Andrew Hull, David Jones,
Rachel Jones, Eun Lee,
Jae-Hyun Lee, Kayla Lee,
Demetrice Lyles, Mark Meagley,
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said that students there can
receive “a high school diplo
ma on Friday, a tech school
certificate on Saturday, and
start to work on Monday.”
She also proposed help for
small businesses through
establishment of health insur
ance pools.
Cox also emphasized hav
ing “big ideas” for the future
and putting an end to parti
san bickering.
“Georgia could be the
alternative fuel capital of the
world,” she said. “We just
need to change the tune and
tone of government and elect
a governor who is willing to
work for everybody and with
everybody.”
Taylor Phelps, Ryan Prior,
Logan Pyle, Carlton Robinette,
Ashanti Scott, Anna Treadway,
Kaitlin Trenam, Josephine
Valdez, Brittany Washington,
Sarah Wells, Thomas Wilhoit,
Christina Wilson
Juniors: Melissa Adams, Dayle
Ambrus, Sarah Bagwell, Andrew
Brin, Joshua Brooks, Nicole
Cirilli, Abigail Cunningham,
Aaron Durrette, Jacob Gore,
Vara Greene, Dwight Harris,
Madison Holland, Katlyn Keisler,
Marsha Leslein, Jennifer Me
Clure, Matthew Mills, Nirali
Patel, Adrianna Peterson,
Corinne Sapp, Logan Simmons,
Samantha Snipes, Caleb
Spivak, Malorie Sponseller,
Britton Sutton, Joshua Tatarka,
Robert Waller, Sean Workman
Seniors: Joseph Allen, Jessica
Applegate, Christina Brown,
Meghan Brown, Megan
Campos, Jessica Clayton,
Rebecca Eason, Alycia Ellis,
Whitney Floyd, Alaina Garrett,
Katie Gentry, Michelle Hops,
Kc Hudson, Orlando Justice,
Matthew Lyons, Joshua Mantei,
Shalundrah Martin, Kimberly
Peck, Jaclyn Pope, Drahcir
Ross, Sierrah Ross, Moneiscia
Sanders, Joni Schnable, Sarah
Sherman, Jelisa Strickland,
Julie Sturick, Ashley Thompson,
Kanecia Thompson, Maya
Uddin, Jarvis Williams,
Elizabeth Wood
LOCAL
VOTE
From page 1A
tonight is a possibility, it
will still depend on the
council’s deciding that all
issues have been fully con
sidered.
RATE
From page 1A
percent from 4.3 percent
in April as 35,397 laid
off workers filed first-time
claims for unemployment
insurance benefits in May,
up eight-tenths of one per
cent from April.
The claims were up
mostly in the service
industries, according to
the Georgia Department
of Labor
Statewide, initial claims
were up from 32,042 filed
in May 2005 for an over
Houston County , Georgia’s Feagin Mill ,
Henderson , Elko and Haynesville Systems
2005 WATER QUALITY REPORT
Your water meets state and federal regulations for safety
Last year we conducted more than 600 tests for more than 80
drinking water contaminants. We only detected 4 constituents.
This brochure is a snapshot of the quality of the water we
provided last year. Included are details about where your
water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. We are
committed to providing you with the information because
we want you to be informed. For more information about
your water call 478-747-8912 or 987-0462 and ask for Grady
Trussell
Special population advisory
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminates in
drinking water than the general population. Immuno-com
promised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ trans
plants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system
disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at
risk from infections. These people should seek advice about
drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/Center
For Disease Control guidelines on how to lessen the risk of
infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contami
nants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline
800-426-4791.
Drinking water sources
Your water comes from the Cretaceous sand aquifer. The
water is pumped from one ground water well. Wellhead
Protection Program information for Houston County wells
can be obtained from the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division, Drinking Water Program, Floyd Towers East, Suite
1362, 205 Butler St. S.E., Atlanta, GA 30334.
Public participation opportunities
Our County Commissioners meet twice a month. Regularly
scheduled meetings are the Ist and 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Additional information regarding these meetings
can be obtained by calling 542-2115. Your participation is
welcome at these meetings.
Contaminants in water
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be
expected to contain at least small amounts of some contami
nants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily in
dicate that water poses a health risk. More information about
contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by
calling the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline 800-426-4791.
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled wa
ter) include rivers, lakes streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs,
and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or
through the ground, it dissolves naturally occuring minerals,
and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of
animals or from human activity.
Contaminants that may be present in source water before we
treat it include.
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Among the items on the
agenda for the meeting
tonight are presentation
of a 20-year service pin to
City Building Official Steve
Howard, consideration of a
rezoning application from
Robert Lumpkin, who seeks
rezoning of approximately
1.77 acres on Swift Street
the-year increase of 10.5
percent.
Initial claims are consid
ered to be a leading eco
nomic indicator, because
they measure newly laid
off workers explained the
Georgia Department of
Labor.
Unemployment among
active job seekers rose by
21,093 during May, while
the number of people
employed decreased by
14,988.
Another 6,105 entered
the workforce, but were
unable to find jobs, accord
ing to the Department of
Labor.
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ELKO SYSTEM
HAYNESVILLE SYSTEM
FEAGIN MILL SYSTEM
HENDERSON SYSTEM
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
from residential to com
mercial use, discussion of
extension of services to the
Rozar Place Subdivision,
the first reading of a beer
sales application from Perry
Fuels on Marshallville
Road, and presentation of
three Yard of the Month
Beautification Awards.
The jobless rate rose
because job growth in May
did not keep pace with the
number of unemployed
workers actively seek
ing jobs according to the
Georgia Department of
Labor.
At the same time, Georgia
added only 15,600 non
farm jobs, which includes
multiple job-holders.
Most of the jobs gained
were in trade and servic
es.
There was also a slight
increase in construction
and manufacturing jobs,
according to the Georgia
Department of Labor.
Prime Rib
Seasoned to Perfection
• Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria
which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic
systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which
can he naturally-occuring or result from urban stormwater
runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharge, oil
and gas production, mining or farming.
• Pesticides & herbicides, which may come from a variety of
sources such as agriculture and residential use.
• Organic chemical contaminant, including synthetic and
volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of
industrial processes and petroleum production, and also
can come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and
septic systems.
Water quality monitoring
To ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes
regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in
water provided by public water systems. We treat our water
according to EPS's regulations. Fond and Drug Administration
regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water,
which must provide the same protection for public health
Water quality data
The table in this report lists all the drinking water contaminants
we detected during the 2005 calendar year. The presence of
these contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate
that the water poses a health risk. Unless otherwise noted, the
data presented in this table are from testing done January 1
through December 31,2005. The state requires us to monitor
for certain contaminants less than once per year because the
concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to
vary significantly from year to year.
Terms & Abbreviations
AL: Action level - the concentration of a contaminant which,
when exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that
a water system must follow.
MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal-the level of a
contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known
or expected risk to health. MCLG’s allow for a margin of
safety.
MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level - the highest level of a
contaminant that is allowed in drinking water MCL's are
set as close to the MCL’s as feasible using the best available
treatment technology.
N/A Not applicable nd: not detectable at testing limit
pCi/1: picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity)
ppm: parts per million or milligrams per liter-(corresponds to
one minute in two years)
ppb: parts per billion or micrograms per liter-(corresponds to
one minute in 2,000 years)
TT: Treatment Techmque-A required process intended to
reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
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