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FRIDAY June 30, 2006 VOLUME 136, NUMBER 128 OUR FRONT PORCH INSIDE West coast trek ■ Fifteen members of the Warner Robins Aquanauts made a week-long trek to San Diego, Calif., to compete in a meet against 10 other teams. Check out how they did. - Page 1B IN BRIEF Closing ■ The Houston County Landfill will be closed July 4. Retirement ceremony ■ A retirement ceremony for Houston County Shenff's Department Chief Willie Talton will be held July 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Museum of Aviation-Century of Flight building. It will be catered by Sonny's Real Pit BBQ The cost is $lO. which is payable at the door. Those interested must RSVP by July 18 at 542-2085. Breakfast ■ A Republican Breakfast will be held Aug. 5 at 8:30 a.m at Sonny's BBQ The guest speaker will be Congressman Mac Collins. No res ervation is necessary. A continental breakfast will be available for $3.25. Wojohn reccognized ■ On May 1, Secretary of State Cathy Cox honored Anna Caroline Wojohn of The Westfield Schools with an Excellence in Citizenship award. Wojohn received a certificate signed by Secretary Cox and a letter from her office. For the ninth year, the Excellence in Citizenship Awards recognize high school seniors from across the state who voluntarily give of their time in the community, maintain a good scho lastic and attendance record and, through their leadership, set an exam ple for their fellow peers. Designed to distinguish outstanding young Georgians who reach out to others and share their time and talents, one graduating senior from each Georgia high school was nominated to receive the award. Of Georgia's 386 public high schools and 274 independent schools with high school-level instruction, 345 schools participated in this year’s pro gram. BIRTHDAYS Thursday ■ Wayne Nelson Today ■ Tommie Buck ■ Jackie Klein ■ G.P. Burns ANNIVERSARIES ■ Calvin and Paula Middlebrooks DEATHS ■ Msgt. Harold Stewart, USAF (Ret) ■ Franklin Grady Herring INDEX LOCAL 2 A WEATHER 3 A OPINION 4 A HEALTH 7 A SPORTS 1 B COMICS 4 B CLASSIFIEDS .... 5 B PERIODICAL Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest ssgfggc iiypF *TS ■ X 55 m A ■ n C m June 30, 2006 Si fiYisa Houston CoUSty Sinc e 1.870 Unix-stmt jHmiu' if dim .ijtrurmtl LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Houston Lake Road project finally back on track Delays push estimated delivery date 14 months late By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer “The contractor returned to work this week, and as luck would have it, it’s rained all week.” So said Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman Barry Hancock. “Weather Star bangled sounds Singer talks about concert By KIMBERLY CASSEL PRITCHETT HHJ Contributing Writer Family, fun, fireworks and great music will all be a part of the free festivities held at the McConnell-Talbert Stadium on South Davis Drive Friday night. Country music artist John Berry, who has multiple gold and platinum albums and nominations from the County Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and the Grammies, will per form with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve at the 23rd annual Independence Day Celebration. Berry, who has never per formed in Warner Robins, said, “I was thrilled when they invited me to do it .I’m excited to perform with the Air Force Band.” Berry will be perform ing several songs off his soon-to-be released album, “Those Were the Days,” which is expected to be out in September and will be available at Wal-Mart and Johnberry.com. Along with the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Berry will be perform ing with his wife, Robin, and pianist, John Hall. See BERRY, page 8A County objects to Langston annexations ByRAYUGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer The Houston County Commission voted unani mously during their meet ing against two annexa tion requests from the city Perry. Commissioner Larry Thomson, said the objection is based on the proposed land use of about 206 acres on Langston Road near Ga. 127. The property is zoned Residential-Agricultural in the county and the requests are to develop conservation subdivisions. James R, McDougald asked that 46.1 acres would be rezoned to R-2A (single fam ily residential, with 12,000 squhre foot lot minimum) in Perry. He had another request for 7.57 acres in the same area, which was approved as it would remain www. hhjnews. com permitting,” Hancock said, Houston Lake Road from Corder Road to Bear Branch Road “is now scheduled for completion by the end of the year.” That will bring the 5.2- kilometer project in on Dec. 31, 14 months past the origi nal Oct. 31, 2005 completion Singer John Barry ‘-tojr * it § W'iW r fM — Berry giving album sneak peak By KIMBERLY CASSEL PRITCHETT HHJ Contributing Writer Warner Robins will get a live sneak preview Friday night of some of country music artist John Berry’s new songs on his soon-to be released album, “Those R-AG. The other request, which was denied was for 153 acres which would be zoned Planned Use Development in Perry. According to the request it would have 360 lots with 146 at 80 by 100 or 8,000 square feet, 127 at 60 by 90 or 5,400 square feet and 87 at 70 by 90 or 6,300 square feet. The developer is Buckeye Holdings and the applicant is Jack Smith. The attorney for Jack and Clay Smith, David Moore, asked for some clarification and noted- his clients are willing to present plans to resolve the objections. He also asked for clarification. “You don’t oppose the annex ation, just the zoning?” He was told the objection was to the land use. It is See OBJECTS, page 2A date. “I know it’s been incon venient for the drivers in Houston County,” Hancock said. “I’m sorry.” The reason for the delay? Clinton Ford, the GDOT field engineer in Perry, said there are several. Ford said the origi- Were The Days,” which is due out in September. The album, according to Berry, will feature all new songs, most written by Kerry Kurt Phillips, who has scribed 43 No. 1 songs in country music. Some of Phillips’ hits include “Don’t All-Star tune-up ENI/Gary Harmon A player for the Warner Robins Recreation Department’s Senior All-Stars crosses first as a Baldwin player fields the ball Wednesday at Perkins Field in Warner Robins. The two teams were playing a Georgia Recreation and Parks Association state tune up. See 1B for more. nal contractor, Shepherd Construction out of Atlanta, has several divisions and the one out of Macon, which was supposed to do the work, was purchased by Georgia Asphalt, which will now complete the contract as a subcontractor for Shepherd, explained Ford. There were also some “issues” that had to be resolved, one of which was Take The Girl” and “Down on the Farm” by Tim McGraw; “I Don’t Need No Rocking Chair” by George Jones; and “That’s What I like about Sunday” by Craig Morgan. “He’s a great writer,” See ALBUM, page 8A \ \ f:\ ws I'will ) V/ n s/M/7-.ft 50^ Illlilllll 8 *5 5108*0 00 01"* 4 TWO SECTIONS • 14 PAGES “utilities relocatidh,” Ford said, “and extending the end location for a better tie in.” The original contract had the road ending at Ga. 127. Now it will be extended back on to Ga. 127 at Bear Brach Road through the orchard there. Ford said the next leg of the project will widen the road into Perry and includes See BACK, page 2A Roman pleads guilty By RAY LIGHTNER HHJ Staff Writer Anthony Roman pleaded guilty to several charges from two indictments on crimes committed last year. Roman, 45, of 209 Chisom Trail, Bonaire, entered guilty pleas Thursday to dis tribution of material depict ing nudity or sexual conduct (three counts), possession of marijuana (less than one ounce), possession of hydro codone, and drugs not kept in original container. The drug charges stem from the Aug. 5 search of his resi dence stemming from June 8 complaints about leaving the photos on the mirrors of two vehicles. A third photo was left on July 16. Assistant District Attorney Jeff Lasseter said one of the photos depicted a male in woman’s clothing showing his genitals. “The other pho tos were more graphic and sexual in nature,” he told the judge. Investigators from the Sheriffs office executed a search warrant on Roman’s Bonaire home on Aug. 5 and found more of the photo graphs as well as hydroco done (15 pills) and mari juana (less than one ounce). Based on the search, he was also charged with felony pos session of hyrocodone, pos session of marijuana, less than one ounce, and drugs not in original container. While out on $7,200 bond on those charges, on Sept. 30, 2005, Roman fled from a See ROMAN, page 2A