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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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HH.J Charlotte Perkin.
Gary Black, Republican candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, was in Perry
Thursday. Black is on a statewide tour, and had lunch with his supporters at My Sister’s
Case. From left, Jody Strickland of Perry, Black, Jessica Wood of Perry, Jake Redmond
and Bill Corbett, both of Warner Robins.
Republicans plan busy summer
From staff reports
Judy Goddard, chairwom
an of the Houston County
Republican Party announces
the following events for this
summer. To stay up to date
on party events and infor
mation, visit houstoncoun
tygop.com.
•Republican Breakfast,
8:30 a.m., July 8, Sonny’s
Barbecue, 811 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins.
Guest speaker will be Brent
Brown Candidate for Labor
Commissioner. Continental
breakfast available for $3.25.
No reservations necessary
•State Representative
Willie Talton invites the
public to attend a ceremony
on the occasion of his retire
ment from the Houston
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what we could, at this
point, we talked about it
being accidental,” Hall said.
“Dr. Whitaker (who per
formed the autopsy) and
said there was a possibility
it was accidental.”
Burke said Whitaker con
cluded the victim was shot
from a distance of more than
three feet and was rising
upward. “It caused a severe
amount of injury to her,”
Burke said.
Burke also noted that
during statements Pannell
made to police at the hospi
tal, his story changed from
“it was an accident” to “it’s
my fault.”
Burke and Hall noted
Pannell’s mental condition.
He was previously treated
for depression and has been
medicated with Haldol while
in jail.
Hall noted there is a his
tory of bi-polar and schizo
phrenia in his family, and
he’d be treated for depres
sion, with medication in
Washington, D.C.
Pannell was also wearing
a yellow jumpsuit, which a
jailer explained, “in his case,
means an extra watch, in
case he might harm him
self.”
Both families are from
the Washington, D.C., area.
Burke said the victim’s fam
ily was told, “it may move
quickly,” but could not be
here until next week. He
offered to delay sentencing ,
for the victim’s impact state
ments, which Hall declined.
Pannell’s mother and step
father, Mr. and Mrs. Skelton,
had a few minutes with him
before he entered the court
room before entering the
guilty plea. On his way out,
he said, “I love you Ma.”
She answered, “I love you
son,” then asked, apparently
in shock, “what just hap
pened?”
Pannell was arrested at
the hospital, on June 23,
where he took Darlington
after the shooting at their
Ignico Drive apartment.
Darlington, 21, died while en
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The event will be catered by
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•Early voting begins July
10-14 prior to July 18 prima
ry. No reason is required to
vote early. Early voting
held at the County Annex
on Carl Vinson Parkway or
at the Board of Elections
in the County Government
Building (old courthouse) in
downtown Perry. Absentee
ballots are also available.
• Governor Sonny Perdue’s
Primary Party will be held
July 18 at the Westin Hotel,
route to the Medical Center
of Central Georgia from
Houston Medical Center.
Burke said the murder
occurred “during some sort
of altercation, the basis of
which is known only to the
defendant.
“He shot Miss Darlington,”
Burke said. “It was a single
shot to the forehead.
She suffered some abra
sions, bruising and bumps
on the head prior to being
shot by the defendant. She
would have had a black eye,
had she survived,” he said.
“Mr. Pannell’s acceptance
of responsibility this quickly
is unusual, but it does not
diminish his horrible act,”
Burke added. “Selicia was,
by all accounts, a wonderful
young lady with a promising
career and life. Pannell’s act
was purposeful and deadly.
Pannell’s vicious act snuffed
out her young life, for which
he will pay the price for the
remainder of his life.”
Pannell had been on a
domestic violence report on
May 24 in Bibb County. In
that incident the defendant
slapped the victim, which
was witnessed by securi-
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•Monthly Republican
Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.,
Aug. 5, at Sonny’s Real
Pit Barbecue, 811 Russell
Pakway, Warner Robins.
Guest speaker is former
Congressman Mac Collins,
candidate for District 8, U.S.
House of Representatives.
Continental Breakfast
Available $3.25
No reservation necessary.
•Governor Sonny
Perdue’s Annual Fish Fry,
Aug. 5, Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter.
ty guards at Macon Tech,
Burke said. “He was arrest
ed and charged with terror
ist threats and acts but was
released on the condition of
no contact with her.”
Burke noted Pannell is
also facing gun trafficking
charges in federal court and
was on a pre-trial release
from United States District
Court in Macon at the time
of the murder. “Those charg
es are still in place,” Burke
said.
Burke also congratulated
Det. Meredith Edwards and
her colleagues at the Warner
Robins Police Department
“for an incredibly thorough
and comprehensive investi
gation.
There was no doubt in the
minds of those investigating
this murder that this was
no accident. It was incred
ible police work that made it
possible to take a case from
murder to sentence in only
six days.
Our heartfelt sympathy
goes out to Ms. Darlington’s
family and we hope for them
peace and closure as a result
of the resolution of this mat
ter.”
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Special to HHJ
A group of citizens con
cerned with educating the
public about substance
abuse, mental health care,
and general health care
in Georgia met for a plan
ning lunch at attorney
Jim Rockefeller’s office
in Warner Robins on
Thursday.
Among the topics dis
cussed were ways to edu
cate teachers and students
about the dangers of meth
amphetamine abuse and a
series of candidate debates
on Georgia’s most pressing
health-related issues.
Rockefeller, the founder
of FAMA (Families Against
Meth Abuse), led the
meeting. Others attending
were Rosetta Anderson and
Patty Winter of Phoenix
Center, Donna Long of
FAMA, Stephanie Heath
of Hodac, and Kristina
Simms, NAMI member and
mental health advocate. A
second planning meeting,
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agreed with the decision.
“Speaking for myself only,
not the board,” Watson
said, “I think that the bot
tom line (financially has
been good, that the hos
pital is financially in good
shape, but it seemed to me
we were looking too hard
at the bottom line instead
of at personnel and patient
care.
“It’s a community hos
pital.”
Watson also denied the
firing had anything to do
with the possible land sale
or the expansion plan.
“The Authority felt com
pelled that it was time to
take the organization in a
different direction, and to
do so requires a change in
leadership,” said Dyson, in
a press release.
Aaron was told to vacate
the position effective as of
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founder and Rosetta Anderson of Phoenix Center lead a
discussion about plans to educate the public on moth
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involving more agency rep
resentatives, will be held on
Monday, July 17.
Friday.
“Frank has served our
organization well during
these past six years, and
we wish him success in his
future endeavors,” Dyson
said in Friday’s press
release.
“We appreciate the many
accomplishments Houston
Healthcare achieved and
the overall performance
of the organization under
his leadership and direc
tion.”
Aaron was at the hospital
all day Friday, according to
his wife, who answered a
call placed to their home.
Neither Aaron nor Dyson
could be reached for com
ment on Friday.
Also on Friday, the
Authority announced
Aaron’s replacement, Dr.
Tony Alford, who had been
executive director of medi
cal affairs for Houston
Healthcare
At Wednesday’s meeting,
Aaron noted the Warner
Robins hospital received a
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formance improvement
at the Soluncient Insight
Conference in Phoenix,
Ariz.. Now we can strive
toward clinical goals,”
Aaron said Wednesday.
He also noted Houston
Healthcare received a
statewide award for mar
keting and public relations
for the fifth year in a row.
The target Award of Merit
in health care public rela
tions and marketing was
in the audiovisual category
for its welcome video for
new employees.
“We are very please that
our marketing and public
relations efforts have b «r
honored in this way,” said
Mary Jane Kinnas, execu
tive director of marketing
and community relations
for Houston Healthcare.
“Winning a Target Award
is a significant affirmation
of the quality and effec
tiveness of our marketing
efforts.”
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