Perry News

Deborah Abercrombie of Flowery Branch has been named the winner of the Georgia Egg Commission's 2013 Egg Recipe Contest and is the recipient of the $2,000 first place prize.

City Council heard Tuesday about a program that will bring it and state legislators together to discuss issues and concerns.

It took 1.2 million dollars and just over six months to build, but as of noon Tuesday, Perry's new firehouse was up and running.

Q: I hope you can track down a favorite recipe I lost for meat-stuffed cabbage leaves called kohlruladen.

A Houston County deputy shot a motorist Friday after the driver allegedly pulled over and rammed two sheriff’s cars following a chase, a GBI official says.

"The idea for Guardian Centers was spawned by [Hurricane] Katrina," he said. "How did we as a country muck up the Katrina response effort?" And answered with his own theory: that there was no coordination between all the entities, both government and private, coming in to help.

Recently I took my daughter to one of our favorite department stores for a little summer clothes shopping.

The fire department may not be promised more firefighters to staff its upcoming new station, but it will be able to function, Fire Chief Joel Gray said.“The administration’s recommendations for funding is totally within our bounds, and we’ll be able to work with it,” Gray told City Council.Gray was one of four department ... (more)

The Houston County School System will honor 79 retirees at the annual Retirement Banquet on May 14, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at the Agricenter's McGill Marketplace in Perry.

Middle Georgia law enforcement agencies are experimenting with license plate recognition systems that automatically read plates for “hits” such as stolen vehicle, suspended insurance and expired tag.

WOODY MARSHALL/THE TELEGRAPHMary Hill of Warner Robins looks over a selection of blouses Friday during her first visit to Two Friends on Carol Street in Perry.

Mark Byrd, president of Byrd & Co., bought the 400-acre country club from Chris and Beth Murman.

The Bleckley FFA will host It's a Wild~Wild World Summer Wildlife Camp June 4 and 6. Each camp will be a one-day field trip.

Storm drainage improvements on Perry’s Cherokee Road will begin soon after City Council approved a contractor for the project Tuesday, according to City Manager Lee Gilmour.

If you care about the future of the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, then Thursday evening is a significant chance to influence it.

Fifth-grader Andrew Evans joined his father, Warner Robins police Chief Brett Evans, in Wednesday’s leg of the annual Special Olympic Torch Run to the annual games in Atlanta.

Portman, 61, reminisced about Saturdays spent at the Muse Theatre, a popular hangout.

Ideally situated less than one mile from the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agriculture Center, this Perry, Georgia hotel offers convenient amenities just minutes from Fort Valley State University.

Houston County , the 51st county formed in Georgia, was created in 1821. Originally part of the Creek nation’s land, the county was named for John Houstoun, a member of the Continental Congress and two-term governor of Georgia from 1778-1784. The county has three municipalities: Centerville, Warner Robins and Perry, the county seat.

In the prime of all things digital, some people still enjoy flipping through the pages of a book.