Dodge County News

Sheriff Jeff Hinson reports that Dodge County Sheriff’s investigators and agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) have solved a multi jurisdictional identity theft ring and have recovered two (2) stolen vehicles. [Full Story »] 

Coach Lee Campbell, head coach of the Dodge County High School Indians, has been chosen by SportsLink, owner and producer of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, as a 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game coach. [Full Story »] 

By Cindy Eckles
Federal Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Jr. has dismissed all counts of a lawsuit filed in April 2007 by Angeleke Nicely, on behalf of “Jane Doe”, a minor child and then student at Dodge County High School (DCHS). [Full Story »] 

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine and the National Association of State Fire Marshals urges parents to protect their children -- and themselves -- from the dangers of fireworks during the New Year’s holiday. [Full Story »] 

Thoughts From The Right Side
By Marshall Miller

The U.S. Navy Color Guard sent to the 2009 World Series didn’t look to be representative of the academy, claimed the Annapolis commander. It had too many white males, a shameful result they figured, so it was altered in the name of diversity. It was expanded from six to eight members to achieve the desired result. I wonder also if they had any Presbyterians and Lutherans in the group, but the article didn’t say.
As Laura Ingraham says “merit should rule in the military.” Diversity is being pushed at the military academies by two-tier admissions standards. They’re getting in line with other schools. [Full Story »] 

A Little Common Sense
By Rich Lowry

Barack Obama’s vibe used to be a cross between JFK and Beatlemania. Now it’s fading into “Oh, him again?”
There’s nothing wrong with a boring politician. But Obama isn’t becoming boring in a stolid, dependable Angela Merkel kind of way. He’s not boring like a mannerly George H.W. Bush or a thoughtful Bill Bradley. He’s boring like yesterday’s celebrity.
He’s the teen heartthrob who’s grown a little too old. He’s the star from “The Real World Denver” -- three years ago. The cruel vicissitudes of the celebrity culture apply to everyone. [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor,

For many years the difference between the Democrats and the Republicans was the Democrats claimed that they were for the working people and the Republicans was for the large corporations. The Democrats claim that they were for civil rights and the poor and the Republicans were for the wealthy. But if you look at the real facts, it was a Republican that abolished slavery in America.
It was a Republican that sent troops into Little Rock, Arkansas in the mid-1950s to up hold civil rights of the minorities. It was a Democrat that stood on the steps of the University of Alabama in 1961 that was refusing to allow a black person to enroll in the school. It was the Republicans that president Johnson relied on to pass the Civil Rights bill in 1964. [Full Story »] 

Legals for December 30, 2009 [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County Squaws and Indians basketball teams traveled to Jeff Davis High on Monday, December 28 and won their opening games of the Jeff Davis Holiday Shootout. The Squaws defeated their opening round opponent, Fitzgerald, 59-40. The Indians also took care of the Purple Hurricanes by a score of 58-40. Both teams were scheduled to play AAAA Wayne County on Tuesday, December 29 and will finish up the round robin tournament with games against the home team, Jeff Davis on Wednesday, December 30 at 7:00 p.m. [Full Story »]