Dodge County News

To All of Dodge County:
If you or anyone you know has to go to the Dodge County Hospital (DCH) Emergency Room in the future, please be very cautious.
On Saturday, January 2, 2010, my mother woke up with sharp pains in her stomach. She had had minor pain for a couple of days, but, because of the holiday, she could not get in to see her doctor. She went to the new urgent care center in Eastman, but they would not accept her insurance, and told her she would have to pay a $15.00 co-pay and be responsible for 20% of the final bill. Being a widow on a fixed income, she could not afford to pay what they were asking. She decided to go to the DCH Emergency Room for help. The nursing staff was very nice, and the admissions clerks were also helpful and friendly. Once the doctor came into her room, though, the situation changed. [Full Story »] 

Editor,
ATTENTION: This is 2010 and it will be the year that will go down in history as either, the year the downfall of the United States of America occurred or the year that the Socialist Revolution in America was defeated by it’s citizens. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County High Squaws basketball team won two of three games last week. The third ranked Squaws suffered their first loss of the season to sixth ranked and also undefeated Vidalia by a score of 59-45 on Tuesday, January 5 in Vidalia. The Squaws bounced back to defeat East Laurens on the road by a score of 55-43 on Friday, January 8 and then returned home on Saturday, January 9 to defeat West Laurens, 61-45. The Squaws are now 12-1 overall and 3-1 in the sub region. [Full Story »] 

By Chad W. Smith
The Dodge County Indians basketball team suffered three heartbreaking losses this past week. The Indians lost 54-48 to the eighth ranked Vidalia Indians on Tuesday, January 5; they lost 54-52 on last a second shot to the East Laurens Falcons on Friday January 8; they lost 49-45 to West Laurens on Saturday, January 9. The Indians are now 5-8 overall and 1-3 in the sub region. [Full Story »] 

Dodge County Election Superintendent John Kelly has called for a special election to be held to fill the vacancy in the office of the county commissioners, District 3, caused by the death of Dodge County Commissioner Edwin Burnham. The special election will be held on March 16, 2010. [Full Story »] 

Mobile home destroyed [Full Story »] 

On January 1, 2010 at approximately 2:10 a.m., Eastman police officers received a 911 call to 5300 Ogden Street, where a shooting had occurred.
Upon arrival, the victim, Nick Jenkins, age 29 of McRae, was lying in the yard with a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim had been shot with a 9mm pistol. [Full Story »] 

January 1, 2010 is the day the new state ‘Super Speeder Law’ went into effect in Georgia. And any high-risk drivers who make a habit of ignoring posted speed limits will be the first to feel the pinch of higher state fines (called fees) on their wallets. [Full Story »]