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Buildings torn down

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Friday, May 31. 2013
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The remains of what once were Soo’s Fashions and Roy’s were torn down on Monday, May 27 on Main Street in Eastman. Graham and Studstill tore the buildings down and are in the process of hauling off the remains. The buildings were destroyed by fire on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The fire was caused by an electrical short in the Soo’s Fashion building. Both buildings were a total loss. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)

Dodge County sheriff’s deputies make arrests

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Thursday, May 30. 2013
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The following arrests were reported by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office for the dates of May 14, 2013 thru May 26, 2013. [Full Story »] 

Airport authority elects officers

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Wednesday, May 29. 2013
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The Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority met on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, and elected a new chairman and secretary/treasurer.
When the Eastman/Dodge Development Authority appointed two new members to the airport authority on May 13, the current chairman Eddie Driggers and board member Jack Burnham were replaced with Butch Kirkley and Phil Bearden. [Full Story »] 

Graduation held

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Saturday, May 25. 2013
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Graduation exercises for 199 students were held on Friday, May 17, 2013 for Dodge County High School at Memorial Stadium. A large crowd was in attendance for the ceremony.

Citizens upset over county’s new public participation policy

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Friday, May 24. 2013
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Dodge County citizens expressed their disapproval to the Dodge County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting Monday night.

Commission chairman Dan McCranie read the new public participation policy approved by the commissioners at their May 6, 2013 meeting. After reading the new policy and explaining to citizens the new process, he added that it was the same policy that was currently being implemented by the Dodge County Board of Education and the commissioners felt this would let their meetings run smoother. [Full Story »] 

Authorities arrest suspects in Griffin Street crimes

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Thursday, May 23. 2013
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The Eastman Police Department, along with the State Fire Marshall’s Office and the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, arrested six people in connection with the criminal activity that occurred in the Griffin Street area in Eastman. The subjects were arrested for the arson of the Boutwell home and the Thomas Realty Company on Griffin Street. Also solved was the robbery of the 17 year old female at the Precision Car Wash along with the burglary and theft of an automobile from James F. Kimmons Certified Public Accountants(CPA) Office. [Full Story »] 

Wreck ends Amber Alert for four year old

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Wednesday, May 22. 2013
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A three vehicle accident quickly cancelled an Amber Alert that had just been released for a four year old child that had been allegedly abducted from her grandmother’s home in Americus by her mother. [Full Story »] 

Business is burglarized, set on fire

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Friday, May 17. 2013
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On Saturday, May 11, 2013 The Thomas Realty Company located at 220 Griffin Street received damage to the building when a fire was set and the building was burglarized. All the computers were reported stolen. The fire was extinguished before extensive damage occurred. This is under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office, the Eastman Fire Department and the Eastman Police Department. [Full Story »] 

Authority appoints officers, tempers flare

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Thursday, May 16. 2013
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Tempers flared at the Monday, May 13, 2013 meeting of the Dodge County/Eastman Development Authority after chairman Jack Burnham called the meeting to order. After the invocation, board member John Jessup made a motion that the meeting agenda be changed to include election of officers for 2013. [Full Story »] 

Authorities seek murder suspect

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Wednesday, May 15. 2013
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Law enforcement officials are looking for a suspect(s) in the murder of an Eastman man at an apartment in a house at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Page Street. A family member found the body of Gregory Scott Giddens, age 51, on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at approximately 7:47 p.m. and called 911. [Full Story »] 

Hilliard named Conservationist of the Year

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Saturday, May 11. 2013
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Wil Hilliard has been named Dodge County’s Conservationist of the Year by the Central Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District. The award was presented at the district’s annual program for his achievements in soil and water conservation. [Full Story »] 

Dr. Dennis solicits community input

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Friday, May 10. 2013
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Dr. Melinda Dennis, superintendent of Dodge County Schools, is asking all parents and interested members of the community to complete the survey found at the following link on the Internet: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NLW9CCZ. [Full Story »] 

Commissioners take no action on purchase of river property

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Thursday, May 9. 2013
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The Dodge County Board of Commissioners took no action on possibly purchasing the Ocmulgee river property owned by the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority at their meeting on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. [Full Story »] 

Governor vetoes Pruett’s legislation

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Wednesday, May 8. 2013
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Dodge County is once again making headlines in the state as Georgia Governor Nathan Deal used his executive powers and vetoed two pieces of local legislation (House Bill 635 and House Bill 636) that were introduced by our state representative Jimmy Pruett.

Governor Deal issued veto statements regarding these bills on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. [Full Story »] 

Called meeting ends with request to delay land sale

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Friday, May 3. 2013
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In an emergency called meeting on Tuesday, April 30 at 12 noon, the Dodge County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to request the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority table the sale of the river property. [Full Story »] 
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