Age: 63
Died: Friday, June 26, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Entries from June 2015
Elston D. Wooten
Age: 53
Died: Monday, June 22, 2015
Arrangements: Wyche's Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Died: Monday, June 22, 2015
Arrangements: Wyche's Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
James Austin Brown
Age: 81
Died: Saturday, June 27, 2015
Arrangements: Mathis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Saturday, June 27, 2015
Arrangements: Mathis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Robert Frankilin Jones
Age: 68
Died: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Eastman council votes to relocate some water lines
By Taelor Rye
Eastman City Manager Bea Edge moved for swift action on relocating water lines on Park Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue, with city council chairman Raymond Mullis calling the issues of the water lines an emergency at the Eastman city council meeting on June 22.
Right now, the water lines on this stretch of land run very shallowly under the paved road, only around three feet underground. The issue with such low-implemented water lines is that, in the hot summer, the sun more easily heats the water running through the lines, causing the water being supplied to the homes to be too hot, more often than not.
The council agreed to bypass the more traditional bidding process due to the urgency of the situation, choosing Mark Studstill based on his bid of $15,924.00, instead of waiting for competing bids. According to Edge, Studstill – whom the council has already chosen to work on other projects, such as one for the Transportation Improvement Act – will be able to work on this problem at the end of next week, and the work will last approximately two weeks.
City council member Buddy Pittman agreed to the more accelerated action, stating that the problem “has been an ongoing thing for several years.”
Concerning the approval to advertise the sale of old city police cars from the last city council meeting on June 8, Edge suggested that the council first rescind this motion. The reason for her suggestion was that the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department had placed a considerable bid. [Full Story »]
Eastman City Manager Bea Edge moved for swift action on relocating water lines on Park Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue, with city council chairman Raymond Mullis calling the issues of the water lines an emergency at the Eastman city council meeting on June 22.
Right now, the water lines on this stretch of land run very shallowly under the paved road, only around three feet underground. The issue with such low-implemented water lines is that, in the hot summer, the sun more easily heats the water running through the lines, causing the water being supplied to the homes to be too hot, more often than not.
The council agreed to bypass the more traditional bidding process due to the urgency of the situation, choosing Mark Studstill based on his bid of $15,924.00, instead of waiting for competing bids. According to Edge, Studstill – whom the council has already chosen to work on other projects, such as one for the Transportation Improvement Act – will be able to work on this problem at the end of next week, and the work will last approximately two weeks.
City council member Buddy Pittman agreed to the more accelerated action, stating that the problem “has been an ongoing thing for several years.”
Concerning the approval to advertise the sale of old city police cars from the last city council meeting on June 8, Edge suggested that the council first rescind this motion. The reason for her suggestion was that the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department had placed a considerable bid. [Full Story »]
Laureen Marian Bird Helms
Age: 55
Died: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Dodge County deputies make arrests
The following arrests were reported by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office for the dates June 2, 2015, through June 22, 2015.
Clinton C. Jackson – 6/2/15 – one count Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act (VGCSA), one count driving under the influence (DUI) and one count possession of drug related object.
James N. Tarver – 6/2/15 – one count of sale of Schedule II drug.
Brenda L. Crim – 6/4/15 – one count terroristic threats.
Marcus D. Hunter – 6/6/15 – one count battery and one cruelty to children.
Samyell L. Hunter – 6/6/15 – one count battery and one cruelty to children.
John Cogdil – 6/8/15 – one count DUI and failure to maintain lane.
Brenton A. Gibson – 6/8/15 – one count obstruction of officer, one count suspended license, one count no insurance and one count operation of an unregistered vehicle.
Aaron D. Braswell – 6/9/15 – one count aggravated assault and one count burglary.
Justin C. Yawn – 6/9/15 – one count burglary.
Gary V. Edge – 6/9/15 – one count aggravated assault and one count burglary.
Jeffery D. Durden – 6/12/15 – one count public drunkenness.
Christopher Darrisaw – 6/14/15 – one count DUI and suspended license.
Tesla Ellis – 6/14/15 – one count obstruction of officer.
Katilin Sanford – 6/16/15 – one count possession of marijuana less one ounce.
Kaleb Q. Ritter – 6/16/15 – one terroristic threats and one count disorderly conduct.
George R. Renfroe – 6/17/15 – one count sexual exploitation of children.
Tysan T. Thomas – 6/19/15 – one count false statements and one count theft by taking and one count forgery.
James E. Ussery – 6/19/15 – two counts terroristic threats.
Clinton C. Jackson – 6/2/15 – one count Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act (VGCSA), one count driving under the influence (DUI) and one count possession of drug related object.
James N. Tarver – 6/2/15 – one count of sale of Schedule II drug.
Brenda L. Crim – 6/4/15 – one count terroristic threats.
Marcus D. Hunter – 6/6/15 – one count battery and one cruelty to children.
Samyell L. Hunter – 6/6/15 – one count battery and one cruelty to children.
John Cogdil – 6/8/15 – one count DUI and failure to maintain lane.
Brenton A. Gibson – 6/8/15 – one count obstruction of officer, one count suspended license, one count no insurance and one count operation of an unregistered vehicle.
Aaron D. Braswell – 6/9/15 – one count aggravated assault and one count burglary.
Justin C. Yawn – 6/9/15 – one count burglary.
Gary V. Edge – 6/9/15 – one count aggravated assault and one count burglary.
Jeffery D. Durden – 6/12/15 – one count public drunkenness.
Christopher Darrisaw – 6/14/15 – one count DUI and suspended license.
Tesla Ellis – 6/14/15 – one count obstruction of officer.
Katilin Sanford – 6/16/15 – one count possession of marijuana less one ounce.
Kaleb Q. Ritter – 6/16/15 – one terroristic threats and one count disorderly conduct.
George R. Renfroe – 6/17/15 – one count sexual exploitation of children.
Tysan T. Thomas – 6/19/15 – one count false statements and one count theft by taking and one count forgery.
James E. Ussery – 6/19/15 – two counts terroristic threats.
Random thoughts
YellowhammerNews.com covers Alabama news and says polls show Mike Huckabee running first in the Alabama Republican Presidential Primary. What are those people thinking? I would figure Mike to be running about last, way back in the pack with Carly Fiorina and Lindsey Graham. That’s the power of television for you. The familiar name gets a jump on the competition and Gov. Huckabee, also a Baptist preacher, has been on Fox Network for years. Face time on television comes up big with people who sit in front of the TV and read very little. I’m not knocking Alabama on this – Alabama voters are a lot sharper than those in Oregon for example, or the Northeast. Alabama is the home of America’s Senator Jeff Sessions. He’s one of the best.
I haven’t been to McKinney, Texas but if it looks anything like Charlotte McKinney, I’d like to go.
What about Miriam Carey, confused Connecticut woman shot and killed by police as she drove away from the White House after she ran into a gate barrier on October 3, 2013? She deserved to live. There was no excuse for police shooting her in the back as she was leaving, with her baby in the back seat. She checked out drug-free and had no police record. Why was there no outcry from Jack$on and $harpton? Big media forgot all about her. She challenged the D.C. political class – see the difference in coverage? The police investigated themselves and of course got away with it. A big money lawsuit from Ms. Carey’s family is pending. Good.
Think a billion isn’t big? It’s still a thousand times a million. You could buy all the stock of Southwest Airlines for a “mere” 28.15 billion dollars (stock symbol LUV, based on stock price as of 12-31-14). That also includes 694 airplanes. Southwest started in 1971 with three airplanes. It’s one airline stock that performs well. Southwest is also about 85 percent unionized. I assume co-founder Herb Kelleher is not a union member.
The GOP establishment hates the Republican base. Without the base, the establishment is history. Not just Democrats register to vote in more than one state, though the Demos are the main culprits. Republican Liz Cheney’s husband has been registered to vote in both Virginia and Wyoming for the previous nine months as of 1-7-15, even though he signed a document in Wyoming saying he was not registered elsewhere, says Politico. – PoliticalWire.com 12-8-13
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I haven’t been to McKinney, Texas but if it looks anything like Charlotte McKinney, I’d like to go.
What about Miriam Carey, confused Connecticut woman shot and killed by police as she drove away from the White House after she ran into a gate barrier on October 3, 2013? She deserved to live. There was no excuse for police shooting her in the back as she was leaving, with her baby in the back seat. She checked out drug-free and had no police record. Why was there no outcry from Jack$on and $harpton? Big media forgot all about her. She challenged the D.C. political class – see the difference in coverage? The police investigated themselves and of course got away with it. A big money lawsuit from Ms. Carey’s family is pending. Good.
Think a billion isn’t big? It’s still a thousand times a million. You could buy all the stock of Southwest Airlines for a “mere” 28.15 billion dollars (stock symbol LUV, based on stock price as of 12-31-14). That also includes 694 airplanes. Southwest started in 1971 with three airplanes. It’s one airline stock that performs well. Southwest is also about 85 percent unionized. I assume co-founder Herb Kelleher is not a union member.
The GOP establishment hates the Republican base. Without the base, the establishment is history. Not just Democrats register to vote in more than one state, though the Demos are the main culprits. Republican Liz Cheney’s husband has been registered to vote in both Virginia and Wyoming for the previous nine months as of 1-7-15, even though he signed a document in Wyoming saying he was not registered elsewhere, says Politico. – PoliticalWire.com 12-8-13
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Derek “Dee” Taylor Memorial Softball Tournament scheduled to be held July 25
The fifth annual Derek “Dee” Taylor Memorial Softball Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Eastman-Dodge County Recreation Department.
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Legals June 24, 2015 Page 4
MAP AND PARCEL: 34 9
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: JONES FRED LEE ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2012-2014
DEED BOOK: 204/387
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 110, 20TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND CONSISTING OF 9.30 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING TRACT 1, DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 34-9, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 240.
MAP AND PARCEL: 45 33
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: JONES MYRTICE J ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2013-2014
DEED BOOK: 177/358
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 79, 20TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND CONSISTING OF 3.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 45 33, OR AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 177, PAGE 358. [Full Story »]
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: JONES FRED LEE ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2012-2014
DEED BOOK: 204/387
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 110, 20TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND CONSISTING OF 9.30 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING TRACT 1, DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 34-9, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 240.
MAP AND PARCEL: 45 33
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: JONES MYRTICE J ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2013-2014
DEED BOOK: 177/358
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 79, 20TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND CONSISTING OF 3.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 45 33, OR AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 177, PAGE 358. [Full Story »]
Legals June 24, 2015 Page 3
MAP AND PARCEL: 40 24
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: DANIELS HENRIETTA
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2013-2014
DEED BOOK: 401/156
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 35, 14TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND CONSISTING OF 5.50 ACRES,
MORE OR LESS, BEING LOT 6, DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 40-24, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 120. 2969 ORPHANS CEMETERY ROAD
MAP AND PARCEL: 48A 41A
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: DANIELS HENRIETTA L
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2013-2014
DEED BOOK: 329/83
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 39, 15TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 4, BLOCK B, DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 48A-41A, OF PEABODY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 290. [Full Story »]
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: DANIELS HENRIETTA
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2013-2014
DEED BOOK: 401/156
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 35, 14TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND CONSISTING OF 5.50 ACRES,
MORE OR LESS, BEING LOT 6, DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 40-24, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 120. 2969 ORPHANS CEMETERY ROAD
MAP AND PARCEL: 48A 41A
CURRENT RECORD HOLDER: DANIELS HENRIETTA L
DEFENDANT IN FI-FA: SAME AS CRH(S)
TAX YEARS DUE: 2013-2014
DEED BOOK: 329/83
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT TRACT OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 39, 15TH DISTRICT, IN DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 4, BLOCK B, DESIGNATED AS MAP AND PARCEL 48A-41A, OF PEABODY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 290. [Full Story »]
Legals June24, 2015 Page 2
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: NAME CHANGE - ADULT
CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 15V-7529
NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
GEORGIA, DODGE COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that JACOB ALEXANDER SMITH, the undersigned, filed his petition to the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia on the 3rd day of June, 2015, praying for a change in the name of petitioner form JACOB ALEXANDER SMITH to JACOB ALEXANDER HOLDER.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said Court within 30 days of the filing of said petition.
This 3rd day of June, 2015.
JACOB ALEXANDER SMITH
Petitioner [Full Story »]
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: NAME CHANGE - ADULT
CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 15V-7529
NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
GEORGIA, DODGE COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that JACOB ALEXANDER SMITH, the undersigned, filed his petition to the Superior Court of Dodge County, Georgia on the 3rd day of June, 2015, praying for a change in the name of petitioner form JACOB ALEXANDER SMITH to JACOB ALEXANDER HOLDER.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to law to any interested or affected party to appear in said Court and to file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed with said Court within 30 days of the filing of said petition.
This 3rd day of June, 2015.
JACOB ALEXANDER SMITH
Petitioner [Full Story »]
Legals June 24, 2015 Page 1
1004 CONDEMNATIONS
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NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n), any party claiming an interest in the following property is hereby notified that on April 27, 2015, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
2004 FORD TRUCK, LGT
CONVENTIONAL, VIN #
2FTRF17294CA13749, TAG # PHH1633
You are further notified that you may file a claim within thirty (30) days of the second publication of this notice of seizure by sending a claim complying with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seizing law enforcement agency and to the district attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested.
This 4th day of June 2015.
Timothy G. Vaughn
District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Seizing Agency:
JOEL F. HANSON
Dodge County Sheriff Office
85 Industrial Blvd.
Eastman, GA 31023
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NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n), any party claiming an interest in the following property is hereby notified that on April 30, 2015, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
2007 DODGE CHARGER, VIN # 2B3KA43R87H797130, TAG # PWM2140, SONY 32 INCH
TELEVISION, MODEL #
KDL-32R400A, SERIAL # 6113661, HP LAPTOP, MODEL # 6-1019NR, SERIAL # CND2330216, DIGITAL SCALE, AND SIX HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTY DOLLARS ($698.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
You are further notified that you may file a claim within thirty (30) days of the second publication of this notice of seizure by sending a claim complying with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seizing law enforcement agency and to the district attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested.
This 5th day of June 2015.
Timothy G. Vaughn
District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Seizing Agency:
JOEL F. HANSON
Dodge County Sheriff Office
85 Industrial Blvd.
Eastman, GA 31023 [Full Story »]
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NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n), any party claiming an interest in the following property is hereby notified that on April 27, 2015, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
2004 FORD TRUCK, LGT
CONVENTIONAL, VIN #
2FTRF17294CA13749, TAG # PHH1633
You are further notified that you may file a claim within thirty (30) days of the second publication of this notice of seizure by sending a claim complying with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seizing law enforcement agency and to the district attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested.
This 4th day of June 2015.
Timothy G. Vaughn
District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Seizing Agency:
JOEL F. HANSON
Dodge County Sheriff Office
85 Industrial Blvd.
Eastman, GA 31023
gpn 04
NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n), any party claiming an interest in the following property is hereby notified that on April 30, 2015, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
2007 DODGE CHARGER, VIN # 2B3KA43R87H797130, TAG # PWM2140, SONY 32 INCH
TELEVISION, MODEL #
KDL-32R400A, SERIAL # 6113661, HP LAPTOP, MODEL # 6-1019NR, SERIAL # CND2330216, DIGITAL SCALE, AND SIX HUNDRED NINETY EIGHTY DOLLARS ($698.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
You are further notified that you may file a claim within thirty (30) days of the second publication of this notice of seizure by sending a claim complying with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seizing law enforcement agency and to the district attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested.
This 5th day of June 2015.
Timothy G. Vaughn
District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Seizing Agency:
JOEL F. HANSON
Dodge County Sheriff Office
85 Industrial Blvd.
Eastman, GA 31023 [Full Story »]
Four vehicles involved in crash
Eight people were lucky that no-one was seriously injured in a four-vehicle accident on Friday, June 19, 2015. Vehicles driven by Jasmine Telen Mitchell, age 19, of Eastman; Amanda Dawn Gay, age 33, of Eastman; John Thomas Tipton, age 70, of Glenwood and Russell Elliott Jones, age 46, of Eastman were all traveling north of College Street, with Jones in front. Tipton, Gay and Mitchell were following behind (in that order), according to the Georgia State Patrol report. The report went on to state that Jones reported being stopped because the vehicle in front of him was stopped, waiting for southbound traffic to clear, in order to turn left. Tipton stopped behind Jones, Gay stopped behind Tipton, but Mitchell was following too closely and struck Gay in the rear, forcing her forward into the rear of Tipton, and then Tipton struck the rear of Jones. After the impact, Jones’ vehicle rolled forward and came to rest facing northbound. The other three vehicles came to rest facing northbound against one another. Dodge County EMS and Eastman Rescue responded to the accident. (Photo by Cindy Eckles)
Letter to the Editor
Dear editor,
I would like to agree with Bobby Slye’s letter to the editor in The Dodge County News on June 17. He is so right about the treatment of our police forces. Let’s hope our young people and others will take heed to his words.
Keep up the good work, Bobby.
Teena Scarborough
I would like to agree with Bobby Slye’s letter to the editor in The Dodge County News on June 17. He is so right about the treatment of our police forces. Let’s hope our young people and others will take heed to his words.
Keep up the good work, Bobby.
Teena Scarborough
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