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IN THE SU­PE­RI­OR COURT OF LAU­RENS COUN­TY
STATE OF GEOR­GIA
IN RE: Pe­ti­tion of Jo­seph and Michelle May,
For the Adop­tion of Ava Lynn May,
DOB 10/08/2013, A Fe­male Minor Child.
CIVIL AC­TION NO.: A2015-0010
NO­TICE OF FIL­ING PE­TI­TION FOR ADOP­TION
To: DY­LAN BASS
Dodge Coun­ty, Geor­gia
Pur­su­ant to Or­der for Pub­li­ca­tion signed by the Hon­or­able Jon F. Hel­ton, Judge on the 14th day of Au­gust, 2015, you are here­by no­ti­fied that a Pe­ti­tion for Adop­tion has been filed in the Su­pe­ri­or Court of Lau­rens Coun­ty, Geor­gia, Case No. A2015-0010, for the adop­tion of the minor child, Ava Lynn May.
YOU ARE FUR­THER NO­TI­FIED to be and ap­pear be­fore the Hon­or­able Jon F. Hel­ton, Judge at the Lau­rens Coun­ty Court­house in Du­blin, Geor­gia at 9 a.m. on the 14th day of Oc­tob­er, 2015 to show cause be­fore me why said child should not be dealt with by the Court ac­cord­ing to law.
You may ob­tain a copy of this Adop­tion pe­ti­tion from the Clerk of Su­pe­ri­or Court of Lau­rens Coun­ty, at the Lau­rens Coun­ty Court­house in Du­blin, GA.
Af­ter you re­view the pe­ti­tion, you may file your writ­ten an­swer and ob­jec­tions to the Pe­ti­tion with the Clerk of Su­pe­ri­or Court of Lau­rens Coun­ty, Geor­gia, PO Box 2028, Du­blin, Geor­gia 31040, with­in six­ty (60) days from the date of Or­der for Serv­ice by Pub­li­ca­tion.
This 14th day of Au­gust, 2015.
s/Geor­gia Jeff­coat
Clerk, Lau­rens Coun­ty Su­pe­ri­or Court
Pre­pared by:
W. JA­SON ROW­LAND
At­tor­ney for Pe­ti­tion­er
State Bar No. 972807
1808 Bel­le­vue Road
Du­blin, GA 31021 [Full Story »] 

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NO­TICE OF SALE UN­DER POW­ER
GEOR­GIA, DODGE COUN­TY
On Au­gust 31, 2005, JA­NICE CAN­NON de­liv­ered to BANK OF EAST­MAN a cer­tain se­cur­i­ty deed con­tain­ing pow­er of sale in or­der to se­cure in­debt­ed­ness there­in re­cit­ed in the prin­ci­pal amount of $25,436.00, as shown by the record of same in Deed Book 519, Pag­es 68-69, modi­fied on Fe­bru­ary 12, 2008, record­ed in Book 598, Pag­es 158-159, of the Pub­lic Records of Dodge Coun­ty Geor­gia, con­vey­ing the fol­low­ing prop­er­ty, to wit:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PAR­CEL OF LAND LY­ING AND BE­ING IN LAND LOT NO. 277 IN THE 19TH LAND DIS­TRICT OF DODGE COUN­TY, GEOR­GIA, BE­ING LOT NO. 2 CON­SIST­ING OF 3.00 ACR­ES, MORE OR LESS, AND BE­ING MORE PAR­TICU­LAR­LY DE­SCRIBED AC­CORD­ING TO A PLAT OF SUR­VEY PRE­PARED BY TI­MOTHY W. EA­SON, GEOR­GIA REG­IS­TERED LAND SUR­VEYOR NO. 2508, WHICH IS RECORD­ED IN THE OF­FICE OF THE CLERK OF DODGE SU­PE­RI­OR COURT IN PLAT BOOK 34, PAGE 28, SAID PLAT AND THE RECORD­ING THERE­OF BE­ING IN­COR­PO­RAT­ED HERE­IN AND MADE A PART HERE­OF BY REF­ER­ENCE FOR DE­SCRIP­TIVE AND ALL OTH­ER LE­GAL PUR­POS­ES.

SUB­JECT TO ANY EX­IST­ING EASE­MENTS FOR PUB­LIC ROADS+ AND UTIL­I­TIES NOW IN USE.

This se­cur­i­ty deed was ex­e­cut­ed to se­cure a debt ev­i­denced by a note, and the amount and terms and con­di­tions of the debt are shown in the se­cur­i­ty deed.
The debt se­cured by this se­cur­i­ty deed has been and is here­by de­clared due be­cause of, among pos­si­ble ev­ents of de­fault, the trans­fer of prop­er­ty with­out the cons­ent of the lender, fai­lure to main­tain in­surance on the prop­er­ty and non-pay­ment of the month­ly in­stall­ments of said loan.
THERE­FORE, ac­cord­ing to the terms of this se­cur­i­ty deed and the ap­pli­ca­ble law, the un­der­signed will, af­ter prop­er ad­ver­tise­ment, sell the above de­scribed prop­er­ty to the high­est bid­der, for cash, on Tues­day, Oc­tob­er 6, 2015, dur­ing the le­gal hours of sale be­fore the Court­house door in Dodge Coun­ty, Geor­gia. This prop­er­ty will be sold as the prop­er­ty of JA­NICE CAN­NON and the sale will be sub­ject to the fol­low­ing: Any out­stand­ing ad valor­em tax­es (in­clud­ing tax­es which are liens, wheth­er or not due and pay­able), any mat­ters which might be dis­closed by an ac­cu­rate sur­vey and in­spec­tion of the prop­er­ty, any as­sess­ments, liens, en­cum­branc­es, zon­ing or­di­nanc­es, re­stric­tions, cov­en­ants, and mat­ters of record su­pe­ri­or to the se­cur­i­ty deed first set out above.
The pro­ceeds of the sale will be used first to the pay­ment of the debt to the un­der­signed, in­clud­ing prin­ci­pal, in­ter­est, at­tor­ney’s fees and ex­pens­es, and the bal­ance, if any, will be dis­trib­ut­ed as pro­vid­ed by law. BANK OF EAST­MAN as loan serv­ic­er is the only ent­i­ty with the au­thor­i­ty to ne­go­tiate, amend and mod­i­fy the terms of the Note and Se­cur­i­ty Deed. Bank of East­man’s ad­dress is 2451 N. Col­um­bia Street, Mil­ledge­ville, Geor­gia 31061. BANK OF EAST­MAN and may be con­tact­ed by tel­e­phone at 478-453-2265, ex­ten­sion 414.
To the best knowl­edge and be­lief of the un­der­signed, the prop­er­ty is now in the pos­ses­sion of the JA­NICE CAN­NON.
BANK OF EAST­MAN
At­tor­ney in fact for JA­NICE CAN­NON
KIR­BY R. MOORE
At­tor­ney at Law
961 Wal­nut Street
Mac­on, GA 31201
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Carly Fiorina sounds great lately, but don’t forget – she’s being promoted by the media left and the Republican establishment in an attempt to derail the Trump express. Both would love to knock Donald Trump out of the race and they figured he would be gone by now. Carly is an outsider only because she lost her U.S. Senate run in California and she didn’t even come close to winning. She has some annoying views; she supported California’s DREAM Act, which grants in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. She also believes in man-caused global warming
“Furthermore she recently stated that border walls and fences are not effective at protecting U.S. national sovereignty.”
DirectorBlue.blogspot.com   8-19-15
Bumper sticker of the day: Keep Calm and Return Fire.
Voter tuneout usually far exceeds voter turnout in the USA, particularly in primaries.
“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of reality.”
Ayn Rand
Remember the phony indictment of Texas Governor Rick Perry a little over a year back? Ann Coulter calls it “Phony indictment of Rick Perry by liberal idiots.” The case had no substance and went nowhere and was forgotten by the medialeft smear artists.
“Payback: Liberals indict Rick Perry on 2 counts.”
DailyKenn.com
B.H. Obama has directed $10 million in emergency Pentagon spending to help France fight terrorists – in northwest Africa, reports CNSNews.com. The U.S. can’t spend it fast enough – we’re loaded with money, apparently.
“When it comes to the U.S. Constitution, idiocy has been institutionalized so thoroughly that any hope for a return to reason seems like sheer fantasy.”
Joseph Sobran in The Wanderer Catholic newspaper
6-23-07  Sobran.com
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Dear editor,
The Eastman City Council approved in a 3 to 2 vote that saw councilpersons, Raymond Mullis, Bobby Slye, and Milton Johnson vote in favor of supporting a roundabout at the intersection of Legion Drive and Griffin Avenue. This initial step advances this initiative from the generalized conversation that has gone on for close to a decade on what might be able to be done to improve the safety of this intersection. While this vote is a decisive action supporting a roundabout project at this location, it is by no means the final decision point on the proposed roundabout.
I feel that we have given ample time to councilman Buddy Pittman, our city manager, and our resources across the state in producing state support for a red light. Councilman Pittman, most of all, has gone to great lengths over the last nine months to give the City of Eastman a second viable project in a red light. However, I feel that councilman Pittman suffers from the same dedication of the great NBA star Michael Jordan who felt, “I’ve never lost a game, I just ran out of time.” All of these individuals have failed to inspire anyone to step forward to provide the City of Eastman with any support that could be acted on for a red light at this location.
The city council majority vote in support of a roundabout project has now given the city staff, city attorney, and city engineer direction on what processes and procedures they can now start on to put together a project package to present to the residents of Eastman, city council, and the Georgia Department of Transportation. Our city staff will now be able to coordinate with GDOT to schedule several public involvement opportunities for public information open houses and public hearing open houses.
While some may want to use the old colloquial statements that the “cart has been put before the horse,” in reality the horse and cart have finally been taken out of the barn and moved a little closer together to get hitched. There is a lengthy project management process with a lot of moving parts that the community will have a full view and voice in before this horse and cart get hitched, yet alone get to moving.
Best regards,
Milton Johnson
District 1 Councilperson
City of Eastman

Dear editor:
To: Eastman-Dodge County Community:
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In conjunction with this, a member of our community, Rose Clark, a cancer survivor herself, will be hosting an event you will not want to miss.
The ninth annual Cancer Awareness Day will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Faith in Action Baptist Church from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 1046 College Street in Eastman.
More than one million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Whether you have cancer or are close to someone who does, understanding what to expect can help you cope. Many lives can be saved through early detection.
I would like to personally encourage everyone in the area to take time to stop by the church and learn about early detection, treatment and support efforts for cancer patients and caregivers.
If you have never attended one of these events – please do come – this is for everyone, whether you are affected with the disease or not. There will be lots of activities including a skit; slideshow; educational brochures; a fashion show by Cato’s and dinner will be served.
I applaud Ms. Rose and Faith in Action Baptist Church for continuing their efforts to educate the community about this deadly disease and ask for your support and attendance.
Yours in service,
Jimmy Pruett
Serving the Citizens of the 149th Legislative District

Dear editor,
First of all, the commercials the NRA have put on TV are right on the dot.
When Obama ran for president the first time I was asked many times what I thought about him and I said if he is elected you would regret it. Obama is the peace that comes before the storm. Thanks to Hillary Clinton, a Russian now controls 20 percent of US uranium. The net-worth of the Clintons is now $150 million, all gained in the 15-years since Bill Clinton left office. How did Bill and Hillary make this money? By inventing something or by manufacturing something, or building something of value? No, they made their money by trading on their connections in government.
Obama learned a few things from the Clintons. Under the Clinton administration, many prominent, conservative organizations were audited by the IRS, such as the Heritage Foundation, NRA, Concerned Women of America, Citizens Against Government Waste, National Review, American Spectator, National Center for Public Policy Research, American Policy Center, American Cause, Citizens for Honest Government, Progress and Freedom Foundation, David Holowitz’s Center, and more. Individuals singled out for audits during this same administration included the women Bill Clinton had affairs with (Jennifer Flowers and Liz Wald Gracen) as well as his sexual assault accusers (Paula Jones, Juanita Broderick and Kathleen Willey), along with fired White House travel office director, Billy Dale and attorney, Kent Masterson Brown. Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly was audited three times under the Clinton presidency. The Washington Times and Wall Street Journal were unable to find a single liberal organization that had been audited by the IRS. The Clinton administration sold out missile technology to China. The Clintons political machine has conducted the real war on women. All the women he had an affair with were slandered like trash. I guess Hillary’s political ambition over ruled her slutty husband.
Obama said we are not a Christian nation. He passed a health care law that is an intrusion on our Christian values. He appointed left wing liberals in the Supreme Court to pass his anti-god laws, and our Christian values. He’s let illegals in the country that are killing Americans. He defies the constitution and the laws that are on the books. He’s spent so much money that our economy is about to collapse and his foreign policy don’t make sense. He hates Israel, the Holy Land. Cops are being killed everywhere and he wants to disarm us. He has divided us and made our military weak. He is anti-American, anti-God and he wants to collapse our economy and start world war 3. If he does this, he can declare martial law and stay in power.
I have never seen nor has there ever been so much corruption and sin since the birth of our nation. When it comes to sin, God is a vengeful God. Keep your faith and his shield will protect you.
Alan Peacock

By Taelor Rye
The intersection by the Dodge County Hospital, the site of many accidents and general driving inconveniences, may become a roundabout in the future.

The Eastman City Council voted at its meeting on Monday, September 28 to contact the department of transportation to get the process started. The vote was the result of a majority rule; city council members Bobby Slye, Raymond Mullis, and Milton Johnson voted in favor of developing the roundabout while city council members

Prince Dawson and Buddy Pittman voted against the motion.

The intersection in question has been in discussion for renovation for the past several years, according to Slye. He estimated that the current council has had discussions about it for the past four years and that the previous council even had another four years of discussion before that.

The roundabout is perhaps a more financially feasible option than a red light or a four-way stop, as the state has offered a grant for $300,000.00 to go toward the construction of the roundabout, which the council estimates would cost a total of $450,000.00 or so in addition to potential additional costs such as having engineering research performed or alleviating gas tanks in the area underground. Pittman cited these factors as the reason for his vote against the motion.

Slye was perhaps the biggest proponent of the roundabout, stating many times throughout the conversation that he sees it as a benefit in that it will prevent many accidents similar to those that have happened in the past.

Additionally, Slye stated that, while some people may be intimidated of the idea of a roundabout, they’re simpler to use than what most people think, and people generally fear what they don’t understand. However, with use, citizens will easily understand how a roundabout functions.

Pittman also rebutted that, while traffic at the roundabout may flow more smoothly, the city would still have the issue of traffic leading up to the roundabout, which has been an issue over the years as well.

When Dawson suggested having public hearings before conducting the council’s vote, Johnson responded that doing so is “shifting it onto the community to make the decision that… [the council] has been elected to make.”

Johnson also said that the public can add their input after the council’s decision and that what’s important at this point is to take the initiative to make motion in one direction or the other.
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Age: 59

Died: Sunday, September 27, 2015

Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home of Eastman is in charge of arrangements.

Age: 53

Died: Friday, September 25, 2015

Arrangements: Kent Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman assisted the family locally.

Age: 73

Died: Friday, September 18, 2015

Arrangements: Mathis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Traverse jurors have been drawn for the October term of Dodge County Superior court. Jurors are to report to the Dodge County Courthouse at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Jurors are reminded not to bring cell phones to the courthouse.

If you see your name on the list below and have not been notified by mail, please call the Clerk of Superior Court immediately at 478-374-2871.

Mecca Medina Abdullah, Dana Marie Allen, Marquet M. Batchelor, Marie A. Beck, Gladys Ann Bloodworth, Skye Lynn Bohannon, Daniel D. Branch, Rosa E. Bray, Eddie Lois Brown, Nancy B. Brown, Rebecca S. Brown, Joshua Casey Bryant, Thomas Kaleb Burnham, Monica P. Burse, Joel Jared Butler, Scottie Lee Cannon, Tracy Cason, Wanda F. Chancey, Trevor Jearell Chaney, Gloria Vannetta Clay, Seth Randall Cody, Lenora Jean Conley, Barbara Ann Jones Cravey.

Justin Thomas Davis, Jennifer L. Dean, Chadwick Monroe Dennis, Kellie Conley Dowdy, David Brandon Drummond, Brandon Lee Dunlap, Amanda Nicole Eady, James Edward Easom Sr., Stephen Thomas English, Michael John Floyd, Erik Timothy Fountain, Joseph Emmett Fountain, Alan Shawn Gordon, Spencer Joseph Gordon, Charrlee Yuvette Groves, Marie Josey Haun, Carol Graham Healy, Vanessa La-Ton Henley, Karen Elizabeth Hodge, Brenda Holland, Bettie Jean Horne, Brett Coleman Hosford.
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