Age: 43
Died: Sunday, February 28, 2016
Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home of Eastman is in charge of arrangements.
Entries from February 2016

Legals February 24, 2016 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 January 26, 2016, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
ONE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED THIRTY SIX
DOLLARS ($1436.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY
You are further notified that you may file a claim within (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 17th day of February, 2016
CHRISTOPHER C. GORDON
Assistant District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, GA 31023
Seizing Agency:
Daniel Gonzalez
Oconee Drug Task Force
327 Pearl Bates Avenue
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 January 26, 2016, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
ONE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED THIRTY SIX
DOLLARS ($1436.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY
You are further notified that you may file a claim within (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 17th day of February, 2016
CHRISTOPHER C. GORDON
Assistant District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, GA 31023
Seizing Agency:
Daniel Gonzalez
Oconee Drug Task Force
327 Pearl Bates Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023
[Full Story »]

Legals February 24, 2016 Page 2
1015 NAME CHANGE
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: MICHAEL JOSEPH WILLING
CIVIL ACTION FILE NUMBER: 16V-7768
NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
Notice is hereby given that MARIA G. LOWRY filed a petition in the Superior Court of Dodge County on February 12, 2016, praying for the name of her Minor Son MICHAEL JOSEPH WILLING to be changed to MICHAEL JOSEPH LOWRY. Notice is hereby given to all interested or affected persons to appear in said Court and file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed within thirty (30) days if the filing of said petition.
This the 7th day of February, 2016.
JOSEPH I. MARCHANT
Attorney At Law
Post Office Box 4218
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Telephone: 478-374-1505 [Full Story »]
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DODGE COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: MICHAEL JOSEPH WILLING
CIVIL ACTION FILE NUMBER: 16V-7768
NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME
Notice is hereby given that MARIA G. LOWRY filed a petition in the Superior Court of Dodge County on February 12, 2016, praying for the name of her Minor Son MICHAEL JOSEPH WILLING to be changed to MICHAEL JOSEPH LOWRY. Notice is hereby given to all interested or affected persons to appear in said Court and file objections to such name change. Objections must be filed within thirty (30) days if the filing of said petition.
This the 7th day of February, 2016.
JOSEPH I. MARCHANT
Attorney At Law
Post Office Box 4218
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Telephone: 478-374-1505 [Full Story »]
Charles W. Fincher
Age: 80
Died: Saturday, February 26, 2016
Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Saturday, February 26, 2016
Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Jewel Monroe Melvin
Age: 78
Died: Thursday, February 18, 2016
Arrangements: Watson-Hunt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Thursday, February 18, 2016
Arrangements: Watson-Hunt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Chad L. Kirkley
Age: 46
Died: Friday, February 26, 2016
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Friday, February 26, 2016
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.

Grand jury returns 99 indictments
The Dodge County Grand Jury convened in February and returned the following indictments:
Brandon Maurice Cockrell was indicted on one count felony burglary first degree.
Shannon Floyd was indicted on one count felony burglary first degree.
Lisa Dawn Brown was indicted on one count felony fraud in obtain possession of controlled substance.
Malcolm Lamar Lockett was indicted on one count felony possession of cocaine.
Christopher Jason Wiggins was indicated on one count felony theft by taking.
Eddie Jackson was indicted on one count felony aggravated assault.
Joshua Kentay Bray was indicted on one count felony terroristic threats and acts and one count misdemeanor harassing phone calls.
Jimmy Recardo Dupree was indicted on one count felony theft by taking.
Catherine Lynch was indicted on one count felony theft by taking.
Pervis Rashad Montford was indicted on one count felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Norris Showers was indicted on one count felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Robbie Vance Fordham was indicted on two counts felony sale of cocaine.
Melissa Donne Sue Dykes was indicted on one count felony receipt/possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon. [Full Story »]
Brandon Maurice Cockrell was indicted on one count felony burglary first degree.
Shannon Floyd was indicted on one count felony burglary first degree.
Lisa Dawn Brown was indicted on one count felony fraud in obtain possession of controlled substance.
Malcolm Lamar Lockett was indicted on one count felony possession of cocaine.
Christopher Jason Wiggins was indicated on one count felony theft by taking.
Eddie Jackson was indicted on one count felony aggravated assault.
Joshua Kentay Bray was indicted on one count felony terroristic threats and acts and one count misdemeanor harassing phone calls.
Jimmy Recardo Dupree was indicted on one count felony theft by taking.
Catherine Lynch was indicted on one count felony theft by taking.
Pervis Rashad Montford was indicted on one count felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Norris Showers was indicted on one count felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Robbie Vance Fordham was indicted on two counts felony sale of cocaine.
Melissa Donne Sue Dykes was indicted on one count felony receipt/possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon. [Full Story »]

Letter to the editor
Dear editor,
The political climate and confluence of current events in this past decade sure has caused a metamorphosis of morals, common sense and down right stupidity of the American populace.
In 2008, a plurality of the voters in America overwhelmingly wanted a change based on a man’s skin color and banal platitudes by an individual named Barrack Husain Obama. His background and speeches clearly showed he was a Marxist community organizer with a degree of rabblement, and the American people knew this and still elected this fraud not once, but twice. And now the United Sates of America is in a spiral collapse of immoral decay from human depravity of homosexuality brought on by Obama and his administration social petri dish experiment via the judicial courts bought by Obama’s jurist appointments to the supreme courts.
Fast forward to 2016, with Obama’s former secretary of state Hillary Clinton now running for a “Obama third term” essentially, with the same political ideology and cretinism in human behavior as the fraud in chief (Obama). She has been proven in criminal congressional hearings of her involvement in leaking classified information thru Internet, and coupled as a serial liar to the truthfulness of FBI investigations. And finally, Clinton seems to border on psychosis of schizophrenia of a complete mental breakdown, where she was giving a political speech last week, and then seemed to morph herself into a dog by barking. Has the country gone to the dogs? Pun very much intended, really look no further than American voter who has a (“D”) next to their name on that question my friends.
Yet, the democratic voters by the preponderance in numbers are right back on the same path as they did in 2008. Vote with their own self-interest of greed, political ideology, selfishness and vacuity in brains. Bottom line, (MORONS)!
Okay, republican conservative voter, don’t do as you did in 2012, seven million of you and sit on your butt, and NOT vote. Send this Yankee carpetbagger back to New York to keep Bill away from Monica (GO-VOTE)!
TSGT. Joseph Bryan, U.S.A.F. Ret
The political climate and confluence of current events in this past decade sure has caused a metamorphosis of morals, common sense and down right stupidity of the American populace.
In 2008, a plurality of the voters in America overwhelmingly wanted a change based on a man’s skin color and banal platitudes by an individual named Barrack Husain Obama. His background and speeches clearly showed he was a Marxist community organizer with a degree of rabblement, and the American people knew this and still elected this fraud not once, but twice. And now the United Sates of America is in a spiral collapse of immoral decay from human depravity of homosexuality brought on by Obama and his administration social petri dish experiment via the judicial courts bought by Obama’s jurist appointments to the supreme courts.
Fast forward to 2016, with Obama’s former secretary of state Hillary Clinton now running for a “Obama third term” essentially, with the same political ideology and cretinism in human behavior as the fraud in chief (Obama). She has been proven in criminal congressional hearings of her involvement in leaking classified information thru Internet, and coupled as a serial liar to the truthfulness of FBI investigations. And finally, Clinton seems to border on psychosis of schizophrenia of a complete mental breakdown, where she was giving a political speech last week, and then seemed to morph herself into a dog by barking. Has the country gone to the dogs? Pun very much intended, really look no further than American voter who has a (“D”) next to their name on that question my friends.
Yet, the democratic voters by the preponderance in numbers are right back on the same path as they did in 2008. Vote with their own self-interest of greed, political ideology, selfishness and vacuity in brains. Bottom line, (MORONS)!
Okay, republican conservative voter, don’t do as you did in 2012, seven million of you and sit on your butt, and NOT vote. Send this Yankee carpetbagger back to New York to keep Bill away from Monica (GO-VOTE)!
TSGT. Joseph Bryan, U.S.A.F. Ret

Sheriff’s Department make arrests
The following arrests were reported by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office for the dates February 10, 2016 through February 22, 2016.
Jalen T. Lemmon – 2/10/16 – one count burglary.
Hunter Graham – 2/10/16 – one count possession of marijuana less one ounce, one count possession of drug related object, one count failure to maintain lane, and one count seatbelt violation.
Amy M. Helms – 2/14/16 – one count simple battery.
Michael Barlow – 2/22/16 – one count possession of marijuana less one ounce and one count aggravated assault.
Sheriff Lynn Sheffield would like to alert the citizens of Dodge County about a scam concerning jury duty. Citizens from surrounding counties are receiving phone calls in regards to the person missing a jury duty date. This call also informs the person that they will have to pay a monetary fee in order to avoid going to jail. Any person receiving a phone call concerning jury duty and a penalty for not showing is advised to hang up immediately and call their local law enforcement agency. Jurors who are notified of their duty date will receive a letter from the Clerk of Court with an information card to be completed so that the juror can be notified if needed. On occasion the Clerk of Courts office will contact jurors who have missed their duty to inform them to report to the courtroom or to the Clerk’s office, but at no time will they solicit any fees from the individual. [Full Story »]
Jalen T. Lemmon – 2/10/16 – one count burglary.
Hunter Graham – 2/10/16 – one count possession of marijuana less one ounce, one count possession of drug related object, one count failure to maintain lane, and one count seatbelt violation.
Amy M. Helms – 2/14/16 – one count simple battery.
Michael Barlow – 2/22/16 – one count possession of marijuana less one ounce and one count aggravated assault.
Sheriff Lynn Sheffield would like to alert the citizens of Dodge County about a scam concerning jury duty. Citizens from surrounding counties are receiving phone calls in regards to the person missing a jury duty date. This call also informs the person that they will have to pay a monetary fee in order to avoid going to jail. Any person receiving a phone call concerning jury duty and a penalty for not showing is advised to hang up immediately and call their local law enforcement agency. Jurors who are notified of their duty date will receive a letter from the Clerk of Court with an information card to be completed so that the juror can be notified if needed. On occasion the Clerk of Courts office will contact jurors who have missed their duty to inform them to report to the courtroom or to the Clerk’s office, but at no time will they solicit any fees from the individual. [Full Story »]

Indians win two, lose one to open 2016 season
By Jessie Pruett
Dodge County High School (DCHS) opened their baseball season against non-region rival Bleckley County on February 16. These games never disappoint and this was no exception.
The Indians got down three runs early in the game, but fought back to tie the game at three in the middle innings. Bleckley would add a fourth run late in the game and Dodge came close a couple of times, but just couldn’t manage to get the tying run across.
Craig Barton got the pitching start for the Indians and pitched a strong season opener. Barton went 5 and 1/3 innings striking out four and walking four. He gave up three runs to the Royals.
Tyler Pruett came on in relief pitching 1 and 2/3 innings allowing one run, striking out three, and allowing no walks.
[Full Story »]
Dodge County High School (DCHS) opened their baseball season against non-region rival Bleckley County on February 16. These games never disappoint and this was no exception.
The Indians got down three runs early in the game, but fought back to tie the game at three in the middle innings. Bleckley would add a fourth run late in the game and Dodge came close a couple of times, but just couldn’t manage to get the tying run across.
Craig Barton got the pitching start for the Indians and pitched a strong season opener. Barton went 5 and 1/3 innings striking out four and walking four. He gave up three runs to the Royals.
Tyler Pruett came on in relief pitching 1 and 2/3 innings allowing one run, striking out three, and allowing no walks.
[Full Story »]

Wrestlers win at state
Recently, two wrestlers representing Dodge County traveled to Lassister High School in Marietta to compete in the USA Wrestling Georgia Girls State Championships and the USA Wrestling Georgia Freshman State Championships.
Competing in the girls competition in her first ever wrestling tournament, Ashlyn Grauberger represented Dodge County Wrestling Club with a first place finish in the third to fifth grade 70-pound division. She became our first ever girls’ state champion and the only girl from Dodge County to compete. [Full Story »]
Competing in the girls competition in her first ever wrestling tournament, Ashlyn Grauberger represented Dodge County Wrestling Club with a first place finish in the third to fifth grade 70-pound division. She became our first ever girls’ state champion and the only girl from Dodge County to compete. [Full Story »]
Carl Ross
Age: 56
Died: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Arrangements: Hamilton Burch Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Arrangements: Hamilton Burch Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Vernia Lee Hughes
Age: 91
Died: Thursday, February 11, 2016
Arrangements: Hamilton Burch Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Thursday, February 11, 2016
Arrangements: Hamilton Burch Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Deborah Maddox
Age: 61
Died: Sunday, February 21, 2016
Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Died: Sunday, February 21, 2016
Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Margaret Elizabeth Fordham Thompson
Age: 67
Died: Saturday, February 20, 2016
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Died: Saturday, February 20, 2016
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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