The body that was found floating in a water hole off Frank Holder Road on Friday, May 19 has been identified as Michael Anthony Boone, age 18, by the Georgia State Crime Lab. The cause of his death has not yet been determined. Boone had been missing since around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.
On May 19, a hunter from Florida was setting up cameras in the woods and discovered the body in a water hole approximately a quarter of a mile from Frank Holder Road across cutover land. That was close to where Boone’s car had been found on January 19. According to authorities, Boone was last seen leaving his girlfriend’s house in Hawkinsville. On Thursday, January 19, Boone’s vehicle, a 1999 Honda CRV, was located abandoned on Frank Holder Road with the keys missing.
Boone’s family reported him missing.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department at 478-559-1130, the Eastman Police Department at 478-374-7788 or the Dodge-Wilcox 911 Center at 478-374-1691.
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Body found in water hole
A body of an unidentified person was found at approximately 7:00 p.m. off Frank P. Holder Road on Friday, May 19, 2017.
A hunter from Florida was setting up cameras in the woods and discovered the body in a water hole approximately a quarter of a mile from Frank P. Holder Road across cutover land.
The body will be sent to the Georgia State Crime Lab in Atlanta to be identified and try and determine the cause of death.
The body was found near the vicinity where a missing teenager’s car was located on Thursday, January 19.
The teen, Michael Anthony Boone, age 18, was last seen leaving his girlfriend’s house in Hawkinsville and has been missing since then.
Authorities speculate that the body that was found could be that of Boone, but they will not know until results from the crime lab are available.
A hunter from Florida was setting up cameras in the woods and discovered the body in a water hole approximately a quarter of a mile from Frank P. Holder Road across cutover land.
The body will be sent to the Georgia State Crime Lab in Atlanta to be identified and try and determine the cause of death.
The body was found near the vicinity where a missing teenager’s car was located on Thursday, January 19.
The teen, Michael Anthony Boone, age 18, was last seen leaving his girlfriend’s house in Hawkinsville and has been missing since then.
Authorities speculate that the body that was found could be that of Boone, but they will not know until results from the crime lab are available.
Rogers named teacher of the year
Darci Rogers, Dodge County High School (DCHS) Teacher of the Year, was named the 2017 Dodge County Teacher of the Year at a luncheon sponsored by the Eastman Rotary Club on May 5, 2017.
Rogers is from a family of loved and respected Dodge County educators. She is the daughter of Dale Rogers and the granddaughter of “Bea” Barron. Rogers has been teaching mathematics at Dodge County High School for the past five years.
In her professional biography, Rogers wrote about many Dodge County educators, in addition to her mom and grandmother, who influenced her decision to teach. Patricia Jones made learning her multiplication facts exciting in elementary school. Janice Parkerson and Caryl Parkerson made science and math in middle school “so cool” with interactive activities. Rogers could not wait to read Susan Long’s responses to her writing in high school.
Faye Dyal’s structured and routine classroom made her feel safe and secure. Gina Cook made her feel special and creative as part of the yearbook staff for four years at DCHS.
Rogers stated in an interview, “Being named Dodge County Teacher of the Year seems so surreal for me. There are so many talented teachers in our system and I am truly humbled to be selected among them all. I am incredibly thankful to be a part of the teaching profession and for my place at Dodge County High School. I am privileged to teach with the best teachers, serve under the best leaders, work with the best coworkers, and teach the best students.”
Rogers is from a family of loved and respected Dodge County educators. She is the daughter of Dale Rogers and the granddaughter of “Bea” Barron. Rogers has been teaching mathematics at Dodge County High School for the past five years.
In her professional biography, Rogers wrote about many Dodge County educators, in addition to her mom and grandmother, who influenced her decision to teach. Patricia Jones made learning her multiplication facts exciting in elementary school. Janice Parkerson and Caryl Parkerson made science and math in middle school “so cool” with interactive activities. Rogers could not wait to read Susan Long’s responses to her writing in high school.
Faye Dyal’s structured and routine classroom made her feel safe and secure. Gina Cook made her feel special and creative as part of the yearbook staff for four years at DCHS.
Rogers stated in an interview, “Being named Dodge County Teacher of the Year seems so surreal for me. There are so many talented teachers in our system and I am truly humbled to be selected among them all. I am incredibly thankful to be a part of the teaching profession and for my place at Dodge County High School. I am privileged to teach with the best teachers, serve under the best leaders, work with the best coworkers, and teach the best students.”
One Injured
An Eastman man was injured and taken to Dodge County Hospital when his car and another car collided at the intersection of the Eastman Milan Road and the Chauncey Rhine Road at approximately 2:42 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, Wynelle Fullwood, of Eastman, was driving a 2008 Honda CRV toward Milan on the Milan Eastman Road and had stopped at the intersection of the Milan Eastman Road and the Chauncey Rhine Road. Fullwood then pulled into the path of Kojack Thomas, of Eastman, who was driving a 1993 Buick LeSabre toward Chauncey on the Chauncey Rhine Road. Thomas was injured and was taken to the hospital by the Dodge County Emergency Medical Services. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)
One Injured
Chauncey man was injured when the truck he was driving ran into the rear of another truck on the WPA Road at approximately 10:29 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2017. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Harmond Dale Treadwell, age 74, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet S10 pickup east on the WPA Road approximately 1/10 of a mile west of Poplar Springs Church Road when he ran into the rear of a 2015 Ford DRW Super Duty work truck that was stationary parked half on and half off the roadway headed east. The driver of the Ford truck, James Gregory Self, age 53, of Cochran, and a passenger, Phillip Michael Spivey, age 35, of Cochran, were doing work on signs on the roadway. Treadwell was injured and was taken to Dodge County Hospital by the Dodge County Emergency Medical Services. (Photo by Chuck Eckles)
Police Take valuables lock vehicles
Eastman Police Chief Becky Sheffield is advising citizens to take valuables out of their vehicles and make sure they are locked. Police are investigating seven vehicle break-ins that occurred on Saturday night, May 6, 2017, in the Hawkinsville Highway area around 8th and 9th Avenues.
The Eastman Police Department reported the following arrest made from May 2, 2017 through May 9, 2017.
Justo Alvarado-Avila, age 47, of Eastman, was arrested for interference with government property and theft of services.
Shedennia Archie, age 56, of Eastman, was arrested for financial transaction card theft and financial transaction card fraud.
Aquanda Facison, age 23, of Milan, was arrested for probation violation.
Rosalin Stuckey, age 35, of Warner Robins, was arrested for two counts of disorderly conduct.
Deandre Smith, age 21, of Eastman, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol 0.10gm or more, 21 or older and failure to maintain lane.
Chazz Gilder, age 19, of Lumber City, was arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor. [Full Story »]
The Eastman Police Department reported the following arrest made from May 2, 2017 through May 9, 2017.
Justo Alvarado-Avila, age 47, of Eastman, was arrested for interference with government property and theft of services.
Shedennia Archie, age 56, of Eastman, was arrested for financial transaction card theft and financial transaction card fraud.
Aquanda Facison, age 23, of Milan, was arrested for probation violation.
Rosalin Stuckey, age 35, of Warner Robins, was arrested for two counts of disorderly conduct.
Deandre Smith, age 21, of Eastman, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol 0.10gm or more, 21 or older and failure to maintain lane.
Chazz Gilder, age 19, of Lumber City, was arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor. [Full Story »]
Eastman councilor proposes festival
By Taelor Rye
At the May 8, 2017 meeting of the Eastman City Council, city council member Buddy Pittman initiated discussion on the possibility of bringing an annual festival to Eastman.
Citing similar successful festivals in surrounding areas (such as the Pondtown Festival in Rhine), Pittman expressed interest in initiating something that would draw citizens and businesses to downtown Eastman. Because of the high number of pecan trees in the area, Pittman noted that it could be a pecan festival.
Pittman emphasized, “I think we’re missing the boat on getting people to come downtown,” before listing some different avenues of community involvement: churches, school clubs, civic organizations, and businesses.
In addition, Pittman stated that the city could look into establishing a regularly recurring yard sale in the same vein as Peaches to Beaches.
Pittman said that the yard sales could happen perhaps every three months or so, having citizens – not businesses – gather to sell their own items.
He said, “All this is in an effort to… get traffic coming back downtown… People go to yard sales, and people like to have them.”
City council member Prince Dawson added, “I think we should get behind Buddy with this… and not drop this because we want to revive downtown.” Dawson also called for community involvement in the planning.
Pittman said that he would bring more concrete ideas for discussion at the council’s next meeting.
The council approved to use FacilityDude, an online interface that the city will use for work orders throughout the city. The 12-month contract comes at a cost of $5,520.00, with only a $4,140.00 fee for succeeding years, should the city decide to continue the services.
City manager Jason Cobb discussed “bringing some of our processes here into the 21st century,” acknowledging the potential for FacilityDude to help that. Cobb specifically stated that the service will “increase our efficiency on processing all sorts of things. Currently we use a paper work order system, which is relatively effective. However, it’s inefficient, also.”
[Full Story »]
At the May 8, 2017 meeting of the Eastman City Council, city council member Buddy Pittman initiated discussion on the possibility of bringing an annual festival to Eastman.
Citing similar successful festivals in surrounding areas (such as the Pondtown Festival in Rhine), Pittman expressed interest in initiating something that would draw citizens and businesses to downtown Eastman. Because of the high number of pecan trees in the area, Pittman noted that it could be a pecan festival.
Pittman emphasized, “I think we’re missing the boat on getting people to come downtown,” before listing some different avenues of community involvement: churches, school clubs, civic organizations, and businesses.
In addition, Pittman stated that the city could look into establishing a regularly recurring yard sale in the same vein as Peaches to Beaches.
Pittman said that the yard sales could happen perhaps every three months or so, having citizens – not businesses – gather to sell their own items.
He said, “All this is in an effort to… get traffic coming back downtown… People go to yard sales, and people like to have them.”
City council member Prince Dawson added, “I think we should get behind Buddy with this… and not drop this because we want to revive downtown.” Dawson also called for community involvement in the planning.
Pittman said that he would bring more concrete ideas for discussion at the council’s next meeting.
The council approved to use FacilityDude, an online interface that the city will use for work orders throughout the city. The 12-month contract comes at a cost of $5,520.00, with only a $4,140.00 fee for succeeding years, should the city decide to continue the services.
City manager Jason Cobb discussed “bringing some of our processes here into the 21st century,” acknowledging the potential for FacilityDude to help that. Cobb specifically stated that the service will “increase our efficiency on processing all sorts of things. Currently we use a paper work order system, which is relatively effective. However, it’s inefficient, also.”
[Full Story »]
Sheriff warns of possible scam
Dodge County Sheriff Lynn Sheffield is warning citizens about a possible scam.
According to the sheriff, on April 29, a citizen of Milan reported to the sheriff’s department about a possible scam. The citizen told sheriff’s deputies that he had posted on the Georgia Farm Bureau’s website about some bales of hay he wanted to sell.
A person by the name of Maj. Paul contacted him by text that he was interested in buying some of the hay. The citizen stated that the two agreed on a price by text and in the next couple of days, he received a certified envelope with a check inside in the amount of $1950.00
In the text, the citizen was instructed to cash the check and take out the amount agreed upon for the hay and to give the remaining amount of $550.00 to the delivery guys.
The citizen stated that he did not feel comfortable cashing the check because he thought it could possibly be a scam.
The name on the envelope was Thomas Carter, Premier Intelligence Company, 422 Pine Street, New Haven, MI.
The name on the check was Ed Mann Landscaping, Clarksville, PA.
If you encounter any situation that you believe may be a scam, contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department.
According to the sheriff, on April 29, a citizen of Milan reported to the sheriff’s department about a possible scam. The citizen told sheriff’s deputies that he had posted on the Georgia Farm Bureau’s website about some bales of hay he wanted to sell.
A person by the name of Maj. Paul contacted him by text that he was interested in buying some of the hay. The citizen stated that the two agreed on a price by text and in the next couple of days, he received a certified envelope with a check inside in the amount of $1950.00
In the text, the citizen was instructed to cash the check and take out the amount agreed upon for the hay and to give the remaining amount of $550.00 to the delivery guys.
The citizen stated that he did not feel comfortable cashing the check because he thought it could possibly be a scam.
The name on the envelope was Thomas Carter, Premier Intelligence Company, 422 Pine Street, New Haven, MI.
The name on the check was Ed Mann Landscaping, Clarksville, PA.
If you encounter any situation that you believe may be a scam, contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department.
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