Age: 87
Died: Friday, January 9, 2015
Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Ray Edwin Rearden, Jr.
Age: 80
Died: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Arrangements: Heritage Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman assisted the family locally.
Died: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Arrangements: Heritage Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman assisted the family locally.
Martha Bryant Boling Snider
Age: 92
Died: Sunday, January 4, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman assisted the family locally.
Died: Sunday, January 4, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman assisted the family locally.
Butler makes hole in one
On New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2014, I was going to drop my son off at the Dodge County Golf Course and go back home to watch football. Instead, I decided to ride in the cart and watch my son and his interaction with other members of the Dodge County Golf Club. I’m glad I did. In the group was 85 year-old, Bob Butler. I had met Butler about a year ago and had talked to him several times. I had never seen him play golf. He bogeyed the first three holes and that is when I heard him say to my son, “We’ve got to tighten up.” I didn’t think anything of it until after he played the next six holes, finishing three strokes under par. That brought us to the 10th hole and the reason I am writing this account of what happened there.
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Patricia "Patty" Pickett Sparrow
Age: 77
Died: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Tornado touches down
National Weather Service representative Steve Nelson confirmed the cell path of a tornado with winds reaching 95 mph hit an area at the intersection of Antioch Church Road and Log Cabin Road at approximately 11:57 a.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2015 when he was in Eastman on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. High winds took down trees that blocked Antioch Church Road and tore down power lines across Log Cabin Road. Property belonging to a resident received damage of trees uprooted in their yard from the high winds. Dodge Emergency Management Agency Director Stanley Stephens reported the incident to the National Weather Service. According to Stephens and Nelson, the incident on Antioch Church Road and Log Cabin Road was the only area hit in Dodge County. (Photo by Cindy Eckles)
Arsonist burns trailer
Gresston Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire at 1196 Garrett Oxley Road at 12:29 a.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2015. According to State Fire Marshal James Atkins, the mobile home, belonging to Randall Carr, was intentionally set and was a total loss. No one was at the residence when the fire began according to Atkins. Volunteers from Gresston, Roddy Fire Department and the Dodge County tanker responded to the incident. Atkins stated that the incident is still under investigation and anyone having information should contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department at 478-559-1130 or the State Arson Hotline at 1-800-282-5804. (Photo by Cindy Eckles)
Squaws and Indians are both first in sub-region play
The fifth ranked Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws basketball team took over first place in sub-region A of Region 1-AAA with a four and zero record by defeating Pierce County on Friday, January 2, 2015. The Squaws defeated Pierce 56 to 32 on their home court in Eastman. Scoring for Dodge was Rachel Selph, 17 points; Keyria Gordon, 16 points; Tierra Hamilton, seven points; Kristen Hall, six points; Shardea Jackson, three points; Alexis Northcutt, three points; Tanasha Coley, two points; and Haley Holloway, two points.
The Squaws are now nine and one overall. [Full Story »]
The Squaws are now nine and one overall. [Full Story »]
Legals January 7, 2015 Page 1
1005 CONSTRUCTION/SERVICE BIDS
gpn 05 Advertisement For Bids
FEDERAL PROJECT NO. 0011901 & 0011902
DODGE COUNTY
Sealed proposals for furnishing all labor, material/equipment and other things necessary for the following work will be received by the undersigned at the Department of Transportation, One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308 until 11:00 a.m., January 16, 2015 and publicly opened.
18.130 MILES OF RESURFACING ON CHESTER HWY BEGINNING AT THE EASTMAN CITY LIMITS AND EXTENDING TO SR 126 AND ON BELL LINE RD BEGINNING AT CHESTER HWY AND EXTENDING TO WILSON WOODARD RD.
Contract time: 12/31/15
Proposal Guaranty: 5%
District Office: Tennille
Price of plans:
DBE: 0.00
Plans and specifications may be inspected at the District Office as indicated. Copies of the standard specifications ($35.00) may be obtained from the State Transportation Office Engineer at One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, in Atlanta, telephone number (404) 631-1215. Plans are available as indicated. Payment of the correct amount must be made within 30 days of billing; such payments are not refundable.
Payment will be made to the contractor each calendar month based on the estimated work complete in place as prescribed by the standard specifications.
The state reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
KEITH GOLDEN, P.E.,
Commissioner
Department of Transportation [Full Story »]
gpn 05 Advertisement For Bids
FEDERAL PROJECT NO. 0011901 & 0011902
DODGE COUNTY
Sealed proposals for furnishing all labor, material/equipment and other things necessary for the following work will be received by the undersigned at the Department of Transportation, One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308 until 11:00 a.m., January 16, 2015 and publicly opened.
18.130 MILES OF RESURFACING ON CHESTER HWY BEGINNING AT THE EASTMAN CITY LIMITS AND EXTENDING TO SR 126 AND ON BELL LINE RD BEGINNING AT CHESTER HWY AND EXTENDING TO WILSON WOODARD RD.
Contract time: 12/31/15
Proposal Guaranty: 5%
District Office: Tennille
Price of plans:
DBE: 0.00
Plans and specifications may be inspected at the District Office as indicated. Copies of the standard specifications ($35.00) may be obtained from the State Transportation Office Engineer at One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree St., NW, in Atlanta, telephone number (404) 631-1215. Plans are available as indicated. Payment of the correct amount must be made within 30 days of billing; such payments are not refundable.
Payment will be made to the contractor each calendar month based on the estimated work complete in place as prescribed by the standard specifications.
The state reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
KEITH GOLDEN, P.E.,
Commissioner
Department of Transportation [Full Story »]
Commissioners aprove budget
By Cindy Eckles
Raising the millage rate by 1.5 mills increased the proposed 2015 county budget by $339,500 to $8,779,500. Commissioners Brian Watkins, Terry Niblett and commissioner chairman Dan McCranie voted unanimously to accept the proposed budget at a special called meeting on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
The proposed 2015 budget was printed in the December 24, 2014 edition of The Dodge County News.
At the first meeting of 2015, commissioners voted to re-appoint Jr. Howell as vice-chairman, John Harrington as county attorney and Gail Rogers as the county clerk.
Commissioners discussed the 2015 holiday schedule of county employees. The following were the 11 paid holidays approved unanimously by commissioners: New Year’s Day, M.L. King’s Birthday, Good Friday, National Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Commissioner Watkins informed commissioners he had spoken with Representative Jimmy Pruett requesting assistance in funding the re-roofing of the Department of Labor building, which is owned by the Library board. According to Watkins, Rep. Pruett was going to see if he could find state funds to assist in re-roofing the building. Watkins then made a motion, seconded by commissioner Niblett to take bids for a pitch metal roof for the building. The advertisement can be found on page 2B in this edition of The Dodge County News.
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Raising the millage rate by 1.5 mills increased the proposed 2015 county budget by $339,500 to $8,779,500. Commissioners Brian Watkins, Terry Niblett and commissioner chairman Dan McCranie voted unanimously to accept the proposed budget at a special called meeting on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
The proposed 2015 budget was printed in the December 24, 2014 edition of The Dodge County News.
At the first meeting of 2015, commissioners voted to re-appoint Jr. Howell as vice-chairman, John Harrington as county attorney and Gail Rogers as the county clerk.
Commissioners discussed the 2015 holiday schedule of county employees. The following were the 11 paid holidays approved unanimously by commissioners: New Year’s Day, M.L. King’s Birthday, Good Friday, National Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Commissioner Watkins informed commissioners he had spoken with Representative Jimmy Pruett requesting assistance in funding the re-roofing of the Department of Labor building, which is owned by the Library board. According to Watkins, Rep. Pruett was going to see if he could find state funds to assist in re-roofing the building. Watkins then made a motion, seconded by commissioner Niblett to take bids for a pitch metal roof for the building. The advertisement can be found on page 2B in this edition of The Dodge County News.
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Random thoughts
I hate the left-loaded television chat shows but the one good one that I watch is the Georgia Gang on Atlanta’s TV5, Sunday mornings, with Dick Williams and Phil Kent (PhilKent.com), the good guys and two others, both Atlanta liberals who say the predictable leftist things. I record the show in case I’m at church when it runs.
From The Bear at TheAbsurdReport.com 1-3-15: Protesters carry signs reading “Ferguson Is Everywhere” and at the sign’s bottom “rev.com.us.” GatewayPundit.com has more on this development and says, “These signs are being supplied to the left wing protesters by the Communist Party in America.” Rev.com.us is the Commie Party’s website.
“May the socialist enter private industry, and the libertarian, government.“
Daniel B. Klein, Ph.D. Economics Professor
As they say on FloppingAces.com, nothing is guaranteed except for liberals being foolish.
The leftwing tributes to the late New York governor Mario Cuomo pour in, I remember something he said about columnist Joe Sobran a few years back. Both are now deceased.
Pat Buchanan has said that Joe was “Perhaps the greatest columnist of our generation.” Ann Coulter was a friend of Joe and said he was “America’s greatest writer,” two fine tributes from outstanding writers themselves.
As for Mario Cuomo, he said, “Joe Sobran is a dangerous right-wing extremist.”
Yes, “dangerous” Joe Sobran (Sobran.com) is known for writing “Anything called a ‘program’ is unconstitutional.”
As I type this, the Go Daddy Bowl is on the television set in the background. That’s a catchy name, one to remember. I wonder what coaches Wally Butts and Bear Bryant would think of that name. [Full Story »]
From The Bear at TheAbsurdReport.com 1-3-15: Protesters carry signs reading “Ferguson Is Everywhere” and at the sign’s bottom “rev.com.us.” GatewayPundit.com has more on this development and says, “These signs are being supplied to the left wing protesters by the Communist Party in America.” Rev.com.us is the Commie Party’s website.
“May the socialist enter private industry, and the libertarian, government.“
Daniel B. Klein, Ph.D. Economics Professor
As they say on FloppingAces.com, nothing is guaranteed except for liberals being foolish.
The leftwing tributes to the late New York governor Mario Cuomo pour in, I remember something he said about columnist Joe Sobran a few years back. Both are now deceased.
Pat Buchanan has said that Joe was “Perhaps the greatest columnist of our generation.” Ann Coulter was a friend of Joe and said he was “America’s greatest writer,” two fine tributes from outstanding writers themselves.
As for Mario Cuomo, he said, “Joe Sobran is a dangerous right-wing extremist.”
Yes, “dangerous” Joe Sobran (Sobran.com) is known for writing “Anything called a ‘program’ is unconstitutional.”
As I type this, the Go Daddy Bowl is on the television set in the background. That’s a catchy name, one to remember. I wonder what coaches Wally Butts and Bear Bryant would think of that name. [Full Story »]
Lady Indians named to All-Middle Georgia Team
The honors continued for members of the Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team. A pair of Lady Indians was named to the first team All-Middle Georgia Team that is released by the Macon Telegraph.
Sophomore pitcher, Haley Holloway and shortstop, Margaret Simmons were named to the first team. Seniors, Annie Moore and Nikki Graham were honorable mentions. There were no second or third teams given just first team and honorable mentions.
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Sophomore pitcher, Haley Holloway and shortstop, Margaret Simmons were named to the first team. Seniors, Annie Moore and Nikki Graham were honorable mentions. There were no second or third teams given just first team and honorable mentions.
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Presents Check
AT&T Representative Terry Smith (r) is pictured above presenting the Dodge County Board of Education, Dodge County School Superintendent Dr. Melinda Dennis (c) and Dodge County High School Principal Dr. Susan Long (l) with $44,000.00 to benefit at-risk students at Dodge County High School in the areas of art, drama, music and college and career exploration.
Audrey Mullis Yawn
Age: 90
Died: Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Lady Squaws continue winning streak
The fifth ranked Dodge County High School Squaws ran their record to eight and one overall and three and zero in the sub-region with three wins last week. The Squaws defeated West Laurens 48 to 44 in a non-region game; Brantley County in a sub-region game, 74 to 20 and Hawkinsville, 80 to 32 in another non-region game. The Junior Varsity girls’ team also defeated West Laurens 42 to four and Brantley County 48 to 22.
Scoring for Dodge against West Laurens was: Rachel Selph, 18 points; Keyria Gordon, 10 points; Kristen Hall, nine points; Tanasha Coley, three points; Tierra Hamilton, three points; Alexis Northcutt, three points; and Haley Holloway, two points.
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Scoring for Dodge against West Laurens was: Rachel Selph, 18 points; Keyria Gordon, 10 points; Kristen Hall, nine points; Tanasha Coley, three points; Tierra Hamilton, three points; Alexis Northcutt, three points; and Haley Holloway, two points.
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