Age: 63
Died: Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Arrangements: Rollins Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Billie Jean Yancey Evans
Age: 74
Died: Friday, January 16, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Friday, January 16, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Robert Wright Williams
Age: 64
Died: Monday, January 12, 2015
Arrangements: Lowe's Funeral Home of Helena was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Monday, January 12, 2015
Arrangements: Lowe's Funeral Home of Helena was in charge of arrangements.
King parade is set for Monday
United Concerned Citizens for Unity and the local chapter of the NAACP will be hosting the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK Jr.) parade on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. The theme of this year’s parade is “Hope-Action-Change.”
All parade entrants must be lined up by 12:00 noon. Parade line up will be on Second Avenue near the Eastman post office. All vehicles must be clean and presentable. All late entries will line up at the end of the line.
First, second and third place trophies will be awarded based on originality, parade theme observance and creativity. Trophies will be awarded in the following categories: floats, trucks and cars. No dogs will be allowed due to safety reasons.
This year’s grand marshal is John Battle of Eastman. He has been dedicated for years to make his community a better place to live and work.
Battle is a member of Giddens Gift Holiness Church and currently serves as assistant Sunday school teacher and assistant choir director. He is the president of the Dodge County local branch of the NAACP and the eighth district coordinator for central and south central Georgia for the Georgia State Conference NAACP.
He received his high school education from Peabody High School in 1965 and his college degree in mathematics and physics from Savannah State in 1972. He later earned his master’s degree from Fort Valley State in elementary science and counseling. [Full Story »]
All parade entrants must be lined up by 12:00 noon. Parade line up will be on Second Avenue near the Eastman post office. All vehicles must be clean and presentable. All late entries will line up at the end of the line.
First, second and third place trophies will be awarded based on originality, parade theme observance and creativity. Trophies will be awarded in the following categories: floats, trucks and cars. No dogs will be allowed due to safety reasons.
This year’s grand marshal is John Battle of Eastman. He has been dedicated for years to make his community a better place to live and work.
Battle is a member of Giddens Gift Holiness Church and currently serves as assistant Sunday school teacher and assistant choir director. He is the president of the Dodge County local branch of the NAACP and the eighth district coordinator for central and south central Georgia for the Georgia State Conference NAACP.
He received his high school education from Peabody High School in 1965 and his college degree in mathematics and physics from Savannah State in 1972. He later earned his master’s degree from Fort Valley State in elementary science and counseling. [Full Story »]
Kirkley named bank president
The board of directors of Citizens Bank and Trust has named James E. (Butch) Kirkley, II President and Chief Operating Officer as well as a director of the bank. A native of Eastman, Kirkley joined the bank in January 2013 as executive vice president and Chief Credit Officer. He succeeds Gene Haskins who retired from active management of the bank at the end of 2014.
“Since joining Citizens Bank, and for many years prior, Butch has demonstrated strong leadership qualities in this community. We are very pleased to have him as the senior leader of our bank. This step completes the senior management transition plan which we adopted several years ago,” said Jim Green, chairman of the Citizens Bank board. “We know that Butch will continue to make great contributions to our bank and the communities we serve in the future.”
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“Since joining Citizens Bank, and for many years prior, Butch has demonstrated strong leadership qualities in this community. We are very pleased to have him as the senior leader of our bank. This step completes the senior management transition plan which we adopted several years ago,” said Jim Green, chairman of the Citizens Bank board. “We know that Butch will continue to make great contributions to our bank and the communities we serve in the future.”
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Who are they?
This old picture of an Eastman baseball team was brought into the newspaper recently. Nothing is known about the picture, including the year nor the names of the players. Do you know who they are?
2015 baby born
Dodge County Hospital is happy to announce the birth of Kynslii A’Marah Vaughn as our first baby born in 2015! Kynslii was born on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 9:07 a.m. to Taylor Vaughn. She was 17 ½ inches long and weighed four pounds 11 ounces. Taylor and Kynslii were presented with an assortment of gifts from Dodge County Hospital to celebrate Kynslii being the first baby of 2015. Pictured with Taylor and Kynslii are Nikki McNeal, RN and Alice Alonzo, RN. Dr. Lou Barker delivered Kynslii and Dr. Johnny Peeples cared for Kynslii while at Dodge County Hospital.
Legals January 14, 2015, Page 1
1007 DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
gpn 07 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
GEORGIA, Laurens County
All creditors of the Estate of MARY D. BELFLOWER, deceased, late of Laurens County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to her.
This the 17TH day of DECEMBER, 2014.
GARRY K. BELFLOWER
Administrator of the Estate of
MARY D. BELFLOWER
LEON GREEN
Attorney for Estate
P. O. Drawer 2027
Dublin, Georgia 31040
gpn 07 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
IN RE: ESTATE OF RONNIE GLENN RIGBY
All creditors of the Estate of RONNIE GLENN RIGBY are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 5th day of January, 2015.
DANNY LYNN RIGBY,
Executor of the
Estate of RONNIE GLENN RIGBY
Deceased
DANNY LYNN RIGBY
190 Country Side Lane
Hayesville, North Carolina 28904
828-389-9070 [Full Story »]
gpn 07 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
GEORGIA, Laurens County
All creditors of the Estate of MARY D. BELFLOWER, deceased, late of Laurens County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to her.
This the 17TH day of DECEMBER, 2014.
GARRY K. BELFLOWER
Administrator of the Estate of
MARY D. BELFLOWER
LEON GREEN
Attorney for Estate
P. O. Drawer 2027
Dublin, Georgia 31040
gpn 07 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF DODGE
IN RE: ESTATE OF RONNIE GLENN RIGBY
All creditors of the Estate of RONNIE GLENN RIGBY are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned in accordance with the law, and all persons indebted to said Estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
This the 5th day of January, 2015.
DANNY LYNN RIGBY,
Executor of the
Estate of RONNIE GLENN RIGBY
Deceased
DANNY LYNN RIGBY
190 Country Side Lane
Hayesville, North Carolina 28904
828-389-9070 [Full Story »]
Random thoughts
Five Florida Republican Congressmen opposed John Boehner’s reelection as House Speaker. Good for the five good guys: Curt Clawson, Rich Nugent, Bill Posey, Dan Webster and Ted Yoho. Dan Webster got a dozen votes for Speaker, including his own, even though he did not challenge Boehner initially. Good for Dan. Unfortunately, Boehner is now in his third term as House Speaker, but his effectiveness has been weakened. Grassroots conservatives challenged Boehner and perhaps have paved the road to defeat for Boehner two years from now.
“We are going to help grassroots activists, brave members of Congress who took a stand today, to continue that fight until the number of pro-liberty votes in Congress reaches critical mass.“
Matt Kibbe, president of Freedom Works
1-6-15 FreedomWorks.org
John “Wacko Bird” McPain (RINO-Arizona) is trying to run all Tea Party-affiliated Republicans out of the Party – local party chairmen, precinct committeemen, everyone they can’t control. It would be nice to see McPain himself run out of office. He claims he’s running for the Senate again in 2016 at the age of 80 or so. As The Bear says on TheAbsurdReport.com: “Forget it John, we all know that you are really a Democrat at heart.” McCain calls conservatives wacko birds when he’s the most wacko Senator imaginable.
Don’t forget – McPain at least three times seriously considered switching to the Demo Party and 2004 Demo presidential candidate John Kerry flirted with the idea of McCain as his running mate. Imagine him being vice president of the USA. If only the establishment Republicans would fight Democrats instead of their own constituents.
Check out on ConservativeByte.com 1-5-15: “Bill Clinton and the Palm Beach Pedophile.” This Levine character is a big Clinton contributor. John Morgan, the Central Florida mega lawyer who went national, is another Clinton moneyman. Morgan’s “for the people” slogan should be changed to “for the liberals.” John Morgan, who calls Clinton “a rock star,” has hosted fundraisers for Clinton at his Florida mansion. Democrats: the party of the richer.
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“We are going to help grassroots activists, brave members of Congress who took a stand today, to continue that fight until the number of pro-liberty votes in Congress reaches critical mass.“
Matt Kibbe, president of Freedom Works
1-6-15 FreedomWorks.org
John “Wacko Bird” McPain (RINO-Arizona) is trying to run all Tea Party-affiliated Republicans out of the Party – local party chairmen, precinct committeemen, everyone they can’t control. It would be nice to see McPain himself run out of office. He claims he’s running for the Senate again in 2016 at the age of 80 or so. As The Bear says on TheAbsurdReport.com: “Forget it John, we all know that you are really a Democrat at heart.” McCain calls conservatives wacko birds when he’s the most wacko Senator imaginable.
Don’t forget – McPain at least three times seriously considered switching to the Demo Party and 2004 Demo presidential candidate John Kerry flirted with the idea of McCain as his running mate. Imagine him being vice president of the USA. If only the establishment Republicans would fight Democrats instead of their own constituents.
Check out on ConservativeByte.com 1-5-15: “Bill Clinton and the Palm Beach Pedophile.” This Levine character is a big Clinton contributor. John Morgan, the Central Florida mega lawyer who went national, is another Clinton moneyman. Morgan’s “for the people” slogan should be changed to “for the liberals.” John Morgan, who calls Clinton “a rock star,” has hosted fundraisers for Clinton at his Florida mansion. Democrats: the party of the richer.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear editor,
We join the rest of the world in mourning the brave staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo, gunned down by religious fanatics for defending freedom of the press.
Meat industry fanatics in the U.S. have devised a more subtle means of stifling freedom of the press. The states of Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah have enacted “ag-gag” laws that impose criminal penalties on investigators seeking to expose animal abuses and safety violations in factory farms.
According to an Associated Press report in yesterday’s papers, four members of an animal protection organization were charged with violating Utah’s ag-gag law. They sought to document the daily transport of thousands of pigs from the infamous Circle Four factory farm in Cedar City (UT) to the Farmer John slaughterhouse in Los Angeles.
Ag-gag laws are clearly unconstitutional and are being challenged in federal courts. Assaults on press freedom need to be confronted wherever they rear their ugly heads, even when they assume the legitimacy of a state law.
Sincerely,
Doug Childress
We join the rest of the world in mourning the brave staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo, gunned down by religious fanatics for defending freedom of the press.
Meat industry fanatics in the U.S. have devised a more subtle means of stifling freedom of the press. The states of Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah have enacted “ag-gag” laws that impose criminal penalties on investigators seeking to expose animal abuses and safety violations in factory farms.
According to an Associated Press report in yesterday’s papers, four members of an animal protection organization were charged with violating Utah’s ag-gag law. They sought to document the daily transport of thousands of pigs from the infamous Circle Four factory farm in Cedar City (UT) to the Farmer John slaughterhouse in Los Angeles.
Ag-gag laws are clearly unconstitutional and are being challenged in federal courts. Assaults on press freedom need to be confronted wherever they rear their ugly heads, even when they assume the legitimacy of a state law.
Sincerely,
Doug Childress
Letter to the Editor
Dear editor,
With the tragic events that unfolded in last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, France and the liberal socialist governments soft handling of malcontents that live in that country, why is this a surprise? But moreover, present day America is no better off than those folks in Europe!
Case in point: you have a plurality of liberal American voting citizens that elected a man (Barrack Obama) as our president and leader of the free world with ideology that mirrors Marxism in dictatorship of the proletariat, (“you didn’t build that” as Mr. Obama said in his 2011 re-election campaign) a man, Barrack Obama, refuses to call a war on terrorism Islamic Jihad, but an “overseas military contingency operations” and identifying the perpetrators of the Paris, France attack as “a few bad apples” rather than what they are. Vermin from Islam!
A man (Barrack Obama) who is so narcissistic, that a law of “Affordable Care Act (ACA)” that he bought off with appointees to the Supreme Court to make the ACA a law, he then refers to this law as “Obama Care.” A man, Barrack Obama, who reuses to enforce the law that he took an oath to abide by, protect the American citizens from hostile aggression foreign and domestic, OPEN BORDERS to everyone, to include terrorist! A man, Barrack Obama, who is a race hustler and race baiter himself, as illustrated, appointing Eric Holder as the Attorney General, who himself, shows his true colors in not prosecuting the Black Panthers for voter intimidation for assaulting white people with base ball bats at the 2007 elections and not prosecuting black activist Al Sharpton for tax evasion owing the government $4.5 million dollars in back taxes. [Full Story »]
With the tragic events that unfolded in last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, France and the liberal socialist governments soft handling of malcontents that live in that country, why is this a surprise? But moreover, present day America is no better off than those folks in Europe!
Case in point: you have a plurality of liberal American voting citizens that elected a man (Barrack Obama) as our president and leader of the free world with ideology that mirrors Marxism in dictatorship of the proletariat, (“you didn’t build that” as Mr. Obama said in his 2011 re-election campaign) a man, Barrack Obama, refuses to call a war on terrorism Islamic Jihad, but an “overseas military contingency operations” and identifying the perpetrators of the Paris, France attack as “a few bad apples” rather than what they are. Vermin from Islam!
A man (Barrack Obama) who is so narcissistic, that a law of “Affordable Care Act (ACA)” that he bought off with appointees to the Supreme Court to make the ACA a law, he then refers to this law as “Obama Care.” A man, Barrack Obama, who reuses to enforce the law that he took an oath to abide by, protect the American citizens from hostile aggression foreign and domestic, OPEN BORDERS to everyone, to include terrorist! A man, Barrack Obama, who is a race hustler and race baiter himself, as illustrated, appointing Eric Holder as the Attorney General, who himself, shows his true colors in not prosecuting the Black Panthers for voter intimidation for assaulting white people with base ball bats at the 2007 elections and not prosecuting black activist Al Sharpton for tax evasion owing the government $4.5 million dollars in back taxes. [Full Story »]
Letter to the Editor
Dear editor,
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, particularly those about our health. Although gun violence remains the leading cause of death among young people, our most dangerous weapon is still our fork. Forty-five times as many die of chronic diseases linked to a diet containing animal products, sugar, and salt.
Hardly a month goes by without another study linking consumption of animal products with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers. No reputable study has ever shown an opposite result.
But times are changing. Hundreds of schools, colleges, hospitals, and corporate cafeterias, have embraced Meatless Monday. According to a Gallup poll, 22% of American consumers are avoiding meat and 12% are avoiding dairy products. Harris Interactive claims that 47% of American consumers are reducing consumption of animal products.
Accordingly, plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products are growing explosively, propelled by investments from Microsoft, Paypal, and Twitter founders. Fast-food chains like Chipotle, Subway, and Taco Bell are rolling out vegan options.
Let this New Year’s resolution be about exploring the rich variety of plant-based entrees, lunch meats, cheeses, ice creams, and milks in our supermarket. The internet offers tons of recipes and transition tips.
Sincerely,
Daniel Calhoun
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions, particularly those about our health. Although gun violence remains the leading cause of death among young people, our most dangerous weapon is still our fork. Forty-five times as many die of chronic diseases linked to a diet containing animal products, sugar, and salt.
Hardly a month goes by without another study linking consumption of animal products with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers. No reputable study has ever shown an opposite result.
But times are changing. Hundreds of schools, colleges, hospitals, and corporate cafeterias, have embraced Meatless Monday. According to a Gallup poll, 22% of American consumers are avoiding meat and 12% are avoiding dairy products. Harris Interactive claims that 47% of American consumers are reducing consumption of animal products.
Accordingly, plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products are growing explosively, propelled by investments from Microsoft, Paypal, and Twitter founders. Fast-food chains like Chipotle, Subway, and Taco Bell are rolling out vegan options.
Let this New Year’s resolution be about exploring the rich variety of plant-based entrees, lunch meats, cheeses, ice creams, and milks in our supermarket. The internet offers tons of recipes and transition tips.
Sincerely,
Daniel Calhoun
Eastman looks to raise garbage rates
The Eastman City Council plans to raise garbage rates for the year 2015 starting in February.
At their meeting on Monday, January 12, the council voted unanimously to adopt the first reading of an ordinance to raise the garbage rates by one dollar per month. The current rate is set at $18.75 per month and $14.75 per month for senior citizens.
The rates, if passed at the next meeting of the city council on Thursday, January 29, will become $18.75 and $15.75 respectively.
If approved at that meeting, the new garbage rates will go into effect with the February 20, 2015 billing with payment due by March 20.
Also at their meeting on Monday, the council elected officers for the 2015 year. They were: Raymond Mullis, chairman; Buddy Pittman, vice chairman and Prince Dawson, chaplain.
The council also appointed Rita Llop as their attorney and Joey Marchant as the municipal court judge.
At their meeting on Monday, January 12, the council voted unanimously to adopt the first reading of an ordinance to raise the garbage rates by one dollar per month. The current rate is set at $18.75 per month and $14.75 per month for senior citizens.
The rates, if passed at the next meeting of the city council on Thursday, January 29, will become $18.75 and $15.75 respectively.
If approved at that meeting, the new garbage rates will go into effect with the February 20, 2015 billing with payment due by March 20.
Also at their meeting on Monday, the council elected officers for the 2015 year. They were: Raymond Mullis, chairman; Buddy Pittman, vice chairman and Prince Dawson, chaplain.
The council also appointed Rita Llop as their attorney and Joey Marchant as the municipal court judge.
Squaws and Indians win two of three last week
The Dodge County High School (DCHS) Squaws and Indians basketball teams each won two of their three games last week. The Squaws are now 11 and two overall and five and zero in the sub-region while the Indians are six and six overall and four and one in the sub-region.
The Squaws defeated Toombs County in a sub-region game 71 to 36 on Tuesday, January 6, but the sixth ranked Squaws suffered their second loss of the season to the eighth ranked Beach High Bulldogs of Savannah on Friday, January 9 by a score of 48 to 61. The Squaws were without leading scoring Rachel Selph, who was out with a knee injury. Dodge bounced back with a 77 to 35 win over rival Bleckley County on Saturday, January 10. [Full Story »]
The Squaws defeated Toombs County in a sub-region game 71 to 36 on Tuesday, January 6, but the sixth ranked Squaws suffered their second loss of the season to the eighth ranked Beach High Bulldogs of Savannah on Friday, January 9 by a score of 48 to 61. The Squaws were without leading scoring Rachel Selph, who was out with a knee injury. Dodge bounced back with a 77 to 35 win over rival Bleckley County on Saturday, January 10. [Full Story »]
Mary Sears Montford
Age: 72
Died: Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Arrangements: Rollins Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
Died: Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Arrangements: Rollins Funeral Home, Inc. of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.
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