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Candidates qualify for May 20 primary

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Wednesday, March 12. 2014

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Only one local candidate will see opposition in the May 20, 2014 General Primary.

Incumbent Dee Yearty, in School Board District 3, will face Robert E. Peacock.

District 1 incumbent Prentice J. (Roscoe Bennett, Jr., School Board District 5 incumbent Mark Driggers and School Board District 7 incumbent Shirley Randall Ikedionwu will all run unopossed.

In the Dodge County Commissioner District 2 and District 3, incumbents Terry Niblett and Brian Watkins will also run unopossed.
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Russell Rowland

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Friday, February 28. 2014

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Age: 84

Died: Saturday, February 22, 2014

Arrangements: Mathis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Jurors are drawn for March court term

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Friday, February 28. 2014

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Names have been chosen for the February term of the Dodge County Traverse jury.

If you see your name on the following list and have not been notified by mail, you should call the Dodge County Clerk of Court at 478-374-2871.

The following people should report to the Dodge County Courthouse for Traverse Jury duty at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014.

Shelia Rene Anderson, Sandra Davis Beck, Juan Enrique Bernard, Walter Leslie Bracewell, Philip Austin Brown, Mary Carolyn Burch, Bradley Jacob Butler, mary Carolyn Burch, Bradley Jacob Butler, Christopher Butler, Anthony Lane Carr, Michael David Carrigg, Justin Brian Carroll, Celia Karen Cheek, Derome Jalil Clark, Sean Alexander Clemons, Bridget Nicole Coffman, Delbra P. Collins, Theresa Lynn Corben, Andrew Benjamin Cravey, Tommy Cravey.

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Title ad valorem tax opt in ends Friday

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Thursday, February 27. 2014

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The Georgia Department of Revenue wants to remind its citizens that if you purchased a motor vehicle on or after January 1, 2012 and prior to March 1, 2013 you have the opportunity to opt in to the new Title Ad Valorem Tax.

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Don Scarboro

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

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Age: 71

Died: Monday, February 24, 2014

Arrangements: Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory in Dublin has charge of arrangements.

Random thoughts

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

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The very savvy Lyn Nofziger (1924-2006), former Ronald Reagan aide, showed his political acumen by supporting Steve Forbes over George W. Bush in 2000. Good for Lyn. I also supported Forbes over Dole in 1996 and again over GWB in 2000.

California’s Proposition 187, which generally denies most government services to illegal aliens, passed by a 59 to 41 percent vote in November 1994. Despite the overwhelming support, wimpy Republican politicians in California are still scared to support it.

Bumper sticker of the day: Vote Yes On Preparation H.
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Letter to the Editor

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

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Dear editor,
Here we go again with the mainstream media reporting subjective journalism 101 in endless coverage of former rock star Ted Nugent’s endorsement of Texas gubernatorial candidate Gregg Abbott on February 18, 2014, in Denton, Texas, who is the states attorney general (AG) and the inflammatory post remarks by Mr. Nugent.

Within hours, news media throughout the state and around the country eagerly followed up with reminders of all the things that Mr. Nugent had ever said, including particularly, incendiary characterization of President Obama as a (“sub-human mongrel”) and coupled with Nugent being with under age girls, which by the way, there is no dearth of probative evidenced that ever happened.
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Letter to the Editor

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

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Dear editor,
Dodge County is really a good place to live. Consider the Dodge County Hospital offered a free health physical on February 20 and it included more of a health check-up than some of us will have unless we become seriously ill.

Thanks to Kevin Bierschank, Sandra Campbell and the rest of the Dodge County Hospital staff.
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Single commissioner legislation to be introduced

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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

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The question as to whether or not Dodge County should be governed by a single commissioner or a board of commissioners may come to a vote this year, if legislation introduced by Georgia State Representative Jimmy Pruett is passed by the Georgia Legislature.

A ‘Notice of Intent to Introduce Local Legislation’ is running in the legal section of this week’s newspaper.
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