The Dodge County News

By Becky Holland
Spence Barron, age 43, was named as the new county manager for Dodge County Monday night at the Dodge County Board of Commissioners’ regular monthly meeting.
A two-member search committee, consisting of commissioners W.T. “Junior” Howell and Brian Watkins, reviewed through a list of applicants for the position and presented Barron’s name as the top candidate to the board during the closed session of Monday night’s meeting. After coming out of the closed session, the commissioners voted on Barron’s selection.
For the past seven years Bobby Peacock, a former Dodge County commissioner and commission chairman, has served as interim county manager. Earlier in September, Peacock presented his resignation to some of the board members, but not as an agenda item for an official board meeting.
Immediately, the board opened the position up. Approximately seven applications were turned in.
Watkins told The Dodge County News on Tuesday during a phone interview that “of all the people that turned in resumes, Mr. Barron was the most qualified. I have known him for a long time and I believe he has the demeanor and character just right for this role.”
Barron currently serves as the chief financial officer for the Dodge County-Eastman Development Authority (DCEDA), and most recently prior to that role was the strategic planner for the DCEDA. In 2015, he retired after 18 years of creditable service with the state of Georgia as a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI).
He received his bachelor of arts in criminal justice in 1997 from the University of Georgia, his master of public health from Mercer University and is pursuing his doctorate in public health from Georgia Southern University.
Barron also graduated from the GBI Basic Agent Candidate Course from the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in 2002 and was appointed as a special agent in June of that year. He also graduated from the National Forensics Academy in 2010 from the Law Enforcement Innovations Center.
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Patricia Ann Rambo
Age: 70
Deceased: October 10, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman

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Alice Holland Campbell Hilliard
Age: 91
Deceased: Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Arrangements: Lowe's Funeral Home of Helena

Marvin L. Kemp
Age: 68
Deceased: Saturday, October 6, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman

Janet Wahl Rogers
Age: 56
Deceased: Sunday, October 7, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman

Russel L. "Bull" Godfrey
Age: 57
Deceased: Sunday, October 7, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-southerland Funeral Home of Eastman

Dear editor,
I want to comment on the board notes in the paper concerning the Golf Course Road.
Once past the golf course, this road is barely used. Very low traffic and leads to nowhere. There is only the one rough spot that has always been there since this road was dirt. At this spot there are trees growing on the right-of-way next to the pavement and vehicles parked on the right-of-way.
There are other roads where tree planting and objects are being placed on the county right-of-way Maybe those violations should be cleared up before someone strikes them with a vehicle. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. There are high-traffic streets such as 14th Ave. that are in the condition of goat trails. These streets should be receiving attention.
Stan Evans

Dear editor,
When it comes to children, they are not like a miss sent letter is, “Return To Sender”. Children are a gift from God and the way we can “Return To Sender” is to train up children in the way of the Lord.
Parents, as well as those in authority, are turning to the ways of the world. Some compromise may be accepted, but it is just a little short of what is the truth. Although it continues to become a thing of the past, God created marriage between a man and a woman with however many children may be added to that union. Although it will happen, God does not sanction children out of wedlock.
When we celebrate a baby shower, we are saying that it is OK, but we cannot make the wrong choice and get the right result. This nation continues to add insult to injury when she continues with abortion. Has this nation forgotten how to love children for who they are instead of who they are not? Discipline and holding children accountable for their actions continues to become a thing of the past.
Looking at what is bringing this nation down to her knees, our laws are ignoring our deepest needs. Words are like empty air. We’ve stripped away our heritage. We’ve outlawed simple prayer. Now gun shots fill the classrooms and our precious children die.
America seeks answers everywhere and they ask the question “Why?” We fail to understand that God, through Jesus Christ, is all this nation needs. Almighty God, who alone can bring order to the chaos that man has created. Look mercifully upon us as we go about of daily lives. Teach us to apply your wisdom; guide our dealings with our fellow men and give us renewed strength when we seem to falter along the way.
In your holy name, we pray. Amen.
Johnny L. Blake, MSG (R)

Hillary Clinton denied women victims were telling the truth about her husband while trashing them when they came forward. Now she suddenly supports the claims (empty) of anti-Brett Kavanaugh women. You can add the Blasey-Ford accusations to the growing list of rape hoaxes/hate hoaxes.
Leftists tried to “bork” Judge Kav and failed to destroy him. After they purposely angered him they claimed his irritated response showed he lacked the temperament to serve as a judge. Judge Kavanaugh was far more polite and restrained than I’d have been. We already knew how 95 or 96 of the 100 senators would vote before the hearings began.
San Fran Nancy Pelosi said back in April 2018 that the Democrats would repeal the Trump tax cut if they retake control of the U.S. House. Pelosi in effect says MTHA: Make Taxes Higher Again. She was running a “Repeal the Trump Tax” tour and admitted this at a town hall in Culver City, Ca.
When leftist commentator Keith Olbermann called Donald Trump a Nazi, not only was he not fired, he was promoted. 
No matter who the Republicans nominate for anything, liberals will smear them.
ESPN: Egotistical Sociologists Peddling Nonsense.
“Fans hate ESPN – can’t stand its leftism.”
Lew Rockwell on LewRockwell.com
McDonald’s heir ultraliberal Joan Kroc was the first person to give a million dollar gift to the Democrats. Her husband Ray Kroc was a conservative Republican. Many liberals are already wealthy and use high taxes to keep you from becoming rich. I know of no liberals who favor tax rate cuts. High tax rates are little or no problem to them. Wealth taxes would present more to overcome. Big media and their Democrat political pals routinely paint Republicans as the “Party of the rich” when liberal Democrats are generally richer.
“They rejected Brett Kavanaugh the day he was nominated.”
Pat Buchanan 9-30-18
“Racism is to the current era what unAmericanism was to the fifties: a curse word that provides a handy substitute for logical thought.”
Steve Sailer 4-22-18
Only 16 percent of registered voters in Gwinnett County turned out for the May primary: 500,308 people registered to vote, 80,000 voted in the primary. I voted. Guaranteed – I’ll vote on November 6. I tell all Republicans to vote Tuesday November 6, Democrats to vote Wednesday November 7.
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