The Dodge County High (DCHS) basketball teams had a full slate of games last week. The Squaws remained undefeated in sub-region play at eight and zero as they picked up wins over Tattnall County and Appling County. They also defeated rival West Laurens in a non-region game.
The Squaws defeated Tattnall County, 62 to 27; Appling County, 64 to 51; and West Laurens, 57 to 39. The Squaws are now 15 and four overall.
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Legals January 28, 2015 Page 1
1004 CONDEMNATIONS
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NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n), any party claiming an interest in the following property is hereby notified that on January 15, 2015, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
SIX HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS ($609.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY
You are further notified that you may file a claim within thirty (30) days of the second publication of this notice of seizure by sending a claim complying with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seizing law enforcement agency and to the district attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested.
This 23rd day of January, 2015.
Timothy G. Vaughn
District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Seizing Agency:
SGT. GARY WIDENER
Eastman Police Department
P.O. Box 40
Eastman, GA 31023 [Full Story »]
gpn 04
NOTICE OF SEIZURE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUED AT LESS THAN $25,000.00
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49(n), any party claiming an interest in the following property is hereby notified that on January 15, 2015, said property was seized by the undersigned agency in Dodge County, Georgia:
SIX HUNDRED NINE DOLLARS ($609.00) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY
You are further notified that you may file a claim within thirty (30) days of the second publication of this notice of seizure by sending a claim complying with the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-49 to the seizing law enforcement agency and to the district attorney by certified mail, return receipt requested.
This 23rd day of January, 2015.
Timothy G. Vaughn
District Attorney
Oconee Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1027
5401 Anson Avenue, Room 200
Eastman, Georgia 31023
Seizing Agency:
SGT. GARY WIDENER
Eastman Police Department
P.O. Box 40
Eastman, GA 31023 [Full Story »]
The return of the war hero
Clint Eastwood’s new movie, “American Sniper,” marks the return of the American war hero.
Heroism on the battlefield had never gone away, of course, far from it (witness the Medal of Honors awarded for acts of extraordinary valor in Iraq and Afghanistan). But the classic war hero is more than just brave or fierce. He is famous and almost universally acclaimed. On top of his battlefield exploits, he is a cultural phenomenon.
That is what “American Sniper” unquestionably makes of Chris Kyle. The late Navy SEAL sniper had already written a best-selling memoir and was known as “The Legend” within the military for his record number of confirmed kills during four tours in Iraq. The success of the movie, where he is played by Bradley Cooper, also means he will be remembered as a larger-than-life figure. Such is the power of the silver screen.
“American Sniper” had the largest opening weekend ever in January. It is producing the kind of numbers usually reserved for mindless comic-book superhero movies. It has played especially well in Middle America, with its top-grossing theaters in places like San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Albuquerque.
All of this is profoundly disquieting to the left, which has so much sway in Hollywood. It hates and distrusts the idea of the war hero, believing it smacks of backwardness and jingoism. Its notion of compelling war movies were the tendentiously anti-war flops “Green Zone,” “Stop-Loss” and “In the Valley of Elah.” Its reaction to “American Sniper” has been to belittle the movie and smear Chris Kyle.
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Heroism on the battlefield had never gone away, of course, far from it (witness the Medal of Honors awarded for acts of extraordinary valor in Iraq and Afghanistan). But the classic war hero is more than just brave or fierce. He is famous and almost universally acclaimed. On top of his battlefield exploits, he is a cultural phenomenon.
That is what “American Sniper” unquestionably makes of Chris Kyle. The late Navy SEAL sniper had already written a best-selling memoir and was known as “The Legend” within the military for his record number of confirmed kills during four tours in Iraq. The success of the movie, where he is played by Bradley Cooper, also means he will be remembered as a larger-than-life figure. Such is the power of the silver screen.
“American Sniper” had the largest opening weekend ever in January. It is producing the kind of numbers usually reserved for mindless comic-book superhero movies. It has played especially well in Middle America, with its top-grossing theaters in places like San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston and Albuquerque.
All of this is profoundly disquieting to the left, which has so much sway in Hollywood. It hates and distrusts the idea of the war hero, believing it smacks of backwardness and jingoism. Its notion of compelling war movies were the tendentiously anti-war flops “Green Zone,” “Stop-Loss” and “In the Valley of Elah.” Its reaction to “American Sniper” has been to belittle the movie and smear Chris Kyle.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear editor,
I am 74 years old and have known the golf course behind Handy Andy in Eastman all my life, but I have never known the name of it. I had always thought it was part of the cotton mill. Did they own it? Did they name it? You tell me.
There is a lot of history there. My brother, Robert Graham was a regular caddy for Cliff Fields, the Leeland Hotel manager, and Fields was not playing on this particular day so Robert met Fred Saunders at the drug store where he was told to be at the course at 1:00 p.m. that day to caddy for a guest.
Robert and Saunders met and the guest was introduced as Spud Chandler. It was a usual 18 holes of golf. The only excitement was when the caddies drove the golfer’s carts while the golfers went to Mr. White’s store at the end of nine holes. Mr. White’s store is where the “medicine show” came to town and where I learned you could rub some liniments onto your shoe and your toe would get well. However, when Robert learned that Spud Chandler was one of the best pitchers for the New York Yankees, I think he could have jumped over the water tank at the cotton mill.
The golf course was the site of BB gun and sling shot wars between downtown boys and cotton mill boys until Cottondale School closed and then we all became downtown boys.
Many young boys learned to swim in the stagnated pond by the railroad tracks and often became victims of a keen switch whipping when mamas found out. Switches were readily available at the pond.
I could write forever, but if you know the name of the golf course, let me know.
Billy R. Graham
I am 74 years old and have known the golf course behind Handy Andy in Eastman all my life, but I have never known the name of it. I had always thought it was part of the cotton mill. Did they own it? Did they name it? You tell me.
There is a lot of history there. My brother, Robert Graham was a regular caddy for Cliff Fields, the Leeland Hotel manager, and Fields was not playing on this particular day so Robert met Fred Saunders at the drug store where he was told to be at the course at 1:00 p.m. that day to caddy for a guest.
Robert and Saunders met and the guest was introduced as Spud Chandler. It was a usual 18 holes of golf. The only excitement was when the caddies drove the golfer’s carts while the golfers went to Mr. White’s store at the end of nine holes. Mr. White’s store is where the “medicine show” came to town and where I learned you could rub some liniments onto your shoe and your toe would get well. However, when Robert learned that Spud Chandler was one of the best pitchers for the New York Yankees, I think he could have jumped over the water tank at the cotton mill.
The golf course was the site of BB gun and sling shot wars between downtown boys and cotton mill boys until Cottondale School closed and then we all became downtown boys.
Many young boys learned to swim in the stagnated pond by the railroad tracks and often became victims of a keen switch whipping when mamas found out. Switches were readily available at the pond.
I could write forever, but if you know the name of the golf course, let me know.
Billy R. Graham
Dodge deputies make arrests
The following arrests were reported by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office for the dates January 1, 2015 through January 20, 2015.
Chasity NeSmith– 01/01/15 – possession of Schedule II controlled substance (four counts).
Dylan Bass– 01/02/15 – burglary (one count) and interference with government property (one count).
Terry Sheffield– 01/02/15 – deposit account fraud (two counts).
Steve Lewis– 01/06/15 – sexual assault by a law enforcement officer against an inmate (one count).
Lewis Wilcox– 01/16/15 – burglary (one count).
James King– 01/16/15 – burglary (one count).
Andy Eady– 01/16/15 – affray (one count) and obstruction of officer (one count).
Takasha McCrary– 01/16/15 – affray (one count) and disorderly conduct (one count).
John C. Williams– 01/17/15 – possession of drug related object (one count) and theft by taking (one count).
Mason Veal– 01/17/15 – theft by deception (one count).
Clayton Boutwell– 01/18/15 – terroristic threats (two counts).
Chasity NeSmith– 01/01/15 – possession of Schedule II controlled substance (four counts).
Dylan Bass– 01/02/15 – burglary (one count) and interference with government property (one count).
Terry Sheffield– 01/02/15 – deposit account fraud (two counts).
Steve Lewis– 01/06/15 – sexual assault by a law enforcement officer against an inmate (one count).
Lewis Wilcox– 01/16/15 – burglary (one count).
James King– 01/16/15 – burglary (one count).
Andy Eady– 01/16/15 – affray (one count) and obstruction of officer (one count).
Takasha McCrary– 01/16/15 – affray (one count) and disorderly conduct (one count).
John C. Williams– 01/17/15 – possession of drug related object (one count) and theft by taking (one count).
Mason Veal– 01/17/15 – theft by deception (one count).
Clayton Boutwell– 01/18/15 – terroristic threats (two counts).
John James Wright
Age: 84
Died: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Died: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Glenn A. "Tater" Jones
Age: 51
Died: Monday, January 26, 2015
Arrangements: Townsend Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Dublin has charge of arrangements.
Died: Monday, January 26, 2015
Arrangements: Townsend Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Dublin has charge of arrangements.
Dr. W. Howard Giddens
Age: 88
Died: Sunday, January 25, 2015
Arrangements: Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium of Lexington, South Carolina has charge of arrangements.
Died: Sunday, January 25, 2015
Arrangements: Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium of Lexington, South Carolina has charge of arrangements.
Jeanette Smith Hamilton
Age: 86
Died: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Arrangements: Hamilton Burch Funeral Home of Eastman had charge of arrangements.
Died: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Arrangements: Hamilton Burch Funeral Home of Eastman had charge of arrangements.
Emily Syble Rowland Garrett
Age: 85
Died: Sunday, January 25, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Sunday, January 25, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Reba Louise Faircloth Giddens
Age: 79
Died: Friday, January 23, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Friday, January 23, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Milliard Joiner
Age: 84
Died: Saturday, January 24, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Died: Saturday, January 24, 2015
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.
Insurance may help with cold related damage to homes
With cold temperatures set in Middle Georgia for the next few months, Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens wants to remind Georgians that if their homes are damaged by the extreme cold, they may get financial relief through their homeowners policies.
“Depending on the source of the property damage, you may or may not be covered,” Hudgens said. “Here’s what a typical homeowners policy may pay for”:
• Repairing damage to internal plumbing caused by freezing will generally be covered by your homeowners policy. The policy should also pay for damage to carpeting, furniture, and other belongings caused by your own pipes freezing.
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“Depending on the source of the property damage, you may or may not be covered,” Hudgens said. “Here’s what a typical homeowners policy may pay for”:
• Repairing damage to internal plumbing caused by freezing will generally be covered by your homeowners policy. The policy should also pay for damage to carpeting, furniture, and other belongings caused by your own pipes freezing.
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Parade held
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade was held in Eastman on Monday, January 19 and was sponsored by the United Concerned Citizens for Unity and the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Grand Marshal for the parade was John Battle and Bishop Woodrow “Woody” Jarrett was the special guest speaker for the gathering at the Dodge County Courthouse steps after the parade. (Photo by Tracey Graham)
Letter to the Editor
Dear editor,
One must wonder where this nation is headed as we see how her citizens have changed over to the ways of the world. More and more Americans are drifting away from the saying that when someone has a problem you can lean on me.
This nation is failing in raising God fearing children created in his image. The result is to build more prison while trying to rehabilitate men because they are not trained as children. Has America become a nation that is pushing with one hand and pulling with the other? What will become of a nation where most of its citizens are willing to by the farm but do not want to work on it?
Our younger generation must be taught that the only limitations they have are the ones they place on themselves. Americans will not escape history for it is destined to repeat itself.
The main two principles are right and wrong. Life is not where one starts but where they finish. The price of greatness is the price of responsibility. People may forget what one says or does but they will not forget how one makes them feel. Love is one thing that can drive hate out. Kindness can some times be masked for evil. The ultimate measure of a man or woman is not where they stand on moments of comfort or convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy.
Johnny L. Blacke, MSG (r)
One must wonder where this nation is headed as we see how her citizens have changed over to the ways of the world. More and more Americans are drifting away from the saying that when someone has a problem you can lean on me.
This nation is failing in raising God fearing children created in his image. The result is to build more prison while trying to rehabilitate men because they are not trained as children. Has America become a nation that is pushing with one hand and pulling with the other? What will become of a nation where most of its citizens are willing to by the farm but do not want to work on it?
Our younger generation must be taught that the only limitations they have are the ones they place on themselves. Americans will not escape history for it is destined to repeat itself.
The main two principles are right and wrong. Life is not where one starts but where they finish. The price of greatness is the price of responsibility. People may forget what one says or does but they will not forget how one makes them feel. Love is one thing that can drive hate out. Kindness can some times be masked for evil. The ultimate measure of a man or woman is not where they stand on moments of comfort or convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy.
Johnny L. Blacke, MSG (r)
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