By David Bush
The Dodge County Indians traveled to Louisville on Friday night to take on the Jefferson County Warriors. Dodge County has never beaten Jefferson County. They have played a total of seven times now and Jefferson County is a perfect 7-0.
The Indians let an opportunity get away against a very beatable team. The first quarter was scoreless. Both teams drove half the field before having to punt. Then, the Indians got as close as the Warrior 24 yard line before penalties and a sack pushed the Indians out of field goal range. A well executed short punt by Peyton Bush and the punt team had Jefferson pinned down at their own 1-yard line.
Jefferson County’s talented quarterback drove the Warriors all the way down to the Dodge County 15 yard line before penalties and sacks ended their drive. The Warriors punted the ball into the end zone, giving the Indians first and 10 at the 20-yard line. Facing a third and 13 situation, R.J. Carr hit Mikhail Carr over the middle and Mikhail outran everyone to the end zone. The pass play was 83 yards and gave Dodge an early lead. The extra point by Bush was blocked, as the Warrior defense was able to blow through the middle of our line. I’m not sure what the official was watching, but the center isn’t supposed to be touched when his head is down. That call got missed completely.
The Indian defense held on the next Jefferson County possession and forced a punt. On third and 15, Erin Pitts busted through the line and carried the ball all the way down to the Warrior 22 yard line. Daylon Gordon had a nice run that would have had the Indians first and goal at the 5-yard line; however, a holding penalty brought the ball back to the 24-yard line. Peyton Bush came in eventually to try a 39-yard field goal, but the kick failed. Momentum seemed to shift and Jefferson moved down the field quickly. On first and 10 from the Dodge 22 yard line, Jefferson County connected on a pass up the middle for a touchdown. The point after was good and the Indians now trailed 7-6. On the following kickoff, Mikhail Carr fielded a short bouncing kick and returned the ball 75 yards for an apparent touchdown. The touchdown would be erased though, as a personal foul was called on the return. Another late flag brought the ball all the way back to the Jefferson County 45 yard line. The Indians would wind up punting back to Jefferson. The Warriors were pinned down at their own 6-yard line and drove the ball the length of the field to go up 14-6.
The third quarter saw the Warriors capitalize on a Dodge County fumble and go up 21-6. A nice kickoff return by Daylon Gordon had the Indians back in business at the Jefferson County 24 yard line. De’Ja Burse had a nice reception to get the Indians to the 8-yard line, first and goal. Daylon Gordon took it in from there on the next play and the point after by Bush was good. Jefferson County 21-Dodge 13. Jefferson added another touchdown in the fourth quarter. KeShawn Smokes, to make the final score 27-13 Jefferson County, blocked the extra point. Jefferson County will advance to play Rockmart in the third round. As for our Indians, a wonderful season comes to a close. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the coaches for all the countless hours that go into making the program what it is. Thank you to all the fans and parents that give their time, money and support to these kids. Thank you to the band and cheerleaders for the wonderful job they all do. And finally, thank you seniors for what you have accomplished. This senior class goes out with the most wins in Dodge County history. This senior class had a win-loss record of 38 wins and 10 losses. Congratulations guys, you are all winners.
Special thanks to Jay Mullis for game stats:
Dodge Jefferson
First downs 6 17
Rushing Atts. 34 51
Rushing yds. 185 322
Rushing TDs 1 3
Pass Yds. 87 88
Total offense 272 410
Rushing / Scoring/ Kicking Stats:
R.J. Carr- 14 carries, 49 yards, 2 for 6 passing, 87 yards
Daylon Gordon- 6 carries , 27 yards, 1TD
Erin Pitts- 9 carries, 93 yards
Mikhail Carr- 2 carries, 12 yards, 1 reception, 83yds
Peyton Bush- 5 punts, 42 yards 1/2 PAT’s, 0/1 field goals
Noah Cummings- 3 carries, 4 yards
De’Ja Burse- 1 reception, 4yards
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Happy Thanksgiving to all
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
To desire elimination of unnecessary regulation by the EPA is not the same as wanting dirty air.
Tax confiscation, estate tax style, is another income redistribution scheme. This, along with most other forms of taxation, should be eliminated. I always liked the optional flat tax proposed by Steve Forbes in 1996. You could pay a 17 percent flat tax or keep the present convoluted tax system each year – your choice. Forbes got nowhere with his plan. The Republican in-crowd fought him in the primaries, saving the Democrats the trouble of tangling with him later on. You can see the D.C. (District of Corruption) Republican swamp dwellers care little about tax simplification and deserve to be called the Stupid Party. I’d vote for the flat 17 percent and voted for Forbes in the 1996 and 2000 Republican Primaries. Wouldn’t you figure Forbes would’ve been far better than Bob Dole or G.W. Bush?
The mid-term elections scorecard: 36 of 39 times since the War of 1861, sometimes known as the Civil War, the president’s party has lost House seats in off-year elections.
Has any society ever been improved by an influx of Muslims?
The New York Post is a good newspaper. Check it out at NYPost.com. The New York Daily News is a Trump-hating leftwing newsrag. So are the Washington P- - - and New York Slimes.
Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch are good Supreme Court choices. Way to go, Donald Trump. Long may both live. Could you imagine the losers the Demoleft Party would propose?
Yes, Republicans are the Stupid Party. Senator Rand Paul tried to defund Planned Parenthood in August. Senate Republicans blocked the bill. Rand Paul does a fine job in the Senate. Too bad so many of his colleagues are so timid and dumb.
Bill Clinton had 93 people working in the White House Personnel Office. Donald Trump has 17. Big Media claimed Clinton was a “conservative Democrat.”
“Twenty years is too long to be in Washington.”
Laura Ingraham [Full Story »]
To desire elimination of unnecessary regulation by the EPA is not the same as wanting dirty air.
Tax confiscation, estate tax style, is another income redistribution scheme. This, along with most other forms of taxation, should be eliminated. I always liked the optional flat tax proposed by Steve Forbes in 1996. You could pay a 17 percent flat tax or keep the present convoluted tax system each year – your choice. Forbes got nowhere with his plan. The Republican in-crowd fought him in the primaries, saving the Democrats the trouble of tangling with him later on. You can see the D.C. (District of Corruption) Republican swamp dwellers care little about tax simplification and deserve to be called the Stupid Party. I’d vote for the flat 17 percent and voted for Forbes in the 1996 and 2000 Republican Primaries. Wouldn’t you figure Forbes would’ve been far better than Bob Dole or G.W. Bush?
The mid-term elections scorecard: 36 of 39 times since the War of 1861, sometimes known as the Civil War, the president’s party has lost House seats in off-year elections.
Has any society ever been improved by an influx of Muslims?
The New York Post is a good newspaper. Check it out at NYPost.com. The New York Daily News is a Trump-hating leftwing newsrag. So are the Washington P- - - and New York Slimes.
Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch are good Supreme Court choices. Way to go, Donald Trump. Long may both live. Could you imagine the losers the Demoleft Party would propose?
Yes, Republicans are the Stupid Party. Senator Rand Paul tried to defund Planned Parenthood in August. Senate Republicans blocked the bill. Rand Paul does a fine job in the Senate. Too bad so many of his colleagues are so timid and dumb.
Bill Clinton had 93 people working in the White House Personnel Office. Donald Trump has 17. Big Media claimed Clinton was a “conservative Democrat.”
“Twenty years is too long to be in Washington.”
Laura Ingraham [Full Story »]
Griffis and Glenn sentenced to prison
A doctor convicted of falsifying medical safety examinations for commercial drivers has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Dudley H. Bowen on Wednesday sentenced Dr. Mark Griffis, age 61, of Eastman, to 30 months in prison for conspiring to falsify Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated medical exams for drivers who hold commercial licenses, announced Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Griffis was convicted after a three-day jury trial in June. Judge Bowen also fined Griffis $6,000.00, and ordered him to serve three years of federally supervised release after he completes his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to the evidence presented at trial, Jo Carol White, a DOT approved drug and alcohol screener, paid Griffis to falsely certify medical exam forms at $50.00 each without actually examining the driver. This scheme allowed 271 drivers to renew their commercial driver licenses without undergoing the appropriate medical exams to assure their fitness to drive. Earlier this year, White was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for her role in the conspiracy.
“Motorists expect and deserve the highest standards of safety from commercial drivers who make a living transporting goods on our taxpayer-funded roadways,” said U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine. “Griffis violated the duties of his profession and made our highways more dangerous for no reason other than pure greed.” [Full Story »]
U.S. District Judge Dudley H. Bowen on Wednesday sentenced Dr. Mark Griffis, age 61, of Eastman, to 30 months in prison for conspiring to falsify Department of Transportation (DOT) mandated medical exams for drivers who hold commercial licenses, announced Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Griffis was convicted after a three-day jury trial in June. Judge Bowen also fined Griffis $6,000.00, and ordered him to serve three years of federally supervised release after he completes his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to the evidence presented at trial, Jo Carol White, a DOT approved drug and alcohol screener, paid Griffis to falsely certify medical exam forms at $50.00 each without actually examining the driver. This scheme allowed 271 drivers to renew their commercial driver licenses without undergoing the appropriate medical exams to assure their fitness to drive. Earlier this year, White was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for her role in the conspiracy.
“Motorists expect and deserve the highest standards of safety from commercial drivers who make a living transporting goods on our taxpayer-funded roadways,” said U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine. “Griffis violated the duties of his profession and made our highways more dangerous for no reason other than pure greed.” [Full Story »]
RICKY LEE WESTON
Ricky Lee Weston
Age: 55
Deceased: November 13, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman
Age: 55
Deceased: November 13, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman
Ruby Peacock Dennis
Ruby Peacock Dennis
Age: 83
Deceased: November 16, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman
Age: 83
Deceased: November 16, 2018
Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman
JUDY EDWARDS COURSON
Judy Edwards Courson
Age:70
Deceased: November 18, 2018
Arrangements: Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home.
Age:70
Deceased: November 18, 2018
Arrangements: Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home.
Letter to the editor
Dear editor,
November 11 is Veteran’s Day. As we pause to give honor to the American Veterans, we first must give honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Looking at this Nation, the late Marvin Gay said it just right. “What is going on?” Sam Cook said, “It got the whole world shaking. Something is going on.”
We have heard it all. Read my lips. Make no mistake about it, we can and will make America great again. Do the right thing. America will never become a great nation as long as the citizens continue to imitate Frank Sinatra, “I did it my way.” Until this Nation gets back to doing things God’s way, the answer is just like Stevie Wonder said, “The answer is blowing in the wind.” Americans must remember that freedom is a dirty business and is quite costly. Jesus Christ died for our sins and the American soldiers died for our freedom. If you would like to know the price of freedom, just visit the cemetery. We are human and freedom is not worth having if we don’t have the freedom to make mistakes. Americans would be wise to remember that God doesn’t answer to man. We answer to Him. Jesus Christ will always be the necessity we cannot live without. Lord Bless you all.
Johnny L. Blacke
November 11 is Veteran’s Day. As we pause to give honor to the American Veterans, we first must give honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Looking at this Nation, the late Marvin Gay said it just right. “What is going on?” Sam Cook said, “It got the whole world shaking. Something is going on.”
We have heard it all. Read my lips. Make no mistake about it, we can and will make America great again. Do the right thing. America will never become a great nation as long as the citizens continue to imitate Frank Sinatra, “I did it my way.” Until this Nation gets back to doing things God’s way, the answer is just like Stevie Wonder said, “The answer is blowing in the wind.” Americans must remember that freedom is a dirty business and is quite costly. Jesus Christ died for our sins and the American soldiers died for our freedom. If you would like to know the price of freedom, just visit the cemetery. We are human and freedom is not worth having if we don’t have the freedom to make mistakes. Americans would be wise to remember that God doesn’t answer to man. We answer to Him. Jesus Christ will always be the necessity we cannot live without. Lord Bless you all.
Johnny L. Blacke
Letter to the editor
Dear editor,
Growing up in Eastman, I was always taught right from wrong, respect for others and the importance of doing the right thing. My parents, church and schools taught all these things to me. Today, we want everything to be black and white. We create rules, regulations, policies, procedures and laws to eliminate the ambiguities of life. The reality is that our world is only shades of grey. Black and white do not really exist. There will always be exceptions, no matter how small. Our government and much of society is broken. We live in a fallen world. The paradigm of ideology in the eyes of the American people today are not the United States of America, but only red and blue states without variations. Even our emergency first responders, law enforcement, firefighters and military cower in fear of this pure nonsense of something called “political correctness” (PC).
Could it be just plain ignorance and being uneducated in the meaning of words? Turn on any mode of media, print, radio or television. When we hear about some lunatic, cold-blooded murderer or terrorist who acts on his own personal agenda and snuffs out the lives of the innocent. Whether it’s citizens, law enforcement, children or even toddlers in cribs. Usually, a police spokesperson will come out and identify this bottom feeder as a “gentleman”, as in, “The gentleman who committed these heinous acts of mayhem, torture and murder was arrested and booked into jail.” Even when our bravest of the brave, a Navy Seal who finally tracked down the reincarnate of the devil himself, terrorist Osama Bin Laden and sent him back to where he belongs by executing him with a hollow point bullet to the head. Apparently our own military are not immune to PC police either. A Navy lieutenant commander came out to the media and announced, “The gentleman, Mr. Osama Bin Laden with accordance of Muslim protocol was given full Muslim honors and buried at sea.” Now, on this I will give the Navy lieutenant commander a smidge of a pass, as this was a prepared statement from the top. Who was the top commander in chief? That farce, Manchurian candidate and racist, Mr. Obama who is so doggone stupid that he thinks we have 57 states rather than 50. I think that speaks volumes about that phony.
Just a piece of advice to my brothers and sisters in law enforcement, when I wore a badge and arrested some low-life, scumbag who committed a murder, the proper noun of the arrestee was subject, suspect, perpetrator or person of interest. If you need to be educated in the word “gentleman” it is a person of refinement, chivalrous, courteous or honorable.
Come on, grow a pair, step up to the plate and call a spade a spade. These bovine pies are not gentlemen.
Technical Sergeant Joseph Bryan,
United States Air Force, retired
Growing up in Eastman, I was always taught right from wrong, respect for others and the importance of doing the right thing. My parents, church and schools taught all these things to me. Today, we want everything to be black and white. We create rules, regulations, policies, procedures and laws to eliminate the ambiguities of life. The reality is that our world is only shades of grey. Black and white do not really exist. There will always be exceptions, no matter how small. Our government and much of society is broken. We live in a fallen world. The paradigm of ideology in the eyes of the American people today are not the United States of America, but only red and blue states without variations. Even our emergency first responders, law enforcement, firefighters and military cower in fear of this pure nonsense of something called “political correctness” (PC).
Could it be just plain ignorance and being uneducated in the meaning of words? Turn on any mode of media, print, radio or television. When we hear about some lunatic, cold-blooded murderer or terrorist who acts on his own personal agenda and snuffs out the lives of the innocent. Whether it’s citizens, law enforcement, children or even toddlers in cribs. Usually, a police spokesperson will come out and identify this bottom feeder as a “gentleman”, as in, “The gentleman who committed these heinous acts of mayhem, torture and murder was arrested and booked into jail.” Even when our bravest of the brave, a Navy Seal who finally tracked down the reincarnate of the devil himself, terrorist Osama Bin Laden and sent him back to where he belongs by executing him with a hollow point bullet to the head. Apparently our own military are not immune to PC police either. A Navy lieutenant commander came out to the media and announced, “The gentleman, Mr. Osama Bin Laden with accordance of Muslim protocol was given full Muslim honors and buried at sea.” Now, on this I will give the Navy lieutenant commander a smidge of a pass, as this was a prepared statement from the top. Who was the top commander in chief? That farce, Manchurian candidate and racist, Mr. Obama who is so doggone stupid that he thinks we have 57 states rather than 50. I think that speaks volumes about that phony.
Just a piece of advice to my brothers and sisters in law enforcement, when I wore a badge and arrested some low-life, scumbag who committed a murder, the proper noun of the arrestee was subject, suspect, perpetrator or person of interest. If you need to be educated in the word “gentleman” it is a person of refinement, chivalrous, courteous or honorable.
Come on, grow a pair, step up to the plate and call a spade a spade. These bovine pies are not gentlemen.
Technical Sergeant Joseph Bryan,
United States Air Force, retired
Randon thoughts
Republicans should have repealed Obamacare and replaced it with something better, not hard to find but too many swamp-dwelling Republicans wouldn’t fight back, a familiar tune. Paul Ryan generally did nothing to stop Obama socialism. We need Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan as minority leader in the new House lineup.
I live in the 7th Congressional District near the Ronald Reagan Parkway and Brookwood High School and voted early. The place I voted at was a few miles from home in Snellville and it was in Hank Johnson’s district instead of Rob Woodall’s, so I voted for Hank’s Republican opponent Joe Profit, former Atlanta Falcon running back. Even though I voted early I do not support early voting. In Florida and other places we get a lot of late voting. The election isn’t over until the vote-rigging is finished.
Most candidates President Trump campaigned for won in November, which should almost guarantee a Republican presidential victory in 2020. The Democrat Party has become increasingly radicalized and the media have become part of the Democrat socialists. Demo mob loudmouths won control of the House.
Bad schools are indoctrination centers: “Kids are losing track of the truth”, says Matt Schlapp of The American Conservative Union (Conservative.org). You can find the voting record of any member of Congress on this great site. You will find not a single conservative Democrat in the House or Senate. There are a fair number of Republican conservatives, but not enough.
Republicans lost the House by not having solid conservative Trump leadership in the House. Big media will not tell you this, of course. More Republican support for the Trump agenda would’ve kept the House in Republican hands.
The media left whines about racism causing the Andrew Gillum loss in Florida but ignores the loss of black conservative U.S. Senate candidate John James in Michigan. John James would’ve been a fine addition to the Senate.
Quinnipiac Poll the day before the election claimed Andrew Gillum would win the Florida governor’s race by 7 points. He lost the election. Tallahassee is not the rest of Florida. Broward and Palm Beach counties are bastions of liberalism and rampant vote fraud.
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I live in the 7th Congressional District near the Ronald Reagan Parkway and Brookwood High School and voted early. The place I voted at was a few miles from home in Snellville and it was in Hank Johnson’s district instead of Rob Woodall’s, so I voted for Hank’s Republican opponent Joe Profit, former Atlanta Falcon running back. Even though I voted early I do not support early voting. In Florida and other places we get a lot of late voting. The election isn’t over until the vote-rigging is finished.
Most candidates President Trump campaigned for won in November, which should almost guarantee a Republican presidential victory in 2020. The Democrat Party has become increasingly radicalized and the media have become part of the Democrat socialists. Demo mob loudmouths won control of the House.
Bad schools are indoctrination centers: “Kids are losing track of the truth”, says Matt Schlapp of The American Conservative Union (Conservative.org). You can find the voting record of any member of Congress on this great site. You will find not a single conservative Democrat in the House or Senate. There are a fair number of Republican conservatives, but not enough.
Republicans lost the House by not having solid conservative Trump leadership in the House. Big media will not tell you this, of course. More Republican support for the Trump agenda would’ve kept the House in Republican hands.
The media left whines about racism causing the Andrew Gillum loss in Florida but ignores the loss of black conservative U.S. Senate candidate John James in Michigan. John James would’ve been a fine addition to the Senate.
Quinnipiac Poll the day before the election claimed Andrew Gillum would win the Florida governor’s race by 7 points. He lost the election. Tallahassee is not the rest of Florida. Broward and Palm Beach counties are bastions of liberalism and rampant vote fraud.
[Full Story »]
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