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Age: 81

Died: Sunday, May 19, 2013

Arrangements: Southcare Cremation and Funeral Society of Stockbridge is in charge of arrangements.

The Eastman Police Department, along with the State Fire Marshall’s Office and the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, arrested six people in connection with the criminal activity that occurred in the Griffin Street area in Eastman. The subjects were arrested for the arson of the Boutwell home and the Thomas Realty Company on Griffin Street. Also solved was the robbery of the 17 year old female at the Precision Car Wash along with the burglary and theft of an automobile from James F. Kimmons Certified Public Accountants(CPA) Office. [Full Story »] 

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Thomas Knight, a senior at Dodge County High School (DCHS), recently signed a golf scholarship to attend Brewton Parker College. Knight has had an outstanding high school golf career. He received the golf team’s low medalist award all four years of high school. He was a 2012 all-state golfer and placed third in the 2012 AA state championship tournament. Knight has also been selected to compete in the sixth annual Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association (GHSGCA) Senior All-Star Golf Tournament from June 4 through June 6, 2013 at Sunset Country Club in Moultrie. Knight is the son of Dr. Mike and Dawn Knight and has a brother, Michael and a sister, Annie. Pictured (sitting, l-r) are Dawn Knight, Thomas Knight and grandfather James Knight; (standing, l-r) Michael Knight, Annie Knight, Judson Clark, the men’s golf coach at Brewton Parker College, Dr. Mike Knight and Clint Sanders, DCHS golf coach.

It sounds like the plot from a dystopian libertarian novel. The word “patriot” and the phrase “educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights” triggered heightened scrutiny from the most intrusive agency in the federal government.

We now know that the Internal Revenue Service did indeed target conservative groups, as had long been rumored and oft-denied. The news is a perverse confirmation of the groups’ worldview, and a challenge to President Barack Obama’s. He always harangues us about putting more trust in government, and then you find out that the IRS has been singling out his political enemies. [Full Story »] 

R.I.P. old-time pro football players Tony Linhart, 70, Jack Butler 85, George Sauer, Jr. 69.

Helping Mark Sanford return to Congress in South Carolina’s special election could have been Democrats voting for him in the open primary, just as Democrats voted for John McPain in 2008. Of course Mark Sanford was a strong campaigner who had never lost an election and McPain was probably the weakest Republican in the 2008 field. I was hoping Teddy Turner would win the primary but given the two person choice, Mark Sanford was a lot better than ultraliberal Colbert Busch, a complete loser. We could say: blame it on Busch. Bill Clinton was far sleazier than Mark Sanford, yet he is a Democrat hero today. [Full Story »] 

(Editor’s note: Because of a mistake in a date in Terry Niblett’s Letter to the Editor last week, we are re-running the letter with the correct date. We apologize for the error and confusion or inconvenience it may have caused.)

Dear editor,
Today’s headlines seldom are positive. I have heard good news doesn’t sell papers. But, I have some good news I would like to share with the citizens of Dodge County. [Full Story »] 

Age: 50

Died: Thursday, May 16, 2013

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has charge of arrangements.

Age: 85

Died: Tuesday, May 16, 2013

Arrangements: Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, Inc. has charge of arrangements.

Dodge County High School (DCHS) senior tennis player Virginia Hargrove signed a tennis scholarship with Middle Georgia State College on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Hargrove’s tennis career started when she was eight years old with lessons from her long time United States Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR) certified instructor, Barry Boone. Her first tournament was the Gainesville Parks and Recreation Department state tennis tournament where she won the state championship in the 10 and under in doubles. [Full Story »]