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By Terry Evans

The Dodge County Lady Indians Junior Varsity team opened the season in the Waycross tournament on August 13, 2010.

The first game saw the lady Indians junior varsity take on Bradwell Institute. The Lady Indians scored a run in the first to take a early 1-0 lead.

The Lady Indians would add two in the third to go up to three to zero.

A nine run fourth inning would end the ball game after four innings making the final score Dodge 2 and Bradwell Institute 0.

Winning pitcher was Katie Selph. [Full Story »] 

Football season is here and the Magnolia Midlands (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) FCA will host a tailgate party at Zaxby’s on Friday, August 27, 2010.

The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with music, games and prizes.

At 7:00 p.m. fans will enter Memorial Stadium to cheer for the Indians as they take on the Appling County Pirates. 

A percentage of the profits from Zaxby’s will go to benefit the ministry of FCA.

This past summer FCA was able to send 22 football players, four coaches and members of the high school leadership team to camps for training and to encourage their spiritual walk. [Full Story »] 

The Eastman-Dodge Recreation Department will be holding football registration now through September 4, 2010.


This is for ages six years old to 12 years old.


Registration fee is $35.00.


The season is scheduled to begin on October 2, 2010.


For more information call 478-374-4696.

Residents of James Avenue in Eastman were awakened Thursday morning, August 19, by the sound of concussion grenades exploding at a mobile home being operated by an alleged drug trafficking organization.

The Georgia State Patrol SWAT Team was executing a search warrant at the residence, one of approximately six that were being executed simultaneously across the county by federal, state, and local law enforcement in connection to an exhaustive investigation targeting one of the primary sources of the drug problem in Eastman/ Dodge County.

According to Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Agent Jamie Jones, commander of the Oconee Drug Task Force, the mobile home on James Avenue was known allegedly as “Wal-Mart” to the many drug addicts the organization targeted.

Customers could go to the location and obtain their drug of choice on a 24-hour basis.

Law enforcement authorities were also aware of the unauthorized “Wal-Mart” dispensary and joined forces to shut it down.

The investigation was initiated approximately one year ago and involved the Oconee Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, and the Eastman Police Department.
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