Candidates qualify for May 20 primary

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Only one local candidate will see opposition in the May 20, 2014 General Primary.

Incumbent Dee Yearty, in School Board District 3, will face Robert E. Peacock.

District 1 incumbent Prentice J. (Roscoe Bennett, Jr., School Board District 5 incumbent Mark Driggers and School Board District 7 incumbent Shirley Randall Ikedionwu will all run unopossed.

In the Dodge County Commissioner District 2 and District 3, incumbents Terry Niblett and Brian Watkins will also run unopossed.

In the race for Georgia State Representative District 149, incumbent Jimmy Pruett will face off against John Clements, both of Eastman, on the Republican side. No Democrats qualified.

For Georgia State Senate District 13, Bryce A. Johnson, of Tifton and G.M. “Greg” Kirk, of Americus, will face off on the Republican side. No Democrats qualified.

In the race for the seat currently held by Saxby Chambilss for United States Senator, Arthur A. “Art” Gardner, of Atlanta, David A. Perdue, of Atlanta, J.H. “Jack” Kingston, of Savannah, J.P. “Phil” Gingrey, of Marietta and Karen C. Handel, of Alpharetta, have qua;lified on the Republican side.

Branko “Dr. Rad” Radulovacki, of Atlanta, M. Michelle Nunn, of Atlanta, O. “Steen” Miles, of Decatur and Todd Anthony Robinson, of Columbus, have qualified on the Democrat side.
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#1 Anonymous on 03/12/14 at 05:27 PM [Reply]
VOTE JIMMY PRUETT OUT ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE.. PAY YOU'RE BACK TAXES JIMMY DODGE COUNTY READY FOR YOU TO GO..
#2 Brian Lowery on 03/12/14 at 07:21 PM [Reply]
You forgot a Republican for Saxby's seat, Congressman Paul Broun. Please correct in next week's paper.
#3 Anonymous on 03/13/14 at 07:29 AM [Reply]
VOTE JIMMY PRUETT OUT HE OWES BACK TAXES NOTHING GOOD HAS BEEN DONE FOR DODGE COUNTY IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE!!
#4 Anonymous on 03/13/14 at 12:23 PM [Reply]
WILL MAKE SURE COMMENTS GET TO MACON PAPER YOU GUYS ONLY WANNA PRINT CERTAIN COMMENTS!!!!!! JIMMY PRUETT GOTTA GO AND HE WILL WATCH....
#5 Anonymous on 03/14/14 at 08:18 AM [Reply]
Jimmy pruett has taken care of dodge county folks..
#6 Anonymous on 03/17/14 at 12:54 AM [Reply]
Name someone besides himself and his cronies that he has helped. He could help all the other tax payers in Dodge County if he would pay his back taxes. Why did they zero out his $180K back taxes owed? Was this a decision of the county commission board? Is this fair to other tax payers in this county? Vote the crook out of office...he is death to this district! He could only qualify to run for office if those 9 years of back taxes were abated! No wonder this county will never prosper...you got thieves running the county!
#7 GetRDone on 03/19/14 at 08:13 PM [Reply]
If this this true, maybe it needs to be printed in the paper with the evidence. Do you have a copy of the order to abate the taxes for Pruett? If so, I'll put it on my FB page for all to see. I'm sick of the way this county is being managed and this, if true, needs to be brought out in public. No one should have 180K of back taxes dissolved in order to run for elected office. This isn't an "attack Jimmy" thing. It's the RIGHT thing not matter if your name is Donald Duck or Jimmy Pruett.
#8 GetRDone on 03/19/14 at 08:15 PM [Reply]
You got proof of him owing back taxes? Put it out there for all to see.
#9 Robert on 03/20/14 at 07:09 AM [Reply]
Who has the evidence of back taxes issue. I don't know if it is the attack jimmy thing. No matter who win, we need the truth.
#10 Anonymous on 03/26/14 at 08:47 AM [Reply]
Contact John Clements. He has all the documents. Yes, he's running against Pruett. That shouldn't matter. If you want to read the truth about the tax issue, contact Clements. Then, you can make an informed decision who you want to vote for.
#11 Kelly Belflower on 03/26/14 at 11:06 AM [Reply]
I'm sure you can always get the truth about a politican by asking another politican, especially his opponent. If any of this is true more people than Pruett need to be held accountable.
#12 Anonymous on 03/26/14 at 11:07 AM [Reply]
Yes please review the back tax evidence that John has been sharing. The people that have seen it say that it shows exactly what people have been commenting about. Then ask Mr. Clements why he feels he should get the job. Most of the people that have asked him this question will tell you that the only thing he can tell you is why Mr. Pruett shouldn't win again. Here is the plan. We use Clements to get rid of Pruett. Suffer through Clements having the position into the next election cycle when we can get rid of him. Then let Clements ride off into the sunset knowing that he was able to achieve his goal of getting Pruett out of office.
#13 Anonymous on 03/27/14 at 07:43 AM [Reply]
Like Lynn Sheffield was used to get rid of Hinson?? We know the game plan!!
#14 Anonymous on 03/27/14 at 11:12 AM [Reply]
I like this plan. Where do I sign up for operation clean slate??
#15 Anonymous on 03/27/14 at 07:46 PM [Reply]
Yea Pruett gonna be just like Hinson left behind in the dust....
#16 Anonymous on 03/28/14 at 07:23 PM [Reply]
I've seen the tax statements and it is true, over $180,000 in property taxes has been wiped out for Jimmy Pruett under the name of Mosquito Creek Properties, and they are now saying it was a mistake and they are going to try to collect from Pruett. It was not a mistake-they just got caught! I agree more than Pruett need to answer up and be held accountable.
#17 Anonymous on 03/31/14 at 06:37 AM [Reply]
What has Pruett done for Dodge County, specifically? Just give us the top 3 items. Can anyone say what these might be so we all know why he deserves to be re-elected? Following the news paper for the past two years and I don't see where he has done anything for us in DC. I could be wrong...and if so, then all the JP supporters can get on here and list the Top 3. I don't know if Clements will be any better but I don't think he could be any worse. No one else is running as far as I can tell.
#18 RhineMafia on 03/31/14 at 06:41 AM [Reply]
What is the status of Yearty's DUI case? I'd like to know before election day arrives!
#19 2bit on 03/31/14 at 06:45 AM [Reply]
Agreed Kelly. But in this instance, Clements has done the work and uncovered what many have tried to hide. If you don't like his evidence you can attempt to get your own copies from the DC Court House. Good luck!
#20 Anonymous on 03/31/14 at 09:14 AM [Reply]
I THINK MR CLEMENTS IS RECEIVING A LITTLE TOO MUCH CREDIT FOR OTHER PEOPLES HARD WORK UNCOVERING ALL THIS STUFF!
#21 Anonymous on 03/31/14 at 06:19 PM [Reply]
Who cares who uncovered it! Let's just get it out in the public domain!!!!
#22 Anonymous on 03/31/14 at 06:20 PM [Reply]
Crickets chirping....
#23 Anonymous on 04/02/14 at 06:13 AM [Reply]
Lol, you do know that he is just a state rep and not a US rep. He does not operate in DC. Just the state of ga Congress.
#24 Anonymous on 04/07/14 at 01:17 PM [Reply]
DC...Dodge County!
#25 Concerned Tax Payer on 04/13/14 at 08:27 PM [Reply]
Hey did anybody look at the Eastman Examiner this week to see Jimmy Pruett's past due taxes on Mosquito Creek Properties? WOW...looks like he had over $160,000 in past due taxes just wiped off the books! How did that happen? I thought that if you owed back taxes you could not qualify to run for office...is that why his past due taxes are mysteriously wiped away? It sounds like somebody has got some explaining to do to the citizens of Dodge County!
#26 Proof is in the Pudding on 04/13/14 at 08:32 PM [Reply]
GetRDone, if you want proof look at the Eastman Examiner it's laid out there pretty clear!
#27 Anonymous on 04/15/14 at 01:47 PM [Reply]
The local movers and shakers say that much of that $160,000 can't be gotten back. The error on the property not being put back in the right name is complicating that. That doesn't mean Mosquito Creek is off the hook for the taxes after that all got cleared up. If you check the tax documents that have been released you can see that is still a pretty penny.
#28 Anonymous on 04/15/14 at 06:06 PM [Reply]
I was wrong about the amount it is still actually $180,882.00! The local movers and shakers have it all wrong...it was in the right name it was just left in a tax exempt status from 2003 up to 2012, and taxes were never collected or paid. Pruett knew that it was in the tax exempt status and never said a word. Local citizens discovered that he was not paying taxes and exposed him!
#29 Anonymous on 04/16/14 at 08:22 AM [Reply]
My anonymous friend I will take my watering hole information over yours. It is always more accurate than this peanut gallery.
#30 Truth Be Told on 04/18/14 at 11:55 AM [Reply]
"There is no corruption in Dodge County."

~ Dan McCranie, Airport Town Hall Meeting, Dodge County Courthouse upstairs courtroom, 2013
#31 THE REAL TRUTH on 04/20/14 at 03:48 AM [Reply]
He that justifies the wicked and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. Proverbs 17:15
#32 real truth not fantasy land truth on 04/21/14 at 02:29 PM [Reply]
What brought this on? Do you think if you say Dodge County is NOT corrupt enough it will come true? Come on this is the most corrupt county in the state of Georgia! Everybody that lives within a hundred mile radius knows this to be true. There will never be justice in this county unless these bad apples get voted out of office...but how can you do that if all the vote buying and cheating on absentee ballots continues. It's shameful, but will go on forever unless a group of good people band together and say enough is enough and put a halt to it all this (yes) corruption!
#33 city of eastman secret action on 04/21/14 at 04:09 PM [Reply]
I read the article posted on the Eastman Examiner titled “Eastman City Council to Proceed in Secret Action” and it disturbs me very much! The article relates to the city council meeting held last Monday on April 14, 2014. At the end of the meeting, city council members went into executive session with their attorney Rita Llop to discuss potential litigation, and at the conclusion of the executive session, Chairman Raymond Mullis asked that a motion be made “To proceed on Council’s recommendation”. Councilman Bobby Slye made the motion, seconded by Councilman Milton Johnson, and approved unanimously.
Representatives from The Eastman Examiner and The Dodge County News questioned the action taken as being inappropriate since the action appears to go against the State of Georgia’s open meeting laws. The open meeting law allows that elected officials go into executive session to discuss potential litigation, but in the interest of an open meeting, the action being taken and voted on must be announced.
City Attorney Rita Llop said the action was protected by client/attorney confidentiality. How can this possibly be? Rita Llop is the City of Eastman’s attorney, and cannot represent whoever she says her client is and the city at the same time because this creates a conflict of interest which also violates the Georgia Sunshine Law and the Georgia Constitution.
Who are they all trying to protect? I believe that the Georgia Secretary of State needs to be informed about this, and also if this is conspiracy to protect an elected official the Georgia Attorney General as well as the Georgia State Bar needs to be made aware.
There are fines connected with violating the Georgia Sunshine Law, and it seems quite obvious that this has taken place. This type behavior in a public meeting held by public officials and their attorney should not be tolerated by the citizens of Eastman!
#34 DC Justice on 04/24/14 at 08:23 AM [Reply]
that will be the day
#35 Anonymous on 04/27/14 at 09:22 PM [Reply]
Swept under the rug....just like Johnny Ashe's domestic violence and terroristic threats case.
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