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Court disposes of cases
Many cases were heard recently in Dodge Superior Court. The following are the results of those cases. David M. Jones was charged with eight counts of felony insurance fraud and seven counts of...
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No One Injured
No one was injured in a one vehicle accident on Jim Pruett Road in Eastman on Wednesday, April 29 at approximately 2:57 p.m. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Michael Lanceson Bayles, age...
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Survivors walk first
Dodge County Cancer survivors took the first lap at the annual Relay for Life held Friday, May 1 at the Dodge County Middle School Track. For more photos see page 11A in this edition of The Dodge...
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Celebration held
The Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority Board of Directors sponsored an Airport Forward Celebration on April 30, 2015 in the Eastman Room at Middle Georgia State College. Eastman-Dodge County...
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Breaking News
ATTENTION CITY OF EASTMAN RESIDENTS!!! One of the main water mains in town has burst. The city has tried its best to relieve enough pressure to get in to fix the issue. Water in spots of the city has...
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One Injured
Asia Verlez JetAnn Jones, age 18, of Eastman, was injured when she was driving her 2005 Ford Mustang south on the Chester Highway on May 7 at approximately 4:15 p.m. and was attempting to negotiate a...
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Prayer Service Held
Members of the community joined together on the lawn of the Dodge County Courthouse on Thursday, May 7 at noon to join in National Day of Prayer services. Mike Grenade with the Dodge County Baptist...
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First Lady Visits
Dodge Pre-K students and staff were honored to have First Lady Sandra Deal tour their school and read the book, T.J’s Discovery, to them. The story is about a little girl who did not want to go...
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Argument leads to shooting death
Authorities believe an argument led to the shooting death of an Eastman man. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, Sonnie Barlow, age 59, of Eastman was shot twice in the chest after an...
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Couple arrested after beating and robbery
An Eastman man is in the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon after he was beaten and possibly stabbed. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, Henry Barney Poole, age 60, of 141...
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Johnson graduates from training program
The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces graduates from the 2015 Region 9 Multi-Day Training Program. Milton Johnson, District 1 Eastman city councilman was one of the...
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Memorial Day service set
On Monday, May 25 at 11:00 a.m., the annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the Dodge County Court House. This ceremony is held to remember those who gave their lives in service to our country....
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High school graduation set for Friday
On Friday, May 29, more than 200 members of Dodge County High School’s Class of 2015 will celebrate personal and academic achievements by walking across the stage at Memorial Stadium and receiving...
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Couple arrested in two year old’s death
Porshia Johnson, 22, and her boyfriend Travis Jordan, 21, have been arrested in the beating death of Johnson’s son, two year-old Aerick McManus. Aerick died May 14 after Treutlen County 911 received a...
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Memorial Service Held
The American Legion Post 126 of Eastman held the Memorial Day service in front of the Dodge County courthouse on Monday, May 25. This service is held every year on Memorial Day in memory of the former...
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Arrest made in forcible rape at Little Ocmulgee State Park
On Thursday, May 28, Jerry Kennedy (age 32), of 30 Parsonage Street, apartment 2, McRae, was arrested in connection with the rape of a woman running the trails at Little Ocmulgee State Park. Kennedy...
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Fire Destroys Home
Firemen were called to the home of Charlie and Wanda Lancaster at 2066 Lancaster Road near the Pulaski County line on Saturday, May 30. When firefighters arrived, they found the fire had started in...
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Fire Damages Home
Firemen were called to the home of John and Prescilla Harrington at 840 8th Avenue in Eastman at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 31. When firefighters arrived, they found the fire had started...
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Graduation Held
The Dodge County High School Class of 2015 graduated during commencement exercises Friday night, May 29, 2015 at Memorial Stadium with 203 graduates receiving diplomas, 35 of them with honors....
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Jurors drawn for June court term
Jurors have been drawn for the June 9, 2015 term of Dodge County Superior Court. Traverse jurors are to report to the Dodge County Courthouse at 8:45 a.m. on June 9. Jurors are reminded not to bring...
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