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Johnson resigns from Eastman City Council
By Taelor Rye After thee years of service on the Eastman City Council, Milton Johnson announced his resignation on January 30. Johnson explained, “I have an opportunity that – being who I am – I have...
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County approves Colony Bank for a line of credit
Colony Bank submitted the lowest bid for a fixed interest rate for the $1.5 million line-of credit that was reviewed by the Dodge County Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Monday, February 6,...
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Man shot after shooting at officers
A Gresston man was shot after he shot at law enforcement officials. According to Special Agent in Charge of the Eastman Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) office Scott Whitley, at approximately...
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Tractor Trailer Overturns
A tractor trailer driver was taken to Dodge County Hospital after the truck she was driving turned over on the Terry Coleman Parkway on Monday, February 27 at approximately 12:02 p.m. Brittany Tarhera...
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Commissioners help with July 4 fireworks
By Taelor Rye Raymond Mullis of the Eastman City Council visited the board to request funds for the July 4 fireworks, following up last year’s show, which Mullis stated was “the best we’ve ever had.”...
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Dr. Byrd indicted on federal charges
A federal grand jury sitting in Savannah returned a 176-count indictment against George Mack Bird, III, age 58, a Georgia physician who operated a medical practice in Dodge County and a diet clinic in...
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Commissioners OK servers for E-911
The Dodge County Board of Commissioners approved a request from Dodge/Wilcox E-911 Director Dianne Millwood to purchase new servers for the center. Director Millwood went before the commissioners at...
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Eastman YDC requests community involvement
By Taelor Rye Misty Winter, director of the Eastman Youth Development Campus (YDC), and Kiwarren Reese, regional volunteer coordinator from the central office in Atlanta, visited the Eastman City...
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Pondtown festival begins on Friday; Harrell named grand marshall
Wright T. Harrell, Sr. will be honored at the annual Pondtown Festival as the grand marshall for 2017 on Saturday, April 8 in Rhine. Harrell has been married to Jerry Stuckey Harrell for 65 years....
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Williams named new Eastman councilperson
By Taelor Rye The Eastman City Council moved to select Sabrina Williams as its newest city council member at its regular meeting on April 10. Williams will fill the unexpired term of former city...
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College planning annual air show
By Taelor Rye Henry Whitfield, director for the Cochran and Eastman campuses of Middle Georgia State University (MGSU), addressed the Dodge County Board of Commissioners concerning the Heart of...
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New Eastman council member is sworn in
By Taelor Rye The Eastman City Council began its regular meeting on April 24 by swearing in its newest council member, Sebrina Williams. After the ceremony, city council member Prince Dawson said,...
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Sheriff warns of possible scam
Dodge County Sheriff Lynn Sheffield is warning citizens about a possible scam. According to the sheriff, on April 29, a citizen of Milan reported to the sheriff’s department about a possible scam. The...
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Eastman councilor proposes festival
By Taelor Rye At the May 8, 2017 meeting of the Eastman City Council, city council member Buddy Pittman initiated discussion on the possibility of bringing an annual festival to Eastman. Citing...
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Eastman Police Chief Becky Sheffield is advising citizens to take valuables out of their vehicles and make sure they are locked. Police are investigating seven vehicle break-ins that occurred on...
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One Injured
Chauncey man was injured when the truck he was driving ran into the rear of another truck on the WPA Road at approximately 10:29 a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2017. According to the Georgia State Patrol...
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One Injured
An Eastman man was injured and taken to Dodge County Hospital when his car and another car collided at the intersection of the Eastman Milan Road and the Chauncey Rhine Road at approximately 2:42 p.m....
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Rogers named teacher of the year
Darci Rogers, Dodge County High School (DCHS) Teacher of the Year, was named the 2017 Dodge County Teacher of the Year at a luncheon sponsored by the Eastman Rotary Club on May 5, 2017. Rogers is from...
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Body found in water hole
A body of an unidentified person was found at approximately 7:00 p.m. off Frank P. Holder Road on Friday, May 19, 2017. A hunter from Florida was setting up cameras in the woods and discovered the...
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Body identified
The body that was found floating in a water hole off Frank Holder Road on Friday, May 19 has been identified as Michael Anthony Boone, age 18, by the Georgia State Crime Lab. The cause of his death...
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