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Dumpsters top county agenda
Complaints about trash and a city’s plea for help against crime were at the integral points of discussion at Monday night’s meeting of the Dodge County Board of Commissioners. Chester Mayor Glynn...
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Qualifying for school, commission board seats will start on March 5
Qualifying for school, commission board seats starts March 5. Four seats are up for election for the Dodge County Board of Education and two seats are up for the Dodge County Board of Commissioners...
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Suspect in multi-county armed robberies arrested
A collaboration between several law enforcement agencies, including the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, the Eastman Police Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Laurens County...
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Accused cop killer pleads not guilty
Royheem Deeeds, age 26, accused of killing Eastman Police Officer Tim Smith in August of 2016, appeared in a Dodge County Superior Court last week for his arraignment, and he entered a plea of not...
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Monkeys stolen
Three monkeys, valued around $4,000.00 each, have been reported stolen to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. According to Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Glen Conley, the monkeys belong to...
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Dr. Bird pleads guilty
Dodge County gynecologist Dr. George “Mack” Bird, III, age 59, appeared in the United State District Court for Georgia March 21, 2018, and pled guilty to the charges of conspiracy to distribute...
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Seven are arrested for dog fighting; 63 dogs seized
Law enforcement agencies shut down an alleged dog-fighting ring at a residence on Rozar-Goolsby Road in Dodge County in March. According to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for...
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Law enforcement takes drugs off streets
In the first quarter of 2018, the Oconee Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, has conducted large scale, multicounty drug enforcement...
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Three teens injured in roll over accident
Three Dodge County teenagers were injured when the truck they were riding in hit an embankment and overturned. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Jordan Wayne Morgan, age 17, of Eastman,...
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Authorities make arrests
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests from April 11, 2018 through April 20, 2018. James Robert Brophy, age 48, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine;...
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Four teens arrested for double murder
Arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a Dodge County couple. On April 25th, law enforcement officers served arrest warrants for murder on Gary Pennamon, age 17, Kojak Thomas, Jr.,...
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Missing child is found safe
Dodge County Sheriff Lynn Sheffield reports that the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a missing four year old child on May 5, 2018. The child was reported missing from the area...
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Authorities make arrests
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests: Michael Barlow, age 20, of Danville, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession and use of drug related objects....
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School superintendent Mike Hilliard resigns
Thursday night’s meeting of the Dodge County Board of Education brought a surprise to the agenda when Dodge County School Superintendent Mike Hilliard announced his upcoming retirement as...
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Graduation is set for Friday
On Friday, June 1, the 199 members of Dodge County High School’s (DCHS) Class of 2018 will celebrate personal and academic achievements by walking across the stage and receiving diplomas at Memorial...
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Breaking News
The Dodge County Schools will be closed Wednesday as a result of inclement weather and questionable conditions of county roads. The Dodge County News asked Dodge County School Superintendent Mike...
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Four are arrested for entering autos, theft
The Eastman Police Department responded to the Evergreen Circle Subdivision on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. They were called to a residence in Evergreen Circle where a vehicle was entered and a rifle and...
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Drs. Glenn, Griffis guilty of conspiracy
Two Eastman doctors, Dr. Mark Griffis and Dr. John A. Glenn, Jr., have been found guilty in a federal court of conspiracy to falsify United States Department of Transportation Department mandated...
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Tony Anderson is finalist for superintendent position
The Dodge County Board of Education, at its meeting on Thursday, June 14 selected a lone finalist in its search for a new school superintendent. Upon coming out of a second closed session, the board...
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School board, Anderson can’t agree on contract
After naming Tony Anderson as the lone finalist in the search for someone to fill the role of Dodge County school superintendent last week, the Dodge County Board of Education recanted its decision....
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