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Parade set for graduating seniors
A parade has been set for the 2020 Dodge County High School graduating seniors. The parade will happen on Friday, May 22 and will leave the Dodge County High School student parking lot at 6:00 p.m....
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Recreation baseball, softball are cancelled
Due to continued concerns over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Dodge County Recreation Department, out of concern for the health participants, parents and grandparents, has made the...
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Elections set for Tuesday
The Presidential Preference Primary, General Primary and Nonpartisan General Elections are set for Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Several local and state elections are up for consideration. In the election,...
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Robinson, Cranford win offices
With 16 adjudicated votes and possible provisional votes not counted, political newcomer Brian Robinson has defeated incumbent Dodge County Sheriff Lynn Sheffield. He outdistanced Sheffield by 2,450...
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County won’t release bids
Dodge County accepted a bid from Colony Bank for a line of credit at 2.89% at their meeting on Monday, June 15. No bids were opened at the meeting. When asked who the other banks were and what their...
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March leads to confrontations
A peaceful march from the old Fred’s parking lot to the Dodge County Courthouse for approximately 30 Black Lives Matter (BLM) marchers turned into a verbal altercation after they arrived at the...
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Fireworks cancelled for Eastman, Milan
There will be no fireworks display this year in Eastman. The Eastman City Council met at their regular meeting on Monday, May 11 and voted unanimously to cancel the July 4 fireworks show for this...
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Police, deputies make arrests
The Eastman Police Department made the following arrests the week of July 7 through July 14, 2020. Harry Dolce, age 22, of East Dublin, was arrested for criminal trespass-private. Joel Holmes, age 48...
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Schools opening are moved back
By Dr. Susan Long Dodge County School Systems superintendent A little over four months ago, we were all anticipating a regular week with all of the usual items on our agendas, and then almost out of...
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Schools opening delayed again
After last week’s announcement from the Dodge County School Board that the opening of Dodge County Schools had been moved from August 6 to August 13, the school board met in a called meeting on...
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Coronavirus cases near 200 in Dodge
Coronavirus cases in Dodge County are close to the 200 mark, according to the Georgia South Central Health District. Cases in Dodge County have now reached 189 as of presstime on Tuesday, August 4...
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Coronavirus cases are over 220 in Dodge
Coronavirus cases in Dodge County have jumped by 32 in the last week, according to the Georgia South Central Health District. Cases in Dodge County have now reached 221 as of presstime on Tuesday,...
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Dodge man arrested for arson
On August 10, Laurens County Fire Department investigators charged Andrew Thomas Whittle, age 36, of Dodge County, with arson in the 1st degree, burglary, and terrorist threats. The charges stem from...
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Dodge students names go to space
By Amy Mullis On Saturday, May 30, 2020, when the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA astronauts and Crew Dragon members Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley took the...
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Football to begin Saturday
Dodge County plans to open its football season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday September 5th in Lyons versus the Toombs County Bulldogs at Booster Stadium or “The Pit”, as it is affectionately known by...
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Rules set for home football
Dodge County High School (DCHS) football will require /recommend the following for home football games: Masks will be highly recommended for all spectators. Social distancing is strongly encouraged...
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Policemen make arrests
The Eastman Police Department made the following arrests the week September 8 through September 15, 2020. Jimmy Paul, age 53, of Eastman, was arrested for license; driving while suspended or revoked,...
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Football games cancelled
Dodge County High School has cancelled its football games with West Laurens, scheduled for September 18th, and Fitzgerald, scheduled for September 25th. A Dublin High School football player tested...
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Homecoming date changes
Annual week long homecoming activities ending with the football game, which were scheduled for October 23, and senior night, which was November 20, have been changed. According to Dodge County High...
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Schools start new schedule
By Joey Marchant The Dodge County Board of Education, at a called meeting on Monday October 5, 2020 upon the recommendation of superintendent Dr. Susan Long, voted unanimously to adopt an alternate...
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