The Dodge County News

Georgia law requires that polls will be open on Saturday, October 24, 2020 in all 159 counties for Georgians to vote in the November election.

In Dodge County, registered voters can go to the Dodge County Courthouse Annex located at 5016 Courthouse Circle in Eastman between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to cast their vote on Saturday, October 24.

Advance in-person voting began on October 12 and will end on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Throughout the advance-voting period, state law requires the polls to be open during normal business hours. Advance voting is closed from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. for lunch.

On November 8 (election day), the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

By Russ Ragan
The Dodge High School Lady Indians wrapped up regular season play last Wednesday night in Bleckley County. Dodge played one of their most complete games of the season in a 14-2 blowout win over the Lady Royals.
Brooke Perdue got the start on the mound for the Lady Indians. She could have fewer strikeouts though through two innings but Dodge trailed 2-0. They wouldn’t trail very long.
Dodge got an infield hit from Bailey Harvey and a hit from Dylana Barton to lead off the third. Ava Maxwell would get a bunt down and a bad through would score Harvey for a 2-1 game. One out later, Logan White would single to center scoring Barton for a 2-2 game. Mikayla Roberson would hit a sacrifice fly to score Maxwell but the ball would be dropped and Dodge took a 3-2 lead.
The Lady Indians would increase the lead as Gracie Lewis singles to center scoring White and Carson Ethridge who ran for catcher Ava Roland for a 5-2 lead. Roberson would score to wrap up the six run inning for a 6-2 Dodge lead.
Perdue had a way easy three innings that included her fifth strikeout of the game. Dodge kept the bats going in the fourth. Maxwell would walk to lead off the fourth and she stole second and went to third on a wild pitch.
One out later, White singled her home for a 7-2 game. Gracie Lewis singled home White for an 8-2 lead. Perdue would follow by being hit with the bases loaded and Ethridge scored as she ran for Roland who singled for a 9-2 lead.
Barton would single and that would score Patillo who ran for Lewis and Perdue for an 11-2 lead. Dodge would take a 13-2 lead going to the fifth.
Dodge wrapped up the scoring in the fifth. Ava Roland would double with one out. Gracie Lewis would score her on a ground and the Dodge lead would be 14-2. Linzy Bowen would wrap things up with an easy fifth including a strikeout.





By Joey Marchant
The Dodge County Indians will host the Monticello Purple Hurricanes this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in a Region 3AA matchup. Dodge had an off week last week, and several starters will be coming off another two week quarantine the day of the game after a single Dodge player tested positive for COVID-19.
It is anyone’s guess what kind of game we will see out of Dodge. The Indians are 1-3 on the season with the three losses all coming by less than a touchdown and all following quarantines or short weeks.
Monticello has been playing football since 1926. Confusion arose when a new school was built and given the name Jasper County High while the sports teams continued to play under the name Monticello.
To make things more confusing, during the most recent reclassification, Monticello’s enrollment numbers were reported under the name Jasper County High. In December, the school board voted to ask the Georgia High School Association to refer to its teams in the future as “Jasper County, Monticello”.
This will be the first game between Dodge County High and Monticello. However, Monticello won five out of six games against the Eastman High Wildcats from 1950 to 1955.
The lone Eastman High victory came in 1950 under the leadership of head coach Arthur “Scooter” Yancey.
Monticello is 2-4 on the season with a record of 1-1 in Region 3AA. Both teams are coming off losses to Bleckley County. Please come out and support the Indians.




BY RUSS RAGAN
This week has had it all. Unfortunately, most of it hasn’t been so good but it hopefully will improve drastically as the column continues. This column is being done during game seven of the Dodgers-Braves. Atlanta had a 3-2 lead going to the Dodgers fourth.
Okay, it was hyped as the biggest college football game of the year as the Dogs headed to Alabama. For a half it was a great game. Bennett hit Cook for an 82-yard touchdown pass and Georgia took a 24-20 lead at the half.
Most really good teams make adjustments at the half and Alabama is a really good team. They picked off Bennett twice in the second half and the game was gone in a 41-24 loss. Bane scored three touchdowns on three drives right after the three interceptions. The Tide seem to make adjustments both on offense and defense, well for Georgia not so much. Then great defense was broken in the second half.
The Braves got out of a bases loaded jam and still led 3-2 going into the fifth. Okay, back to the Dogs, what is next for them? Well, this week is a good off week. It came about in complicated changes that called off the Florida-LSU game.
The biggest problem for Georgia is the offense. The Stetson Bennett IV story is really a great one. He went from walk on to eventually Bulldog starter but it’s time for a change. J.T. Daniels is ready to go and the time is now. He was seen on the sideline Saturday night without his knee brace. I think Bennett could lead the dogs to an 8-2 record as they probably lose to Florida. It’s time to start Daniels. He was the third ranked quarterback out of a high school behind Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. The good news for Georgia is they only dropped to fourth in the new polls. They have to win out to stay in the national picture. It won’t be easy but I think very doable.
The Falcons’ offense is a very good one, but they have struggled recently but Sunday they were back. In Raheem Morris’ debut as interim head coach they were really good in a 40-23 win over Minnesota. Matt Ryan came back after a pair of real stinkers with a really good game. He was 30 for 40 for 371 yards and four touchdowns and no interceptions. Update; Braves just lost the lead, it’s now 3-3 in the sixth. They should have scored at least three in the third. Anyway, I knew the Falcons weren’t as bad as they have been playing. Julio Jones came back from a hamstring injury and had eight catches for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Birds have Detroit and Carolina the next two weeks and they are both really winnable so we will see.
Okay, I will stay somewhat from the Braves for now. I didn’t expect them to beat the Dodgers but I do have a big issue. The game five issue is totally inexcusable. You can’t run out of pitchers. To start in game five of the NCCS. There was no secret run out of pitchers to start in game five of the NCCS. There was no secret they needed another starting pitcher at the trade deadline. The lack of off days in the series really hurt this team. Anthropolis really has to take a big chunk of the loss of the series. Anyway, this team over achieved until clutch time in the final two games. This series should have been one. The bullpen was give out in the end. I am sure I will have plenty more to say on another Braves meltdown series.

Wayne Anthony Allen, age 50, of Rhine was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (D.U.I.) and failure to exercise due care.

Aubrey Paul Evans, age 33, of Hawkinsville was arrested for probation violation.

William Al-Majeed McClain, age 27, of Jacksonville, Florida was arrested for battery- family violence (1st offense) misdemeanor, kidnapping and false imprisonment.

Juan Pablo Ramirez Ramirez, age 28, of Rhine was arrested for driving without a valid licenses and seat belt violation.

Jena Wade Upshaw, age 30, of Warner Robins was arrested for no insurance and driving while licenses were suspended or revoked (misdemeanor).

Paul Clinton Youngblood, age 35, of Eastman was arrested for forgery in the 1st degree, receipt, possession or transfer of firearm by convicted felon or felony, first offender and possession of methamphetamine.

Jesus Cruz, age 51, of Eastman was arrested for battery (family violence) and cruelty to children in the third degree.

Jimmy Paul, age 52, of Eastman was arrested for driving while licenses were suspended or revoked and possession of
methamphetamine with the intent to sale, deliver or distribute.

Tammy Claxton, age 39, of Eastman was arrested for driving while licenses were suspended or revoked and improper exhaust system.

Elisha Williams, age 17, of Eastman was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Santiago Santos, age 42, of Eastman was arrested for pedestrian under the influence (P.U.I.)

Bilal Abu Rub, age 44, of Eastman was arrested for driving without licenses and driving too fast for conditions.

It was six years ago today (10-3-13) that dental hygienist Miriam Carey was gunned down in the streets of D.C. by capitol police as she sped away confused after making a wrong turn, hitting a guard booth, and drawing a chase from the police. This so angered the police that they killed her. She was shot in the back and head five times with her baby girl strapped in the back seat, well away from the White House, more than a mile away, an obvious example of police overkill. Ms. Carey, age 34, had no weapons, no alcohol, no drugs, murdered by police. The tragedy was forgotten in a couple of weeks by most, but not here. I remember these cases. The political class put it down the media memory hole, sort of the way they treated the Soviet murders of those on KAL flight 007 on Set. 1, 1983, all 269 murdered. If the incident doesn’t fit the narrative, big media forgets all about it and the anniversaries of such horrible events pass every year with scant if any mention by the media. Good for WorldNetDaily.com founder Joseph Farah, who questioned the murder of Miriam Carey. There are others who think the killers got away with it. Reverends Jackson and Sharpton weren’t interested, even though Miriam was black. Police investigated and – big surprise here – decided they had done nothing wrong. This shows you how detached the political class is from everyday Americans. I’m typing this on Oct. 3rd and have heard nothing mentioned about this. Don’t forget, this could happen to any of us. Some in the police department thought it was covered up, police at fault, yet nothing was done. Look up her name and you will hear some surprising comments on the way this crime was handled. She did nothing wrong and deserved to live. Her baby should now be age seven and will never see her mother again in this life.
“In the West junk information and junk judgment prevail.”
Paul Craig Roberts on Unz.com
Today’s question (s): 1. Who was the last Democrat presidential candidate to win a majority of the white vote? 2. Who was the last U.S. president to own slaves? Answer coming up
Someone told retired BYU and Bears Quarterback Jim McMahon a while back that he was a nice fellow in person, not at all like he was being portrayed by television. “You’re nothing like you seem on television,” the person said. Jim replied “Well, that’s television for you.”
The murder rate in Mexico is soaring, yet people keep going there on vacation. Why?
Answers to today’s questions: 1. Lyndon Johnson, good ol’ LBJ, Mr. Vietnam. I was 24 and a college senior in 1964 and voted for Goldwater, who was perfectly sane when liberals hysterically claimed he was crazy. Years later he went crazy and liberal reporters wanted to interview him. U.S. Grant owned slaves throughout the War of 1861. Yes, there was plenty of slavery in the North. The 13thAmendment forced Grant to free his sales in 1865, and Robert E. Lee voluntarily freed his (inherited) slaves as the war began in 1861.
“Liberals write history.”
Richard Nixon
“To Trump, making America great means making the people great. To Obama, making America great means making government great and aggrandizing himself in the process.”
Ilana Mercer on Unz.com 1-7-17
On Communist China: “Sometimes we don’t connect what this regime is all about.”
Bud in Orlando on WFLAOrlando.com
They hold 1.4 billion people hostage there. Bud is correct.
That’s the show I listen to 6 9 a.m. on the Internet.
The “ok” sign using a thumb and finger is now under attack from the left. They claim it’s not okay and that it signifies white power.
Good websites: MaryGrabar.com Unz.com TheLibertyDaily.com NYPost.com Fool.com Forbes.com DailyHeadlines.com FightMusic.com NewsBlur.com 1stock1.com SaveOleMiss.com RedRightDaily.com AnnCoulter.com AccuracyInAcademia.com Moonbattery.com VetsDontForgetVets.com Bongino.com RightWing247.com RealLoadedNews.com TheBlackSphere.net BlazingCatFur.ca JaneChastain.com ROOTforAmerica.com VDare.com LewRockwell.com FreeBeacon.com CarGurus.com BarstoolSports.com ilanaMercer.com SaraACarter.com ProLibertate.com Nikites3.com SaveUsChuckWoolery.com Sobran.com Whatfinger.com TheCollegeFix.com SidneyPowell.com HermanCain.com AIM.org LloydMarcus.com ToddStarnes.com Downtrend.com WND.com MRC.org HowieCarrShow.com WFLAOrlando.com (listen6-9 a.m. on the Internet. You’ll be glad you did) Breitbart.com ClashDaily.com Boycott-Liberalism.com IllegalAlienCrimeReport.com TheDustinInmanSociety.com Reason.com ColoradoGuy.com WorstWestern.com.
Chile cranked up its economic system by privatizing Social Security. Think of what you could have even at six percent or so when the average stock would pay you twice that rate annually for the past 90 years or so. The stock could be left to your heirs, too.
Three reasons to visit Utah: beautiful scenery, friendly people, and in 1992 Bill Clinton finished third in Utah for president, behind George Bush 1 and Henry Ross Perot. That was the only state in which Perot did not finish third. Maine was the only state in which Bush! finished third; Clinton, Bush, Perot.
Bumper sticker of the day: Tight Jeans Improve Your Circulation.
“Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission.”
Joseph Sobran Soban.com
We miss you Joe!
Thanks for reading all the way to the bottom of The Right Side. My e-mail address is marshallem40@comcast.net.
Marshall Miller

PRENTICE CARROLL BURCH
Retired Robins Air Force Base
Prentice Carroll Burch, Sr., age 72, of Eastman, died Saturday, October 17, 2020 at his residence.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Orphans Cemetery, with Dr. Paul Cowles officiating and a special eulogy statement by Reverend Dean Hemphill.


WILLIS T. DOMINY
United State Army Veteran
Mr. Willis T. Dominy, age 83, of Eastman, died Friday, October 16, 2020 at Dodge County Hospital.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2020 at Orphans Cemetery in Eastman, with Dr. Paul Cowles and Dr. Jerry Peele officiating.


DOROTHY PAULINE WEEKS McCRANIE
Kingdom Hall Member
Dorothy Pauline Weeks McRanie, age 100, of Eastman, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home.
Graveside services were held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2020 at Woodlawn Cemetery, with Mr. Murray Kitchens officiating.


MARTIN CARLOS “MARTY” BURCH, JR.
Burch Family Farms
Martin Carlos “Marty” Burch Jr., age 48, of Eastman, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon.
Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2020 at Isham Springs Cemetery, with Reverend Ricky Gilmore and Mr. Schel Paulk officiating.


Deacon Willie J. Gordon
Deacon of New Zion Baptist Church for life
Deacon Willie J. Gordon, age 97, of Pulaski County died Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Graveside services were held Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Snell Carter Family Cemetery in Hawkinsville with Pastor Edward Northcutt officiating.


Elijah Williams, Sr.
Retired Mechanic
Elijah Williams, Sr., died Tuesday, August 31, 2020.
Graveside services were held on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Eastman with Pastor George Fluellen officiating.


Marion J. Taylor
Department of
Corrections Employee
Marion J. Taylor, age 53, died Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence in Eastman.
Graveside services were held Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Hunt Cemetery in Eastman with Pastor Prince Dawson officiating.


RAZELLE SPIRES
United States Army Veteran
Razelle Spires, age 79, of Milan died October 14, 2020 in a tragic accident. A memorial service took place at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Milan Baptist Church with Reverend Aubrey Corbitt and Brother Roswell Chapman officiating.