The Dodge County News

Dodge County Sheriff Lynn Sheffield is pleased to announce the Dodge County Sheriff’s office is the recipient of a grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

The grant amount of $8,000.00 will be used to purchase a new Intoxilyzer 9000, which will replace the existing Intoxilyzer 5000. The Intoxilyzer 9000 is a new alcohol breath test machine to better determine if drivers should be behind the wheel. [Full Story »]

The Eastman-Dodge County 12 and under (12U) girls softball team finished their season recently with a runner’s up in the state championship played in Nashville. Team members are (first row, l-r) Lane Barrows, Gracie Lewis, Macey Haley, Addison Trawick, Jessie Trawick and Linzy Bowen; (second row, l-r) Madison Hardy, Amber Maxwell, Jenna Hickman, Olivia Cranford and Aniyah Black; and (third row, l-r) coaches Josh Maxwell, Tom Cranford, Al Lewis, Tavarius Black and Katie Selph.

The following arrests were reported by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office for the dates June 11, 2014 through June 30, 2014.
Chance Simmons – 6/11/14 – criminal attempt to commit a felony (one count) and impersonating an officer (one count).
Barbara Joiner – 6/11/14 – criminal attempt to commit a felony (one count) and impersonating an officer (one count).
Aaron D. Braswell – 6/11/14 – battery (one count).
Tracy Campbell – 6/12/14 – theft by taking (one count).
Ashley C. Hutchinson – 6/16/14 – possession of marijuana-less than one ounce (one count), expired license (one count), open container (one count), items prohibited for possession by inmates (one count) and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (one count).
Janella E. Hart – 6/16/14 – forgery (two counts) and entering auto (one count).
Charles King – 6/16/14 – terroristic threats (two counts) and harassing phone calls (two counts).
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On January 10, 1967 President Lyndon “Big Ears” Johnson asked for a 6 percent surtax on personal and corporate income taxes to pay for the Vietnam War. Remember back in 1964 when the leftwing press told us Johnson would keep us out of war and that Barry Goldwater would possibly blow up the world? Media lies never stop. I always detested Johnson and consider him one of the worst presidents of all.
The State Department can’t find $6 billion. They can’t figure out what happened to it. That’s $16,438,356 every day for one year. That’s big bucks.
I still can’t believe George W. Bush signed the light bulb ban bill, phasing out the great incandescent light bulb, one of the great inventions of all time. You’d thing GWB would have nothing in common with statist politicians, nanny state types. Can you imagine Ronald Reagan doing anything so foolish?
Savvy writer Neal B. Freeman says that in political terms, the Bush 43 legacy is already set in stone. “He nurtured, promoted and helped entrench a consultant class that maintains a chokehold not only on party structure but on much of the donor base that funds it and the commentariat that promotes it.”
Neal B. Freeman
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Age: 82

Died: Monday, July 21, 2014

Arrangements: Hardy-Towns Funeral Home of Eastman was in charge of arrangements.