Category Macon

Georgia, Macon

Basil Ghali Re-Arrested on Aggravated Assault; Kinnan Ghali Arrested on Obstruction

Basil Ghali was re-arrested but this time on a felony count of aggravated assault at 5:00 PM at his home on Lake Tobesofkee where the original shots were fired.. He had formerly been charged with only reckless conduct which is…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 24, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Macon, News

Sheriff Davis Expands Reprimands Up the Chain of Command

As we all know crap rolls downhill and today Sheriff Davis decided to let some others down the chain of command who were more directly responsible take some of the heat. He laid down the law to others in the…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 23, 2015

Crime & Justice, Macon, News

Basil Ghali Turns Himself In and Charged With Reckless Conduct

Some Good News and some bad news. The good news is the shooter (Basil Ghali) has been identified and charged. The bad news is he was charged with reckless conduct which is a misdemeanor and not with aggravated assault which…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 23, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Conversation With Sheriff Davis About The Tobesofkee Fishermen Shooting Case

I recently spoke with Sheriff Davis by phone for forty-two minutes and I learned several new details that haven’t been reported elsewhere. Deputies Theodore Gaines and Salim Abushanab were pulled from patrol on April 15, 2015 and switched to jail duty and…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 18, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Cryptic Blogs Connected To Tobesofkee Shooting Suspects

This is a follow-up article to Who has been terrorizing fishermen at Lake Tobesofkee in Macon, GA. I have been told that Dr. Ghali might have lost Wael possibly last year and he is deceased. If that is true, the entire…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 15, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Who has Been Terrorizing Fishermen at Tobesofkee?

I first reported on the assault with a deadly weapon/attempted murder with shots fired from a laser beam sighted gun from a lakeside home on Tobesofkee on March 23. I never seriously entertained the idea that Dr. Jalal Ghali had fired…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 14, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News

Fishing For Justice in Macon, Georgia

Approximately ten rounds were fired at three fisherman on lake Tobesofkee in Macon, Georgia and to date no one has been charged or arrested. The shots, according to reports, were fired from 124 Lotus Pointe Drive, the home of Dr.…

Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon, News

Monroe County Reporter Editor’s Homophobic Twitter Feed

I recently reported on what I consider to be sleaze journalism more suited to The National Enquirer than an institution that purports itself as the official county news organ. The full article is here: Superintendent in Monroe County Georgia Harassed After…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 24, 2015
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Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Shots Fired At Fisherman From Doctor’s Mansion and Deputies Do Nothing

CBS Affiliate WMAZ news out of Macon, GA reports that two men and a teenage boy were fishing on a boat at Lake Tobesofkee a public not private lake, when multiple shots were fired from an assault rifle from a balcony.…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 2015
10 Comments

Education, Macon, Opinion

Dear Charles Richardson and Dr. Curtis Jones

Dear Charles Richardson: I just finished reading your “editorial” today. I used quotation marks because I am not really sure you actually understand how to write an editorial. I don’t think many people consider you to be Beelzebub, nor a…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 22, 2015
4 Comments

Georgia, Lifestyle, Macon

Superintendent in Monroe County Georgia Harassed After Being Outed as Gay

Monroe County school Superintendent Anthony Pack is gay and in most parts of the country no one would care one way or the other. It is an inconsequential to his ability to perform his duties as the superintendent as the…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 20, 2015
7 Comments

Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Bibb BOE Member Jason Downey Responds to Criticism After Counterclaim

In a very brief but highly informative post on his personal Facebook page, Bibb county Board of Education member Jason Downey issued a statement that I have pasted below. From the context it is clear it is meant to address some…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 1, 2015

Education, Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

Bibb Board of Education Responds to Romain Dallemand Lawsuit

Romain Dallemand, former Bibb County superintendent, whose tenure ended in a federal tax conviction and a $47.5 million civil damages order

I am including the full response by the Bibb Board of Education to the recently filed arbitration suit filed by former superintendent Romain Dallemand. This is a 28 page document but essentially it says that the Bibb Board of education…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 27, 2015
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Education, Macon

Lester Miller Replies to Charles Richardson

(Below is a comment by Bibb Board of education member Lester Miller to Charles Richardson’s latest hit piece. Mr. Miller wrote this as a comment under the article by Mr. Richardson. I had already published my own rebuttal prior to…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 22, 2015
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Education, Macon

What About Charter Schools and the Proposed OSD?

As the Bibb BOE debates between IE2, Charter schools, and the status quo I thought important to help people understand some differences, I am re-blogging an article from a very good website in Georgia called Charter Confidential. Please visit that…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 12, 2015

Education, Macon

Georgia Peach Awards: Dr. Thelma Dillard

It is time for another edition of our Elberta Peach award. I think it is time that Dr. Thelma Dillard gained some recognition for her services. Although I disagree with a few of her early votes when she first started…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 12, 2015

Education, Macon

Dallemand Lawsuit only Possible Thanks to Board Allies

Three current Bibb Board of Education members were signatories on Dallemand’s renewal contract for three additional years back in late 2012. They did so even though it was well-known at the time he planned to quit soon after. The local…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 11, 2015
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Education, Macon, News

Bibb County Hires Promising West Point Graduate As New Superintendent

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It has been nearly two years since Dallemand turned tail and ran in disgrace. Everyone is thankful that he is gone but we might finally have some good news. Today we learned that Bibb county finally found their way out…

Dr. Alan Wood
February 10, 2015
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