Category News

Georgia, Macon, News, Opinion

David Cooke Holds Multiple Press Conferences To Manufacture News On Gambling Settlement

In yet another press conference today, Bibb County (Macon, GA) District Attorney David Cooke’s spoke about the $1 million dollar settlement with nine convenience stores over commercial gambling involving coin operated machines and…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 4, 2015

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News, Opinion

Son of Mercer Basketball Coach Receives Very Light Sentence for Reckless Homicide

One of the main reasons people were so upset about the way the Tobesofkee case was handled was due to a strong feeling by many in the community that the power and…

Dr. Alan Wood
June 3, 2015

Crime & Justice, Macon, News

Keith Dozier Convicted of Murder in Gail Spencer’s Death

Dozier Sentenced to Life Without Parole Keith Anthony Dozier was just found guilty today on murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, burglary and theft. This was over a very elaborate and complicated embezzlement…

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News

Kinnan Ghali Accused of Terroristic Threats at Gun Range: No Arrest Made

Update: Exactly one day after this article was published Kinnan Ghali was arrested for the incident described below after he turned himself in. He was bonded out of jail soon after at…

Crime & Justice, Macon, News

Basil Ghali Was Arrested in Detroit With Assault Rifle

We have obtained an arrest record for an incident that occurred on January 9, 2012 in Detroit, MI. Basil Ghali was stopped by police and they recovered a clear plastic vial of…

Georgia, Macon, News, Watchdog Reports

DUI is Emblematic of Decline of Cotton Avenue Mafia in Macon, GA

James Timley , one of the top members of the Cotton Avenue Mafia, was arrested on a DUI charge but has been released. The former council president was booked into the jail at…

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…

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 23, 2015
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Education, Georgia, News

The Seven Reasons a Georgia Teacher Gave For Obama Not Being a Christian

I just received a list of the seven reasons Nancy Price Perry gave as “proof” that President Obama is not a Christian when she met the parents. This comes from a source…

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…

News, Politics & Elections

Obama Conspiracy Theories and Other Lies Debunked

In the hundreds of comments I received under this recent article: Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama both on this website and also on Facebook, I was struck at how many people…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 5, 2015
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Education, Georgia, News, Opinion

Teacher Says Students Aren’t Christian if They Support Obama

(Article updated April 5, 2015) Shop Amazon – Give the Gift of Amazon Prime A teacher in the public school system told her middle school students that Obama isn’t a Christian and…

Crime & Justice, News

Cleveland Traffic Cop Assaults Woman After She Tries To Video Her Assault

An Ohio woman named Jessica Ferrato who was attacked by a Cleveland transit cop after pulling out her phone to record his unprofessionalism Sunday learned the power of social media when she posted…

Dr. Alan Wood
April 1, 2015

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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 24, 2015
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Crime & Justice, 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…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 2015
10 Comments

Georgia, News, Watchdog Reports

Seeking sanctions against the Attorney General of Georgia for Hiding Evidence

In this article I am including three attachments. One shows sanctions against Attorney general Sam Olens in the Stacey Kalberman case which dealt with ethics charges involving Nathan Deal. Another attachment is the…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 23, 2015
3 Comments

Georgia, Health, News, Politics & Elections

Georgia Senate Committee Passes HB-1But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet

The Georgia Senate’s version of medical marijuana just passed committee a short while ago. It excludes fibromyalgia but adds traumatic head injuries. It also includes cancer and sickle cell disease for a total…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 19, 2015
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, News

Video Journalist Wins $200,000 in Lawsuit Against Cumming, GA Mayor

This week we would like to honor Nydia Tisdale with our Georgia Peach Award for fighting an heroic battle against City Hall and winning. Georgia Watchdog first learned about this intrepid watchdog…

Dr. Alan Wood
March 17, 2015