Ag Line: Lawn green-up concerns
By Wade Parker County Extension Coordinator
      Has anyone noticed yellow lawns in Jenkins County lately? I have had numerous calls pertaining to lawns that are having a hard time greening up. As everyone knows, lawns were looking very attractive before the Easter weekend freeze. I know of several lawns that looked great t...
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Regions Bank announces retirement of Newton
      Regions Bank, Millen, celebrated the retirement of Margaret L. Newton with a reception held Monday, April 30, at the bank. Newton began her banking career in Metter in the early 1970s, and began working at the previous Cotton Avenue location of Bank of Millen in 1976 under P...
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Brandy Cooper wins cheerleading honors
      Brandy Cooper, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Metter Intermediate School, was recently named an International Champion.
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Planters EMC rounds up contributions
      At the last meeting of the Planters EMC Operation Round Up, board members approved applications for grant funds totaling $18,000. In a little over six months since the cooperative started the program, Planters EMC has contributed more than $23,800 to local communities throug...
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Wasp burrows not unhealthy for your yard
Small wasp mounds nothing more than an eyesore
By Kristen Plank University of Georgia
      When Marietta homeowner Ted Persky started finding dirt mounds in his yard, he contacted an exterminator. After finding out they were not anthills but wasp mounds, he and a neighbor decided to get more information.
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