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Hunter Education Course to be offered The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will offer the 10- hour Hunter Education Course at Magnolia Springs State Park 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, and Tuesday, Aug. 14. The course will conclude 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16. More ...
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor When Brittany Gay, a second grade teacher at Jenkins County Elementary School, decided to cut her long hair, she immediately knew that she wanted others to benefit from that decision. "I have had long hair since first grade and just decided to make a gift of my hair to someone else," Gay said. More ...
From left, Teresa and Robert Gunn display The Millen News in the Beartooth Mountains, near Red Lodge, Montana, at an elevation of 11,000 feet. The Gunns, along with their traveling companions, Billy and Carol Johnson of Waynesboro, spent 23 days traversing the United States as well as the Pacific co... More ... Library News By Sharon Blank It's been a busy summer, and we're taking a little bit of a break from story times while we gear up to bring our wonderful library story times into the schools. However, we'll be back and ready to go at the library again on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 4 p.m. with stories, crafts and fun for everyone! More ...
The Executive Board of the Georgia Silver Haired Legislature (GSHL) met recently in Milledgeville to make plans for the 2008 calendar. Speaker of the House Runette L. Herrmann set a date for a formal training session on the rules for writing resolutions and bills to be approved by the GSHL Executive... More ...
Jenkins County's "Teachers of the Year" were the guest speakers at the Wednesday, Aug. 1, meeting of the Millen Rotary Club. From left, are Eleanor Jackson, Jenkins County Elementary School; Marsha Madray, system-wide and Jenkins County High School; and Lyn Rhodes, Jenkins County Middle School. They... More ...
The People for the Community civic club recently donated school clothing to a needy child in the community. From left, are Earl Wright, vice-president, and Annette Roberson, president. Not pictured: Willie Roger Roberson, Dollie Sweat and Earl Johnson. (Staff photo by Deborah Bennett.) More ... Syl-View Happenings By Betty Scarborough Our days have been filled with joy and with heartache. We were thrilled to have two of our youth volunteers, Jordan Zeigler and Amanda Long, dance for us at the square dance. They did a cute routine to "Rocking Robin." They also sang "Home on the Range." Amanda brought howls of laughter as she da... More ... GSP investigates four accidents State troopers from the Sylvania post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated four traffic crashes during the month of July in Jenkins County. Sgt. 1st Class Young said the traffic crashes resulted in six injuries and no traffic deaths. More ...
Crickett, a 1-year-old Jack Russell, shown with owner, Jerry Messex, was recently attacked and killed when he slipped his leash and strayed into a nearby yard where a pit bulldog was confined. Messex cautions local citizens to make sure their pets' restraints are secure and that they are kept in con... More ... Alternative fuel movement pumping up in Georgia Gov. Perdue champions homegrown bioenergy By Brad Haire University of Georgia TIFTON - Like most Americans, Georgians use a lot of gasoline, about 222 gallons a second. But unlike a lot of places, Georgia is blessed with a mild climate and a solid agricultural industry. That's the perfect recipe for bioenergy production, Gov. Sonny Perdue told alternative fuel experts, lea... More ... How to save at the gas pump State Point Media Wire Sometimes it seems that gas prices only rise and never fall. While this is not entirely true, during peak summer driving season gas prices usually are their highest. More ... |
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