A FedEx driver was injured in an accident with a Cavalier Home Builders' forklift around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Millen Industrial Park. Witnesses reported that the FedEx truck collided with steel beams being transported by the forklift on a side street between Cavalier and M. I. Home Produc... More...
A previously approved payroll change drew a large group of teachers to the Monday, Aug. 20, meeting of the Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE) to voice their opposition to the measure. At a previous meeting, the BOE approved the payment of local supplements to educators over a 12-month period... More...
The Jenkins County Commissioners found themselves in an unusual position during the group's Tuesday, Aug. 21, meeting - the receivers of a gift, on behalf of the county. More...
The Jenkins County High School Eagles are shown during pre-season practice doing tackle drills. The Eagles open their football season Friday night at home against Wheeler County and then go on the road to Bleckley County next week. This past Friday night, Aug. 24, the team traveled to Glascock Count... More...
Dressed in their Sunday best, circa 1954, are, from left, Betty Dailey Gay, Linda Dailey Mincey, Bobby R. Dailey and Frankie Dailey Sapp, children of Roy and Louisiana Dailey. Raised on their parents' farm in southern Jenkins County, the children assisted with planting, growing and cultivating cotto... More...
The Millen News will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, for Labor Day. All news items for inclusion in the Wednesday, Sept. 5, edition should be submitted by 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. All advertisements should be submitted by 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31. More...
Letters to the editor of The Millen News are welcomed and encouraged. These are pages of opinions, yours and ours. The unsigned editorials generally appearing on the left side of the editorial page represent the opinion of the newspaper and not that of any one person on our staff. More...
New Light Baptist Church New Light Baptist Church will celebrate their 81st Church Anniversary Sunday, Sept. 16. Sunday School will begin at 10:30 a.m. and worship service will begin at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited. More...
In memory of our mother, Ms. Jessie M. Lake Aug. 22, 1956 - Aug. 9, 2006 Today is the day that our mama went away, and she left behind many prayers to pray. She left us behind with a list of all good things, so we could meet her in the sky and see her brand new angel wings. More...
Make-A-Difference Lunch Program The Millen Make-A-Difference Lunch Release Program for middle and high school students will begin Thursday, Sept. 6. Students interested in participating in the Bible-based program must have a signed permission slip from their parents or guardians on file in the... More...
"Thank You" Words cannot express our sincere appreciation for the outpouring of love shown to us during Ed's battle with cancer, and now during our loss. Without the support and concern from all of our dear friends and family, we couldn't make it through this difficult time. We thank God for you... More...
Almost every year in late summer, armyworms and corn earworm caterpillars invade pastures, hay fields, and turfgrass throughout the state. In one year, an armyworm infestation created a greased spot in the middle of a paved road as they attempted to move from pasture to pasture! As armyworms invad... More...
Mrs. Rosa Mae Rabitsch Dailey, 85, of Millen died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro. Her funeral was held 11 a. m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Oak Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Dan Zellner and Jamey Archer officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. More...
We may have found demonstrable evidence that Darwin was wrong after all. Not all men evolved from monkeys. In fact, some may have evolved into monkeys - right here in Georgia - on a stifling summer day in A.D. 2007. Paleontologists are ready to dig. More...
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