Notice
      A countywide "Prayer Meeting for Jobs" will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Olde Pal Theater on Cotton Avenue. The public is invited to come and offer prayer for this community and those who have lost their jobs. The Rev. Dan Zellner is coordinating the event.
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Favorite Family Photo
      Robert Walter Williams Sr., shown at right, was hitched to a plow while his son, Quinney Lloyd Williams Sr., held it in the row in this early 1960s photograph. The garden was located behind the Williams' home on Cleveland Avenue.
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Rural health clinic offers assistance
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor
      Uninsured and underinsured residents of Millen and Jenkins County now have an avenue of assistance for obtaining needed medical treatment through the Jenkins County Family Medicine practice located at 961 East Winthrope Avenue. Designation as a "National Health Service Corps Site" by the state all...
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Georgia Cares program recognized
      U. S. Congressman Jack Kingston presented an award to the Heart of Georgia RDC Area Agency on Aging's Georgia Cares Program, Don and Evelyn Gay, "for outstanding service to the people of Georgia First Congressional District. January 6. This is an annual award which Congressman Kingston gives only ...
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83-year-old Coke bottle found
      Russell Towns of Millen found this Coca-Cola bottle buried in the mud at a Jenkins County location. It is dated Dec. 25, 1923 and was bottled at the Waynesboro Coca- Cola plant. Mr.
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Young golfer wins tourney
      Vic Mincey participated in the 2007 Junior Pine Tree Festival Golf Tournament in Swainsboro Saturday, Oct. 6. He placed first in his age division and won the "Closest to the Pin" trophy for all age groups.
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Banner of love
      Employees at the Bethany Home Nursing Center constructed this tribute on the lawn of the facility in observance of National Boss Day, Tuesday, Oct. 16. (Staff photo by Deborah Bennett)
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Flower show proves successful
      The "Spirit of October" Flower Show, held Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Jenkins County Memorial Library, was a huge success. The show received great reviews from its more than 140 guests and three National Garden Club, Inc. accredited flower show judges.
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Two-year-old stars in film
      Toddler Isaiah Barker appears in Tyler Perry's film, "Why Did I Get Married," which opened in theatres Friday, Oct. 12. The two-year-old plays the son of mega-superstar Janet Jackson and Malik Yoba of "New York Undercover." This is his first appearance on the big screen.
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Former resident remembered in ceremony for USS Wahoo
      A memorial ceremony for the USS Wahoo submarine was held Thursday, Oct. 11, in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor. The USS Wahoo was one of the most significant American submarines of World War II.
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Augusta Rose Show Dedicated to the memory of Esther Reeves
      This year the Augusta Rose Society chose to dedicate its rose show to the memory of one of its most faithful members, Esther Lee Reeves. Reeves grew up in Millen and lived out her life with her husband, Robert, in Jenkins County. The Reeves became affiliated with the Augusta Rose Society when the...
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Reel deal
      Jacob Jenkins, 11-year-old son of Larry and Tammy Jenkins, shows off the 10 lb. channel catfish he caught last week in a local "honey hole." (Staff photo by Deborah Bennett)
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