Early voting in the Nov. 4 General Election is underway across the state of Georgia. Locally, 228 ballots had been cast as of Friday morning, Oct. 3. More...
The Jenkins County High School Eagles football team celebrated Homecoming with style Friday night, defeating Treutlen County 17-13 on their home field. (Photos by Allen Smith photography) More...
The annual Fair-on-the-Square proved to be very successful at drawing a large crowd to the Jenkins County Courthouse square and our community on Saturday. More...
Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church Senior Citizens Day will be held at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct.12. The master and mistress of ceremonies will be Deacon Willie Jones and Shirley Jones. More...
My "Daddy" My Daddy: Words cannot describe the loss I feel in my heart. My best friend, my coffee pal, is no longer here. Oh, I miss you so much. Few say "one year" and it gets better. More...
Special Thanks I want to thank Ray and Roy Garvin for helping me out at the Fair-on-the-Square because of my illness, and a special thank you to West Millen Baptist Church and others for your prayers. More...
It seems like those pesky armadillos are causing more and more problems in Jenkins County. While I have no silver bullet solution to this problem, I can offer a few suggestions that may be of some help. More...
Mrs. Amanda Newkirt Mathis departed this life Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 at Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro. Her funeral will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Union Chapel Baptist Church in Garfield. More...
The fight over a recall attempt for the Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE) District #5 seat continued in Jenkins County Superior Court last week with both sides being given 10 additional days to submit written arguments on the matter. More...
Jenkins County Hospital (JCH) Administrator Alvin Burke resigned his position Thursday, Oct. 2, as the result of an incident involving a fe- male employee. He was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery Friday, Oct. More...
Crisalyn Walker, daughter of Bobby and Christy Walker, was crowned the Jenkins County High School 2008 Homecoming Queen during halftime activities at Friday night's football game. (Photo by Allen Smith photography) More...
The Millen News recently visited many points of interest with members of the Gunn family. William and Joyce Gunn are shown in the forefront of an arch in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. More...
The first Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting for the proposed Lake Clarke Reservoir project was held Thursday, Oct. 2, at Hanging Rocks Plantation with approximately 40 persons in attendance. More...
The library will be closed Monday, Oct. 13, for staff training. We hope that you'll enjoy your Columbus Day as we explore new skills! Today, Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m., we'll be creating cute scarecrows during story time! More...
Dear Editor, By now, congress has approved the 850 billion-dollar bailout of the financial markets in addition to the 200 billion for Freddie and Fanny and the 85 billion for AIG. This all totals 1 trillion 335 billion dollars. More...
The annual Fair-on-the-Square, sponsored by Millen Better Hometown, was held Saturday on the lawn of the Jenkins County Courthouse with a large crowd in attendance. See additional photos on page10. (Staff photo by Deborah Bennett) More...
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced that Nancy Bobbitt, his senior field representative for the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA,) will be holding an open office day for constituents on Thursday, Oct. 9, in Millen. More...
Magnolia Springs State Park will sponsor a Heritage Festival 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. This event will take the place of the park's annual Arts and Crafts Festival which had to be cancelled in the spring due to a conflict in dates. More...
Georgia has one of the largest and most violent prison populations in the country, yet the state - in its haste to try to balance an insanely optimistic budget in a recession - has cut prison guards' pay to just four days a week. More...
