I reported in last week's edition of The Millen News that The Augusta Chronicle would discontinue print copies of its publication in Jenkins County, per information provided to us by The Augusta Chronicle through a letter we received and from speaking with a representative at the newspaper.

However, Danny Clayton, local carrier for The Chronicle, called on Monday morning to report that he had been informed that the newspaper would continue carrier-delivery in the city limits of Millen. Subscribers who live in the city of Millen who have been receiving their newspaper through the mail may change to carrier delivery and still receive a print copy.

Mail and carrier delivery of newspaper in the county is being discontinued, Clayton said. Those subscribers will be able to view The Chronicle online. Also, The Augusta Chronicle will be available in the racks.

Apparently, confusion abounds in this situation, but I am glad print copies of the newspaper will be available in Jenkins County. Not everyone has a computer to view it online.

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Christmas in Millen, Business Open House and the Memorial Tree lighting ceremony are all scheduled to take place this Friday on Cotton Avenue.

Activities get underway at 5:30 p.m. with the tree lighting ceremony at the Caboose, and Christmas in Millen and the Business Open House will take place 6-8 p.m.

Hopefully, everyone will support these local activities by attending.

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The poll question on our website last week was, "What is your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving?"

Responses, as of Monday morning, were: turkey-10; dressing - 20; pumpkin pie - 1; squash casserole - 0; and fruit cake - 2.

To participate in this week's poll go to http:// www.themillennews.com.

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Happy birthday this week to: Tammy Troisi, Edna Pierce, Larry Thompson, Wanda Rhodes, Fab Black, Justine McBride, Jessica Haley Godbee and Gilda Rackley.

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Military Active Duty List: Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Lance Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Radio and Communications, Bahria, Iraq; 3rd Class Master at Arms Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Airman First Class Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Bossier, LA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles "C.J." Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.