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February 13, 2008
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A Wish Come True
A local child's dream will become a reality thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor
K odi James Lovett loves race cars and is a big fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Thanks to the Make-AWish Foundation, the 3- year-old son of James Lovett and Rose McCoy of Jenkins County will get to meet his idol in May when the family flies to Delaware for "Wish Day. More...
MI announces lay-offs
Plant Manager: Temporary lay-offs due to slow business
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor

Jenkins County's workforce suffered another blow last week with the lay-off of 22 employees at the local MI Metals extrusion plant. Plant Manager Lonnie Beal said that the lay-off was temporary, due to a decline in business. "It's not just us. Business is slow everywhere," he commented. More...

City needs access to meters
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor

A fence and a locked gate will no longer deter City of Millen employees from cutting off services to customers who do not pay their utility bills. Millen City Council approved the adoption of an ordinance to deal with the matter during its Tuesday, Feb. 5, meeting. More...

 School News
•Spelling bee held
Jenkins County Elementary School held its annual school spelling bee in the school media center Wednesday, Jan. 23. Each fourth and fifth grade homeroom had their own spelling bee and found a class champion and runner up. More...
•Jump roper performs, students recognized at assembly
•Senior anatomy class visits burn center, Shepeard Community Blood Center
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 Other Jenkins News
•County plans to adopt roads into system
County residents who travel Rock Branch, Skull Creek #1, Skull Creek #2 and New Testament Church roads may soon see improvements to the roads. The Jenkins County Commissioners approved a motion to include the roads in the county road system, provided all property owners are willing to sign a deed ... More...
•Favorite family photo
•JROTC makes it two straight
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 ChatterBox
•The Chatter Box
In honor of Valentine's Day this Thursday, I thought you might enjoy a few "Valentine jokes." Here are a few of my favorites. "Love is blind but marriage is an eye-opener. The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once. What are cosmetics? A woman's way of keeping a... More...
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 Church News
•Church News
Zion Baptist Church The public is invited to join Parents in Christ (P.I.C.) and Zion Baptist Church in the second Countywide Black History Celebration 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the church. The mission of P.I.C. and the church is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate inform... More...
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 Memoriam
•In Loving Memory of Shane Moore
We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, And the days before that, too. We think of you in silence, We often speak your name. Now all we have is memories, And your picture in a frame. More...
•In memory of my daddy Michael "Shane" Moore
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 Datebook
•Datebook
Garden Clubs commemorate Arbor Day The Millen Garden Council is comprised of the five garden clubs in Jenkins County. Join the members at Jenkins County Hospital 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, to commemorate Arbor Day by planting trees on the hospital grounds. More...
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 Farm & Home
•Ag Line: Home Garden Pecans
Even though it will soon be March, can you believe some people are still picking up yard pecans! I have heard some people in the pecan industry say this has been the largest yard tree crop since 1993. I, like the majority of people, thought the Easter freeze had destroyed the entire crop. However,... More...
•ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
•Black wins NCGA corn yield contest
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 Engagements
•Sharpe, Price to marry May 17
Mr. and Mrs. Dave A. Sharpe of Perkins announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Abby Gail Sharpe, to Samuel Ricky Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Price of Soperton. Miss Sharpe is a 2005 graduate of Jenkins County High School and a senior at Georgia Southern University, w... More...
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