Four people, including a teenager, have been charged in connection with two armed robberies that occurred here last week. Charged by the Millen Police Department (MPD) in the April 8 home invasion of a South Gray Street residence in Millen are Thomas Jefferson Bedford Jr. More...
In less than one week, 150 of the world's best professional and amateur cyclists will race through Millen and Jenkins County as the Tour de Georgia makes its first visit ever to this area. This seven-day stage race will leave Tybee Island for Savannah on April 21, and leave Statesboro on April 22... More...
Tony Taylor announced this week his intention to seek election to the office of Sheriff of Jenkins County. Taylor was married to Cindy Alligood Taylor for 14 years before her untimely death last July. He has two children, Lauren, who attends Georgia Southern and Tyler, a sixth grader at Jenkins C... More...
Seventh and eighth grade students in the language arts classes at Jenkins County Middle School recently participated in the "Celebration of Education" essay contest sponsored by East Georgia College and Swainsboro Technical College. The theme for the essay this year was "So, Why Am I Studying Thi... More...
Nancy Cobb, executive director of the OneGeorgia Authority, will be the guest speaker at the Millen-Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce to be held 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the Millen Community House. More...
I started a new feature in this column last week posing a "Question of the Week" to which readers can respond. The purpose was to provide a forum where the public can express opinions anonymously on the given subject matter. I received only a few responses. Hopefully, this will "take off" in the nex... More...
Dear Editor, Thursday, April 24, the chamber will have their annual banquet. We are very fortunate to have one of our very own Jenkins County natives for their guest speaker. One of the kindest, nicest and intelligent persons you would want to know, Nancy Cobb. More...
Rocky Ford Baptist Rocky Ford Baptist Church invites everyone to their annual Women's Spring Revival. Services will be held 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, through Friday, April 25. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Thomas Moore of Waynesboro. More...
"A Jazz Explosion" The Augusta State University (ASU) Music Conservatory Program will present The Conservatory Jazz Band, directed by Dr. John Bradley Sr., in "A Jazz Explosion." The performance will be held 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Grover C. More...
Card of Thanks I would like to thank everyone for their prayers, visits, cards, telephone calls and all other acts of kindness while I was a patient in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities during the past six months. I wish I could thank each of you personally, but that is not possible. More...
Each year, carpenter bees cause widespread problems in our homes and barns. If you have ever seen bees swarming around a dime-size hole in a piece of wood, yes, they are carpenter bees. The carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica (Linnaeus), normally attracts quite a bit of attention in Georgia in late... More...
Kelly and Jinjer Taylor announce the birth of their daughter, Piper Kai Taylor, born April 1, 2008 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. She weighed five pounds, 14 ounces. Grandparents are Larry and Carol Reid and the late Boe and Erlene Taylor. More...
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