Prepare yourself for a hurricane
      National Hurricane Preparedness Week is currently ongoing through Saturday, May 31. Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine wants to remind Georgians that they should check their insurance policies annually to be sure they have adequate coverage.
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Memorial service honors CSA soldiers
      On a cloudy Apri1 19, between showers, a Confederate Memorial Service was held at the Lanier-Wiggins Cemetery, in Jenkins County, to honor CSA soldiers, Private John C.C. Lane and Private W.W. Lanier.
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Disaster assistance available
      If you sustained losses or damage in one of the counties declared a federal disaster area, you may be eligible for federal and state disaster aid. For more information, to apply by phone or to check on your claim call 1(800)621- FEMA(3362), TTY 1(800)462- 7585 (for the speech-or-hearing impaired)...
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Correction
      Zackery Lane Cowart's photo was omitted from the information furnished The Millen News that appeared in last week' s newspaper concerning Edmund Burke Academy's (EBA) graduates. Cowart graduated with his EBA classmates Monday, May 26, at the Burke County Office Park. He is the son of Anthony and...
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