The Chatter Box
By Deborah Bennett

You may have noticed an advertisement in last week's edition notifying print subscribers of the fact that they can now obtain a "free" Internet subscription with their print subscription. Extra features available with an Internet subscription include receiving "breaking news" briefs, weekly polls and availability of the news on Wednesday mornings.

All you need to do is call 706-554-2111, ask for Susie or Tres and they can sign you up.

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Playing "catch up" is not much fun. After a week's vacation, I am still trying to get all the news that I missed July 4th week in the newspaper. So, if you have heard things "on the street" that have not yet been in the paper - I am still working on several articles. Hopefully, I will be "caught up" by next week. Don't let anyone tell you that nothing ever happens in Millen and Jenkins County. There is plenty going on!

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I have been asked to remind our citizens that candidates for the Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE) election will appear on the ballot in the November General Election. Candidates for the BOE are Non-Partisan, meaning they are not running as Democrats or Republicans.

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The online poll question last week was, "Do you approve of the new gun law that goes into effect next week (this week) which will allow Georgians with gun permits to bring their firearms into restaurants that serve alcohol, on board public transportation and in state parks?"

Responses were: Yes - 6; No - 14; and Undecided - 0.

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

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Happy birthday this week to: Morgan Pickett, Brad Boynton, Mitchell Thompson, Dale Reeves, Hunter Hall, David Gay, Cindy McBride, Amee Joiner, Cindy Brown, Rick Lineberry, Geneva Murray, Margaret Larisey, Terry C. Brigdon Sr. and Carol Hoy.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fields and Mr. and Mrs. Brien Linder.

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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; Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Bahrain; Airman First Class Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Capt. Andrew P. Thomas, U.S. Marines, F.A.S.T. Company, Yorktown, VA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Bossier AFB, Bossier, LA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Calif.; 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.