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July 30, 2008
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No Horsing Around
Salter, fellow rider to vie for world titles
By Mary Kate Holland Intern
What do Tara Salter, 18 and Kris Lovett, 19 have in common? They both qualified for the Ford American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQYHA) World Championship. The two girls will compete with their dark chestnut brown horses, Cruzin' for Chocolate and Natural Ironess for world titles come this... More...
Run-off to be held Aug. 5
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor

Two races will be decided in the Democratic primary runoff election to be held Tuesday, Aug. 5. Locally, incumbent Tim Fields is facing opposition from challenger Robert Oglesby for the position of Jenkins County Sheriff. Fields polled 804 votes in the July 15 primary election, and Oglesby polled... More...

Faircloth is named city administrator
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor

H. Lamar Faircloth, a native of Emanuel County, has been named the new City of Millen Administrator. Mr. Faircloth assumed the position July 21, working with interim city administrator Roland Stubbs to make the transitional period as smooth as possible. More...

 Breaking News
•Tabatha Bennett selected Jenkins County Teacher of the Year
Tabatha Bennett, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Jenkins County Elementary School has been named system-wide... More...
•County remains #1 in unemployment
•Adequate Yearly Progress
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 School News
•Help kids, teachers deal with bullies
At some point in life, everyone will be bullied. It will most likely happen at school. But these days, it can happen online, which can be worse. More...
•Stay safe on the school bus
•Provide students with a place to study
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 Other Jenkins News
•JCFEC holds school supply drive
Abigail Newsome, 5, and Maddie Miller, 8, students at Jenkins County Elementary School, are shown donating school supplies at Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center (JCFEC) to support the "Stuff the Bus" school supply drive sponsored by JCFEC, Prevent Child Abuse, Bulloch County and the Office of C... More...
•Fire/Rescue team takes to the water for training
•Millen News goes white water rafting
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 ChatterBox
•The Chatter Box
For all of those folks who think The Millen News is just a local, small town newspaper and Jenkins County a small rural community that goes unnoticed by the outside world, consider these facts. The Millen News' website averages 10,767 hits per day with the average visit lasting seven minute... More...
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 Letters
•Letters to the Editor
Editor of The Millen News: I write this letter because Sheriff Tim Fields is well certified, hard-working, honest and fair to all the people of Jenkins County. He deserves to be re-elected because he has four years experience in the office, also. More...
•Letters policy
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 Datebook
•Datebook
Skull Creek Missionary Baptist Church #2 Skull Creek Missionary Baptist Church #2 will celebrate its Men and Women Day Sunday, Aug. 3. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. with a Mass Meeting to follow. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Abraham Gibbons. More...
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 Weddings
•Miss Sharpe weds Mr. Price in Millen
Abby Gail Sharpe and Samuel Ricky Price were united in marriage at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Big Buckhead Church in Millen, Georgia. Dr. Charles Strickland officiated. Abby is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sharpe of Perkins. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fountain o... More...
•Holton, Highsmith to exchange vows
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 Cards of Thanks
•Cards of Thanks
The family of Robert Fries Sr. would like to thank everyone who provided comfort and support during the illness and death of our beloved Daddy. The prayers, cards, visits and food were all greatly appreciated. We would like to say a special "thank you" to his "sweethearts" Amber Davis and Ginger ... More...
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 Farm & Home
•Ag Line: Watering Your Garden
If you have been one of the lucky few to receive some of the scattered showers in the past few days, your garden should be in good shape. However, it does not take long for this 95+ degree days to take its toll and deplete what soil moisture we have. More...
•Library News
•Morrison Grove Celebrates 136 Years
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 Obituaries
•Peggie Royal Lane, 79, of Millen died July 21
Mrs. Peggie Royal Lane, 79, of Millen died Monday, July 21, 2008 at Brentwood Healthcare Center in Waynesboro. Her funeral was held 3 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at Millen Baptist Church. Burial was in the Millen Cemetery. Mrs. Lane was born in Jenkins County. She was a retired seamstress and a memb... More...
•Marianne Bunn, 68, died July 20 in Pennsylvania
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