When it comes to growing watermelons, Bobby Hilderbrandt has a green thumb! This one tipped the scales at 90 lbs. and had to be hauled from his patch with the bucket of a backhoe. (Staff photo by Deborah Bennett) More...
Jenkins County property owners can expect to see an increase in their school taxes this year. The Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE) adopted a millage rate of 12.9 mils during an Aug. 4 called meeting of the group. The previous year's rate was 9.5 mils. More...
Officers of the Millen Police Department executed a search warrant Friday, Aug. 8, at 180 Johnson Street that resulted in the arrest of Annette Hudson Roberson, 45, of the same location. Hudson was charged with the following violations: licenses required to distribute, sell or otherwise deal in ... More...
Kids today have to deal with a heavy load of schoolwork and activities, all demanding time and attention. Teachers often introduce basic study habits to their students, but it is important that parents reinforce these skills and create a favorable study environment at home. More...
With the River Shannon and Limerick City, Ireland as a backdrop. MSGT Darryl Drake recently returned from a deployment with the 165th Airlift Wing to Ramstein Air Base, Germany in support of Operation JOINT ENTERPRISE, July 9-28. Other stops that the July 2 edition made included St. John's, Newfound... More...
I learned last week that Rosemary Baptist Church will be featured in an article appearing in the Aug. 14 edition of The Christian Index, the official publication of the Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia. As most of you know, the church sustained considerable damage in the Mother's ... More...
Dear Editor, When I first heard the news about the state and local tax hikes, I was angry and looked for someone or something to blame. After some reflection and meditation, I realized that this development holds no ground for blame. It is actually the beginning of a great revival in America and... More...
Zion Baptist Church The Youth Department of Zion Baptist Church will celebrate their 73rd Junior Church Anniversary 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. The speaker for the occasion will be Lula K. Brown of Millen. Brown is a 2004 graduate of Jenkins County High School. She is also a 2008 graduate of Fort ... More...
In Loving Memory of Lonnie L. Royal 6/22/03 - 8/8/1994 When we think back to our childhood, some of our most tender, sentimental memories are of our father and the way he touched our life with his love… He gave us something special that More...
Hunter Education Course offered The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will offer the 10-hour Hunter Education Course at Magnolia Springs State Park 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, and Tuesday, Aug. 26. The course will conclude 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28. Attendance at all three s... More...
In case you have not noticed, corn is drying down very fast. As this corn dries down, stink bugs are moving from corn into cotton and soybean fields. Stink bugs are very destructive insects and can cause a lot of problems in a short amount of time. When do we want to terminate stink bug control ef... More...
Mr. Cleveland (Cleve) Garvin, 87, of Millen died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 at Bethany Nursing Center. His funeral was held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.12, at West Millen Baptist Church. Burial was in the Millen Cemetery. Mr. Garvin was born in Jenkins County. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a r... More...
At the beginning of the summer, many in Georgia were shocked and were wringing their hands about the results of the CRCT in which the state's students produced rather dismal scores. More...
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