The Chatter Box
By Deborah Bennett

The annual Fair-on-the-Square proved to be very successful at drawing a large crowd to the Jenkins County Courthouse square and our community on Saturday. The parade was great; there was plenty of food; the arts and crafts booths provided unique items for purchase; and the entertainment was enjoyable.

Hats off to Millen Better Hometown, sponsors, and everyone who had a hand in making it another great event.

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This week's poll question on our website was, "How would you rate your level of concern over the nation's current economic crisis?"

Responses, as of Monday, were: Greatly concerned - 25; Moderately concerned - 4; Little concern - 1; Don't care - 1.

Comments were: "While I believe this is a very serious matter, I also believe things will work out. It will probably be a couple of years before the economy is on a more sound footing again."

"I am very concerned. Perdue ordered state agencies to cut spending 6 percent, and now they are saying it may not be enough. State agencies have already turned in budget plans that could bring hundreds of lay-offs over the next 2½ years, and numerous of positions the agencies want to fill will be eliminated. It seems as each day passes, another person or family is affected. This has hit close to home, and if I had to rate my level of concern, it would be a 10!"

To participate in this week's poll, go to http:// www.themillennews.com.

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Happy birthday this week to: Shirley Herrmann, Kim B. Garvin, Johnny Thomas, Harold Moore, Jay Bowers, Shirline Dudley, Rev. James Jackson, Natalie Bynes, Atalie Bynes, Jody Bowers, Gail Bassett, Nancy Blanchard, Caroline McTeer, Kristy B. Wallace, Daniel Smith, Viola Baldwin, Brittany Sweat, Jancey Brinson and Paul Felburg.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries are: Mr. and Mrs. Midge Chance, Mr. and Mrs. Dana Edenfield, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby James.

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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; 3rd Class Master at Arms Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; 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, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Australia; 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; SPC Charles "C.J." Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.