It is official. I am now a member of the "Grandma Club."

Little Jaylee was born safe and healthy last Tuesday to our son Jason and wife Kim, and she is about the closest thing to perfect that I have seen since her daddy was born. Of course, I am just a little bit prejudiced.

She looks like a little angel when she smiles in her sleep, but the first time I saw her, she was screaming her head off. And the first time I held her, she had her first messy diaper. I am sure these are just a few of the "firsts" that will be encountered. I look forward to each and every one!

The other set of grandparents, Don and Susan Godbee, are experienced at the job!

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"Hats off" to all involved in the organization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade on Monday. There were plenty of floats and other entries by local churches and civic groups, including the Jenkins County High School band and Millen Better Hometown.

It was a nice highlight activity for the local celebration, and for once, the weather cooperated.

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The poll question on our website last week was, "Which news source do you consider to be the most fair and accurate?"

Responses, as of Monday morning, were: Television - 9; Newspapers - 6; Radio - 3; On line news services - 12.

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

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Happy birthday this week to: Anna Griffin Herrington, Valerie Hall, Georgia Lee Dudley, Jackie Burke, Lisa Williams, Dallas Washburn, Daniel Rhodes, Mike Reeves, Sarah Moncrief, Dale Wiggins, Jodi Thomas, Nathan Johnson, Edgar Miller and Stanley Thompson.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Grady Joiner, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Reid and Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Kent.

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Military Active Duty List: E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Airman First Class Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Barksdale 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/EDivision, 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; and SPC Charles "C.J." Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq.