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June 3, 2009  RSS feed
Jenkins County is ready!
They came prepared to stay 72 hours if necessary. Jenkins Countians, however, had them packing up and heading home after only one and a half hours! "Jenkins County is ready!" That was the message health officials issued after Saturday's Anthrax Exercise, sponsored by the Jenkins County Health Department and East Central Health District. More...
Hospital upgrades Radiology Department
By Deborah Bennett Millen News Editor

The Radiology Department at Jenkins County Hospital (JCH) has been upgraded, thanks to a $266,000 HRSA federal grant. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Wednesday, May 27, JCH Chief Executive Officer/ Administrator Pete Mills Jr. More...

MPD arrests two on drug charges

A fight at Edenfield Apartments on Toole Court Friday, May 22, led to the arrests of two local men on drug charges. Arrested were Jeffery Vaughn, 24, of Hart Avenue, and Jerome Swan, 28, of 3686 West Old Savannah Road. Both suspects have been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, loitering and obstructing law enforcement officers. More...

 Other Jenkins News
• article has image Volunteer firefighters get new gear
The North Jenkins County Volunteer Fire Department (NJCVFD) firefighters recently accepted delivery of new protective clothing that was made available through a FEMA/ Homeland Security Grant. Firefighters from Station #3 (Oak Hill); Station #7 (Birdsville); and Station #9 (Perkins) now have state-of- the art gear. More...
• article has image JCHS girls compete at region, state track meets
• article has image Millen News on parade
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 ChatterBox
• The Chatter Box
As school gets out for the summer, I am again reminded of just how "short" our summers seem to be now. June barely gets started before September arrives. I don't recall it being that way when I was younger. And, it is not just the summers. The older I get, the faster time in general passes. I am too quickly approaching the "senior citizen" designation. More...
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 Letters
• Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: Thank you so much to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2776 for all they did to make it the best Memorial Day we've ever had! It loosened my tear glands, which doesn't often happen. Needless to say, I'm a grateful American for all the people in service of country have done for me. More...
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 Church News
• Mt. Carmel Baptist Church to hold 14th Pastoral Anniversary
The 14th Pastoral Anniversary for the Rev. and Sister Jerome Herrington will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, June 13, with the Rev. C.L. Anderson of Hinesville as the guest speaker. Sunday service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School. Worship service begins at 11:30 a.m. The anniversary service will begin at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Earnest Dixon as the guest speaker. More...
• Gordon Grove Baptist Church to hold programs
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 Datebook
• DAR to hold Centennial Observance of Monument
The Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold a Centennial Observance of the unveiling of the Wayside Home Chapter No. 1030 Confederate Monument 10 a.m. Saturday, June 13, on the lawn of the Jenkins County Courthouse. More...
• Summer Lunch program begins June 8
• Columnist, Millen native to be at library
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 Obituaries
• article has image Emory Grady Lane Jr., 72, died May 31
Emory Grady Lane Jr., 72, died Sunday, May 31, 2009. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the Elam Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Farmer officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Lane was born in Jenkins County. He was a Georgia Air National Guard veteran, retired from the U. S. More...
• George Williams, 73, died May 22 in Augusta
• "Benjie" Thompson, 40, died May 23 in Florida
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