Students returning to school Aug. 3 at Jenkins County Middle School and Jenkins County High School should be aware that they will be re- quired to comply with a new dress code. More...

Molly Edenfield accepts the U.S. Army Scholar Athlete award from Sgt. Hill. Sgt. Pierce is shown at the podium. The award was presented during Jenkins County High School's recent academic awards program. (Staff photos by Deborah Bennett) More...

I have some essays written by Linda Jenkins' fifth grade class on "My Hometown." Due to space limitations, I have been unable to get them in the newspaper. So, I am going to use some excerpts from each in this column. More...

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For years, I have spoken and written, including here in this column, about the destructive and most often visible effects of divorce on children. More...

Growing and producing a tomato in a garden seems like a very hard task these days. Growing up, my granddaddy used to make tomatoes hand over fist. More...

Sara Mixon Cook, 67, of Millen died Monday, July 13, 2009. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Millen United Methodist Church with the Rev. Christy Bandy officiating. Burial was in the Millen Cemetery. More...

Eunice Alma Edenfield Williams, 85, died Thursday, July 16, 2009. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the West Millen Baptist Church with Revs. Ray Freeman and Perry Hearn officiating. Burial was in the Millen Cemetery. More...

Helen Markovcic Mixon, 81, of Millen, entered into rest Sunday, July 19, 2009 at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Facility in Statesboro. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. More...