Dear Editor:

The Jenkins County/Millen Fair-on-the-Square is 30+ years old, with the face lift of the courthouse, the location will be changed this year.

Ms. Art Johnson of the Millen Better Hometown has worked very hard to make this a smooth year for the Fair-on-the-Square. Yet, when the Jenkins County Recreation Department was asked for the support to have the event at their location, Ms. Johnson was turned down. What is wrong with the picture, the American Cancer Society, Jenkins County Relay for Life and the 4th of July fireworks (sponsored by the Millen Better Hometown) are held at this location?

Why is the board of the Jenkins County Recreation Department acting this way? The money the recreation department operates with is the Jenkins County taxpayer's money. Why are they showing a difference?

The Fair-on-the-Square brings in revenue to a lot of people in the county on this day, not only the vendors at the event, yet the other local businesses in Millen.

Everyone talks about helping Jenkins County, Millen, yet they don't want to go through with their actions. Jenkins County as a whole must come together and work together for the betterment of our county.

In Deuteronomy 28: 13-15, "And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: and thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

In this passage, God wants us to be the head, be blessed. We should all be speaking positive about our county and city. If all of us take the positive attitude about everything, where would Jenkins County be today or tomorrow?
Jo Britt
Millen