Three people were arrested in a June 7 search of a 218 Grant Avenue residence by the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office and Millen Police Department. More...
Rotarian Art Johnson presents the Rotarian of the Year Award to Randy Hill for his service to the community and for his dedication to the ideals of Rotary and the Millen Rotary Club. (Photo contributed) More...
Jenkins County High School recently held its annual Honors Night and presented numerous awards to students. From left, Terri Benson presents Literary Awards to Abby Whitt, Ayana Walker, C.J. More...
Summer does not officially arrive until June 21, but someone forgot to tell the season that. It is hot and has been for awhile! It appears that we are in for a hotter than normal summer just as we had a colder than normal winter. More...
Oak Hill Baptist Church is hosting an Angel Food ministry in this area. For June the ordering cut-off date is 1 p.m. June 19 and the pick-up date is 8-10 a.m. Saturday June 25, at the church gym. Cash, Credit/Debit and EBT cards are accepted. More...
Mr. Melvin Cecil Sharpe, 64, of Hazlehurst died Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011, at the Crowe-Fields Funeral Home with Presidents Reed Shawcroft and Ray Hester officiating. More...
Mr. Thomas L. “Tommy” Joyner, age 72, of Millen died Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2011 at the Green Fork Baptist Church with the Revs. Jim Allen and Ray Freeman officiating. More...
Millen native, Henry Thompson, took home the championship trophy in the Third Annual J. D. Kent Invitational Golf Tournament held May 14-15 at Magnolia Country Club. More...
The Millen News is shown at a rest stop in Illinois with, from left, Aaron Comstock, Bill Sipes and Josh Sipes. The photo was taken during a work trip to Kansas City. (Photo contributed) More...
The 2011 Mite Girls Jenkins County Recreation Department champions are, from left, first row: Macy Aaron, Tanya Cooper, Shacamry Lake, Antonia Prescott, Malana Williams, Keyia Ricketts and Kimberly C More...
A blood drive to benefit the Shepeard Blood Center will be held 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at the Jenkins County Hospital. The public is invited to give the “gift of life” at this time. Dailey reunion planned for June 18 More...
“Destination Africa” is on our itinerary for today, June 15! Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. this summer we’ll have a special storytime and craft featuring a different part of the world. More...
A new insect is making its way through Georgia and has just arrived in Jenkins County.The bean plataspid ( Megacopta cribaria) is an invasive insect from Asia that attacks soybeans and other legumes. More...
We had a happening that made us happy and proud this past week at Syl-View. We learned that our “Sonshine Mission Group” had been named the “Group of the Year” for Georgia Health Care. More...
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