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The Jenkins County Farm Bureau provided lunch at Krystal’s Taste of Kountry for the Jenkins County school system’s new staff members, board of education staff and mentor teachers during New Teacher Orientation. The Millen News regrets that this information was incorrectly reported in last week’s edition. ****** The Jenkins County school system’s athletic department was responsible for the purchase of […]

STC to offer new programs this fall



Dr. Richard Thornton, vice president of instruction, announced that Swainsboro Technical College (STC) will offer classes in two new programs beginning fall quarter 2005. Management and Supervisory Development will be a diploma program and Entrepreneurship will be a technical certificate of credit. Allen Harris will be the instructor for the new programs. The Management and Supervisory Development program prepares experienced […]

Jenkins to get funding for arts programs again



Funding has again been appropriated by the Georgia General Assembly to spend on arts programs in Jenkins County. The Averitt Center for the Arts in Statesboro has again been named the agency to disperse funding of the Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) in the seven-county area surrounding Bulloch County. Since 1994, the Georgia General Assembly has appropriated funds through the Georgia […]

Mills earns leadership award



Plains was the host city for an award and business meeting for the managers of the state’s 11 Visitor Information Centers Tuesday Aug. 9, and Wednesday Aug. 10. President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter welcomed the tourism ambassadors and joined them for an appreciation dinner and train ride on Sam’s Short Line. Deputy Tourism Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Economic […]

Farm and Home



By Wade Parker County Extension Coordinator Fall Gardens Many people do not think about planting a garden in the fall. You may not believe it, but planting fall gardens is possible. The biggest challenge with a fall garden is fighting insects and avoiding frost injury. For the month of August, you can plant snap beans, Irish potatoes, cucumbers, and squash. […]

Library News



Are you interested in helping out your local library? Wishing that we could get you more of the newest titles? Or just looking for something to do that will help our community? Become a "Friend of the Library!" We’re looking for people who are willing to help raise funds for library books and programs to make life better for all […]

The Chatter Box



The Centennial edition of The Millen News will hit the streets next Wednesday, Aug. 24. The history section contains 88-pages of stories and photographs pertinent to the history of Jenkins County, including church, business and club history sections. We will have available beginning this Friday, Aug.19, "Sneak-a-Peak" bound copies for $10 each at the news office. This was an enormous […]

Other Voices

Endanger of extinction- The Front Porch

By Mike Dann Staff writer I would like to send a letter to Washington, D.C. I wish to have the American front porch put on the endangered species list. I realize this sounds quite far fetched, and if you stop reading now you may even think I have fallen off in the deep end. I work for a lumber company […]

Bill Shipp ‘YOU CAN’T BEAT SOMEBODY WITH NOBODY’



Bill Shipp ‘YOU CAN’T BEAT SOMEBODY WITH NOBODY’ "Mark Taylor could be the Democratic lineman who sacks Ralph Reed before the Republican quarterback ever gets out of the backfield. "Taylor should run for re-election as lieutenant governor. He may be the only Democrat capable of keeping Reed from becoming lieutenant governor. Taylor could be the toast of the resurging national […]