JCHS Junior, Senior students schedules, Open House



Jenkins County High School is looking forward to another great year for 2012-2013. In an opportunity to have a smoother transition for the new school term, Ms. Ruth Hearn, Guidance Counselor, is requesting Juniors and Seniors to stop by the Counselor’s Office and pick up their schedule prior to open house in order to make any necessary changes before the […]

Dr. DeLay, Dr. King to exchange vows



Mr. and Mrs. Ken DeLay of Millen are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Ashley Elizabeth DeLay, to Dr. Thomas Paul King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy King of Screven. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Retha C. Moxley and the late Homer L. Moxley of Twin City. Paternal grandparents are William Jackson (B.J.) DeLay and […]

Sheriff’s Report



The Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents for the time period of July 12-July 19. Domestic/Family DisturbanceJuly 12 – Fred Chance RoadSimple BatteryJuly 14 – Millen By-passFire/ResidentialJuly 14 – Hwy. 25 SouthMotor Vehicle Accident/No InjuriesJuly 19 – Perkins RoadMotor Vehicle Accident/Deer1 incidentDamage to Property1 incidentAlarm/Residential3 incidentsLivestock/Carcass on Roadway1 incidentDisabled Vehicle4 incidentsSuspicious Vehicle3 incidentsSuspicious Activity2 incidentsSecurity Checks130 incidents

Future nurses check health of feet in Costa Rica

GSU program expanded to high school seniors



Within a month of receiving their high school diplomas, six students from Future Nurses Clubs at area high schools traveled through Costa Rica for two weeks as part of Georgia Southern University’s annual Nursing Study Abroad program. The June 2-16 working trip put aspiring nurses in touch with people from a different culture – and, more specifically, their feet. This […]

The Chatter Box



How hot is it? Too hot!!! If I had forgotten how hot summers in the South are, this past week reminded me. Not only is the heat stifling, but the humidity makes the air feel like it is too heavy to even breathe. I heard on a news report that July will likely go down as the hottest month ever […]

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“IN YOUR FACE” ATHLETES

I’ve written before about the show-off athlete, the guy who brings attention to himself by whatever means necessary. We’ve been “treated” to it for decades — the end zone dance, the pointing to self, the standing at home plate to watch the ball go over the fence, the “in your face” scowl to the camera, and the list goes on […]

Library News



Summer reading is over, but the summer heat is still scorching! Why not come in and cool off while you do neat stuff like use our computers, read great books, and more? Wednesdays are wonderful for kids! Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. we have our super storytimes for preschool and elementary kids, where they can listen to fun stories and […]

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Letters policy



Letters to the editor of The Millen News are welcomed and encouraged. These are pages of opinions, yours and ours. The unsigned editorials generally appearing on the left side of the editorial page represent the opinion of the newspaper and not that of any one person on our staff. Personal columns represent the opinions of the writers whose names appear […]

Ogeechee Riverkeeper sues King America finishing



The Ogeechee Riverkeeper, represented by GreenLaw and Stack and Associates, filed a lawsuit yesterday in federal court against King America Finishing, Inc. for violations of the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit alleges that King America Finishing continues illegally to discharge pollution to the Ogeechee River. “King America had over a year to address serious pollution violations following the state’s largest […]