From the Archives

In The Headlines 10 years ago – Jan. 11, 2012 The Jenkins County EMS held a ribbon cutting and open house last week. Participating were Gary Wayne Lewis, Pamelia Dwight, Tommy Lane, Clay Boulineau, Shannon Lewis, Roland Stubbs, Floyd Chance, Domingo Green, Conner Doughman, Jessica Herrington, Michael Doughman, Henry Young, James Henry, Grady Lane, Bryce Doughman, Robert Oglesby, and Paula […]

EVENTS Mark Your Calendar

Saturday, Jan. 22: Living Word Ministry is having a chicken-que fundraiser for WalkforVets.org. The cost of a plate is $15 and will be distributed at 907 Buckhead Rd., Millen. Please call Shanelle Carr at 912-687-3789 or Steve Thompson at 478-494-5310. Monday, Jan. 24: The Jenkins County BOE meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the BOE office. The public is […]

Georgia voting rights groups suing over new congressional map


Voting rights organizations and a group of Georgia voters filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging new congressional district lines the Republican-controlled General Assembly drew during a special session last fall. The suit claims the new boundaries for Georgia’s 6th, 13th and 14th congressional districts unlawfully diminish the voting strength of voters of color. “The Georgia legislature has ‘cracked’ and ‘packed’ […]

From the Editor’s Desk



Ok, I did a bad thing Sunday. In lieu of church, I decided I would run to Sam’s Sunday morning and get the weekly shopping trip behind me. When I pulled into the parking lot, I deduced that nobody must go to church anymore, as if I wasn’t at Sam’s myself rather than church. Anyway, do as I say, not […]

Unearthing Camp Lawton

Tobacco, Rum, and Salt Pork

While many of the items we’ve been processing in the lab from 2021 are the remnants of military activity, and the necessary tasks with maintaining the Confederate infrastructure of the camp, such as horse care, blacksmithing and light manufacturing; processing and distributing supplies, and cooking activities, several of them are more personal. Personal in the nature of the artifacts, and […]

Eagle Notes



I am working on my stimulus/ response reactions. Stephen Covey writes in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People the simple idea that there is a gap or space between stimulus and response, and that the key to both our growth and happiness is how we use that space. For example, if the stimulus is a mosquito lighting on your […]

Journey of Faith

MAKING NOISE


As a sports fan I thoroughly enjoy being in a stadium and listening to the noise of the fans. The roar of a crowd as the team enters the playing field, the sounds of boos and cheers as the team excels or falls, the sound of a game winning score, or the eruption of excitement when a ball is hit […]

Bobby C. Smith

Bobby C. Smith, Jr. 67, of Rocky Ford, Georgia passed at his family farm on January 8, 2022. Bobby was born to Bobby C., Sr. and Cecelia H. Smith and was a third-generation farmer who began farming in 1974. He was a native and lifelong resident of Screven County and was a graduate of Screven County High School and Abraham […]

Dianne Gregory

Dianne Gregory, 67 of Perkins, GA passed Wednesday afternoon, January 5, 2022 with her sister by her side at the Bethany Home in Millen. The Jenkins County native was born to the late Frank and Stella Hargrove Gregory on January 17, 1954. She was a graduate of Jenkins County High School and veteran of the US Army and had been […]

Church News

Living Word Ministry of Millen has resumed Sunday Services at their location on 623 Cotton Avenue. Service begins at 10 a.m. and the public is invited to attend.