The New Year brought a welcomed and exciting announcement from the Jenkins County Development Authority. The group announced last week that Omega Designs and Projects, Inc. is opening a facility in ...

I told you about my great-uncle, Roy Poole, 1904- 1975, who passed, age 70 years, having lived his life rooted to a place, ...

Two local businesses were the victims of attempted robberies on Monday night of this week. Millen Police Department Investigator Tony Taylor said that a male subject entered the Cash Now convenience ...

I am always excited when I discover a little-known, real-life story that history books have overlooked or an underdog story. I found both recently when I came across a promotional article for a film ...

The Millen Rotary Club recently presented Senior Santa gifts to for residents at PruittHealth Bethany. Shown from left, are Rotarians Sherri Adams, Jessica Wilson, Tonya Bailey, Brian Nunnally, Randy ...

This story won’t make me look like a saint but God knows I’m not anyway so I might as well laid the truth on the table. Years before Tink and I married, I bought a three-acre parcel of land that adjoi ...

Jenkins County Elementary School staff members nominated students for the December “FLY Student of the Month” to reward academic excellence and behavior. These students are great representatives of ...

Dr. Jon and Angie Sullivan are shown in their booth at the Winter Wonderland Wellness event sponsored by the Step-Up non-profit on Saturday. Activities took place at Jenkins County Recreation ...

A roadblock conducted by the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Department and Georgia State Patrol Post 21, Sylvania, over the weekend on Old Perkins Road has resulted in the arrest of two individuals. Jenkins ...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday afternoon at the age of 100 at his home in Plains. Carter, a Democrat and the only Georgian to serve as the nation’s chief executive, ...

Ralph Edwin Crowe, long-time co-owner of Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, and a Millen native passed away Dec. 21, 2024, following an extended illness. Ralph graduated from Jenkins County High School in ...

How is that possible? It seems like just yesterday it was 2024. Oh, yeah. That was just yesterday. As this week’s thoughts and pontifications go to press, I am anxiously awaiting the kickoff of the Su ...