Deborah Bennett

DEBORAH BENNETT Millen News Editor In the early morning hours of May 4, 1997, 26-year-old Kristia Anderson failed to return home to

I recently tackled the task of cleaning my tea pitcher when I noticed it had begun to look dull. After many uses, the tea had stained the inside of the pitcher. Even though I washed it with detergent many times, the tea stains just would not come out. So, I filled the tea pitcher with water, poured a little bleach

Years ago, back in the Stone Age, when I came to work for the newspaper, we had a dark room in which photo negatives were developed. When I started reporting for the paper, I would take the roll of film from my camera to Rite Aid, where it was sent off for further processing in a darkroom somewhere else. The

Advance voting in the Nov. 3 General Election is underway at the Jenkins County Elections and Registration Office, 833 Winthrope Avenue, County Annex Building, Millen. Three hundred seventy-eight Jenkins Countians had cast their ballots as of 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. This represents 8.6% of the county's 5,147 active voters. Eighty-one Absentee by Mail Ballots have been requested with 28

Two people were injured in the early morning hours of Oct. 15 in a 2-vehicle accident at the intersection of Hwy. 25 and Hwy. 17 in Millen. The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) incident report indicates that a 2004 Ford Mustang driven by Frank Arthur Williams of Millen stopped at the red traffic light in the right lane of Hwy. 25,

Nathan Hays, Gresco Renewable Specialist, was the guest speaker at the Oct. 7 meeting of the Millen Rotary Club. Hays presented a program on the services provided by Gresco, particularly the company's generator program. He explained that the whole-home backup generator works with propane or natural gas, with a 150-gallon tank providing between 5-7 days of service. “We generally set

DEBORAH BENNETT Millen News Editor “Judgment Day” will be presented at West Millen Baptist Church, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25-Oct. 29.

Jenkins County Hospital Authority nominations were discussed at the Oct. 13 meeting of the Jenkins County Commissioners. Administrator Grady Saxon reported that current member, Jeff Brantley, would like to continue to serve. “They are asking that we submit three names for consideration. Brantley may be one of those names. They will vote on the board member from the names we

DEBORAH BENNETT Millen News Editor October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” in Jenkins County.

An idea conceived around March 1 became reality last week with the opening of Spring Mill Produce on Oct. 22. Located on Highway 25 North, the commercial farming operation represents a $10 million investment in Jenkins County. Owner Ben Wall credited Manager Clark Jenkins with the idea. “He is the brains behind this venture,” Wall said. He also thanked his […]