The Jenkins County Senior Center was nominated for Rural Senior Center of the Year by the CSRA Regional Commission out of Augusta. The Center placed 2nd place with only a two-point difference in ...

The 51st Fair on the Square, sponsored by Main Street Millen, gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, on the Jenkins County Courthouse lawn. The event features a parade through downtown Millen at 10 ...

On Sunday, Sept. 27, at approximately 4:15 a.m. Millen Police Department officers responded to Eagle Pharmacy, 936 E. Winthrope Avenue, regarding an alarm call. Upon arrival, officers found a front ...

Jenkins County High School 12th grader Inari Powell is the first student to enroll in the Jenkins County School System’s Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP), an option for students enrolled in the ...

Alana’ Oliver of Millen made history last week with her appointment to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Special Response (SR) Team. Oliver is the first woman named to the elite unit. Two other ...

A Jenkins County Grand Jury met in Jenkins County Superior Court and handed down the following True Bills for the September term. Shekirah Damber Harris – aggravated assault and possession of a knife ...

September is World Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a designation I wish we didn’t need. Before June of last year, suicide was something I understood mostly from the outside. I knew the statistics.

Autumn Dailey, former Jenkins County High School honor graduate, is this year’s recipient of the S. Marvin Griffin Memorial Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is given annually through the ...

Correspondence between the Georgia Department of Education and the chairman of the House committee that authored HB 328 confirms what Jenkins County School System (JCSS) officials have maintained ...

ROOMS FOR RENT. Millen, GA. 20+ miles to Waynesboro & Plant Vogtle, 30 miles to Statesboro. Furnished, all utilities paid, shared kitchen, washer-dryer and Wifi. $200 per week (one person), ($250 for ...

Jenkins County Elementary School invited grandparents to enjoy breakfast with their grandchildren on Thursday and Friday of last week in celebration of National Grandparents Day on Sept. 13th. Shown ...