This home at 886 Reynolds Street in Millen incurred significant fire damage on March 10. Two engines from the Millen Fire Department and North Jenkins Fire Department arrived on the scene at ...

Richard Wright Joyner (Paco), age 60, a mechanic and lifelong resident of Millen, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at his residence. Richard loved cutting flips, jumping over cars and generally ...

“We are saddened to announce the sudden and unexpected passing of K-9 Dax on Saturday March 8, 2025. Dax began working for the Jenkins County Sheriff's Office in October of 2017 alongside Chief Deputy ...

Numerous pieces of legislation are under consideration by the Georgia General Assembly that could affect schools across the state if approved. During the Jenkins County Board of Education's Monday ...

Mrs. Myra Cheney Hall, 72, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025 peacefully at home and surrounded by family in Millen, Georgia. She was born in Jenkins County to the late Julian and Barbara DuVall Cheney.

City of Millen voters will have an opportunity in the November General Election to vote “yes” or “no” on a Distilled Spirits referendum for “the sale of distilled spirits for beverage purposes by the ...

Work has begun on improvements at the Jenkins County Recreation Department that are funded through a $2 million grant awarded to the Jenkins County Commissioners in 2023 through the American Rescue ...

Two Jenkins County offices are in the process of relocating to better serve the citizens of Jenkins County. The office of the Jenkins County Board of Elections and Registration, originally located on ...

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Usher Anniversary Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will host its Usher Anniversary Feb. 9 immediately following Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. The worship service begins at 11 a.m. All surrounding churches are ...

Several years before I married a wonderful creature named John Tinker, I had the worst date of my life. In Louisville, Kentucky. Ironically, a runner-up for that honor happened years earlier in ...

The Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the Grand Opening of Abuelos Cocina Mexicana restaurant located at the corner of Cotton Avenue and Daniel Street.