A mandatory cellphone ban could be coming for all public high schools in Georgia after the positive outcomes reported by schools that have already implemented such policies. A new state law will ...

It is a tradition for the Jenkins County Retired Teachers to enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner when it is served in the Jenkins County school lunchroom. Attending the luncheon on Nov. 13th were, from left, ...

It’s just a memory now. And, perhaps I won’t recall it precisely because of the decades that have passed but I will tell it as best I can. I was what people used to call a “late in life child” so my ...

A controversy erupted at the Nov. 11th meeting of the Jenkins County Commissioners over the county’s construction/ inspection fee schedule and requirement that residents obtain a building permit for ...

The Bites & Boogie event sponsored by the Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 6th at the Millen Community House was a great success! Appreciation was expressed to everyone who came out to eat, ...

The Millen News recently traveled with Burt Rocker, Christa Walters, Angela DeLay, and Ken DeLay out west to the Four Corners of the Grand Canyon and other national parks. This photo was taken at the ...

Patrick Rothfuss is an acclaimed American author best known for his fantasy series “ The Kingkiller Chronicle,” which includes the novels “The Name of the Wind” and “The Wise Man’s Fear.” I came ...

Members of the Jenkins County High School Class of 1960 shown are, from left, Kay Phillips, Hubert Reeves III, Linda Smith, Sylvia Newton, Diane Kent, Newton Spiers, unknown, Shirley Toole, Eddie ...

Long before I was ever allowed in the kitchen to learn how to cook, I began practicing in my grandparents’ backyard. My favorite thing to make was mud pies, which I whipped up with as much zeal as the ...

The Millen Garden Club met on Oct. 8th at the Jenkins County Senior Citizens Center with Cheryl Tatum and Angie Brantley as hostesses. Plans for the upcoming flower show on March 7, 2026 are being ...

Voting in the Municipal General/ Special Election and Special Statewide Election will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4th, at the regular polling places throughout the city and county. City residents will ...

The financial records of the Jenkins County Development Authority received a “no findings” designation on the organization’s annual audit. Executive Director Mandy Underwood delivered the news during ...