Jenkins County Middle/ High School Principal Rob Gray will not return for the 2025-2026 school term. The Jenkins County Board ...

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Instructors at Southeastern Technical College have nominated 12 students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) competition, according to Rebecca Ethredge, coordinator for the College ...

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns introduced school-safety legislation Monday stemming from last year’s school shooting in Barrow County that killed two teachers and two students. The comprehensive ...

Pre-K Registration will be held March 19 at the Jenkins County Elementary School. Registration Slot Sign-Up starts March 3. Enrollment Steps: Visit JCES during school hours March 3 - March 18 to ...

Jenkins County had nine white schools and 27 black schools. Through consolidation in the 1952-1953 school year, there were three white schools and five black schools. In January 1955, contracts were ...

Tax season provides a great opportunity for individuals and corporations to designate Georgia income taxes they may owe to ...

From left, Children’s Hospital of Georgia Senior CMN Philanthropy Coordinator Kelsey McCullough accepts a $37,028.97 contribution from Planters EMC General Manager Matt Brinson. The check represents ...

Well, I do declare!” That was an often-used exclamation used by one of Mama’s best friends and our closest neighbor “back in the day”. She used the phrase so often that her daughter and my sister, ...

Millen City Council participated in a Planning Retreat Feb. 6 held at the Round’s on Winthrope Venue building. A highlight of the event was a presentation on economic development from Matt Forshee ...

MLK Jr. Program Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will host a MLK Jr. Program at 4 p.m. on Jan. 18. Rev. Leroy Jordan Jr. is the pastor. The public is invited. Pastoral Appreciation Needful Baptist Church ...

During a meeting of the Jenkins County Development Authority on Jan. 23 at Millen City Hall, it was announced that plans are progressing for the location of the Ametri plant in the new industrial park ...