The Martin Luther King Jr. and Charles Beale Memorial Scholarship Committee recently celebrated the achievements of the JCHS Class of 2025 scholarship recipients Jake Bazemore, Laura Daily, Kaylee ...

Thompson’s Corner, Inc. on Highway 25 North is a community landmark with a history of Thompson family ownership that dates back to 1977. That ownership will change May 28 when the present owner, ...

The El Mariachi Mexican restaurant located at the intersection of Winthrope Avenue and Hwy. 25 North opened on Tuesday. A “soft” opening was enjoyed by the Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce board of ...

Jenkins County Elementary School 5th grade students enjoyed a tour of historic downtown Millen on Friday of last week. The event was sponsored by Main Street Millen. Places visited included: Bank of ...

Neighbor’s Express convenience store on U.S. Hwy. 25 South changed ownership on April 30th. The store, previously owned by J.B. Clark Oil Company, became the 19th Friendly Gus store. The new owners ...

Residents at Pruitt Health- Bethany celebrated Mother’s Day in style this past Sunday! They enjoyed a Mother’s Day tree decoration, shown, while eating muffins served on fine china. They also received ...

The Millen Rotary Club recently recognized Jenkins County’s Rotary Scholastic Scholars during a luncheon held in the school system’s cafeteria. To be eligible, students must maintain a 90+ average ...

The No Kid Hungry Grant was discussed at the May 5 meeting of the Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE). Jenkins School Food Service Director Allison Dann explained that the $11,500 grant will help ...

Johnathon Allen Johnson-- hold placed judge to set bond; 05/06; JCSO Lisa Darnell Williams-- interlock probation violation; 05/07; JCSO West Franklin Clark-- public drunk; 05/07; JCSO Jose Francisco ...

National Skilled Nursing Care Week is May 11-17. Residents and staff at PruittHealth-Bethany are celebrating with numerous activities during the week. PruittHealth Administrator Antwanna Cobb and City ...

I wear glasses, and about once a year or so, I need to have them replaced because my eyesight has changed. As a result, I can’t see as well as I once could with the glasses. Things are out of focus.