U.S. Rep. Rick Allen surveyed crop damage from Hurricane Helene in Jenkins County last week with Wade Parker, Southeast District Extension Agent. Damage to pecan and cotton crops were assessed and ...

The Jenkins County Commissioners are working to establish a Board of Elections and Registration. County Attorney George Rountree presented an ordinance during the group’s Oct. 8 meeting that will ...

Conference was held at the Savannah Hyatt in August. Jessica Lane and Elaine Williams of Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center (JCFEC) and Pamela Walker of S.T.E.P. Up Jenkins/HEARTS for Families, ...

Millen Peanut Company is looking to the future. Owner Horace Weathersby recently announced the addition of a semi-truck dump and elevator ramp to the facility. Weathersby explained the new equipment ...

Tell us a little about yourself – occupation, if retired – previous occupation, family (wife and children), club/ church membership, etc. I am Dr. Giovanni R. Shumake, and I am running for County ...

Man’s best friends are in need of storm repairs to their shelter! Jenkins County K-911, located on property at the Jenkins County Airport, has incurred major damages from Hurricane Helene. Since the ...

Yes, I was one of those people. I admit it. Having up-close-and-personally lived through two previous hurricanes here in the Blessed South, not to mention numerous blizzards, ground blizzards and ...

The words “surviving the storm” took on new meaning last Thursday morning as Hurricane Helene moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across several states including Georgia. To say it packed a punch is ...

Editor’s note – This is the first in a series of “Meet the Candidate” articles for contested races in the November General Election. What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment in the elected ...

Attention Plant Vogtle and Scotbilt workers. $175 per week. Totally furnished. Private room, utilities, linens, Wi-Fi, TV, cable, kitchen privileges, washer, dryer ...

In today’s newspaper world, one person is doing the work of two or three. They sleep less, drink a lot of coffee and rarely have time to fellowship with co-workers. I used to say that I believed one ...