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.

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 ...

Smile, you’re on Candid Camera! Jenkins County continues to wage war on illegal dumping at county dump sites. New signs have been posted at selected sites notifying the public of camera surveillance ...

She loved me so much. Often, she’d tell stories of my childhood and always begin with, “You were the cutest little thing I ever seen.” Her favorite story to tell happened when I was three. “Your Mama ...

The Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center (JCFEC) and the Millen Lions Club might not appear to have a connection at first glance. However, one organization’s program to help children learn to read, ...

Since the program began in 2002, Jenkins County has gone nearly 20 years without a Georgia Court- Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. However, last week that changed when Shanelle Carr took ...

Friendship Baptist Church will celebrate its 143rd Church Anniversary 3 p.m. May 18. Guest speaker will be the Rev. James Walthour, pastor, Needful Baptist Church, Millen, and Dickey Grove Baptist ...

Mrs. Rita Ash Clifton, 81 of Gainesville, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Dee Kennedy Senior Center in Auburn, GA following an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, ...

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Edmund Burke Academy Junior Matthew Hood broke the 24-year-old school discus throw record last week at Augusta Prep. The multi-sport athlete set the new mark at 132’1”. The previous record of 129’5” ...

My husband used to tell a story about when he was a child and put cat tails into the washing machine as his mother was washing a load of clothes. The puffy plants came apart and stuck to every piece ...

Jenkins County Elementary School staff members nominated students for the March “FLY Student of the Month” to reward academic excellence and behavior. These students are great representatives of the ...