Deborah Bennett

The City of Millen has been awarded a $454,535 Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB) grant that will be used for the construction of sidewalks and other improvements in the Old Waynesboro Road area of the city. Since its inception, GTIB has provided $272 million in loans and grant to highly competitive transportation projects that have enhanced mobility and driven economic

Millen City Council was brought up-to-date on collections of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 7 (SPLOST) during the group's July meeting earlier this month. The tax was completed on March 31, 2026. It was approved for a 6-year term in 2020 by local voters with funds to be used for projects outlined in the voter referendum. During the

An easement for the county's Transportation Investment Act (TIA) project at the Recreation Drive/Recreation Complex intersection improvements was approved by the Jenkins County Commissioners during the group's July 14 meeting. The project includes the construction of turn lanes on GA- 17 and Virginia Avenue, concrete sidewalks, a main recreation park entrance, curb and gutter along GA- 17, pavement resurfacing, flashing

OK. I am getting on my soapbox this week! The phone and internet were down at the office when I arrived Monday morning, and I went into panic mode! I called the Comcast “customer service” telephone number and was greeted by an artificial intelligence (AI) “something” that had NO intelligence at all. I know that AI is useful in a

Jenkins County Chief Tax Appraiser Vicky Patrick has resigned her position with the Jenkins County Board of Tax Assessors, effective July 24. She began working in the Tax Assessor's office in 2017 and has served as Chief Appraiser since the end of 2020. She has accepted the position of Chief Appraiser for Treutlen County. Patrick submitted her resignation to the

The Jenkins County Development Authority met July 27 at the Millen City Hall with several items on the agenda for discussion. Approved by the Authority was the low bid from Shockley Plumbing for $128,160 for clearing approximately 23 acres in the Hwy. 25 North industrial park known as the “saw mill” property. Executive Director Mandy Underwood reported that 10 bids […]

The acquisition of the Bo Ginn National Fish Hatchery Service property, adjacent to Magnolia Springs State Park in Jenkins County, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is still in progress. The project was previously approved by the Department of Natural Resources Board and State Properties Commission and will proceed to the next layers of approval. “If the needed approvals […]

The Jenkins County School System is reminding families this year that cell phones and other personal devices are staying out of students’ hands during the school day, a change now required by Georgia law. Jenkins County School Superintendent Dr. John Paul Hearn explained the legislation. “House Bill 340, the Distraction- Free Education Act, was signed in 2025 and requires every […]

Students in Jenkins County will return to their classrooms this Friday, July 31. Teachers returned on Monday of this week. In preparation for the new school term, the Jenkins County Board of Education approved the employment of several employees and accepted the resignations of several others. The actions came during the group’s July 16 regular monthly meeting. Employment approval of […]

My daddy's sister, Aunt Lucy, was the last of eight siblings to die and the one that I remember the most. My favorite memory of her includes her little dog, Dolly. I can't recall what breed the dog was, only that she was small and stayed in the house, mostly in Aunt Lucy's lap. On one occasion when Daddy took