During the Monday night meeting of the Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE), the school system’s FY 2025-2026 budget was adopted without any additional tax burden on local residents. The budget was ...

Jenkins County citizens joined those across the state and voted for two seats on the Public Service Commission in the Primary Election held on Tuesday of this week and during early and absentee ballot ...

Work on the Kirkland building, located at the intersection of Cotton Avenue and Gray Street, is almost completed. A 2022 Rural Development Fund stabilization grant of $750K was used to stabilize the ...

When students return to Jenkins County High School (JCHS) for the 2025-2026 school term, they will be greeted by a new principal, David Miller of Twin City. However, Miller is not new to the Jenkins ...

Jenkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Trilan Dudley recently graduated from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Center. He attained the highest academic grade of the class and received ...

Beginning July 1st, over 100 new laws will go into effect in Georgia dealing with numerous aspects of government. Some of the most notable are listed. Government and Legal Reforms. Tort Reform – ...

Valdosta State University congratulates Adalee Dixon of Millen, Georgia, for earning a spot on the Spring 2025 Dean's List. Dean's List honors are reserved for the highest achieving students at VSU.

The potential impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act on rural hospitals in Georgia, including the Jenkins County Medical Center (JCMC), was discussed at the Monday night meeting of the Jenkins ...

To celebrate National Garden Week, June 1-7, Green Thumb Garden Club members offered free flower and herb seeds to customers at the farmer’s market sponsored by the Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce.

The Jenkins County Recreation Department’s 8U boys are the District #1 Champions and will advance to the State tournament on June 25th at Adel-Cook Recreation Department, Field #6, at 10 a.m. They ...

(June 18 edition) Juneteenth: A Story of Information How many times in life have you made an important decision, only to learn that you were missing key information? There is nothing more frustrating ...

June 16 – A deputy got out with a black male at the laundry mat on Masonic Street, resulting in the male fleeing on foot. June 17 – A deputy assisted a Georgia State Patrol Trooper with a traffic stop ...