During the group’s Monday night meeting this week, the Jenkins County Hospital Authority (JCHA) approved the formation of a ...

Back then, the cooking was almost always top notch. Even when the poorest of folks got something to make a great meal, they could turn out some fine and toothsome meals. Of course, in many homes, ...

Jenkins County experienced a rare event last week: the arrival of snow! The anticipation of the occurrence began a week before its scheduled arrival as weather forecasters attempted to track the ...

Uh Oh! Not everyone enjoyed the snow that fell across Jenkins County last week! Kennedy Jo Black, 1, is shown loudly protesting her first experience with the cold, wet blanket of white. She is the ...

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! If you’d like to give a sweet Valentine gift, stop in at the library and pick up a little something to make for your favorite person – one of our Crafts To Go kits ...

County residents have until Jan. 31 to deposit any vegetative debris from Hurricane Helene on the county right of way (on the roadside or by the ditch) for a final pick-up. Debris should not be ...

{this week in Jenkins County history} 10 YEARS AGO – JANUARY 28, 2015 Progress was continuing on construction plans for the new Pre-K through 12th consolidated school. The Board of Education announced ...

The Jenkins County School System provided students with 4,000 meals to take home with them prior to early dismissal last week due to the approaching snow storm. Jenkins County School Superintendent Dr ...

The Pleiades star cluster, also famously known as the Seven Sisters, is visible from almost every part of the globe. Jenkins County High School (JCHS) also has its own “STAR” sisters! The school’s ...

Perhaps, it is the older we get, the more it hurts. Or perhaps it is the more sentimental we get, the more it hurts. Growing up, we rarely ate out. We were rural country people so my parents counted ...