Jenkins County News

As bad as the economic conditions are now, state Sen. Jack Hill believes there are brighter days at the end of the dark tunnel.

Linda Emanuel Linda Elaine Medlin Emanuel, 57, died Friday, November 20, 2009, at her residence.

Hundreds of jobs could be coming to Jenkins County. The county is just one area that's in the running to house a new private prison.

The possible location of a privately run state prison in Jenkins County has breathed hope into the small town of Millen.

Beach showers, pay toilets, ethics and openness in government all were up for analysis at a Tybee Island City Council candidate forum Tuesday night.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Jenkins County in southeast Georgia until 10:30 pm.

Governor Sonny Perdue September 25th announced 24 Work Ready Golden Opportunity grants have been awarded to state agencies and organizations providing Work Ready skills gap training to help citizens improve their core job skills and earn gold-level Work Ready Certificates.

Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that the second cycle of Georgia Heritage Grants funded with proceeds from sales of the historic preservation license plate has been awarded to four projects, totaling $46,285. Last year's $20,000 award to the Tybee Theater in Chatham County was the first project supported with funds from license plate sales.

A: Jenkins County in southeast Georgia posted the highest unemployment rate in July, at 21.7 percent, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.

That's according to new data released by the state Department of Labor. In Central Georgia, Houston County had the lowest unemployment rate, coming in at 7.6 percent.

The unemployment rate in metro Atlanta last month hit 10.7 percent, ticking up from a revised 10.6 percent in June, the state Labor Department reported Thursday.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of southeast Georgia and eastern South Carolina effective until 900 pm this evening.

I know that you all have already heard about Georgia's June unemployment numbers.

Millen, Georgia feels like a community on life support. Shuttered storefronts line Cotton Avenue.

Why would the only pool in 6 counties, and one of the only aquariums in the peach state still be open after it was scheduled to close June 1st? The Bo Ginn Aquarium, this pool and these ponds were scheduled to be closed by the state because of budget cuts.

Storm Team 3 is tracking a broken line of showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry.

A series of steep budget cuts announced today for Georgia state parks and historic sites will affect several popular areas in the east Georgia region that includes Augusta.