The March term of the Jenkins County Grand Jury resulted in the following indictments. Joshua Edward Jenkins – trafficking methamphetamine or amphetamine, driving under the influence-less safe-drugs, ...

The Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the Grand Opening of Abuelos Cocina Mexicana restaurant located at the corner of Cotton Avenue and Daniel Street.

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 ...

The 2025-2026 school year will usher in a new principal at Jenkins County High School (JCHS). It was announced on Friday of last week that David Miller, a former JCHS assistant principal, will assume ...

Big Horse Creek Baptist Church is excited to welcome Dr. Jon Sullivan as our new pastor. Dr. Sullivan brings a wealth of experience to our congregation, combining his extensive background in human ...

Jenkins County Hospital Authority members Robin Scott and Wade Parker were re-elected to new terms during the Monday night meeting of the Authority. Three names for each position were previously ...

Colton and Anna Wilkerson celebrated the birth of their daughter, Riley, prematurely in April of 2023. The infant, born at 30 weeks, weighed only 1 lb. 12 oz. Riley spent three months in the NICU unit ...

There were no “typical” days if you grew up on a farm in the Blessed South like I did. Back then farming required all-hands-on-deck most days of the year. I’ve often said that farming happens six days ...

The Café on Cotton was packed Saturday morning for the annual Legislative Breakfast. This year’s sponsors are Planters Electric Membership Corporation, Jenkins County Farm Bureau, Durden Banking ...

Jenkins County Medical Center (JCMC) announces an exciting project is underway to update its patient entrance. The renovation will improve patient flow and streamline the registration process for ...

Several years before I married a wonderful creature named John Tinker, I had the worst date of my life. In Louisville, Kentucky. Ironically, a runner-up for that honor happened years earlier in ...