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VOL. 105, NO. 40, APRIL 22, 2009
LEGAL ORGAN OF JENKINS COUNTY
MILLEN, GEORGIA • 75 CENTS
Thieves hit Millen Cemetery, police seek information
By Deborah Bennett
Millen News Editor
At first glance, the Millen
Cemetery appears to be peace
ful and serene, the perfect final
resting place for loved ones of
local residents. Appearances
can be deceiving, however.
Lurking amid the tombstones,
graves and moss draped oaks is
what Millen Director of Public
Safety Dwayne Herrington de
scribes as a “low life.”
Chief Herrington is referring
to the person(s) responsible for
the recent theft of numerous
items from several graves in the
cemetery.
“It takes a very low form of
human life to steal from a cem
etery,” Chief Herrington said.
“The Millen Police Department
patrols the area regularly and
will continue to do so. We’re
going to do everything possible
to stop this lowest form of theft.
Our residents should not have
to worry about someone steal
ing items they place on the
graves of their loved ones at the
Millen Cemetery.”
Chief Herrington is also seek
ing help from the public.
“If anyone has any informa
tion concerning this matter, they
can call me personally and re
port it confidentially,” he said.
Items taken from graves at the
cemetery include: six solar pan
eled lights, two black fold-up
metal tables with flower designs
on them and four chairs, two
wrought iron wind chimes, a
wrought iron bench, two
wrought iron stands, a stone
“blue bird”, a wrought iron
bench- antique brown in color,
a 50 foot green garden hose with
a green spray nozzle with ad
justable patterns and a cast iron
ornamental pig- brown in color.
Anyone who has any infor
mation on the thefts or where
these items might be located is
asked to call Chief Herrington
at the Millen Police Department
at 982-2750.
4-H’ERS SERVE AT STATE CAPITOL
Jenkins County 4-H’ers recently served as pages for Sen. J.B. Powell and Rep. John Burns at the State Capitol.
Pages are responsible for delivering messages and helping where needed on the Senate and House floors.
Above, from left, are Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, 4-H’er Lavonte Lovett and Sen. J.B. Powell. Below, are Jenkins
County Extension Coordinator Wade Parker, Rep. John Bums, 4-H’er Krista Gay and Speaker Glenn Richardson.
(Photos contributed)
JCHS athlete
signs with
Middle Georgia
Tashe McClain signed her national letter of intent to play
college basketball on Tuesday, April 14, with Middle Georgia
College in Cochran.
“Tashe is such a great kid,” Head Basketball Coach Randy
Cooper said. “She is very humble in her abilities, and has al
ways known that she wanted to play at the next level.”
Some of McClain’s accomplishments include being a four
year starter for the Lady War Eagles, Team Captain for two
years and Region 3A Player of the Year 08 and 09. McClain
was named as a 2009 All State Team Honorable Mention by
The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Georgia Sports Writer’s
Association 2009 All State Team Honorable Mention. McClain
was also named Jenkins County High School (JCHS) Best
Defensive Player 07, JCHS Best All Around Player 08, and
The Statesboro Herald Player of the Week 1-13-09.
The 08-09 basketball season put McClain in an elite class
of JCHS War Eagles who scored over 1,000 points while at
tending JCHS. McClain finished the season scoring a total of
1,106 points for the Lady War Eagles during her four years.
"Middle Georgia has a strong women’s basketball program.
We made the national playoffs last year and expect to again
this year,” stated Anderson Ligon, Head Coach for Middle
Georgia.
"We have a very strong recruiting class joining our pro
gram. Our recruiting policy was to not look so much for play
ers with size but players with great athletic ability that could
contribute to our team’s versatility. Tashe will be a great fit
for Middle Georgia”, Ligon added.
Jenkins County High School senior Tashe McClain
recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball for
Middle Georgia College. Shown during the ceremony are,
from left, seated: uncle Michael McClain, mother Angie
Evans and Tashe McClain; standing: JCHS Athletic
Director Charley Waters, Assistant Coach Middle Georgia
College Tib Brown, JCHS Lady War Eagles Head
Basketball Coach Randy Cooper, Middle Georgia
College Head Basketball Coach Anderson Ligon and
JCHS Principal Dr. Joseph Kirkland. (Photo contributed)
City upgrades waste
water treatment facility
By Deborah Bennett
Millen News Editor
Anticipation of future needs
prompted the City of Millen to
begin planning 16 years ago for
upgrades to its current waste
water treatment facility. Those
plans have finally yielded a
$3.16 million project that is be
ing funded through a USD A
grant/loan program with the
loan amount to the city being
approximately $805,000.
“We’re basically doubling our
capability in anticipation of fu
ture growth. If we’re not pre
pared for industry, they’re not
going to come,” commented
City Manager Lamar Faircloth.
R.M. Small, City of Millen
utility superintendent, explained
that when the project is com
pleted, the facility will be able
to process approximately one
million gallons of water daily.
Specifics of the project in
clude raising the height of the
earthen dam around the oxida
tion pond approximately five
feet, installing additional aera
tors in the pond, reversing the
flow of the water and creating
80-acres of wetlands.
Currently, water from the fa
cility is released into Big
Buckhead Creek after treatment
in the oxidation pond. When
upgrades are completed, the
treated water will flow into the
Ogeechee River after crossing
approximately 80 acres of wet
lands.
“We’re just letting Mother
Nature do most of the work,”
explained Small.
Improvements at the City of Millen’s waste water treatment facility will include raising
the earthen dam around the oxidation pond five feet to increase treatment capacity
and the installation of additional aerators. (Staff photos by Deborah Bennett)