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Accident results in two fatalities
-Joe Brady
Millen News Editor
A mid day wreck just days before Christmas has left the community in
shock. At 12:37 p.rn., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 911 dispatch received a call of a
traffic accident on Highway 17 North and South Herndon Road. According
to Jenkins County Sheriff Robert Oglesby, “from the initial investigation it
appears Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Sue Green pulled off of Herndon Road onto
Highway 17 and into the path of the log truck.” Sheriff Oglesby continued,
“the log truck, carrying a load, was unable to stop and struck the smaller
pickup.”
The vehicle driven by the Green’s was pinned under the log truck as the
two autos traveled into a ravine and came
to a rest at the edge of the tree line. The
driver of the log truck, identified as Olin
Cowart, Jr. of Gordon, Georgia was un
harmed in the accident.
Mr. Henry Young, Jenkins County
Coroner explains, “upon arrival on the
scene at 12:49 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Bill
and Sue Green were pronounced dead.
The cause of death was apparent mul
tiple blunt force injuries.” Both vic
tims were 82 years old and lived in the
Lane Road area. Funeral services were
held yesterday at Elam Baptist Church,
(photos by D Hearn)
Redistricting
begins as Census
data comes in
-Joe Brady
Millen News Editor
The 2020 Census data has
begun trickling in and experts
are digesting the ramifications
of a dismal response, especially
in mral Georgia counties such
as Jenkins. Jenkins County as a
whole had a decrease in popula
tion in several districts of the
county, resulting in district maps
being redrawn, a task being
undertaken by State and Local
officials.
District 1, primary school pre
cinct, reports a 5.64% decrease
in population, resulting in 1,438
residents reported as living in
the district.
District 2, Jenkins County
courthouse precinct, reported a
8.60% increase in population,
See CENSUS page 2 to view
article and district map
JCMC in partnership with AU
Medical on telehealth program
-Joe Brady
Millen News Editor
Big plans are in store for Jen
kins County Medical Center
starting in January 2022. JCMC
will begin offering emergency
telemedicine services for pa
tients. The hospital has formed
a partnership with AU Medical
Center to form a FCC Covid-19
Telehealth Program.
“Our goal at JCMC has always
been to offer top notch health
care in our region and this fund
ing allows us to bring some
additional medical expertise to
treat our patients here,” Antoine
Poythress, CEO of JCMC ex
plains. “In addition to improving
access, the telemedicine services
will help our Emergency Depart
ment stabilize our patients and
streamline the transfer process
for more critical patients, if
necessary.”
The program is designed to
assist mral hospitals with equip
ment and staff costs of tele
heath medicine. The program is
intended to reimburse healthcare
providers for expenses tied to
expanding connected health
platforms during the Covid pan
demic and to help underserved
mral communities access
healthcare through technol
ogy-
Dr. Kyle Gay, Chief of
Medical Staff and ER
Director at JCMC further
See AU MEDICAL page 2
Rathbun and Scott reappointed to DDA
Highway 17 scene of
second accident
-Joe Brady
Millen News Editor
Just miles away from the accident that resulted in two fatalities,
Highway 17 was the scene of another accident, this time a single log
track overturned. In the early morning hours of Monday, December
20, emergency
crews were dis
patched to High
way 17 and Harris
Road.
The log track,
driven by Glenn
Smith of Mt. Ver
non was traveling
west on Highway
17 when Mr.
Smith lost con
trol. According to
the Georgia State
Patrol investigation, the track traveled 522 feet on the north shoulder
of the roadway before overturning onto its right side.
When questioned by deputies, Smith had no recollection of what
happened. He was transported to the Jenkins County Medical Center
with non lifethreatening injuries, (photo by T. Fries)
-Joe Brady
Millen News Editor
City council member Robin
Scott has been reappointed by
unanimous vote to the Down
town Development Authority.
Steve Rathbun was also reap
pointed. The DDA was created
by the City of Millen in the
1980s to rehabilitate property in
the downtown area and make it
more appealing for businesses to
open in the downtown area.
“We have our Facade Grant that
allows business owners to apply
for a $500 grant to rehab the
front of their buildings,” Mandy
Underwood with the DDA
explained. The group also
recently purchased the for
mer Army Surplus store
on the corner of Gray Street
and Cotton Avenue. A grant
has been written to cover
the costs of saving the land-
See DDA page 6
The former army surplus building has been purchased
by the DDA and a grant written to refurbish the property.
“We are in the business to save buildings, not make a
profit. The chief responsiblity of the DDA is to revital
ize the downtown area,” explained Mandy Underwood.
(Photo by S. Eades)
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