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ec > _ 1. it 2 1 023-2 4 >Ci )OOl yea rj ! UPta JHtllm Nctas VOL. 117 NO. 4 Millen, Ga. 30442 LEGAL ORGAN OF JENKINS COUNTY SINCE 1903 Wednesday, July 26, 2023 * 750 Broadband opening in Thrift and Elam areas DEBORAH BENNETT Millen News Editor Residents in the Thrift and Elam ar eas of Jenkins County are among the first scheduled to receive hook-ups for broadband to their residences by Pineland Telephone of Metter. According to information provided by Pineland, the company has split the area into two sections labeled Thrift and Elam. Thrift will open first with 420 addresses, of which 151 have pre registered as of Monday, July 24th. Elam shows 638 available addresses with 143 pre-registered. On Monday of this week the 151 pre-registered addresses in Thrift should have received an email “to complete your order” from Pineland. They will also receive a “magic link” in their e-mails that will not require a log in and will enable them to simply click through to pick the services/ packages to which they are interested in subscribing. Pineland will then contact them by phone or email to complete the process. Sometime next week Pineland will send postcards to all 420 addresses in the SEE Thrift area, even if BROADBAND,, they have pre-regis- 3 COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION TODAY. www.pineland.net | 800.247.1266 Delinquent tax sale to be held Aug. 1st As of Friday, July 21st, 35 proper ties in the city and county with delin quent taxes are scheduled to be sold on the courthouse lawn. Initially, 53 properties were scheduled for sale. Jenkins County Tax Commissioner Tina Burke said the majority of the properties date back to 2021 and 2022 with a few being older due to legal is sues that prevented them from being sold prior to now. Property owners may pay their de linquent taxes, including interest and penalties, up until the auction begins 10 a.m. Landfill events Schedule of events in connection with proposed landfill by Atlantic Waste Services Landfill tours by Atlantic Waste Services - 2 p.m., Friday, July 28, and 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 - landfill on Paramore Hill Road Jenkins County Commissioners public hearing on adoption of Waste Water Treatment Plan - 4 p.m. Aug. 8, - Jenkins County Courthouse court room Jenkins County Commissioners regular monthly meeting - fol lowing 4 p.m. public hearing - Aug. 8 - Jenkins County Courthouse court room Meeting of citizens opposed to the landfill - 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 - red barn on property of Bobby and Cindy Harris, Sylvania Highway School starts Aug. 1st-watch for buses DEBORAH BENNETT Millen News Editor Students return to school Tuesday, Aug. 1st, for the 2022-2023 school year which means the school buses will be on the roads again. Talmadge Fries, Jenkins County School System transportation director, said that the school system is operat ing 21 buses and that he is not aware of any ma jor safety concerns with transporting students to SEE BUSES, 9 “From Good to Great!” - Jenkins County School System DEBORAH BENNETT Millen News Editor Jenkins County School Superin tendent John Paul Hearn issued a call for greatness during the pre-planning meeting of the local school system held Tuesday, July 25th, in the school cafeteria. Hearn referenced the “Good to Great” book by Jim Collins in his remarks to school staff. Hearn noted that there are several aspects of greatness with the first being leadership. “We need to have the right people in the right places,” he said. “We can set goals, but if we don’t have the right people to accomplish those goals, the goals are useless.” The second component of greatness involves confronting the brutal facts. “We have to look at the facts and be willing to confront them,” he said. Hearn also noted that “grit” was needed in the lives of everyone in order to be great. “We have to be re lentless in our work to be successful, and that is what grit is.” Hearn also encouraged those as sembled to expect excellence by having the right mind set, to adopt accountability for themselves and others, and to trust each other. “Good is the enemy of great. Set tling for good keeps us from being great. Don’t settle for good,” he said. “I want to get rid of that word ‘good’ and say ‘great.’ We have ‘great’ edu cators.” . Teachers of the Year at each school were recognized during the meeting: Jenkins County Elementary School - Hayley Conway; Jenkins County Middle School - Erin Green; and Jen kins County High School and System Wide - Hill Johnson. All were pre sented trophies in recognition of the honor and their dedication to teaching. In closing remarks, Hearn said, “Teaching has to be a mission for us. Every profession is created as a result of what public educators do....I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the school system, and I want to be seen as someone working in the trenches with you,” he said. School Superintendent Dr. John Paul Hearn is shown presenting trophies to Teachers of the Year, from left, Jenkins County Middle School - Erin Green; Jenkins County High School and System-Wide, Hill Johnson; and Jenkins County Middle School - Hayley Conway.