For the most part, I have reported on our local economy over the last three years. However, something that has continued to be a concern of mine during that time period has been the plight of our neighbors in Jenkins County. With the closing of all of their major manufacturing facilities, including MI Windows and Doors, as well as Jockey International, the county lost several hundred jobs in a short time period of time, and its unemployment rate remains the second highest in the state at 18.6 percent (roughly 1,400 citizens are jobless).