. >> we knew everybody, had a good time, like mayberry. >> and just like there, your job defined who you were. in millen, everybody knew sandy was the woman from the bank. she had been there almost 30 years, after all. >> i got married when i worked at the bank, had my baby when i worked at the bank. eventually, became the first female vice president and only female vice president in the bank of millen. >> founded in 1881, it transformed from a railroad and agricultural hub into a factory town of 3500 people, almost half of jenkins county's population. various plants in manufacturing, clothes, and home products employed three quarters of the work force, including this single mom, kimberly thompson who worked as a quality control specialist for a factory, manufacturing mobile homes. >> i was great at my job. and i loved it because the money was great. >> in the past, kimberly, a high school graduate, with no college education had struggled to support her family. she knew what it was like to survive on low paying, temporary jobs and meager unemployment benefits. >> we made it work, you