With all the classes, tests, and final preparations over, more than 70 members of the Class of 2013 will graduate in commencement exercises for Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. More...
Washington businessman Ames Barnett was honored last week for his fundraising efforts on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year drive. More...
The city pool at Reese Booker Park and the pool at Washington- Wilkes Country Club will both open Memorial Day weekend for the summer, and both will offer swimming lessons. More...
I t sounds like “fruit basket turnover” this week. Thank you to all of you good people who answered my call for help and to those of you who returned my calls. More...
Most of us know Diane Keaton as a movie star – Annie Hall, the Godfather trilogy, and more recently, Something’s Gotta Give. Her awards include the Golden Globe and the Academy Award. More...
FREDERICKSBURG, Tex. – The founding of Fredericksburg came about in 1846 owing to German influence, and you may still hear Texas German – a dialect spoken by the original settlers – in the streets. More...
Graveside services for Elmyra Patterson Chafin, 94, were held on Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. in Resthaven Cemetery with Rev. Ficklen Guin presiding. She died on Thursday, May 16, at Wills Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. More...
Funeral services for Richard Lee Stroud, 58, of Washington, were held Saturday, May 18, at noon at Springfield Baptist Church with Rev. James Favors presiding. Interment followed at City West Cemetery with a repast at the church. More...
Graveside services for Alberto Valdes, 58, of Thomson, were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the Raytown Baptist Cemetery with Rev. Wade Palmer officiating. He died Wednesday, May 8. Mr. More...
Martha P. Thomas and Al Edward Carlisle of Washington exchanged wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony Friday, May 10, at two o’clock in the afternoon at the Wilkes County Courthouse in Washington. More...
Iris Lance Hopkins Dyson was among the newer residents honored at the annual Family Day festivities at Magnolia Estates in Elberton on Saturday, May 11. More...
Lauren Chafin, daughter of Donna and Scott Chafin of Washington, was recently named the recipient of the 2013 Alpha Theta Sorority Grantin Aid. More...
Donations are desperately needed now to help pay for a high-quality fireworks display for this year’s big Washington-Wilkes Independence Day celebration, Tourism Director Erin Pollock said. More...
More than 60 concerned landowners attended the Wilkes County Cattlemen’s Association’s meeting last week to educate landowners on how wild hogs live in Wilkes County and how they can apply effective methods of wild hog control. More...
The motorcycle racing action at Aonia Pass Motocross Park last weekend didn’t have the hottest new riders racing the hottest new bikes, but that was fine with the racers. More...
The Iris Garden Club had a work day at Washington-Wilkes Primary School earlier this month during which members continued their beautification of the Outdoor Classroom. More...
Robert Toombs Family and Friends will celebrate Robert Toombs’ 203rd birthday with the program “Homespun: The Fabric of a Nation” at the Robert Toombs House on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. More...
TO THE EDITOR: As a citizen of Wilkes County who owns a business in the Washington City limit, I am affected by everything that occurs during the City Council meetings. More...
Following last Friday’s spring football game, W-W Tiger spring football awards were presented to (front, l-r) Jalen Turner, Best Offensive Player; Treyvon Booker, Hustle Award; Ben Hodges, Best More...
The annual Reese J. Booker and Rosa Grant Warthen Memorial Scholarship fundraising program will be held at Mark’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, on Sunday, May 26, at 6 p.m. The daughters of the New Springhill Baptist Church, Rev. More...
