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W-WCHS athletics outlined
     Washington-Wilkes Athletic Director Russell Morgan (left) visited the Kiwanis Club of Washington on Tuesday, October 11, and told members about the current success of the Tiger football team, the girls softball team, and the competition cheerleading squad. He also discussed the spirit, attitude, tal
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Free English classes to be offered by Victory Baptist starting Oct. 26
     Victory Baptist Church on the Newtown Road in WashingtonWilkes is sponsoring a series of English classes at the church on Wednesday nights.
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Poker Run will benefit McClain on Sat., Oct. 29
     Sponsored by the Stars and Bars Motorcycle Group, Eydee
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Poster contest winners annnounced
     Georgia School Bus Safety Week was September 19-23 and students in the fourth and fifth grades at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School participated in the 2005 School Bus Safety Poster Contest. One winner was chosen from each grade level and the system winners will compete in the statewide contest. T
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Southern States Cooperative to host local meeting Oct. 26
     Southern States Cooperative will review its 2005 fiscal year operations at a series of local annual meetings, including the upcoming meeting for members of Southern States Cooperative, Inc., Washington service.
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October is full of activity
     Here at Washington-Wilkes Middle School students and faculty are busy as usual.
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Friends of Library to hear Alderman at meeting Oct. 13
     Friends of the Mary Willis Library will meet Thursday, October 13, at 3 p.m., with Southern potter, Clint Alderman, as the featured guest speaker.
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‘Reach Out and Read’ encourages reading to kids, promotes literacy
     As the father of a public school teacher and the husband of a retired teacher, I know first-hand how important it is that we encourage and teach our children to read. Every time I visit schools across Georgia, I emphasize the importance of reading to students. I encourage students to read books, mag
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W-WMS students of the month named
     Washington-Wilkes Middle School Students of the Month are (front, l-r) Hannah Ward, Andre Crane, (back) Zach Murray, Nicole Hicks, Tiffany Guin, and Michael VanHart. Two students are chosen from each grade level for this honor. Students selected must have a positive attitude, a strong desire to lear
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Washington High School Class of 1955 gathers at Fitzpatrick Hotel for 50-year reunion on Sept. 25
     Members of the Washington High School Class of l955, spouses and guests, celebrated their 50-year reunion at festivities at the Fitzpatrick Hotel in Washington on Saturday evening, September 25.
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Anderson retires after 30 years of military service
     Colonel Edwin W. (Andy) Anderson, Jr. retired from the U.S. Army after 30 years of service on September 30 2005.
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Pilot Club plans spaghetti supper at FUMC Oct. 22
     The Pilot Club of Washington Inc. is sponsoring a spaghetti supper on Saturday, October 22, in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church.
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Local schools learn not to burn
     Washington firefighter Tim Wright shows Washington-Wilkes Primary School students how to
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Courtground School reunion held Sunday at schoolhouse
     The Courtground School Reunion was held Sunday with a covered dish dinner at 1 p.m. The pretty little schoolhouse sits in the fork of Courtground Road and SissonBridges Road.
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RAYLE NEWS
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Lunch and Learn Club makes candleabra for Courtground reunion
     The Lunch and Learn Club met at the Rayle City Hall Wednesday, September 28, at 10 a.m.
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‘Miss Wilda’ shares her memories but this is about her, too
     With the Rayle Ramble right around the corner, and folks thinking of Rayle and Rayle
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Aonia News
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Tyrone News
     Congratulations and best wishes to Rev. Robert Rayner, pastor of Phillips Mill Baptist church, and his sweet wife Nancy who will celebrate their 55 th wedding anniversary Friday, October 14. Rev. Rayner placed a pretty flower arrangement in the church Sunday in her honor. Churches of the Georgia Bap
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Lundberg News
     We are planning to have a fall social at Clifford
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Participates at Georgia National Fair
     Lauren Chafin and her Commercial Dairy Heifer participated in the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA this past weekend. Lauren placed fifth in showmanship and her heifer, Prissy, placed ninth in class.
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Callaway’s 229 head of Angus make him eighth largest in Ga.
     Blake W. Callaway, Rayle, is ranked as eighth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Georgia.
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Caps completes basic training
     Marine Corps Pvt. Isaias T. Caps III, son of Deborah K. Henning of Crawfordville and Isaias R. Caps Jr. of Washington, has completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. The training is designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.
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