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Students in the Washington-Wilkes Primary School Kindergarten have been learning about the importance of staying drug free, and have had several visitors to give them information during Red Ribbon week. In the picture at left, Jimmy Harrison from the Wilkes County Sheriff More ... The Annual Optimist Club Friend of Youth Auction and Barbecue will be held Thursday, November 10, at the VFW Post 5899 on Andrew Drive in Washington. More ... Fifth Graders at W-WES enjoyed a friendly competition of Jeopardy while reviewing basic skills and concepts learned in their Language Arts/Reading series throughout the six-week period. Shown above are contestants in Dyann Jackson More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) staff will be in Wilkes County to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help on a firstcome, first-served basis on Tuesday, November 1, at the Wilkes County Senior Center, 108 Marshall Street. More ... These beautiful Retriever dogs are brother and sister. They are spayed, neutered, and vaccinated. More ... The annual Christmas at Callaway Plantation will be held on Friday, December 9, from 5 until 8 p.m. More ... Thad Broome was guest speaker at the meeting of the Kettle Creek Chapter NSDAR on Monday, October 17, at the Woman More ... The descendants of Claude and Mary Ella Cannon Beazley met Saturday, October 15, at the FlukerBeazley homeplace in Carters Grove. The year 2005 marked the l05th anniversary of their marriage. More ... The Young-at-Heart Club of the First United Methodist Church enjoyed a trip to the mountains of Georgia and North Carolina on Thursday, October 20. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Humane Shelter Association will hold a silent auction to benefit the building fund on Friday, November 18, 7-9 p.m., at the Edward Pope Community Center on Lexington Avenue. More ... Hunters for the Hungry (HFTH) is a program through which harvested deer become nutritious venison to benefit those who need it the most. Hunters donated more than 860 deer during the 2004 collection and in total, more than 145,000 pounds of venison have been donated since the program began in 1993, More ... Quality improvement efforts at CSRA Home Health Agency are being noticed. The agency has received recognition for More ... The first Reading is Fundamental (RIF) book night was held at the Washington Wilkes Primary School October 11. RIF is a program that focuses on providing children access to books, encouraging parent involvement, and getting children excited about reading. The students enjoyed hearing stories, having More ... We had a good sermon Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, and also a good attendance, about 85-plus. Lillie Crawford placed beautiful roses in the church. The choir sang More ... By MILDRED S. SISSON Sometimes an old lady writer has an unexpected, and different kind of experience, that of accompanying shelter dogs to the hospital where they will be spayed or neutered in most humane More ... I am finally getting the fall weather that I have been looking forward to. We have had our heaters going and our flannel shirts on. It is the time of year that I love best. Raking leaves can be a chore, but not much grass cutting. All eyes are on Wilma. Halloween decorations are everywhere. Please b More ... Phillips Mill Baptist Church was happy to have Rev. Lem Clark, business administrator of Penfield Christian Home, to speak Sunday, October 23, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Robert Rayner, who was on vacation. Penfield Home has touched and helped many lives. It is a home where men can go for hel More ... A special addition to the Tignall Fall Festival on Saturday, November 5, is the petting zoo with a Vietnamese pot belly pig, a ferret, goat, a rabbit, and a miniature pony. More ... Hurricanes, floods, tornados, ice storms. Being prepared for disasters comes naturally to Georgians. Since hurricane season isn More ... |
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