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Kerry McAvoy (left), president of Memory Lane Cruisers, presents toys donated by club members to Washington Police Chief Mike Davis for the department More ... Members of the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) staff will be in Wilkes County to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help on a first-come, first-served basis. More ... Troop 2500 and girls from two other troops enjoyed decorating their wagon and being in the Washington Christmas Parade. The girls were very excited to have won the plaque for More ... Members of the WashingtonWilkes Middle School Beta Club attended the state convention in Macon November 17-18, an event which attracted more than 5,000 teachers and students. More ... Ian and Genevieve Coe, son and daughter of Drs. Stan and Elizabeth Coe of Washington-Wilkes, auditioned and were accepted into the senior ensemble of the Augusta Suzuki Strings orchestra. More ... Whether you are just late catching the Christmas spirit or all the new lead danger warnings have you concerned about putting up your old faithful artificial tree, University of Georgia experts say take time to inspect cut trees before you buy. More ... Miss Minnie Evans (center) was honored by a crowd of friends and neighbors at a luncheon at Watchmakers Restaurant last week for her many years of service to the young children of Wilkes County. County Commission Chairman Sam Moore (l) and Washington Mayor Willie E. Burns presented Miss Minnie with More ... Dancers from the Washington Dance Academy were invited to perform at the Madison School of Dance in Madison at the school More ... Members of Brownie Troop 2501 went to Stone Mountain December 3 to see the Christmas show and enjoy other activities at the park. They used part of the money they earned selling cookies for the trip. The visited with the Snow Angel and Santa Claus and got to play in the great barn. They saw three pl More ... Charlie Houpt, (second from left) was awarded a cash prize for his entry in the Voice of Democracy youth essay award given by the Ladies Auxilliary of VFW Post 5899, represented by (l) Laura Houpt and (r) Jeannette Dozier. He was sponsored by Coach Donny Swinson. More ... The WWPS Primary Performers, directed Mrs. Ann Tiller, gave a beautiful and uplifting performance of Christmas music at the December Optimist Club meeting upstairs at the Jockey Club. The performance drew praise from all attending members and as a token of their appreciation the club donated $150 to More ... The changes that rural electrification made in the lives of Georgians is the subject of a large-scale exhibit at the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia. More ... The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Fund Committee will celebrate its silver anniversary for 25 years of helping college students on Sunday, December 25, at 6 p.m. The program will be held at the Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church on Lexington Avenue. More ... Ebenezer Baptist Church had two great services Sunday. We had a good crowd for Sunday School and preaching. Rev. Albert Huyck preached from Matthew on More ... Merry Christmas to each reader and your family. May each of you remember the real reason for the season. It is to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, God More ... The Acteens from the First Baptist Church of Washington donated their time to decorate the Christmas tree in the lobby at Wills Memorial Hospital. Members present contributing to the effort included (pictured above, bottom to top, l-r) were Elizabeth Duggan, Molly Newsome, Sabrina Dodgen, Susan Penv More ... This sweet little puppy is one of the puppies at the Animal Shelter. Caring people are needed to give permanent homes to the Washington Wilkes Animal Shelter More ... |
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