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In Richmond County and the surrounding rural communities, there are approximately 12,800 grandparent headed households. Of that number, approximately 7200 of those grandparents are solely responsible for the financial, social, and personal care of the grandchild. There are also a number of other per More ... The Washington Optimist Club hosted the Georgia District Optimist International Zone 6 meeting on Tuesday, January 17, at the Jockey Club. Zone 6 consists of clubs from Washington, Hartwell, Winder, and Athens. The guest speaker was Georgia District Governor Elect Rose Kohler. She talked about the n 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 ... Fifth grade students at Washington Wilkes Elementary School are learning valuable skills as they work with Pre-K students during guidance lessons. Debra Harper, guidance counselor, started the small mentoring group after realizing the opportunity afforded to them by having the younger students house More ... Things have slowed down by the way of extra curricular activities at W-WMS. Aside from wrestling, there are no other sports currently. As for wrestling, there is a match taking place Friday, January 27. This match will be held at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School. More ... Washington-Wilkes Middle School Students of the Month are (front row, l-r) Crystal Milton, Mary Ellen Murphy, Brittany Guin (back) Michael Edwards, John Pope, and Savalas Mercier. Two students are chosen from each grade level for this honor. Students selected must have a positive attitude, a strong More ... During the next few weeks, Jackson Chapel AME Church, 318 Whitehall Street, Washington, will have several special programs to which the public is invited. More ... The Washington Wilkes Arts Foundation will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. on January 31, 2006, at the Washington Jockey Club. All members are urged to attend this very important meeting. More ... June Justa Chennault of Washington graduated from Kennesaw State University during commencement exercises held last month at the Convocation Center in Kennesaw. More ... Eight members of the Wilkes County 4-H Club competed at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton in the Horse Quiz Bowl on Saturday, January 21. More ... The Rayle Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is currently accepting applications for five scholarship that will be awarded to deserving students from each of the five directorate districts that it serves. More ... Girl Scout cookies will be arriving soon. Here is a recipe to try using Thin Mints and Trefoils. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Middle School math team was impressive when members traveled to Conyers, Georgia, on Saturday, January 21, to compete in the Rockdale County High School math contest. More ... Wills Memorial Hospital continues to strive to educate the public with a series of upcoming programs designed to give insight in many areas of health concerns. More ... John Hammond, headmaster of Briarwood Academy, has announced the list of students who have been named to the honor roll and the merit list for the second nine weeks grading period of the 20052006 school year. More ... Ten free flowering trees will be given to each person who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during January 2006. More ... Mrs. Frances Duke was 88 years old on January 19 and was honored on Saturday, January 21, with a lunch at the Watchmaker More ... The North Wilkes Steering Committee met Tuesday, January 17, at the Tignall Lunchroom at 6:30 p.m., with the following members present: Gloria Ware and Carolyn Gammon, co-chairmen; Nobie Keener, Margie Bunch, Celeste Adams, Margaret Fortson, Cissy Rogers, Brooke Dawson, Eudora Huyck, and a visitor, More ... Sarah Bamford Pelot, daughter of Dr. Sophia Boyd Bamford, was recently acknowledged for science excellence in research by the Smithsonian. She has been with the Smithsonian for 14 years and she and her husband, Kent Pelot, live in Washington D.C. More ... Eudora Huyck made a trip to New York last week. Traveling with her was her cousin, Jackie Caldwell from Crawford; and her son, Lem LeRoy from Charlotte, N.C. Lem served as their tour guide. They had a great time touring New York City, but were shocked when they got off the plane there and met the ex More ... The Rayle Lunch and Learn Club will meet Thursday at the Rayle City Hall at 10 a.m. All ladies are invited to attend. Beaverdam Baptist Church will have a soup and sandwich meal on the fifth Sunday, January 29. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11:00. Rev. Jim Edwards is pastor of the ch More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More ... Trika Turner Jones was honored last month at a pinning ceremony at the University of Georgia Continuing Education Center after completing the Licensed Practical Nursing More ... Having lived in Washington longer than he has lived in any one place, he considers Washington his home. More ... There was a beautiful flower arrangement placed in the sanctuary of Phillips Mill Baptist Church Sunday in honor and memory of Mrs. Agnes McAvoy Beard, by her children. They reminded many of those present of her great love for the Lord and fellowman and how she became a special flower in the garden More ... January is flying by and February will soon be here. It seems to me that we have had a very mild winter, so far. I am expecting some real winter weather before spring. Happy birthday to Trudy Ingram, Tonya Ingram Ryll and Lisa Ingram Davenport who are sisters. Also, happy birthday to Beth Wallace, B More ... |
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