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The children at WashingtonWilkes Primary School have been involved in many different aspects of the school music program in celebration of March as music month throughout the United States. More ... Three members of the Wilkes County 4-H Club participated in two livestock shows recently. Lauren Chafin won first place in showmanship and first in her weight class at the University of Georgia Dairy Science Club Show in Athens. At the Georgia Junior National Livestock Show in Perry she received thi More ... Wilkes County%27s Sarah Porter Hillhouse and Eliza Frances (Fanny) Andrews now stand with Flannery O%27Connor, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ellen Axson Wilson, Margaret Mitchell Marsh, Nancy Hart, and other important women inducted into the Georgia Women of Achievement. More ... Seven members of the Rayle Lunch and Learn Club met at the Rayle City Hall for a trip to Athens to the Peking Chinese Restaurant Wednesday for lunch. Peggy Echols, Doris Smathers, Sudie Kennedy, Ann Williamson, Shirley Chafin, Fran Thaxton and Bonnie Boatwright met at the City Hall and went in two c More ... We had good services at Clifford%27s Grove Baptist Church Sunday. We were happy to have as visitors, Mrs. Lucy Nell Hopkins Gill of Lavonia and her daughters, Jane Ford of Tampa, Fla., and Peggy Jordon of Monroe. Mrs. Lucy Nell Gill was the guest of honor at her 80th birthday party given by her fami More ... the music and sang several specials, singing one song that she had written and set the music to this song. Special guests were the Roberson family and Hall family. It is so good to see these young people accept Christ as their personal Savior at such a young age. Sincere sympathy to all who lost lov More ... Bethesda Baptist Church in Greene County near Union Point, off Highway 44, will be having a series of revival services beginning Sunday morning, April 2, at 11 a.m., and continuing each night, Sunday through Friday, at 7 p.m. with different speakers each time. Sunday morning, Rev. James Bland, who h More ... Dr. Marshall P. Waters (center) spoke to the Washington Rotary Club and gave an interesting talk on the Civil War concerning the Dahlgren Raid on Richmond and the plot to kill Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Waters, the Washington Kiwanis Club%27s immediate past president, is founder and memb More ... The past two hurricane seasons have been horrific and the 2006 hurricane season is rapidly approaching. More ... Plans are underway for the Washington Little Theater Company%27s annual two-week Drama Camp to be held May 22-26 and May 30-June 2. Registration begins next Monday, April 3. More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More ... Students in Debbie McLeod%27s sixth, seventh, and eighth grade classes have received a very special gift - $1,000 from Farmers and Merchants Bank of Washington. The president of the bank, Jack Harvey, and vice president, Mary Donna Lunceford presented a check to Mrs. McLeod%27s class to pay for eith More ... Students at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School are joining in the fight against cancer by raising money and walking behind the school on Thursday, March 30, beginning at 8:15 a.m. More ... Wills Memorial Hospital and the American Cancer Society will sponsor Smoking Cessation classes April 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the WMH Library. More ... Mrs. Jack Veazey was honored on her birthday at a family dinner and celebration Sunday, March 28. More ... Lieutenant (jg) William Lloyd Johnson IV, United States Navy, received his wings in the Winging Ceremony Friday, March 24, at Naval Air Field Whiting Field in Milton, Fla. More ... Sasha Dawn Lance of Columbia, S.C., announces her engagement to TJ Quarles, also of Columbia, S.C. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Roger Norman of Tignall announce the engagement of her daughter, Wendy Walton, to Michael Parrish, both of Stockbridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Parrish of Atlanta. More ... Sasha Lance of Columbia, S.C , bride-elect of TJ Quarles, also of Columbia, was honored at a Pampered Chef shower given by Red Bank Elementary School%27s Second Grade Team and Jennifer Certain. The shower was held at the Certain home at Olde Saluda Place in Lexington, S.C., on Sunday, March 26. More ... Kimberly Holder, bride-elect of Will Bentley, was entertained at a miscellaneous bridal shower on Sunday afternoon, March 26, at the home of Mrs. Jamie Barnett on Sims Street. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Barnett and Mrs. Nathan Pearson of Milledgeville. More ... Jill Stewart, bride-elect of Rob Thornton, was entertained at a miscellaneous shower on Sunday afternoon, March 26, given by Debbie Brown and daughter, Mandi Bates, both of Anderson, S.C., and Debbie Lindsey. The event was held at the Georgia Baptist Association Mission Center. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Class of 2000 had its five-year reunion on Saturday evening, March 11, at The Washington Jockey Club on The Square in Downtown Washington. More ... Morgan McAvoy, bride-elect of Tim Echols, was feted at a bridal shower Saturday morning, March 27, given by Mrs. Eugene Pollock and Miss Betty Slaton at the Slaton home on East Robert Toombs Avenue. More ... Engaged couple Morgan McAvoy and Tim Echols were honored at a dinner and family shower on Saturday evening, March 18, at the Washington Jockey Club. Hosts for the occasion were Mrs. George Norman, Anna Norman, Mal Heaton of Molton, Ala., and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Norman, Kaitlyn and Kindler, of Grayson. More ... Pilot Club of Washington Inc. members (l-r) Doris Rhodes and Celeste Adams present bibs to Dale McClendon and Sherryl Denard to be enjoyed by (seated left to right) Sue Lee and Hattie Wilkerson as well as other residents of Wilkes Health Care. Mrs. Rhodes, projects coordinator, and Mrs. Adams also p More ... Jessica Kessler and Ryan Wheatley of Valdosta, whose wedding will be an event of June 10 in Guyton, were honored at a His and Hers Shower on Saturday, March 18, in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church in Washington. More ... Garner Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, celebrated his third birthday on Saturday, March More ... The American Red Cross of Augusta will be having two lifeguarding certification courses in the upcoming weeks. Swimmers may register for any of the following training courses by calling the Augusta Chapter at 706-724-8481 ext. 211. More ... If you would like to encourage your child%27s "wild" behavior this summer - here is the perfect opportunity, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). The Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center (located between Covington and Jackson on Ga. Hwy. 36) is hosting thr More ... The American Red Cross of Augusta has just launched five fully trained volunteer "Disaster Action Teams" to respond to local disasters throughout the greater Augusta area. More ... |
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