The Washington Seventh Day Adventist Church will have a special guest speaker, Chaplain Eddie Kinley, on Saturday, April 8.

Pompey's Chapel Baptist Church will have Easter sunrise service on Sunday, April 16, 6 a.m. Breakfast will be served. Minister Fred Weems will bring the message.

Young's Chapel Baptist Church will have its annual family and friends day Sunday, April 16, at 12:00 noon. Dinner will be served.

The Pole Branch Baptist Church Deacon Board will have a program on April 16, at 3 p.m.

The Wilkes County Chapter of AARP will meet April 10, 2 p.m., at the Senior Center.

A retirement reception honoring Celeste Stover, Director of the Bartram Trace Regional Library, will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2-5 p.m., at the Mary Willis Library.

The Lions Club White Cane Day is April 29. Washington Lions Club members will be at your favorite shopping places to accept donations.

The annual Willsbary's May Fest sponsored by the Friends of the Mary Willis Library will be held Friday, May 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on the lawn of the library. Friends of the Mary Willis Library will meet May 11, 3 p.m., in the library meeting room. The speaker will be Craig Amason, Executive Director of the Flannery O'Connor-Andalusia Foundation Inc.

The Wilkes County Board of Health will meet Friday, April 28, 11 a.m., at the Health Department on Gordon Street.

The Wilkes County Board of Registrars will meet Thursday, April 13, 10 a.m., Room 323, Wilkes County Courthouse.

Hilliard Station Baptist Church will celebrate the anniversary of the pastor, Rev. Dwight Foster, on Sunday, April 23. Dinner will be served after the service.

New Salem Baptist Church will have a Sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 6 a.m. Breakfast will be served afterwards.

Bethlehem Baptist Church will celebrate the sixth anniversary of the pastor, Rev. R.C. Lockhart, on Sunday, April 16, 11:30 a.m. with Rev. B.Z. Daniels as speaker. Dinner will be served.

The First Assembly of God in Lincolnton will present a Passion Play, music and drama depicting the life of Christ on Easter Sunday, April 16, at 7 p.m. A nursery will be provided. For more information call 706-359-7237.

Clifford Grove Baptist Church, Rayle, will have a sunrise service Sunday, April 16, 6 a.m., and regular church service at 10:15 a.m.

The Fishing Creek Baptist Youth Group will have a spaghetti supper on April 22, 6 p.m., at the church. Plates will be $6.00 each. Proceeds will help fund a youth conference.

The Georgia Sheriffs Association, U.S. Rider News, Harris Custom Cycles, and Flames of Steel will give away a "New Sheriff" 2006 Custom Bike to a lucky ticket holder on November 4. Tickets are $2.00 each or 15 for $20.00 and may be purchased at the Wilkes County Sheriff's Department, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Funds raised will benefit the Georgia Sheriffs Association, sponsors of the Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes. The bike will be given away at the "Toys for Boys" Bike Ride in Swainsboro. You do not have to be present to win and must be 18 years of age or older to win.

New Saints CME Church, 515 Baltimore Road, Washington, will have the April SNAP meeting Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m. The next meeting will be April 22.

Tickets are being sold for a chance to win a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee on June 30. Proceeds will benefit the family of the late Eydee McClain. Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased at Fievet Pharmacy in Washington. A minimum of 200 tickets must be sold or the raffle will be delayed.

New Salem Baptist Church will have a series of special services April 10-15, 7:30 p.m., with a different speaker each night. Ministers are pastors James Wright, Lockhart, Robert Walton, Harvey Peek, W.R. Ferrell, and Robert Crawford.

The Dial-A-Prayer Ministry is sponsored in the Wilkes County area by Beaverdam Baptist Church, Rayle. The toll-free telephone number to call to hear a different speaker each day is 1877-337-7785.

Rehoboth Baptist Church, Metasville, will give a Ten Commandments plaque, etched in glass, to some lucky ticket holder on April 1. Donations are $5 each and tickets may be obtained from church members. All proceeds go to the Christian Life Center.

Unveiled - A Conference for Women Who Want to Experience God, will be held at the First Baptist church, Washington, April 2022. The registration fee is $50.00. A $20.00 deposit is due by April 1. Call the church office at 6782912 for a detailed brochure.

Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church, Lexington Avenue, will host a 2006 Reclaiming the Family Conference on April 15, 3 p.m. Speakers will be Rev. K.J. Anderson, Pastor B. Gilbert, Bishop E.L.W. Bolton Jr., Prophetess Minon Bolton, and the Young Believers of Christ.

Twin Oak Baptist Church will have a three-night spring revival April 4-6, 7 p.m., with Rev. A.R. Killan of St. Mark AME Church, Athens, as the guest speaker.

Samaria Temple COGIC will have revival services April 5-7, 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be Prophetess Latara Tillman of Refugee Temple COGIC, Sylvania.

The Mary Willis Library now has Georgia Income Tax forms available along with the Federal forms.

New Salem Baptist Church will have a series of special services April 10-15, 7:30 p.m., with a different speaker each night. Ministers are pastors James Wright, Lockhart, Robert Walton, Harvey Peek, W.R. Ferrell, and Robert Crawford.

Flint Hill Baptist Church will have youth day Sunday, April 2, 11:45 a.m., during morning worship service.

The public is invited to attend Bible Study each Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at Springfield Baptist Church, 312 Church Street, Washington. The class facilitator, Rev. Edward M. Anderson, emphasizes the presence and contributions of black people in the Bible. Rev. Norman Williams is pastor.

Clifford Grove Baptist Church, Rayle, will have its annual family and friends rainbow program Sunday, April 2, 3 p.m., with Rev. Ronnie Gant as speaker.

Rocky Mount Baptist Church will have a three-night spring revival April 2-4, beginning Sunday, April 2, at 7 p.m., with Rev. Fred Perriman as speaker. Services will continue on Monday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m., with Evangelist Amethyst Wynn as speaker; and Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., with Rev. Robert Walton as speaker.

Mulberry Baptist Church will have its men and women's day program Sunday, April 9, 3 p.m., with Rev. Charles Lacey of the Mt. Nebo Baptist Church as speaker. The Mt. Nebo Mass Choir will present the music.

The Washington-Wilkes Chapter of Learning In Retirement (LIR) will have a series of sessions in April on "The Changing Face of India." Dr. Bal Joshi will be the speaker. Sessions will be April 10, 17, and 24, at 2 p.m. at the Parish House of the Church of the Mediator.

Beulah Baptist Church will hold a special fund-raising event for the new family life center building on April 29, at 6 p.m. The event will be a fish fry with all the trimmings and will be held next door to the church at the Beulah Fire Department. All proceeds will go to the building fund at Beulah Baptist Church.

Gibson Grove Baptist Church will celebrate the third anniversary of the pastor support ministry on Sunday, April 9, at 3 p.m. Special guests will be Pastor Blount and members of the Greater Young Zion Church.