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Show above is one of the many puppies at the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter. There are all sizes and kinds. More ... Educator and author Charles Kelly Barrow will be the speaker for the meeting of the WashingtonWilkes Historical Foundation general meeting on Sunday, May 7, 2:30 p.m., at the Robert Toombs House. The program is sponsored by the Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation and New South Productions Inc. More ... Wilkes County Commissioner Donna Hardy (left) was the guest speaker at the regular Tuesday lunch meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club. She told members that property taxes are an investment in the community and outlined the procedures by which tax amounts are set by the county. The second-term com More ... The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) declined to 5.6 percent in March, down one-half percent from 6.1 percent in February. The area's jobless rate was 6.5 percent in March 2005. 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 ... Students at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School enjoyed Career Day on April 27 when nearly 30 guests attended from local companies and private businesses to discuss their career choices and give students valuable information on the availability of different job opportunities. More ... Amelia Elizabeth Brown of Washington-Wilkes has been named campaign manager for Norwood for Congress for the 2006 election year. More ... Enjoying the weekend's art displays, HOGO artists Hattie and Grace Odell (center) sit in front of their art work, along with Angelina and Abby Kay Ruffin from Elberton, daughters of jewelry artist Lisa A. Ruffin; and Alli Bennett from Washington. Hattie and Grace exhibited with their mother, South C More ... The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) is seeking public comment on ways to improve the services provided by Georgia's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) during May 2006. During this period, Georgians are invited to comment on the program by emailin More ... Middle and high school students enjoyed an afternoon jam session with members of ARGO, the University of West Florida's performance unit, who conducted a music workshop during the 2006 Music and Art Festival. Ryan Dukes, WWHS Band Director, attended the workshop with students Hayley Colvard, Evan Ha More ... Debra Guin (right) was welcomed as the newest member of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, May 2. She works as a compliance officer for Farmers & Merchants Bank. Sherry Hudson (left) was her sponsoring member. More ... Dear Savvy Senior Can heartburn lead to other serious health problems? My husband, who's 54, has a belching problem along with occasional heartburn and I would like to help him. What can you tell me? More ... Craig Amason, Executive Director of the Flannery O'ConnorAndalusia Foundation of Milledgeville, will be the guest speaker for the meeting of the Friends of the Mary Willis Library on May 11, at 3 p.m. More ... Historic Abbeville, South Carolina's, Annual Spring Festival "On the Square" will be held May 5-6. More ... High school seniors may apply for an honorarium sponsored by the Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA). More ... The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors - across the street, across the country, and across the world - in emergencies. More ... In 1931, during the Great Depression, there was a need for an organization that could bring women together and expose them to a social, cultural and educational climate that was not available in those difficult times. Most importantly, there was a need for friendship and support from other women. Be More ... Students of the Month at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School are (front row, l-r) Tina Myers, Administrative Award; Diundra Doughty, health sciences technology; Victoria Clark, family and consumer sciences; Nastassia Graves, English; Tyson Gilland, agriculture education; Meghan Arnold, Spani More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More ... In the spring, as wildlife begins to stir and young are born, it is inevitable that humans and wildlife will cross paths. Often, people will find young animals that APPEAR to be abandoned or orphaned. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) would like to encour More ... I think we are having our blackberry winter. We had to fire up the old wood heater again. The rain has missed us again this time. J.W. and Johnny's gardens are looking good. J.W. brought me some radishes from Johnny's garden. Beaverdam Baptist Church had a good service Sunday morning. Beautiful whit More ... The Lunch and Learn Club met Wednesday, April 26, at Rayle City Hall at 10 a.m. with 11 members present. More ... We had a nice day at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday with good attendance for both morning and evening services. Rev. Donnie Walton preached very inspiring messages. That evening a group from the Wilkes County Baptist Church, including their pastor, Rev. Butch Jackson, his wife and daughter, More ... Carter's Grove Baptist Church will be having its annual homecoming day Sunday, May 21. Guest speaker will be Rev. Jim Olds, pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church near Union Point. I would like to encourage all members and former members who are able and can, to try to More ... "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall." Well, Priscilla Maxwell had a great fall Monday morning of last week before I wrote my column. More ... Eloise Cooper Crowder of Cornelia called to mention how much she is enjoying the Tignall News and to check on her friend, Mae Butler. Her grandfather was Will Bobo, a former Wilkes County More ... The Tignall Homemakers held their April meeting at the North Wilkes Library in Tignall Thursday afternoon, April 20, at 2 p.m. President Sally Kennedy presided over the meeting which was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag. Afterwards, members and guests were welcomed. More ... The North Wilkes Steering Committee (NWSC) will sponsor a community wide yard sale on Saturday, May 13, at the Tignall School grounds. More ... |
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