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.
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.
Pompey's Chapel Baptist Church, Lundberg Road, Washington, will have a women's retreat May 12, 7 p.m., and May 13, 10 a.m. There will be speakers, music, and fellowship.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will celebrate its 105th anniversary on Sunday, May 28, 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ben K. Willis and the Billups Grove Baptist Church of Athens will be the guests for the day.
Cherry Grove Baptist Church will have its annual deacon board fellowship program Sunday, May 28, 4 p.m., with Rev. Joe Glaze bringing the message.
The Washington-Wilkes Learning In Retirement (LIR) will sponsor two sessions on "Improving Your Photography - Principles and Practice," with Heather Hammond as the instructor. Sessions will be on Mondays, May 15 and 22, at the Adult Learning Center in the old Wilkes Village shopping center behind McDonalds.
The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, May 11, 7 p.m., at the Wilkes County Courthouse.
The Wilkes County Board of Education will meet Monday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., at the board office on North Alexander Avenue.
New Saints CME Church, 515 Baltimore Road, Washington, will have the May SNAP meeting on Saturday, May 20.
Cherry Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its 131st anniversary Sunday, June 4, 11:30 a.m., with Rev. Richard Moss bringing the message.
The Wilkes County Board of Registrars meeting scheduled for May 10 in Room 323, Wilkes County Courthouse, at 10 a.m., has been re-scheduled for May 25. The time and location remain the same.
Bethlehem Baptist Church will celebrate its 113th anniversary Sunday, May 21, 11:30 a.m., with Rev. R.C. Lockhart as the speaker.
The Lincoln Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) will meet Thursday, May 11, 11 a.m., at the 1810 Country Inn & Winery in Thomson. All members, retired educators, and anyone who plans to retire from the field of education are asked to be present. Membership is granted upon payment of dues to any person who has retired or who plans to retire from the field of education.
The North Wilkes Steering Committee is sponsoring a community yard sale and bake sale on Saturday, May 13, at the old Tignall School grounds. Set-up time for the yard sale is 8 a.m. Cost is $5 for a space. The steering committee is having the bake sale which begins at 9 a.m. The event is cancelled if there is rain.
There will be a barbecued chicken plate benefit for cancer victim Eugene Luke at the Tignall Gym, Friday, May 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $6.00 per plate and the sponsors will deliver for lunch. For more information contact Mozelle Luke Wiggs at 706-285-3155.
The Class of 1971 will meet at the home of Brenda Ferrell on Saturday, May 20, 6 p.m. All class members are urged to attend.
The New Salem Baptist Church will celebrate the 134th anniversary of the church on Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. The guest minister will be Pastor Reginald Hunter of New Springhill Baptist Church, Philomath.
Pompey's Chapel Baptist Church will celebrate its 136th anniversary Sunday, May 28, 11:30 a.m. Dinner will be served.
The Greater Level Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1379 Sandy Cross Road, Crawfordville, will sponsor the "100 Men in Black or White Celebration" at the church on Sunday, May 28, at 4 p.m. Pastor Tracy Wheeler will be preaching and the Greater Springfield Missionary Baptist Church Male Choir of Atlanta will be singing.
The American Red Cross of Augusta will have a lifeguard review course which will cover lifeguarding and CPR for the professional rescuer at the Fort Gordon Pool May 15 and 16, 4-9 p.m. Call 706-724-8481 ext. 211 to register or for more information.
There will be a prayer meeting at the Sardis Baptist church, Rayle, Tuesday, May 16, 7 p.m., for the Good Ole Summertime Tent Crusade/Revival, June 4-6.
Reeves Chapel Baptist Church will be celebrating its 116th anniversary Sunday, May 21, 11:45 a.m.
The Church of the Lord Jesus of the Apostolic Faith, Union Point, will celebrate the sixth anniversary of Assistant Pastor Marcella E. Harden on Sunday, June 10, 5 p.m. Evangelist Shelia Smith of Servants of the Lord Ministries, Athens, will be the speaker, at Evangelist Marvin Terrell Crawfordville Holiness Church.
The Church of the Lord Jesus, Union Point, will have its annual men's day program on Sunday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. The speaker will be Minister Steve Ivy, Rocky Branch in Warrenton.
Vacation Bible School will be held at New Salem Baptist Church June 12-16, 7:30 p.m. There will be classes for all ages.
The Philomath Church Preservation Association is sponsoring a barbecue fund-raiser Saturday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Buckman Barn, 2362 Crawfordville Rd., Philomath. Proceeds will go toward restoration of the church. Donations are $7 and tickets can be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce, Fitzpatrick Hotel, J.M. Sherrer's Store, and Mari-Ann's Hair Styles.
Ebenezer Baptist Church will have Vacation Bible School May 28-June 1.
The Reese J. Booker and Rosa Grant Warthen Scholarship Fund-raising Program will be held Sunday, May 28, 6 p.m., at Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church.
The Civil War Round Table of Washington will meet Monday, May 22, at Watchmaker's in the Fitzpatrick Hotel at 6 p.m., with dinner for $10 per person. Greg Biggs from Tennessee will be speaking on "Tactical Perfection: Forrest at Brice's Crossroads."
There will be a meeting of anyone interesting in supporting or learning about the proposed national "Fair Tax" on Thursday, May 11, at the Third Shiloh building at 219 McLendon Drive beginning at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited.
