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The Washington-Wilkes Community Blood Drive sponsored by Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Shepeard Community Blood Center, Augusta, will be held on Thursday, May 18, from 2 until 7 p.m., at the Edward B. Pope Center on Lexington Avenue. More ... The Broad River Watershed Association will host a canoe float on Saturday, May 20, to view the rare shoal lily along the lower section of the Broad River between Highway 17 and Highway 79, at the mouth of Clark Hill Lake. More ... A visiting parent talks with Polly Fievet (right) of the Adult Learning Center during the recent Parent Recource Fair held at Washington-Wilkes Primary School. A number of community leaders and teachers prepared presentations and handouts for the event. More ... The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Committee will have its annual fund-raising program in memory of Reese J. Booker and Rosa Grant Warthen on May 28. More ... Gary Ward, an aerobatics pilot from Lincolnton, Georgia, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Washington at its regular Tuesday lunch meeting on May 16. Ward, a Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering graduate and avid aviator since his early teens, related a number of interesting stories describing his experien More ... Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church in Wilkes County will celebrate its 125th anniversary on Sunday, May 21. The day will begin with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m., and the worship service to follow at 11:45. There will be food and fellowship at the conclusion of the service. More ... Beginning the program for Honors Day this year was the performance of the W-WPS "Primary Performers." This group of 50 students from the second and third grades sang four selections for the program including "Big Dreams," "I'm Gonna Be" and "Summer is Coming" by Teresa Jennings, and "Friends to the More ... The Mary Willis Library has prepared a magical summer of reading programs for children from Saturday, May 20, through Saturday, July 15. More ... In conjunction with the "Once Upon a Time . . ." vacation reading program at the Mary Willis Library, the popular "Let's Get Wild: Snakes Alive!" program with naturalist Steve Scruggs will be presented Tuesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. More ... Fifth grader Kara McMurray has been affected by the pain of cancer in a number of ways and she had taken it upon herself to make a difference for those who suffer from it. On her own and with the help of some friends along the way, Kara exceeded her goal in time for the American Cancer Society Relay More ... "Tactical Perfection: Forrest at Brice's Crossroads" is the subject of the talk being presented by author and lecturer Gregory G. Biggs of Clarksville, Tennessee, on Monday, May 22, at the meeting of the Civil War Round Table of Washington. More ... The children's choirs of the First Baptist Church, Washington, will present the musical, "King of the Jungle," Sunday evening, May 21, at 7 p.m., at the church. More ... Rotarian Gail Seibert welcomed Thursday's speaker, long-time lawman Jerry Hackney. He spoke to the Washington Rotary Club about the problems that the criminal justice system faces with repeat offenders who come through the system over and over, and described the variety of programs and efforts to lo More ... Dr. Jacqueline Fincher spoke to last week's Wills Memorial Hospital Lunch and Learn. The Thomson internal medicine specialist gave a presentation on hormone replacement therapy as 17 attendees enjoyed their lunch prepared by Sissy Murray and the WMH cafeteria staff. More ... Roger and Vivian Walker honored their grandson, Wilkes, this week by placing his footprint on Wills Memorial Hospital's Wall of Fame. Wilkes is the son of Mark and Cynthia Walker. The footprint program is sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Foundation. For more information, contact Pat Niemann More ... More than 150 people gathered at The Gin Mill in Tignall to ride on a poker run to benefit Thomas "Stump" Bunch of Washington who needs a kidney transplant. "We've raised $6,950 for Stump," said organizer Kelly Harris. The event, sponsored by Harris Custom Cycles and Stars and Bars Motorcycle Group, More ... The Washington-Wilkes Parks & Recreation Commission in cooperation with the Wilkes County Community Partnership has announced the sponsorship of the Office of School Readiness Summer Food Service Program. More ... The children in the First Baptist Church Pre-Kindergarten Classes sang and recited Bible verses and poems during the morning worship service on Sunday April 23. Shown are (l-r, front) Clayton Foster, Laney Thornton, Malasia Matthews, Lawrence Gallo; (second row) Jack Calhoun, Joey Bailey, Ben Stroth More ... Reginald Jones of WashingtonWilkes received an Associate of Business degree in Funeral Services from Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, S.C., May 4. More ... Angoneckia D. Booker graduated from Voorhees College in Denmark, S.C., on Saturday, May 13, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. More ... T'Alexus Cullars was the third grade winner of the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute poster contest at Washnington-Wilkes Primary School this year. The theme this year is "Why You Should Wear Seatbelts and Use Child Safety Seats." More ... Jennifer Hardy graduated from Georgia College & State University (GC&SU) in Milledgeville during commencement exercises on the front lawn of the campus Saturday, May 6. More ... Sarah Dorminy, a senior at McIntosh County Academy, was selected STAR Student for 2006 and selected her mother, Jacqueline Dorminy, who taught her physics, as her STAR Teacher. More ... Children in the Pre-Kindergarten program at the First Baptist Church honored their mothers with a More ... Anna Fry, daughter of Preston and Joyce Fry of Rayle, graduated from Augusta State University with a Paralegal Certification on May 11, 2006. More ... The Mallorysville Baptist Church will hold Bible school each evening from 7 until 9 p.m., beginning Monday, May 22, through Friday, May 26. More ... Tignall Baptist Church had a baby dedication service Sunday morning during the worship service. More ... Joseph Baldwin of WashingtonWilkes, a senior at Briarwood Academy, was named Gold Medalist Student at the annual Honors Day program for the sixth through twelfth grades held at the school Friday, May 5. He selected music director Jeanie Joesbury as his Gold Medalist Teacher. More ... |
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