Wilkes County is set to celebrate the Independence Day holiday July 4, with music, food, fun, and the annual world-class fireworks display that has brought visitors from all over the state in years past. More...
When a popular Food Network host rolled into Washington looking for honest American Mom-and-Pop road food, he went straight to Phil Tanner's now-famous The Biscuit Place. More...
People touting the value of land will often say, "They're not making any more of it." Because "they" really aren't making more land, a University of Georgia economist wants to place values on rural lands that he says are in a tug-of-war between rural More...
Fireworks czar Donna Hardy strongarms a contribution out of County Commission Chairman Sam Moore at last year's Fourth of July Fireworks celebration. More...
Mack Secord (left), a retired U.S. Air Force pilot and member of the Georgia Angel Flight Program, talked to the Washington Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 27. More...
TO THE EDITOR: We would like to applaud Donna Hardy, the Chamber of Commerce, city officials and all of the volunteers who helped welcome BRAG to Washington. More...
Expecting about 70-80 players to participate in the 79th annual Amos Martin Invitational golf tournament this weekend, the WashingtonWilkes Country Club had already signed up about 50 early in the week and is expecting a surge of local players to add More...
All-Star teams representing the Washington-Wilkes Little League girls softball, monor league, and major league have begun practice and will compete in area, district, and state tournaments beginning as early as this weekend. More...
Joseph Baldwin, baritone, and Laura Baldwin, pianist-accompanist, will present a concert of "Biblical Songs" by Antonin Dvorak at the First Baptist Church on Sunday, July 9, at 7 p.m. More...
Even with the recent rain, an ongoing drought in Georgia has caused the state to restrict outdoor water use, and local authorities say that they will have to enforce the evenodd watering restrictions here in Washington. More...
There's still time to vote early in the July 18 General Primary Election for those with a special reason to vote early, and advance voting begins for everyone July 10. More...
Local motorcycle riders and law officers will be out in force to see the Georgia Sheriffs' new custom bike dedicated to Wilkes County Sheriff Gary Rogers at a fund raiser called "Support your Local Sheriff - Ride for Gary." More...
Did the summer swimsuit season sneak up on you? Well, it's never too late to do something about that unsightly cellulite. The public is invited to Thomson to "Waddle Your Way to Fitness." More...
Many folks in Georgia are concerned about runaway spending in the federal government. We must get spending under control. We need a balanced Federal budget. I was proud to be in Congress when we balanced the budget for the first time in 30 years. More...
Graveside services for Louise Ivie Deas, 93, of Washington were held Monday, June 26, 2006, at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta, with Rev. Albert W. Huyck Jr. officiating. She died Saturday, June 24, in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
Graveside services for Dorothy Stripling Dunford, 88, of Lincolnton, formerly of Washington, were held Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, with Rev. Albert W. Huyck Jr. and Rev. Dan Rosser officiating. More...
Funeral services for Robert Henry (Buddy) Wilson of Thomson were held Sunday, June 25, 2006, at Beggs Funeral Home Chapel, Thomson, with Rev. Larron Pilgrim officiating. Graveside services followed at 4 p.m. More...
The Mulberry Baptist Church Young Adult Choir celebrated its second anniversary Sunday, June 25, with Ida Teasley serving as the mistress of ceremonies. More...
The Washington-Wilkes High School Class of l961 celebrated its 45th year reunion on Saturday evening, June 3, at the home of class member Phyllis Rhodes Drake, and her husband, Chan Drake, on the Thomson Road. More...
