Washington-Wilkes Middle School Students of the Month are (front, l-r) Michael Pharr, Vanessa Willis, Brandon Waller, (back) Chelsea Burse, John Pope, and Dauri Binns. Two students are chosen from each grade level for this honor each month.
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The news is good for pet owners - Georgia's Dog and Cat Sterilization Program (DCSP) was re-instated on Friday, September 1, according to Tommy Irvin, Georgia commissioner of agriculture. More...
By W-WMS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS
Stormy weather has caused many problems for Washington-Wilkes Middle School this week. These storms caused teachers to do additional work and reenter student grades in the computer system. More...
This dark gray colored Pharoah Hound, Shar-Pei-mix is the second of the two dogs. The female was featured in last week's paper. She is light gray. More...
After being selected as District Attorney of the Year at the district attorneys seminar in Jekyll Island, Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney Dennis Sanders has been elected chairman of the Georgia State Bar's Investigative Panel of the State B More...
The Celebrity Waiters Dinner sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to benefit Wills Memorial Hospital will be held on Tuesday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m., at the Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Cafeteria. More...
"It is Wilkes County 4-H community birthday calendar time again," announced Wilkes County Extension Agent Marcie Simpson. "The community calendar needs your birthday or anniversary listed so everyone can share in the celebration." More...
Shelby Childers, RN, Infection Control Officer at Wills Memorial Hospital, will be the featured speaker at the WMH Tea and Learn on September 8, at 2:30 p.m. in the hospital café. More...
Whether you help prepare food for large crowds or your own family, you have a responsibility to serve safely. The Washington First United Methodist Church will be hosting a "Serve Food Safely" Workshop on Saturday, September 23, from 8 a.m. More...
Lianna Virginia Lagroon of Anderson, S.C., has graduated from T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, S.C., and received several honors. More...
Two Wilkes County anglers, Vernon Anthony and Jim McClain (pictured above), placed seventh in the Sportsman Association Black Bass Anglers competition and received cash awards. More...
By SHARON OMAHEN
Georgia students can win a trip to Washington, D.C., and help spread the word about the dangers of radon gas through a poster contest offered by the National Safety Council. More...
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) reminds deer hunters who purchased a big game license between September 11, 2005, and January 9, 2006, that they need a new deer harvest record prior to the 2006-2007 deer More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day holiday. Fall will soon arrive and I am one who loves the fall. Halloween is around the corner, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas. Time does fly. Mr. and Mrs. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
I hope each of you had a good and safe Labor Day holiday weekend. Thanks to Bob and Betty Ann West for placing pretty flowers Sunday for the worship services at Phillips Mill Baptist Church. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Martin of Chapel Hill, N.C., visited Mr. and Mrs. Evans Davis Tuesday evening. Also visiting them on Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Coryer Poss and Rev. and Mrs. O'Neil Martin. More...
