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September 21, 2006  RSS feed
You Better Believe it! Tigers upset Lincoln Co. 3-0
It couldn't be any sweeter. After two losses to Lincoln More...
Wilkes County Board of Commissioners completes all business in brief meeting
By SPARKY NEWSOME

In what was one of the shortest meetings of the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners ever (14 minutes), only one piece of business was acted on while the rest of the meeting was devoted to various announcements and routine reports. More...

Wilkes Board of Education looks at new traffic patterns for buses, cars
By KIP BURKE

In its regular September meeting, the Wilkes County Board of Education discussed bus traffic problems at the high school, renewed the county's contract with RESA, and discussed the board's goals for the superintendent's evaluations. More...

 News
• article has image New member welcomed
Washington Kiwanis Club president Kerry McAvoy welcomes John Howard, manager of the local branch of Regions Bank, as the newest member of the club. Steve Blackmon was Howard's sponsoring member. More...
• article has image Black Sheep Squadron remembered
• Winterville to salute veterans' service on Veterans Day
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 The Office Cat
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Walking, rocking, reading in the rain
How would you like to safely lose 72 pounds in 12 weeks? That's what More...
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 Opinions
• Book Review
The Seven Sins of Memory
Daniel L. Schacter is the chairman of the Psychology More...
• article has image Vox Pop
• article has image SUMMER MOVIE REVIEW
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 Sports
• article has image Tigers upset top-ranked Lincoln in 3-0 shutout
In case there's anyone in Wilkes County who doesn't know, last Friday night the Washington-Wilkes Tigers defeated their neighbors and rivals, the Lincoln County Red Devils, by a score of 3-0, in Lincolnton. This ended Lincoln County's 58game streak of not being shut out. The last time the Red Devils More...
• Lady Tigers even in region after two wins in past week
• Young Tigers notch second win with 20-16 victory over Wrens
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 Obituaries
• James Carlton Bailey
Funeral services for James Carlton (Carl) Bailey, 84, of Hulin Avenue, Tignall, were held Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at the Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Edwards and Rev. Jamie Callaway officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. He died Sunday, September 17, at his home. More...
• Kelvin Crane
• Samuel Grady Dunaway
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 Worship
• article has image Saving grace
How many times do you go in a fast food joint and see More...
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 Personalities
• article has image W-WCHS names Students of the Month
Students of the Month at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School for August included (front row, l-r) Lee Thomson, Spanish; Ricola Patterson, math; Valtina Ferguson, family and consumer sciences; Maggie Cravens, band; Jessica Spradlin, social studies; Nathaniel Cullars, business and information More...
• article has image FBC Pre-K celebrates Grandparent's Day
• article has image Dr. Robert J. Williams has served Wilkes and Lincoln County patients for 19 years
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 Don't Forget
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Sardis Baptist Church at Rayle will have a special concert of gospel More...
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