October 26, 2006 RSS feed / News

W-B Junior Board includes five Wilkes members

The Watson Brown Foundation is pleased to introduce its 2006-2007 Junior Board which includes five high school students from Wilkes County. More...

EMS director tells educators about department duties

Paul Rentz, director of the Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), was the guest speaker for the Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association during the October meeting at the Lincoln County Public Library. More...

Little Theater hosts Halloween Festival for kids 12 or under

On October 31, the Washington Little Theater will host a Halloween Festival for children ages 12 and under. The evening will include ghoulish games, freaky fun, and a haunted maze "for those who are brave." More...

Shelter cats need homes

These young cats are spayed, neutered, and vaccinated. More...

TIP hotline can catch poachers; rewards offered for arrest tips

Last Saturday, October 21, the opening day of modern firearms season for deer hunting, was designated as Turn In Poachers (TIP) Day in Georgia. More...

Corn maze offers back-to-farm fun in six-acre stand near Hoboken, Ga.

The opening of the Moody Farm Corn Maze was almost exciting enough to make Brantley County farmer David Moody forget how much he had to overcome to get there. More...

GLSP offers free legal assistance

The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More...

A narrow miss with a load of logs

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the wreck of a log truck on the Greensboro Highway Friday. No one was injured in the accident, which occurred when an empty log truck pulled out from a business and into the path of a loaded truck. More...

Celebrity waiters raise funds and fun for Wills Memorial Auxiliary projects

The Celebrity Waiters Dinner hosted by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary on October 10 at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School was a tremendous success. More...

Horner and Johnson release new 'Live at Steinway Hall' CD

Nashville-based classical saxophonist Brian Horner and New York City-based composer M. Zachary Johnson have released a live CD entitled More...

RAYLE NEWS

The weather couldn't have been better Friday as Bonnie Boatwright joined her sisters, Martha Jones of Bogart and Frankie Jones of Athens, for a wonderful trip to Cherokee and Maggie Valley, N.C. More...

Aonia News

Fall is here and October has been beautiful. The weather has been nice, warm, and cool both. The maple trees are turning colors, as well as others. I noticed the pretty one in Ronnie and Jenny Smith's yard is very pretty already. More...

City Council hears of needs on streets and sidewalks

The Tignall City Council met October 11 at 7 p.m. with Mayor Richard Gammon presiding. Council members present were Leon Aycock, Charles Bradley, and Albert Huyck. More...

Festival quilt is completed

Shown above is the completed and beautiful state flower quilt made by the Homemakers Club to be given away at the "I'd Rather Be In Tignall" Fall Festival November 4. More...

Lions to serve chicken BBQ this Saturday, Oct. 28, at 11

Local epicureans who have savored the treat in the past will be pleased to know that another chicken barbecue, as prepared by the master chefs of the Washington Lions Club, is coming soon. More...

Trunks of Treats to be held Oct. 29 on The Square

The First Baptist Church, Washington, will have its third annual Trunks of Treats for children in the community on Sunday, October 29. More...

Pre-K busy this month

The Washington-Wilkes Pre-K has been very busy during the month of October learning about fall, pumpkins, scarecrows, and lots of fun seasonal songs and activities. More...

WMS Corner

Local florist shares experiences with Career Explorations classes

A recent guest of Gloria Rhodes' Career Explorations seventh grade classes was Mrs. Carol McTier, owner and operator of The Garden Party. She stated that she became interested in growing plants at the early age of seven. More...

THE ACADEMIC CORNER

W-WCHS Ga. Math League contest begins

Fifty-eight students in grades 9 - 12 from Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School have voluntarily signed-up to compete in the 2006-2007 GA Math League Competition. More...

Optimists set auction, BBQ for Thursday, Nov. 9 at VFW

The annual Optimist Club Friend of Youth Auction and Barbecue will be held Thursday, November 9, at the VFW Post 5899 home on Andrew Drive in Washington. More...

Cancer Walk raises nearly $6000 in memory of Nancy Callaway Long

The Eta Omicron Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, of Washington held its Cancer Walk on Friday, October 13, in memory of their beloved sister, Nancy Callaway Long. More...

Free legal services offered to seniors at Senior Center

Members of the staff of the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) will be in Wilkes County to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a first-come, firstserved basis. More...

Even after 95 years, Girl Scout leaders still vital

As the 95th anniversary of Girl Scouting approaches in 2007, Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia has joined Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in a historic transformation to modernize the iconic organization and focus on leadership development for girls in More...

Halloween carnival set at Fountain

The Macedonia United Methodist Church and KFC will sponsor a Halloween carnival at Fountain Campground Saturday, October 28. More...

News for Families & Consumers

Diabetes is a matter of head and heart

Heart disease and stroke kill 65 percent of those who have diabetes. While deaths from heart attack have declined by 27 percent for More...

Visitor tells of Shelter's importance

First United Methodist Pre-K had a special visitor from the Washington- Wilkes Animal Shelter. Her name is Georgia (front) and she was a resident of an animal shelter before her owners, Scott and Julie Lewis, provided a loving home for her. More...

Seniors three time more vulnerable to home fires

29,000 KILLED OR INJURED ANNUALLY

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide some fire safety More...

Tyrone News

We at Phillips Mill Baptist Church are blessed with many happy events which include a meal. Sunday, October 22, was one of them. For the first time in a while the church honored the pastor, Rev. More...

Lundberg News

We will have our regular fifth Sunday covered dish meal Sunday at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church. The attendance has been low the last few Sundays but we hope our members and friends will join us. We always have plenty of good food and fellowship. More...

Tignall News

The Town of Tignall welcomes Ben LeGette to the community. Ben is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles LeGette of Washington. He is in the process of moving into his home at the end of Pope Street. More...

Photo project yields an afternoon history lesson

I spent Friday afternoon at the Tignall Library and Museum with the walking history book, Dr. Sophia Bamford. More...

Homemakers told about need for three-day emergency kit

At the October meeting of the Tignall Homemakers Club, the beautiful state flowers quilt was on display. It is now at the Tignall branch of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. More...