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Georgia State Patrol Senior Trooper Dale Branch (left) discussed "A Day in the Life of a U.S. Soldier in Iraq" at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, October 24. Senior Trooper Branch, also a 1SGT in the Georgia National Guard with 24 years of service - and still serving - More ... 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 ... The First Baptist Church, Washington, will have its third annual Trunks of Treats for children in the community on Sunday, October 29. More ... 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. They enjoyed a field trip to Otter Creek, the Washington Fire Department, and the Mary Willis Library. The trip was followed with a del More ... The Watson Brown Foundation is pleased to introduce its 2006-2007 Junior Board which includes five high school students from Wilkes County. More ... 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. When she visited her great aunt, she would admire her plants and take home so m More ... 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 ... 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. According to their website (http:// www.mathleague.com/), "The Math League is dedicated to bringing challenging mathematics materi More ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Last Saturday, October 21, the opening day of modern firearms season for deer hunting, was designated as Turn In Poachers (TIP) Day in Georgia. The mission of TIP, Inc., a non-profit organization, is to protect wildlife from poachers by increasing public support for wildlife law enforcement, accordi More ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 the 21st century. More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More ... The Macedonia United Methodist Church and KFC will sponsor a Halloween carnival at Fountain Campground Saturday, October 28. More ... 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. The driver of the loaded truck swerved and avoided a collisi More ... Heart disease and stroke kill 65 percent of those who have diabetes. While deaths from heart attack have declined by 27 percent for More ... 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. "She came to tell the children how important the Animal She More ... The Celebrity Waiters Dinner hosted by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary on October 10 at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School was a tremendous success. The purpose of the benefit was to raise money to fund Auxiliary projects at the hospital. More ... Nashville-based classical saxophonist Brian Horner and New York City-based composer M. Zachary Johnson have released a live CD entitled More ... 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. Rayner, and his wife Nancy for three years with a delicious barbecue meal catered by Mr. and Mrs. Frank B More ... 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. The leaves were so beautiful and all of us were excited about the beautiful scenery and enjoyed stopping More ... 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. James Sherrer attended the funeral of Roy Teems at More ... 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. Fall festivals with activities for the family are beginning to be plan More ... 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. Ben is a professionally trained chef and he is going to be starting a business of gourmet frozen meals. He More ... 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. Also present were Tignall resident Walter Parker, Clyde Davis, water-sewer department; Police Chief Larry Fort; and City Clerk Linda Dan More ... I spent Friday afternoon at the Tignall Library and Museum with the walking history book, Dr. Sophia Bamford. More ... 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. Tickets are available from any member of the Homemakers Club, at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Tignall, and at the Kum Bak Caf&ea More ... 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 ... |
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