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November 16, 2006  RSS feed
Region Champs! for the first time in six years!
The W-W Tigers have turned their impressive 9-1 record into a championship season in their first year in AA competition even though they are probably the smallest school in the class. Last week's 45- 21 win over Fannin County sealed the deal and was led by Kelmetrius Wylie's 253-yard performance whi More...
Jury still out; Smith facing rape charges in 2004 attack on beloved school teacher
By KIP BURKE news editor

At press time, a Wilkes County jury is deliberating whether to find Willie Smith guilty of attacking, robbing, and raping beloved 86- year-old retired teacher Francis Duke. More...

Tax assessment questions fill county commission's meeting
By SPARKY NEWSOME

A small, frustrated, and sometimes volatile group of concerned citizens demanded some answers from the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners about tax assessments, tax bills, and tax personnel last Thursday, November 9, at the regular meeting of the board. More...

Memorial dedicated to fallen Marine on Wilkes County courthouse lawn

Family, friends, fellow Marines, and scores of neighbors gathered in a solemn ceremony Friday morning to dedicate a memorial to Marine Lance Corporal Michael Philip Scarborough at the Wilkes County Court House. More...


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• Georgia TASC gourmet booth will feature Barnett delicacies
If you've ever wondered how good some of the dishes are that win local, state, and regional cooking contests, now is your chance to find out. More...
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• article has image Bruce Bailey saluted for medical help which saved a young football player
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 The Office Cat
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Parking should be for shoppers
M arine Lance Cpl. Will iam Dyson has completed More...
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 Opinions
• Book Review
The Places In Between
By January, 2002, Rory Stewart had already spent 16 More...
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 Letters
• Maybe some responsibility can be passed on
TO THE EDITOR: I agree with Pembroke Pope III. Why would anyone leave deer carcasses lying near our county More...
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 Sports
• article has image Tigers smash Fannin, head for state playoffs
Last Friday night the Washington- Wilkes Tigers won the 8AA region championship with an easy victory over the Fannin County Rebels by a score of 45-21. This is the first time Washington has been region champions since the 2000 season. The starting Tiger defense again went unscored-on, with Fannin's More...
• SOUTHERN FRIED FOOTBALL
• Youth basketball registration now underway at PRD
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 Obituaries
• Frederick Avery Corbett
Funeral services for Frederick Avery Corbett, 72, of Sardis Road, Rayle, were held Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at the County Line Baptist Church with Rev. Allen Danner and Rev. Wayne Usry officiating. Interment was in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Rayle. He died Saturday, November 11, at his h More...
• Glenn Ginn Hopkins
• J. Thomas Drinkard
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 Personalities
• article has image Native Americans teach students
Second graders at Washington-Wilkes Primary School wrapped up their unit about Native Americans on October 31 with a trip to Lake Olmstead in Augusta. "Touch the Earth" presented a Native American exhibit with many demonstrations of how the Native Americans lived. The students were able to see first More...
• article has image Washington's Liz Grant crowned Briarwood's Homecoming Queen
• Personal Mention
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 Don't Forget
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Flu shots will be available at the Wilkes County Health Department More...
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