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The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site's living history performers will present a delightful Christmas experience on Saturday, December 9, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., at the Toombs House, As part of the Georgia State Parks More ... First graders at Washington-Wilkes Primary School enjoyed a field trip last week to the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. The Discovery Program provided hands-on activities about reptiles, amphibians, and birds. Pictured above are Leah Rogers and J.T. Mack with one of the scaly creatures t More ... Principal Wanda Jenkins of the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School has released the names of students who were named to the second six weeks honor roll and merit list in the fourth and fifth grades. They are: More ... 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 ... Paramedic Jeff Hackney was a recent guest of Ms. Gloria Rhodes' Career Explorations sixth grade classes. More ... On Saturday, November 18, Boy Scouts from Troop 34, who were working on their aviation merit badges, were given a tour of the Washington- Wilkes County Airport by Fixed Base Operator Chris Hughes and local pilot Harris Blackmon. Instruction on the basics components of an aircraft, maintenance proced More ... Six Wilkes County students received academic awards at Nathanael Greene Academy for the first nine weeks grading period. More ... Instructors from DeKalb Technical College in Atlanta visited Washington Wilkes Friday, November 10. The tour group was led by Jacqueline Al-Azawi. More ... Principals, teachers, and staff from Wilkes County schools served up burgers and fries at Washington's McDonalds Monday night, raising hundreds of dollars for the Augusta Ronald McDonald House. The house serves as a home to parents whose children are hospitalized in one of Augusta's hospitals.As the More ... One of the most significant academic initiatives the Washington- Wilkes Comprehensive High School Science department implemented this year was to make Biology a 9th grade course and Physical Science a 10th grade course. In this initial year, 9th and 10th graders are taking Biology. More ... The Wilkes County Junior Consumer Judging Team took first place in the Area 4-H cotton Boll and Consumer Jamboree and one of its members was the second high individual in the competition at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center earlier this month. More ... Dr. Tim Drake of Clemson University will speak at the Washington Civil War Round Table at 6 p.m. on Monday night, November 27. The meeting will be held at the Fitzpatrick Hotel Restaurant on The Square in Downtown Washington. The public is invited and the cost is $10 per person which includes dinner More ... Following in the tradition estab- lished six years ago, the Kiwanis Club of Washington is again selling decorated Christmas wreaths to benefit the youth of Washington- Wilkes. 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 First Baptist Church of Washington will welcome the Christmas season with its annual lighting of the Chrismon Tree on Sunday, November 26, in a special worship service beginning at 7 p.m. It will mark the fifteenth anniversary of the event. More ... Tom Urban, Director of Human Resources at Wills Memorial Hospital spoke to the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) club on Tuesday November 14. Urban caught the students attention by arriving at the meeting dressed "inappropriately" for an interview. After changing into appropriate busines More ... On behalf of Eta Omicron Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, Mable Tucker (right) presents a check to Dan Coxwell for the American Cancer Society. The check represents part of the donations collected for the annual Nancy C. Long Walk of Hope sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi. Other donations will be presented to Wil More ... The Christmas Tour of Homes sponsored by the Washington Historical Foundation will be held in Washington-Wilkes on Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9. More ... Members of the Washington-Wilkes FFA who attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., October 25-28, included (front, l-r) Britney Peppers, Sheena Kopecky, and Emily Martin; (back) Ethan Armour, Trey Berry, Taylor Echols, and Wright Gunter. More ... The following policies for wedding write-ups, engagement announcements, birthdays, and other social articles have been in effect since Sept. 1, 2003 and are strictly observed by More ... Downtown Washington opened the 2006 holiday season Tuesday night, November 21, with the annual Candlelight Shopping promotion. Early reports indicate More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil More ... Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pope Jr. visited Tuesday in Athens with Mr. and Mrs. John Gentry Jr., Anna and Caroline, and attended Anna's performance with other Oconee County Primary School second graders at the annual fall event. After the program, the family enjoyed celebrating Mr. Gentry's birthday. More ... (MS) - Perhaps more precious than finding the perfect gift come the holiday season is finding the time to go out and look for it. Thanks to office parties, holiday pageants and get-togethers with family and friends, time is a rare commodity at this bustling time of year. That makes saving time essen More ... The Georgia Hunters for the Hungry (GHFTH) is a program through which harvested deer become nutritious venison to benefit those who need it the most. Hunters donated more than 733 deer during the 2005 collection and more than 170,000 pounds of venison has been donated More ... Last weekend began the furious finish to the college football regular season. Hats off to Ohio State as the Buckeyes secure a spot in the National Championship game in January. Who their opponent will be is anyone's guess, but there are a couple of Southern teams with a good shot. More ... This past week as we celebrated Veterans Day, we paid tribute to the generations of brave men and women who have put themselves in harm's way to secure freedom and liberty for all Americans. I am very proud to represent such a strong military state, with Georgia being home to 13 military installatio More ... Miguel Euan-Alavez was found guilty of child molestation in Wilkes County Superior Court last week after a trial that showed two sides of his young victim. More ... The tradition of the White House Christmas Tree dates back to 1856 when President Franklin Pierce had the first Christmas tree, or More ... A memorial service for Seba Williamson was held at Rock United Methodist Church Saturday afternoon with a large crowd attending to celebrate his life. It was a beautiful service with several selections More ... Happy Thanksgiving holidays to one and all. I hope many families will be able to be together and share some of your blessings. We have so much to be thankful for. It's a good time to get humble, pray, and forgive as we have reaped the harvest of the years. Many times people get upset over the least More ... Capt. Bryan Fanning, son of Dale and Tena Thomas and Jeff Fanning of Washington, has completed his tour in Iraq. Capt. Fanning returned to Baumholder, Germany, on October 31 with his unit, the 1st armored division, 4/27 Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combact Team. The unit had been in Iraq since Novem More ... Applications for the year 2007 Brown Bag program sponsored by the Golden Harvest Food Bank will be taken at the Wilkes County Senior Center, 108 Marshall St., Washington, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, December 7 and 8. More ... The officers of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School attended the 30th Anniversary of the Georgia HOSA Fall Leadership Conference in Athens on Wednesday, November 8. Over 900 students from across Georgia met in the Classic Center and were welco More ... The Washington-Wilkes Pre-Kindergarten Classes colored sheets about the Pledge of Allegiance and enjoyed a visit by veterans for their Veterans Day celebration. The children learned that the veterans and soldiers are important, brave people and that we must thank them for the courage they have shown More ... Two Wilkes County students have been recognized at Athens Christian School for their academic achievement during the first quarter of the 2006-2007 school year. More ... Another house is coming down in Tignall. The Charles Albea home is being torn down. I remember when I was a child, R.L. and Mary Byrd and children, Nancy and Bobby, lived there. Rev. Albert Huyck has been under the weather and was in the Elbert County Hospital from Monday until Thursday of last week More ... The men and women of Independence United Methodist Church met at the church on Monday night, November 13, with guests, Hilda Fletcher of the Tuckston Methodist Church of Athens, and her missionary friend, Maisa. Maisa is a pastor and district superintendent over nine churches in Brazil. More ... At the Tignall Homemakers' meeting Thursday, November 16, the president, Sally Kennedy, thanked all those who had contributed to the highly successful Tignall Fall Festival, either by helping to make the states' flowers quilt or by serving in the soup kitchen, or both. More ... Edith Burney from Clayton, a cousin of Rev. Donnie Berry, was the guest of Mallorysville Baptist Church on Sunday, November 12. More ... The senior adults of Tignall Baptist Church were rewarded with a musical program presented by the Eberhardts Tuesday, November 14, at the Family Life Center. More ... Visiting Joe Wilkerson were Edna Gresham, Bobby Samuels, Larry Samson and Janice Samson. Guests of Mrs. Sara Gresham were Mable Johnson, Virginia Fyerbend, Katherine Melson, Gertrude Tyler, Cathy Casper, and Marie Smalley. Mrs. Sara E. Walton's guests were Shirley Crocker, Terry Crocker, Linda Garr More ... I hope everyone will have a very happy Thanksgiving. It seems that Thanksgiving has almost been bypassed this year. The stores went from Halloween right into Christmas decorations. We have so much to be thankful for but we take a lot for granted and fail to thank God for his many blessings. Many fri More ... |
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