John Pope and Hayley Colvard earned spots in the Tenth District Honor Band at auditions held Saturday, December 2, in Augusta.
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As its first fundraiser for the 2007 Relay For Life, Washington-Wilkes volunteers will sponsor a luncheon for Christmas Tour of Homes visitors. A soup and salad luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. More...
By W-WMS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS
On Friday, December 1, the eighth grade Career Explorations class of Gloria Rhodes welcomed Amy Turner, a former student of the Wilkes County school system. More...
Christmas at Cedar Rock, an event held at the Macedonia United Methodist Church, will be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 7-9, from 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. More...
Kiwanis Vice-President Bes Moore (left) presents $400 to Laura Toberen for the First United Methodist Church 2006 Angel Tree. The presentation was made at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club. More...
The Optimist Club of Washington will have its annual Christmas tree sale again this year. Trees are available in the old Boat Hill Marine building on East Robert Toombs Avenue The trees are Frazer Firs from Cashiers, N.C. More...
Officers of the Washington- Wilkes chapter of FBLA traveled to Athens for the Fall Leadership Conference on November 17-18. More...
Speaking to the Washington Rotary Club at its regular meeting on Thursday, November 30, Assistant District Attorney Bill Doupé outlined some of the functions and duties of his office and told of some of the cases he has worked recently. More...
A hometown banker becomes a Roman soldier given the task of counting the citizens of Caesar's empire. Young women bravely climb out of a window and onto a second story roof to become herald angels. More...
Storing ICE (In Case of Emergency) in our mobile phones.
The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a simple and important method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, More...
Elli Lindsey has received several equestrian awards in recent competition in the area. On November 4 she won Reserve Champion in her second show at Diamond M Farm in Bishop. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
Thanks to Hopkins Funeral Home and staff for having their annual holiday memorial program in memory of those deceased. Among those attending from our area were Margaret Edwards and son Clinton; Nell Shedd and Shirley Dunn. More...
At its ninth annual planning meeting, the Washington Chapter of Learning in Retirement Inc. (LIR) elected officers and committee chairmen. 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 The News-Reporter. More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
I trust all of you had a good week., Probably all of you are beginning to decorate and do some shopping for the holidays. The weather is getting more like Christmas weather should be - pretty cold. More...
The Tignall Christmas parade was a huge success. There was no charge for entering the parade, but we feel we should express our appreciation to everyone who entered and had a part in the parade. More...
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