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Gift cards have become popular options for the holiday season and other gift-giving times. But a University of Georgia financial expert warns gift card givers to read the fine print before buying and giving gift cards. 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. Senior citizens 60 years of age or older who have a civil (non-criminal) legal issue may be able to receive help. A GLSP staff member will be in Wilkes County to meet with seniors from 10 a.m. More ... As the holiday season moves into full swing, the Augusta Chapter urges families to follow simple safety tips to keep the season merry and to prevent burnouts due to holiday fires. During the winter holiday season the incidence and severity of home fires dramatically increase. In fact according to the U.S. More ... The Mary Willis Library will be closed for Christmas beginning December 22 and will be closed through December 26. The library will open December 27 at the usual time of 8:30 a.m. The library will be closed again for New Year More ... Three Wilkes County students have received honors at the end of the Georgia Southern University fall semester. Daniel L. Dove of Tignall has been named to the President More ... On Friday, December 1, participants in several of the Wilkes County Community Partnership (WCCP) Programs, the Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP), the Abstinence and ORBIT Leadership Councils, attended the Eightieth Annual Morehouse-Spelman Christmas Carol Concert at The Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel on the Morehouse College Campus in Atlanta. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Learning In Retirement has scheduled several interesting courses and activities for January, February, March, and April. Some of the courses already announced include the following. January 15, 22 More ... The Washington-Wilkes Primary Performers, directed by music teacher Ann Tiller, gave a beautiful and uplifting performance of Christmas music at the December 12 meeting of the Washington Optimist Club upstairs at the Jockey Club. The performance drew praise from club members and restaurant patrons who could hear from downstairs. More ... The Mary Willis Library has several new books which may appeal to readers during the Christmas holidays. In the children More ... The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Committee will have its annual program on Sunday, December 24, at 6 p.m. The program will be held at the Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church on Lexington Av e n u e , Washington. T h e g u e s t s p e a k e r for the program will be 12- year-old Minister Torey Fountain from the Torey Fountain Youth Ministries in Atlanta. More ... The Washington Shrine Club has elected officers to serve the club for the year 2007. These officers are: James Jones, president; Don Potts, first vicepresident; Bob Lentz, second vicepresident; Ryan Hite, secretary; and Dan Durham, treasurer. Members of the club express appreciation to the residents of Wilkes County for their support of the club More ... More than 50 seniors in Wilkes County nursing homes and assisted living facilities will get a merrier Christmas this week, thanks to More ... Mr. and Mrs. Coryer Poss and Mrs. James Sherrer visited Mrs. Evans Davis Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer attended the Christmas party at Washington Manor Thursday evening. It More ... The holidays are not only synonymous with gift-giving, but also with eating. We all tend to overindulge whether we are celebrating at an office party, a friend or relative More ... As the holidays roll around, one of the first things that come to mind is shopping for gifts. What revelers may not immediately be thinking of is the often tedious process of returning items they don More ... The Christmas lights and decorations get prettier every year. The little village of Willisville on the Philomath Road is spectacular with all the lights and displays. On Highway 78 the homes of James and Liz Bolton, Norman and Joan Echols (The Echols Home), Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mathews, Larry and Janice Callaway, and Joan Perez are pretty. More ... I want to wish each of you a safe and enjoyable Christmas 2006, with family and friends as we celebrate the birthday of our Savior Jesus Christ. Historians are unsure exactly when Christmas first began to celebrate the nativity of Christ. More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. A person from the GLSP staff will travel to meet with people wanting this free legal help in Wilkes, Taliaferro, and Lincoln counties on the first Tuesday of each month on a first-come, first-served basis. More ... In an effort to show appreciation for their many contributions to our community, the City of Tignall, Mayor Richard Gammon, and the council members hosted a steak dinner for the county and community service people. More ... |
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