December 21, 2006 RSS feed / Personalities

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Students conduct canned food drive

Students at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School conducted their annual canned food drive to support the local food pantry. A total of 550 canned goods was collected by pre-kindergarten, fourth, and fifth grade students during the month of December. More...

Gunters host Christmas fellowship for First Baptist Senior Choir Dec. 17

The Senior Choir of First Baptist Church enjoyed a fellowship at the home of Boots and Shirley Gunter on Berkshire Drive following the presentation of Sunday night More...

Iris Garden Club members enjoy Christmas Brunch

Lafayette Manor on East Robert Toombs Avenue was the setting for the Iris Garden Club Christmas Brunch Tuesday, December 12. Prior to the brunch Karen Stubbs, president, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. More...

Cornelia Johnson Circle gathers for dinner in Thomson

The Cornelia Johnson Circle of the First United Methodist Church celebrated the Christmas season as they gathered for dinner at White Columns in Thomson on Tuesday evening, December 5. More...

Family Christmas celebrations held for Johnsons and Browns

Mr. and Mrs. David McClearen hosted a family Christmas celebration for members of the Johnson and Brown families at their home Saturday, December 9. More...

FBC Volunteer Class members enjoy cruise to Nassau Dec. 2-7

Several members of the Belle Williams Volunteer Class of the First Baptist Church and their guests enjoyed a cruise to Nassau December 2-7. More...

Memory Lane Cruisers Car Club gathers at The Fitzpatrick for holiday dinner, makes donation to ‘Gifts for Children’

Nearly 35 members of the Memory Lane Cruisers Car Club gathered at The Fitzpatrick Dining Room on Tuesday evening, December 12, to celebrate the Christmas season at a holiday dinner. Kerry McAvoy, club president, offered the blessing before dinner. More...

Jacobs wins Wildlife Action raffle

Floyd Higgins (right), president of the Fishing Creek Chapter of Wildlife Action, presents a Model 700 Remington 270 WSM caliber gun to Shirley Jacobs who won the recent Wildlife Action gun raffle. More...

Pet of the week

This sweet little Sheltie-mix has been spayed and vaccinated and is waiting for that special loving home. Writer George Eliot said, More...

4-H’ers compete at Rock Eagle

This group of Cloverleaf 4-H members from Wilkes County participated in DPA at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton on November 18. More...

Wilkes Health Care residents visit with family and friends

Guests of Mrs. Mae Butler were Herbert and Fay Butler, Kenneth and Sara Nell Albea, and Sarah Davis. Charlie Williams More...

FUMC Pre-K kids spread Christmas joy

The First United Methodist Preschool participated in the Angel Tree program sponsored by the church. More...

Jillian Malena Wells to marry Adam Laurie Andrews May 5

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter, Jillian Malena, to Adam Laurie Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews, also of Washington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. More...

Santa Claus makes visit to Washington Manor holiday party

Washington Manor celebrated the Christmas season at a holiday party Thursday evening, December 14, at the Manor. More...

Frances Wheelis Women on Mission continue caroling tradition Dec. 12

The Frances Wheelis Women on Mission of the First Baptist Church continued their more than 30-year tradition of Christmas caroling and soup fellowship as they gathered in the Mary Callaway Burton Fellowship Hall Tuesday evening, December 12, to boar More...

Silver Streaks of FBC attend Live Nativity Village Dec. 14

Twenty-five senior adults, the Silver Streaks, from the First Baptist Church and Rev. Chris Townsend, bus driver, had the pleasure of seeing the Live Nativity Village in Thomson Thursday evening, December 14. More...

Washington Personal Mention

Keith Winn of Boston, Mass., enjoyed an early Christmas celebration with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Winn, while Mrs. Winn visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mountjoy in McRae. More...

W-WCHS students complete Healthcare Science program

Nine juniors and seniors at Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School have completed the threeyear program in Healthcare Science Technology at the school. More...

Students get backstage passes

The annual fundraiser conducted at the Washington-Wilkes Primary School has been declared a success. More...

Patriotic Pen winners named

The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW post 5899 recently announced the winners of the Patriotic Pen Writing Contest at Washington-Wilkes Middle School. They are Lauren Harrison, first place; Ansley Newsome, second place; and Anna Attwood, third place. More...

Pvt. Andrew Inglett completes training at Fort Jackson, S.C.

Army National Guard Pvt. Andrew F. Inglett has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More...