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President Kerry McAvoy welcomes Lillie Crowe (right) as a new member of the Washington Kiwanis Club at the club's regular meeting on Tuesday, August 29. Crowe, the new director of the Mary Willis Library, transferred to the Washington Kiwanis Club from the Country Club Kiwanis Club of Milledgeville, More ...
Jeff Warrenfells (left) and David Tatum, assistant vice president/security officer and executive vice president, respectively, of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Washington, discussed current banking security issues with members of the Washington Kiwanis Club at their regular meeting on Tuesday, A More ... GED testing set for Sept 7, 8; sign up on Thurs., Aug. 31 GED tests will be given in Washington Wilkes on September 7 and 8 in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church. More ... 'Steel Magnolias' sets six performances due to ticket demand Interest has been so high for the Washington Little Theater Co.'s fall opener, "Steel Magnolias," that six performances have been scheduled. This includes four evening presentations and two matinees. More ... Legal help available at Senior Center 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 ...
Council election set for Sept. 5; pictures to be made of all students By W-WMS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS We have just completed another busy week at Washington-Wilkes Middle School. Please remember there will be no school on Labor Day, September 4. The first progress reports for the new school year will go home on September 6. Sixthand eighth-grade students were screened for scoliosis on Tuesday of thi More ... Tignall's David Hilley to perform on cruise ship David Hilley, son of David and Nancy Hilley of Tignall, has signed a 41/2 month contract to perform aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship "Vision Of The Seas." More ...
Long-time Sergeant-at-Arms Carey Hulsey was honored by the Washington Rotary Club after his retirement and departure from the club. In a special ceremony held during the club's August 24 meeting, Husley was named Sergeant-at-Arms Emeritus by immediate past president Donnie Smith (right).The honor ca More ...
Jane Echols (left) was installed as the newest member of the Washington Rotary Club on Thursday, August 24, by Club President Tammy Bryngelson. Echols is Director of Nursing at Wills Memorial Hospital and joins her father, Buddy Lindsey, in Rotary Club membership. She was sponsored by Rotarian Marvi More ...
Chris Demake (left), ticket sales manager for the Augusta Green Jackets minor league baseball team, was the guest speaker at the August 24 meeting of the Washington Rotary Club. Demake told the club of changes that had been made in the organization and facilities since the team was purchased by Ripk More ... High school sets open house Wed. from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School will hold an open house for parents and students September 6, 2006, from 3:30-6 p.m. During the open house parents may pick up progress reports in the high school lobby and go see their student's teachers to discuss progress thus far this semester. More ...
Many Wills Memorial Hospital employees and others browsed through the items at the uniform sale co-sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and First Uniform of Charlotte, N.C., Friday, August 18. The sale was declared a success and the money raised will be used to purchase equipment for h More ...
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia Council which serves Wilkes County is located in Athens at the Clementi L-B Holder Center with an out-based service center in Gainesville and a satellite office in Cumming. More ... Community birthday calendar needs everyone's participation "It is Wilkes County 4-H community birthday calendar time again," announced Wilkes County Extension Agent Marcie Simpson. "The community calendar needs your birthday or anniversary listed so everyone can share in the celebration." More ... Alzheimers Support Group to meet on Tuesday, Sept. 5 Kathy Tuckey, Director of the Alzheimers Association, East Central Georgia Regional Office, will be the speaker at the Alzheimers Support Group meeting in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church on Tuesday, September 5, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. More ... Wilkes misses out on tourism money but it won't happen again, Turner says The State of Georgia has awarded over a million dollars in tourism money to communities all around the state, and new WashingtonWilkes Tourism Director Ashley Turner says that it's the last time we're going to miss out on grant money. More ...
Russell Morgan (right), Washington-Wilkes Tiger Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, presented the program at the Optimist Club's monthly luncheon meeting at the Washington Jockey Club. The coach talked about the upcoming football season and fielded questions from the audience. He also explain More ...
This unusual dog is one of two Shar-Pei and Pharaoh young dogs, male and female. More ...
The family in this overturned Ford pickup walked away unhurt after an accident Sunday at the Quick Stop in Tignall. The truck was turning left into the store when another pickup passed it, striking it on the side and turning it up on its side. Georgia State Patrol Trooper Brent Marxsen is investigat More ...
A woman was injured, but her child (held by Washington police officer Johnny Crookham) escaped injury when their car was hit while crossing the North Bypass in front of TPS truck stop. The woman was transferred to MCG's Trauma Center, while the driver of her car and her child were examined and relea More ...
AVOID MISHAPS, BE SAFE IN THE WATER To thousands of boaters, the Labor Day Holiday weekend signals the unofficial end of summer and many will celebrate on the water one last time before fall arrives. This year in Georgia there have been 113 boating incidents, 14 boating incident related fatalities and 44 drownings, according to the Ge More ... 'His Last Days' to be presented for 23rd year on September 2-3 The twenty-third annual presentation of "His Last Days," an outdoor musical passion drama, will be presented Labor Day weekend, Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3, at 7 p.m. in Tallulah Falls. More ... Eleven Wilkes scholars receive $35,000 from Watson-Brown As college classes begin for the fall semester, 11 students from Wilkes County received a boost in financial assistance. The WatsonBrown Foundation, Inc., awarded nearly $1.4 million in college scholarships to over 400 students in Georgia and South Carolina for the 20062007 academic year. $35,000 wa More ... DIY landscape seminar set in Athens on September 9 You'd have a postcard-perfect yard, too, if you had the money to shell out for a professional landscape designer. You could fix it up yourself, but you're just not sure how to go about it. More ... Plan for fall and winter vegetables now, even though it seems too hot By GEORGE BOYHAN University of Georgia There are plenty of reasons not to think about a garden right now, and the most important is that it's too hot. If you're determined to have a few vegetables this fall and winter, though, it's time to start planning and preparing. More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 Thanks to all the churches of the Georgia Baptist Association for your part in collecting items for the Georgia Baptist Children's Homes. There was good attendance Saturday morning at the Mission Center to welcome the ones coming from the home in Palmetto. There were nine teenage girls who came with More ... Tignall News By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 For someone who walked five to seven miles a day for years and never had much of a weight problem, now I'm beginning to develop rolls and I don't mean the kind that you eat. Eating something besides your own cooking (all that good food friends have brought in) and not being able to do all that walki More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 We had good services at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday. Rev. Martin concluded the study on Revelation. His message title was "God's Last Invitation," taken from the 22nd chapter with verse 17 as the key verse. To celebrate Labor Day next Sunday, Rev. Martin invites everyone More ... Wilkes Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends Guests of Mrs. Sara Gresham were Roslyn and T.D. Davis, Aileen Cain, Vickie Davidson, Mabel Johnson, Herbert Bailey, Lynda Gresham, Johnny Gresham, and More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 A concert by the popular gospel singing group, "Forgiven," of Indiana will be held at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday, October 1, 7 p.m. Everyone is invited and it is free. You may have heard members of this group sing with the Gaithers. The Rayle Ramble will be coming up October 14 and plans are being More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 I hope all enjoyed a good week. Our news from Aonia this week is a little slim. Aonia did not get much rain this week. I heard that it rained 2 to 3 inches in areas like Washington, Metasville, and Lincoln County got some in areas. So, I'm hoping for some rain. The group that went to Riverbank Zoo ( More ... |
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