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September 14, 2006
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Homecoming queen to be crowned at halftime Sept. 22
Next week will be full of Tiger-spirited activities and drama as the community works up to the crowning of the Homecoming Queen during Friday night's football game against Dawson County More...
Ed Pope Jr. takes a seat at City Council table; Mayor announces town hall meeting October 2

A new member took his place at the table at the start of Monday night's regular September meeting of the Washington City Council. More...

Friends to celebrate many contributions of Rev. G.L. Avery

A lifetime of friends will be gathering in semi-formal attire Saturday night to celebrate Rev. G.L. Avery's lifetime - so far - of achievements and his constant care for his community. More...


Two festivals team up to make big weekend; art show and sale, 'Rather Be in Tignall' set

The first weekend in November will be full of arts and crafts, fine art, fun, and entertainment as the "Washington Connections" Premier Art Show and Sale teams up with the ever-popular "I'd Rather Be in Tignall" Fall Festival. More...


Kick that bad habit with a FreshStart; classes start Oct. 4

Ready to stop smoking but need a little help to kick the habit? Try a More...


DOT to fix deadly intersection; Hwys 44 & 22 get 4-way stop

State Representative Mickey Channell announced at the meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club Tuesday that the Georgia Department of Transportation will soon begin working on improvements to the intersection of Georgia Highway 22 and Georgia Highway 44. The intersection has been the site of 12 deaths More...


Remember that, honey?

If only the back seat of that '55 Olds could talk... More than a hundred cars, trucks, and motorcycles filled The Square for the annual Fall Cruise-In Saturday. Sponsored by the Memory Lane Cruisers and the City of Washington, the twice-a-year cruise-in attracts vehicles from a wide area, especially More...


 News
•Representative briefs Kiwanis Club
Mickey Channell (left), Georgia State Representative for District 116, spoke to the Washington Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 13. Rep. Channell reviewed Georgia's $18.6 billion dollar budget and it's allocations which include pay increases for educators, law enforcement pe More...
•Volunteer drivers needed now for Wilkes Road to Recovery
•Smyrna United Methodist set revival services starting Sun.
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Flirting with fire
Tiger fans were treated to a spectacular performance by More...
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 Opinions
•Love your enemies
Those of saintly nature are not apt to fall prey to promiscuous, illicit living, but the real acid test of their true faith is the scripture that says, "Love your enemies; do good to them that despitefully use you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you." More...
•Book Review
•Vox Pop
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 Letters
•Edith Anthony, Hastee Freeze remembered
TO THE EDITOR: Washington Wilkes lost another great lady this past week in the passing of Edith Anthony. Mrs. Anthony, Big Mama, Miss Edith, or MeMuff, whichever name one knew her by, raised a generation of Wilkes Countians in the sixties and the early seventies. More...
•Thanks for 'Ride for Gary' help
•All about heart, sportsmanship
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 Sports
•Flip-flop game leaves Tigers short against Thomson
The Tigers lost to the Thomson Bulldogs last Friday night by a score of 40-16. The game was closer than the score shows, with the Tigers dominating the first half of the game and the Bulldogs dominating the second. Several turnovers in the second half by W-W inside their 20yard line ended up making More...
•Cross-Country Tigers run in Jackson's six-way meet
•Middle school Tigers post first win, 22-14, in Elbert Co.
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 Obituaries
•Edith Eula Williamson Anthony
Graveside services for Edith Eula Williamson Anthony, 88, were held Thursday, September 7, 2006, at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, with Rev. James Bowen officiating. She died Tuesday, September 5, at Wilkes Health Care Center, Washington. More...
•Joe L. Norman
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 Personalities
•New Beginnings
Anna Claire Edwards Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey Edwards III of Monroe, N. C., announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Claire, on Tuesday, July 18, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 ozs. More...
•Washington Personal Mention
•Lindsey Hopkins entertained at shower, brunch
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 Don't Forget
•Full Story
Booker's Chapel Baptist Church's Men's Ministry will More...
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