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Washington Kiwanis Club president Kerry McAvoy welcomes John Howard, manager of the local branch of Regions Bank, as the newest member of the club. Steve Blackmon was Howard's sponsoring member. More ...
Michael Horgan presented a program about the famous World War II Marine Fighter Squadron known as the Black Sheep Squadron at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, September 19. Horgan presented anecotes, statistics, and pictures of the success of VMF214 ( More ... Winterville to salute veterans' service on Veterans Day In observance of Veterans Day on November 11, there will be an appreciation day held in Winterville, using as a theme, "Thanks for Our Freedom." 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 ... FCS Advisory Committee meets Sept. 12 at W-WCHS The W-WCHS Family and Consumer Science Advisory Committee met Tuesday, September 12, 2006, in Sheila Callaway's lab at the high school. More ... Free legal services available Oct. 3 at Mary Willis Library The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More ...
By W-WMS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS This has been a great week at Washington-Wilkes Middle School. Congratulations to Carol McTier, the new parent member for the Middle School Council. Mrs. McTier was recently elected and will join Ruby Fanning, M.V. Booker, Ronnie Huffman, Sara Jaudon, Al Dawkins, and Bill Pendrey. This council meets More ... 'Communities of Opportunity' initiative to be introduced at town hall meeting A new state program to help rural communities gain the tools and resources they need to prosper will be introduced in a town hall meeting in Washington Monday evening October 2 at the Mary Willis Library. More ... O Pos, O Neg blood needed by Red Cross due to state shortage The American Red Cross is asking Georgians with type O negative or O positive blood as well as those eligible to give platelets to donate right away because of a severe statewide shortage of these important blood components. More ...
This young little female Terrier is an affectionate, good, and intelligent dog. More ...
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director Blake Thompson gets a little coaching from Roger Coffee as he practices on how to be a Celebrity Waiter for the Celebrity Waiters Dinner to be held Tuesday, October 10. The dinner is sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to benefit the hospital More ... THE ACADEMIC CORNER Georgia Performance Standards: The Journey Continues Washington-Wilkes Middle School is in its third year of transition from the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC) to the new Georgia Performance Standards. The new curriculum will better facilitate student learning and success because students will now have clearer expectations for performance. Students wil More ... GSP troopers report 8 crashes, no deaths for month of August State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated eight traffic crashes during the month of August in Wilkes County. More ... Civil War Round Table to hear program on 'The Orphan Brigade' The Civil War Round Table of Washington is honored to have as the guest speaker for the September meeting the distinguished Western Kentucky University professor, Carol Crowe-Carraco, Ph.D. Crowe-Carraco, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, will speak on "The Orphan Brigade." More ... Shepeard announces donor honor roll for blood drive Aug. 17 The honor roll of donors who gave blood at the WashingtonWilkes Community Blood Drive August 17 has been supplied by Shepeard Community Blood Center. The drive is conducted by Shepeard in conjunction with Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary on a quarterly basis. The next drive will be held on November More ...
The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) participated in a patriotism project during club day on September 12. More ... Volunteer Leadership Summit scheduled for Oct. 14 by ACS The American Cancer Society will hold a Volunteer Leadership Summit at The Depot in Thomson on Saturday, October 14. More ...
Shelby Childers, RN, (left) was the speaker at Wills Memorial Hospital's Tea and Learn Thursday with Pat Neimann. Childers, Infection Control Officer at Wills Memorial, spoke on the importance of every day infection control measures such as regular hand washing with antibacterial soap through the da More ...
Steel Magnolias, the season-opening play from the Washington Little Theater Company, is marked by an unusual schedule and a festive grace note, according to Director Bolton Lunceford. More ...
A service commemorating the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States was held at Victory Baptist Church on Sunday, September 10, 2006. Representatives from Wilkes County law enforcement, emergency management, and emergency services were present for the serv More ...
Where can I get information and help with depression? My 71-yearold More ...
Smyrna United Methodist Church is once again hosting its monthly Kidz Klub on the first Sunday of every month. Woodi Strother and Reba Brown lead "this incredibly fun and exciting time of children's worship," reports Rev. Craig Yoshihara. "They have created a Biblically-based curriculum which expose More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 Homecoming will be observed at Pentecost Chapel on Stevens Grove Road Sunday, September 24, starting at 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Ronald Wilson bringing the special message. Lunch will be afterwards in the fellowship hall. A singing will be held in the afternoon in the sanctuary of the church. Brother More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 New Salem Baptist Church on the Greensboro Road honored its pastor, Rev. R.L. Reynolds, Sunday, September 17, for 31 years as their pastor. They enjoyed lunch together prior to the service. Guest speaker was Rev. Charles Belton. They were also happy to have friends, Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Hall, of Atla More ... Rayle Ramble expecting record number vendors The Rayle Ramble committee met Thursday, September 7, with 12 members present and shared updates on the activity planning in the works. More ... Tignall News By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 I've heard that there are three ways to get something done: (1) do it yourself; (2) hire someone to do it; and (3) forbid your kids to do it. Well, if you are a senior adult at Tignall Baptist Church you can get a free car wash and a light meal next Saturday, September 23,, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. More ... Gingerbread house competition added to list of fun things planned for fall festival on Nov. 4 The North Wilkes Steering Committee (NWSC) is sponsoring a "gingerbread house competition" in conjunction with the I'd Rather Be in Tignall Fall Festival to be held Saturday, November 4, at the old school grounds in Tignall. More ... Mallorysville homecoming begins at 10 a.m. Sunday Mallorysville Baptist Church will have homecoming Sunday, September 24. More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer enjoyed having lunch with their grandson, Charlie Branham, celebrating grandparents day Monday at Washington Wilkes Elementary School. Mrs. Juanita Bradford had a nice birthday Thursday. She received lots of cards and calls and enjoyed celebrating with her family at the ho More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 Don't you all just love this weather? I really am enjoying it, except for the "allergies" we have to endure. We've had rain, sunshine, and cooler temperatures, and I just love it. Seems like I don't accomplish very much due to running up and down the road. I went to Augusta several times and to Linc More ... |
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