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Seven members of the Washington Wilkes Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America attended the Georgia FBLA Fall Motivational Rally and State Fair in Macon, Georgia, recently. Those attending included Trista Adams, Shaniqua Banks, Rolesiea Booker, Alexis Cantey, Brittney Davis, Ashley Moore, and More ... Pompey's Chapel to hold annual 'Friends and Family Day' Sunday Pompey's Chapel Baptist Church, Washington, will have its annual Friends and Family Day on Sunday, November 5, 2:30 p.m. More ... Painting changing Toombs House's visitor availability Usual procedures have been a bit disrupted because the interior of The Robert Toombs House is in the process of being painted. More ...
Dr. Mahesh Duggal is the fourth in a series of Wilkes County doctors featured in More ...
Pictured above are students and teachers who participated in student/ teacher swap day at Washington-Wilkes Middle School during Red Ribbon Week. More ... Wilkes Middle School students promote healthy, drug-free life During the week of October 23-26, Washington-Wilkes Middle School joined many schools across the nation in promoting a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. "Red Ribbon Week is about encouraging kids to be drug-free and marking the progress we've made. Many students are now choosing not to use drugs," said More ... Auditions for Christmas musical set for Sunday at Little Theater The Washington Little Theater will hold auditions for "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" on Sunday, November 5, at The Playhouse on North Alexander Avenue beginning at 3 p.m. More ... THE ACADEMIC CORNER Outdoor classroom is living laboratory Children learn best when they are given authentic experiences and opportunities to practice what they have learned. The Outdoor Classroom at W-WPS provides a living laboratory for students to study habitats, life cycles, environmental ecology, and other natural phenomena. The Outdoor Classroom is us More ...
Students of the Washington- Wilkes Comprehensive High School yearbook staff, led by coeditors Kelley Roberts and Katie Haughey, are working hard to create the 2006-2007 edition of "The Tiger." More ... Optimists set auction, BBQ for Thursday, Nov. 9 at VFW The annual Optimist Club Friend of Youth Auction and Barbecue will be held Thursday, November 9, at the VFW Post 5899 home on Andrew Drive in Washington. More ... High school entrepreneur class hears about McDonalds business Amy Harkins' Entrepreneurship class had a special treat on Tuesday, October 10, when Janie Cravens from McDonalds visited the class. During her visit, Cravens talked with the class on the importance of "taking care of IS." More ... Free legal services offered to seniors 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 ...
This fine Pointer-mix is ready for a home. He has an excellent temperament and is neutered and vaccinated. More ... News-Reporter to publish annual Christmas Tree Babies' edition On December 21, The News-Reporter will publish its annual Christmas Tree Babies edition featuring children born to Wilkes County families during 2006 More ...
Boomers and Seniors of the First Baptist Church enjoyed a leaf trip to Highlands, N.C., on Thursday, October 26. More ...
Dr. Lester Johnston (left) was the guest speaker for the Washington Rotary Club at its regular meeting on Thursday, October 26. Relatively new to Washington-Wilkes, Dr. Johnston told of his education including his years at medical school in Grenada. He also outlined the goals and operations of MedLi More ...
Lee Campbell (right) has been recognized for over 500 hours of volunteer service to the Robert Toombs House State Historic Site and was presented with a pin by Ashley Aultman, assistant manager at the site. The staff at the Robert Toombs House congratulated Campbell for a job well done. Campbell has More ...
Four Briarwood Academy students from Wilkes County have been selected for the 2006 Briarwood Academy Homecoming Court. More ... Fall is a fine time to fight fire ants; baits are still best option By FAITH PEPPERS University of Georgia Football games aren't the only struggles cranking up on grass battlefields now. University of Georgia experts say fall is an ideal time to fight fire ants, too. More ... Winterize your outdoor pipes now, before they freeze and burst later By BRAD HAIRE University of Georgia Freezing temperatures have already hit north Georgia and will begin to creep down to south Georgia later this month. It's time to think about properly winterizing outdoor pipes and lawn sprinklers. A few precautions now can save a lot of time, money and headaches later. More ... GLSP offers free legal assistance The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil More ... Unemployment rate down a bit to 5.8 % for CSRA in Sept. The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) declined to 5.8 percent in September, down threetenths of one percent from 6.1 percent in August. The area's jobless rate was 6.5 percent in September 2005. More ... Seniors planning trip to Commerce outlets for first week in Dec. The Wilkes County Seniors are planning a holiday trip to the Commerce outlet stores for shopping and lunch the first week in December. The selected date will be either Tuesday, December 5, or Wednesday, December 6. More ...
Janie Cravens, co-owner with her husband David, of McDonald's in Washington, was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Kiwanis Club Tuesday. More ...
Last week's Red Ribbon Week activities WCHS Cheerleaders, Ryan Dukes More ... UGA's Vince Dooley to share his gardening game plan Retired University of Georgia athletic director and avid gardener Vince Dooley will share his gardening tips Nov. 9 during Macon State College's Waddell Barnes Gardens Fall Lecture. More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 Sunday was another good day at Phillips Mill Baptist Church. Being the fifth Sunday, we observed The Lord's supper at the close of the morning service. Sunday night we had a special time for singing favorite hymns and special music from Rev. Skip Padgett. This was topped off by college student Matth More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 Members and friends of Clifford's Grove Baptist Church who didn't come Sunday missed a good sermon by Rev. Martin and some delicious food at the covered dish lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lance attended the Gideon Faith Fund Rally held at the Georgia Baptist Association Center Thursday night. Those vi More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 "Well done thou good and faithful servant" reminds us of our pastor, Rev. Albert Huyck, who retired Sunday after serving as pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church for a little over nine years. We had a wonderful day but a little sad to see him go. I'm sure he will remain in our hearts for a long time and More ... Tignall News By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 I say this every year, and I'll say it again: I don't like the time change. When I was teaching, I'd rather have gone to work in the dark than to come home from work in the dark. It makes a really long night. Also, children don't know anything about time changes. My granddaughters, Kara and Kaci Gam More ... I'd Rather Be in Tignall' festival set for old school campus Sat. The fifth annual "I'd Rather Be In Tignall" Fall Festival will be held this coming Saturday, November 4, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the campus of the old Tignall School. More ... Mallorysville has annual fall festival on Sunday, Oct. 29 Mallorysville Baptist Church had its annual fall festival Sunday at the church. It began at 4 p.m. with the traditional fall games and activities. More ... Be familiar with proposals before entering voting booth We need to all get a sample copy of a ballot for the upcoming election. If for no other reason, just to read those Amendments to the State Constitution and the six proposals to change the state tax code. They are all on page 9 in the B-Section of More ...
Greg Callaway of the Washington-Wilkes FFA competed in Macon on 9-29-06 at the Georgia State Fair. He won 1st place in 9th and 10th Grade Showmanship and Grand Champion with his heifer in the Continental Breed Class. More ...
Greg Callaway of the Washington-Wilkes FFA competed in the 2006 Elbert Co. Fair on 10-4-06 and won Grand Champion with his steer. More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 Well, we got our frost and then we got our rain, so everyone is happy. It has been a good week. Kenneth and Bonnie Poss have a new business in Rayle named Possum Café. It is open every day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. I have heard it is real good. It was formerly the Snak Shak. Rev. John Mark Carpe More ... |
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