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Dr. Stan Coe welcomed approximately 40 children as they came to Wills Memorial Hospital to participate in Halloween activities sponsored by the hospital for hospital families and their children. More ...
Mike Eskew (right), Washington's City Administrator, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, November 7. He discussed the $1.156 million construction renovation at the Pope Center on Lexington Avenue and gave members an update on the rationale and details of the More ... Little Theater to usher in season with Christmas musical event The Washington Little Theater will begin rehearsals for "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" on Thursday, November 9. The rehearsal will be held at The Playhouse on North Alexander Avenue at 7:30 p.m. More ...
Tiffany Bowling, Akeimos Coleman, Troy Colvard, and Melacia Cullars, members of the Wilkes Youth Leadership program, attended a Youth Leadership Summit at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. They were accompanied by Dorothy Jordan, Youth Development coordinator for the Wilkes County Community Partnership. More ... Young leaders help to host Ga. Black Mayors meeting Members of the ORBIT Leadership and Abstinence Youth Council were involved in the 2006 Black Mayors Conference held at the Fitzpatrick Hotel October 19-20. More ...
This young female mixed breed dog needs a home. She's gentle and affectionate. Treat her kindly and she will be a grateful companion. More ...
By W-WMS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS Washington-Wilkes Middle School news for the week includes ITBS testing, progress reports, sports, club news, and yearbook sales. The eighth grade students started the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) on Monday, November 6, and will complete the testing on Friday, November 10. All middle school stud More ...
By SAXBY CHAMBLISS United States Senator In our changing security environment, it is imperative that members of our law enf o r c e m e n t c o m m u n i t y have access to critical training programs. Our security personnel are certainly feeling the pressures of preparing to defend our country against potential terrorist attacks, to provid More ... Wartime civil liberties to be topic of Civil War Round Table dinner Dr. Marshall P. (Mark) Waters will be the speaker for the meeting of the Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation on Sunday, November 12, in the meeting room at the Mary Willis Library. The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. More ... Get progress reports, talk with teachers at open house Tuesday Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School will be hosting its second Open House on Tuesday, November 14, from 3:30 until 6 p.m. All parents are invited to drop by during this time to pick up their children's progress reports. Parents will also be able to speak with teachers about any questions or More ... Wilkes Co. women invited to join 'Sister Study' on cancer Women in Wilkes County are being asked to participate in the "Sister Study," conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). More ... Help with home heating costs available on Fri., December 1 The Energy Assistance Program began taking applications on November 1 for homebound and elderly, 65 years and older, households to help pay their home heating costs. If funds are available, the program will be opened to the general public on Friday, December 1. More ...
Buddy (W.F.) and Alice Lindsey had two special guests on October 25. More ... Wilkes County sees one dead, 8 hurt in 15 October crashes State troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 15 traffic crashes during the month of October in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said the traffic crashes resulted in eight injuries as well as one traffic death. More ...
To celebrate Red Ribbon Week, a community awareness festival was held at the Reese J. Booker Youth Center on Saturday, October 28. More ... Blood drive set for next Thursday at Wills Memorial The next quarterly Community Blood Drive sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Shepeard Community Blood Center will be held on Thursday, November 16. More ...
A state program for the sterilization of dogs and cats has now been reinstated with funding to come from the sale of new automobile license plates. Last week, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin and Georgia Veterinary Medical Association President, Dr. Mike Younker, hosted a dog sterilizati More ...
Participants at the Wilkes County Senior Center have been making craft items with quilted book covers donated by the Washington Lions Club. The book covers were manufactured by Essez Manufacturing Co. in Washington and donated to the Lions Club for the Georgia Lions Lighthouse and other community pr More ... Latest edition of 'So Easy to Preserve' is now available To make sure your home-canned and frozen vegetables and fruits are safe and appetizing, follow the guidelines provided by University of Georgia food specialists in the latest edition of "So Easy to Preserve." More ... Georgia students could have 'the most fun ever' during second annual Youth Birding Competition Attention all parents, children, teachers, youth clubs, birders and outdoor adventurers: Georgia's Youth Birding Competition needs YOU! The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (DNR/WRD) and The Environmental Resources Network, Inc. (T.E.R.N.) will be hosting the seco More ... Vets to be honored at celebration On November 11, 2006, there will be a seven county celebration for veterans of all wars entitled "Thanks For Our Freedom - Veterans' Appreciation Day." Veterans from each war will present facts about the war in which they participated. The event will be held in Winterville at Pittard Park. More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 Coming up this Sunday morning, November 12, at Phillips Mill Baptist Church, there will be a deacon ordination service for Dean McDonald. Many older people have fond memories of his grandparents, the late Ellis and Irene Sherrer of Union Point, and his mother Rachel who was secretary at Union Point More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer attended the 16th annual meeting of the Penfield Christian Home Saturday. A delicious meal was prepared by the clients there. After lunch, an interesting program was presented, including several testimonies from former clients and special music by the New Apostles. The mes More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 I hope everyone has been enjoying this brisk weather and white frosty mornings as much as J.W. and I have. We keep the old wood heater fired up. 'Tis the time of the year for parched peanuts, baked apples, turnip greens, sweet potato pie and shut yo' mouth. Rev. John Mark Carpenter brought an inspir More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 Our fall festival was a big success. We'll tell you all about it next week after a little rest. I know the cold weather really made the soup sell. The weather was perfect for festival. Congratulations to Rosalyn Adams for being the winner of the beautiful quilt. The winner of the hooked rug was Ouid More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 We would like to welcome Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Dupree to Ebenezer Baptist Church. Dr. Dupree is serving as interim pastor and preached his first sermon Sunday as such. We had a good attendance and a fellowship meal after the service. He and Mrs. Dupree are from Plains but retired to Thomson. Our fall More ... |
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