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December 21, 2006
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County commission honors J.M. Sherrer; 40 years of service ‘some kind of record’
At the end of a distinguished career of service to Wilkes County, longtime commissioner J.M. Sherrer’s last act on the board was his motion to adjourn his last meeting. But it wasn’t before he was properly honored by other members of the board and a full house of visitors. More...
Wills Memorial Hospital is accredited by national Joint Commission study

Wills Memorial Hospital is now nationally accredited. By demonstrating compliance with the Hospital Accreditation Program Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Wills Memorial Hospital has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. More...

Rev. Lamar Davenport passes

A memorial service for Rev. Lamar Davenport Jr., licensed funeral director and owner of Davenport McLendon Mortuary Inc. of Washington, will be held Friday, December 22, 2006. Rev. Davenport died Tuesday, December 19, at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...


Washington Police Department’s ‘Gifts for Children’ set to help Santa make Christmas better for 250 kids

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Washington Police Department, with toys stacked wall to wall and bikes in boxes waiting for assembly. The city’s police officers are busy helping Santa with the department’s annual “Gifts for Children” campaign this Christmas, taking requests and ... More...


Christmas Events

Christmas Eve this year is on Sunday, December 24. Most churches in the area are having regular Sunday morning services. Churches that have reported evening services to The News-Reporter are the following: Washington Presbyterian Church The Washington Presbyterian Church will celebrate Christm... More...


News-Reporter.com website now receives more than 32,000 global visits each month

After being on the internet for only a year and a half, the News- Reporter.com website is reaching thousands of people every month – perhaps even more than the print version. More...


 News
•Make sure gift cards don’t have hidden fees
Gift cards have become popular options for the holiday season and other gift-giving times. But a University of Georgia financial expert warns gift card givers to read the fine print before buying and giving gift cards. More...
•Seniors can get free legal help
•Red Cross offers safety tips to revent holiday home fires
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Old oak planted in the 1940s
S usan Pope was shopping in Downtown Washington Fri day when she saw Beth Bunch, also doing some shopping. Beth had on flip-flops and a short sleeve shirt. Susan asked her if she didn’t know it was December, nearly Christmas, and not the time of the year for flip-flops and short sleeves. More...
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 Opinions
•Count ... jump ... hug ... strive ... some Christmas lessons learned
Christmas morning, 1983 ... 4 a.m. ... 4 degrees – in Durham, N.C. The entire squad was sitting around Public Safety Station No. 3 when the fire call blared over the loudspeaker and portable radios. Fire report ... structure fire ... 1000 block of Angier Avenue. Angier Avenue – that was two blo... More...
•A Looking Glass
•Book Review
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 Letters
•Remembering the planting of the oak
TO THE EDITOR: Just to let you know that we look forward to getting our copy of The News-Reporter each week. Dee and I both devour it whenever it arrives here in the mail. Sometimes we get it on Friday, sometimes it is as late as Wednesday of the following week. More...
•Scarboroughs express thanks for memorial and community
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 Sports
•Hardin gets a 12-point buck
This mature 12-point buck was taken by Ken Hardin at a secret spot in Wilkes County last week, once again showing that there are big bucks in Wilkes County’s woods -- if you know where and when to look. More...
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 Obituaries
•Hiram Stanley Hanson
A memorial service for Dr. Hiram Stanley Hanson, 83, of Statesboro will be held Thursday, December 21, 2006, in the chapel of Joiner- Anderson Funeral Home, Statesboro, with Dr. H. William Perry officiating. He died Sunday, December 17, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility. More...
•George Lawrence Walker
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 Worship
•Little River churches set Christmas Eve services
The Little River family of churches – Smyrna United Methodist Church, Bethel UMC, and Mount Zion UMC – will be hosting a special Christmas Eve service this Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at Bethel UMC located at 3684 Scull Shoals Road. This special celebration brings together all three churches in so... More...
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 Personalities
•Wilkes Health Care residents visit with family and friends
Guests of Mrs. Mae Butler were Herbert and Fay Butler, Kenneth and Sara Nell Albea, and Sarah Davis. Charlie Williams’ visitors were Keisha N. Williams, Carrie Williams, Charlie Mae King, Willie McLendon and Edna M. Gresham. Mrs. Sara Gresham’s visitors were Katherine Melson, Virginia and William F... More...
•Students conduct canned food drive
•FUMC Pre-K kids spread Christmas joy
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 Don't Forget
•Full Story
The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Program will be held Sunday, December 24, 6 p.m., at Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church on Lexington Avenue. The Tignall Homemakers Club will meet for its bingo-luncheon Thursday, December 21, 12:30 p.m. More...
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