The old oak on The Square is no more. The day after Christmas, Washington city crews manned a bucket truck and began to carefully cut branches and limbs piece by piece around the sides of the tree. More...
Washington Police officers arrested Jasmine Jamaul Davis, 17, of Harper Street in Washington last week and charged him with rape and aggravated child molestation. He was bound over to Superior Court. More...
It's the time of year for popping champagne corks, tossing confetti, and making New Year's resolutions. And many of those resolutions are likely to focus on better financial management. More...
The Washington Little Theater Company will hold its annual general board meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at Holly Court Inn at 301 South Alexander Ave. The slate of officers for the 2007 season will be voted on at that time. More...
(The following story appeared in the December 25 edition of The Athens Banner-Herald in which its All- Northeast Georgia football selections were named. More...
Even though the Washington- Wilkes Tigers didn't make it to the state championship game again in 2006, a good number of players received prestigious post-season honors on both the Atlanta Journal- Constitution's All-State team and the Athens Ba More...
Rev. John McMillan, well-known minister who is active in the Georgia Baptist Association, will preach at Beaverdam Baptist Church Sunday, January 7. He has also served on several committees in the Georgia Association. Rev. More...
Brian George of Washington- Wilkes will ordained as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Sunday afternoon, January 7, at the Fishing Creek Baptist Church in Wilkes County. More...
The senior adult program at the Tignall Baptist Church Tuesday, January 9, will feature information on long term care, Medicare supplements, and other related topics. The program will begin at 11:00 a.m. More...
The toll free Dial-A-Prayer number is 1-877-337-7785. Flint Hill Baptist Church will celebrate its usher board anniversary Sunday, January 7, 11:45 a.m., during the morning worship service. More...
The Relay for Life of Wilkes County will hold its kickoff celebration Tuesday, January 9, leading up to the fourth annual Relay to be held here in May. More...
The first six months of the year just past were chronicled in last week's edition of The News- Reporter. This week, the summary begins with the first week in July and includes highlights from the second half of 2006. More...
During the past year, troopers based at Georgia State Patrol Post 17 in Washington, which covers the counties of Wilkes, Lincoln, Elbert, Oglethorpe, and Taliaferro, patrolled more than 250,000 miles, worked 286 accidents, and made 6,739 traffic sto More...
One of the national pastimes is complaining about the U.S. Postal Service. I'll have to admit that the post office in general nationwide has many problems and is notorious for its lack of service. More...
Robert Parker is the author of over 50 books. Although his style is easy to recognize, it's not as though "if you've read one, you've read them all." He lives in Boston, and many of his novels take place there. More...
In our front yard is a tree we planted several years ago and it has grown so slowly my wife said, "That tree is never going to amount to anything!" I thought, "I might better hide the axe or she just might cut it down. More...
A new ordinance makes English the official language of Cherokee County, Georgia, and a bill has been introduced providing for English-only forms and documents across the entire state. More...
Funeral services for Willie Robert King, 72, of Hickory Hill Dr., Washington, were held Thursday, December 28, 2006, at the Hilliard Station Baptist Church, Washington, with Rev. Dwight Foster officiating and Rev. Larry Norman, eulogist. More...
Abby Aaron and April Shelton of Washington-Wilkes have been named to the fall semester dean's list at Augusta State University. Both students are graduates of Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School. More...
Dusty Turner (right) won a deerstand in a Coca-Cola giveaway at Gun's Mini Market in Warrenton recently. Turner, the son of Earl and Janice Leavenworth, was entered in the drawing by his grandfather, Gary Smith. More...
The Robert Toombs House State Historic Site had a very successful Christmas event called "75 years of Christmas Melodies" on Saturday December 9. The volunteers did a wonderful job participating in this event. More...
