A Diabetic education meeting will be held at the Wills Memorial Hospital library at 2 p.m. today, January 25. The meeting will focus on the learning needs of all persons with diabetes in the community. More...
Registration for the 2007 Summer Drama Camp to be held at the Washington Little Theater will begin on March 23. Students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade are invited to attend. More...
Members of the Washington Rotary Club were special guests of the Wilkes Pre-Release Detention Center as part of their regular meeting on January 11. More...
Since December 11, the iconic cookies you love to eat have been on sale but Girl Scouts in Washington and the surrounding area have until the end of next month to sell still more. More...
The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More...
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...
A few spaces remain open for the Lunch and Learn at Wills Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, January 30, where Dr. More...
By FAITH PEPPERS
American girls who are overweight in their "tween" years - between 9 and 12 years old - are 10 times more likely to grow into overweight adults, says a recent Journal of Pediatrics report. More...
This friendly, well-cared-for dog has on a collar with no ID. If this is your dog, call 706-678-CATS or visit the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter at 358 Brown Drive, 3-5 p.m. A Doberman Pinscher has also been found with a collar with no ID. More...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
Tommy Harwell of Warrenton brought a real good message at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday. ..Bonnie Boatwright went up to Lexington Tuesday where she joined James and Kathleen Canup and Margaret Peterman to go to Elberton to play bingo at Wendy's. More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
Baptist Men's Day was observed Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church. In the absence of Dr. Dupree, James Smith brought the message on "Let's Build Together." The scripture was from Matthew 7:24-27 and I Samuel 7:12. Mr. and Mrs. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232
What do you do on nasty weather days like Sunday? We watch TV, of course. I wonder how men managed to watch TV without a remote control years ago. I guess they didn't have a problem when there were only about four or five channels. More...
The Fishing Creek Baptist Church will have a special morning worship service Sunday, January 28, at 11 a.m. Jeff Daniel and Frankie Ware will be ordained as deacons during the service; and the new Sunday School building will be dedicated. More...
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