February 1, 2007 RSS feed / News

Callaway Scholarship awarded

William B. Ezzell (center) has been awarded of the Ella G. Callaway Scholarship and will enter the nursing program at Augusta State University. More...

W-WES holds school spelling bee

Dorian Favors and Ariel Brown were the top winners at Washington- Wilkes Elementary School's annual spelling bee held on January 23. More...

Members make donation

Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members who presented a rehabilitation bed to the Physical Therapy Department included (front, l-r) Robert West, PTA; Sandy Burton; Bernie Pope; Karen Smith, PT; (back) Margaret Norris; Lefreda Adair; Cathy Stackhou More...

Computer courses available in McCormick Co. schools

The McCormick County School District will have a variety of computer classes available in February. "Computer Literacy for Beginners and Intermediates" will be offered beginning Tuesday, February 6, with graduation set for Thursday, March 1. More...

Labor Department reports decline in unemployment

The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) declined to 5.3 percent in December, down twotenths of one percent from 5.5 percent in November. More...

Seniors can get free legal help from GLSP Feb. 6

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. More...

Aonia News

January is just about gone and I am glad. For some reason I do not like January. For one reason, it's cold and gloomy, and another reason is that after the holidays you sometimes feel "down" in a way. More...

Tyrone News

Thanks to all families who have taken part in giving donations towards our stained glass window project at Phillips Mill Baptist Church. We are looking forward to having them perhaps by spring or soon after. More...

Wilkes students on ATC President's List

The Presidents List for the fall quarter at Athens Technical College includes the names of three students who live in Wilkes County. More...

Learning in Retirement sets Western Civ course Feb. 5

Learning In Retirement, Washington Chapter, has scheduled a course on the Foundations of Western Civilization - Sumer to Greece, February 5 and 12, 2:30 p.m., at the Parish House. More...

W-WMS Corner Pendrey's diverse background yields life lesson for students

Bill Pendrey, principal of Washington-Wilkes Middle School visited a seventh grade Career Explorations class of Gloria Rhodes recently. Although Pendrey was born up north, he grew up in Florida. More...

Speaks about health careers

Molly Johnson, Health Careers Coordinator from Foothills AHEC (Area Health Education Center), was a guest speaker at the Healthcare Science Technology Education class at W-WCHS Tuesday January 24. More...

Pushing Peach Care support in Atlanta

First let me once again thank the voters of District 116 for re-electing me state representative. The legislature is now back in Session, and we are busy working on the many issues affecting this state. More...

Mass food distribution is set for today behind McDonald's

The CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority Inc. will have a mass food distribution in Wilkes County on Thursday, February 1, at the McDonald's warehouse, 1024 East Robert Toombs Avenue, from 9 a.m. until all food is gone. More...

GLSP to provide free legal help Feb. 6 at library

The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. More...

Tignall News

In last week's column we made mention of Clark Hill (as we Georgians will always call it - not Strom Thurmond). More...

RAYLE NEWS

Old Mr. Possum enjoyed supper on the porch Sunday night with our cat, Shadow. He probably visits every night. We just don't know about it. ..BRR! That wind feels so cold as I am writing this on a Sunday evening. More...

Lundberg News

Our community was deeply saddened by the death of Mrs. Ruth Hopkins Thursday morning. Many relatives and friends attended her graveside services at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Saturday afternoon. More...