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The third annual cousins gathering of the Edwards and Lyle families will be held in Taliaferro County March 16-18. All descendants and kinfolks of 19th Century Etheldred and Julia Ann Ogletree Edwards and of James and Mary Jane Lyle are invited to attend, along with any other interested persons. More ... Nancy Madden was hostess for the meeting of the Frances Wheelis Women on Mission of the First Baptist Church at her home on Monday evening, February 5. Mrs. Madden presided and Gail Stewart offered the opening prayer. Members read the WMU Watchword. More ... Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School seniors who made the honor roll for the second nine weeks are (front row, l-r) Lindley Hall, Krystle Kvalheim, James Cade, Joni Bruce, Diundra Doughty, Kelmetrus Wylie, (second row) Brantley Stevens, Molly Newsome, Elizabeth Duggan, Trey McCants, Clete Wilson, Taylor Echols, (third row) Jessica Watson, Maggie Cravens, Bonnie Roth, Kirby Wilson, Donna Dove, Meghan Arnold, (back) Les Robb, Jonathan Nickelson, Charlton Ware, and Trey Berry. Wright Gunter, Brittaney Gebing, and Chantel Huff were not present for the picture. More ... Madison Kay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dusty Kay, celebrated her second birthday on January 18. Madison was treated to a Georgia Bulldog party at her home on January 21. She and her guests enjoyed cake, ice cream, cookies, M&M's, and goldfish. The children enjoyed playing with sidewalk chalk and other toys. More ... Thomas Burriss, son of Trevin and Tracie Burriss, celebrated his eighth birthday on January 27. Thomas enjoyed a celebration with his second grade classmates at Washington- Wilkes Primary School on Friday, January 26. Ice cream and cookie cake were served and treat bags with candy were given to all his classmates. More ... Ella Kathryn Jackson, daughter of Casey and Jennifer Jackson, celebrated her second birthday on Sunday, January 28, at her home. Ella celebrated with a Tea Party theme festivities. Her birthday cake was enjoyed with ice cream and other party foods. More ... Ella Treadwell, daughter of Jeff and Amy Treadwell, was three years old on January 22. Ella, her parents and sister, Emily, celebrated with a birthday dinner at LaCabana on her birthday. She was treated to a pirate party in the Mary Callaway Burton Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church on Saturday, January 27. More ... Elizabeth Sutton Harper and Jeffrey Wayne Brannen of Jackson, Miss., exchanged wedding vows in an impressive ceremony Saturday, January 6, at 12 o'clock noon at the First Presbyterian Church in Macon. Rev. Dr. Derek Thomas of Jackson, Miss., officiated. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Dal Cronic of Suwanee and Mrs. Kim Vaughn of Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter, Stefanie Jade Cronic, to Trey Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyce C. Kennedy Jr. of Washington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cronic of Washington and the late Nell Ellis of Greensboro. More ... Ashley Branan, bride-elect of Brad Sheffield, was honored with a miscellaneous shower on Saturday, February 3, at the home of Mrs. William C. Johnson on East Robert Toombs Avenue. Joining Mrs. Johnson in entertaining were Mrs. W.F. Lindsey, Mrs. M. C. Adair, Mrs. William Smith, Mrs. Pauline Bell and Mrs. Olin Newby. More ... The Silver Streaks of First Baptist Church enjoyed a trip to Abbeville, S.C. on Saturday, February 3. The group arrived in Abbeville in time for lunch at Yoder's. After lunch they browsed around town enjoying the shops before gathering at the Opera House for the afternoon production, "Honky Tonk Angels". More ... A few spaces remain available for the community-wide CPR class hosted by the Wilkes County Emergency Medical Service on Saturday, February 10, in the Wills Memorial Hospital library. The class will be taught by Teresa Stockwell, paramedic with the Wilkes County EMS, and will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a break for lunch that may be purchased in the hospital café. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen Tyler of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter, Bindy Allyn, to Bryan Dennis Horner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen Horner of Roswell. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Clara P. McKinney and the late Thomas M. McKinney of McCormick, S.C., and Mrs. Mildred Tyler and the late Herman L. Tyler of Tignall. More ... Anissa Marxsen was honored at a baby shower on Monday evening, January 29, at the home of Mary Katherine Dyson hosted by Mrs. Dyson and Jennifer Jackson. Mrs. Marxsen was presented a corsage of Alstroemeria lilies. Delicious refreshments included cheese straws, ham biscuits, cake squares decorated with pink booties, and punch. More ... Edward Harris Blackmon III, son of Edward (Bubba) and Becky Roach Blackmon of Newnan, received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism during the morning worship service at Centenary United Methodist Church in Quincy, Fla., on Sunday, January 28. Dr. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell officiated. More ... J.T. Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mack of Tignall, celebrated his seventh birthday with a party at the Tignall Gym and Lunchroom on Saturday, January 13. His birthday was January 12. J.T. and his guests enjoyed party snacks, a pirate ship cake and ice cream. More ... Mr. and Mrs. John Parker Wills of Thomson announce the engagement of their daughter, Adrienne Sims, to Robert Stuart Pendley, son of Mrs. Kaye Varn Pendley of Waycross and Dr. Robert Alan Pendley of Huntsville, Ala. Miss Wills is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Barrett Cohen of Waynesboro and Dr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Wills Jr. of Washington. More ... Friends of the Mary Willis Library will bring their favorite characters from history and fiction to the meeting today, Thursday, February 8, at 3 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the library to present them to other Friends. More ... Curt Gammon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Gammon, was seven years old on January 23 and celebrated on several occasions. Curt and his parents took friends, Colton Bearse, Bailey Brock, Hunter Brock, Walker Moore, Thomas Morgan, Wes Tanner, and Garrett Tawzer, bowling at Masters Lane in Augusta on January 20. The boys enjoyed bowling, popcorn, drinks and birthday cake. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens enjoyed in the weekend in Clayton at Kingwood Golf Resort. .. Dr. Dan Duggan Jr. of Augusta visited Saturday with his mother, Mrs. Dan Duggan. .. Mrs. Steve Blackmon returned home Friday after a two week visit with her aunt, Miss Edna Wilkerson, in Roxboro, N. C. Steve Blackmon joined her there on Thursday and they visited Mr. and Mrs. Asa McNely in Salisbury, N.C. More ... Six members of the Washington High School Class of l952 met at the Mary Willis Library on January 27 to finalize plans for the presentation of a $500 scholarship to a 2007 graduating senior of Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School. This will be the first scholarship awarded from the Class of l952 Scholarship Fund established at the fiftieth reunion of the class on June 8, 2002. More ... |
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