Washington-Wilkes Middle School Students of the Month are (front, l-r) Kelsey Brooke, Andre Crane, (back) Nick Cox, Hollie Huffman, and Sarah Echols (absent from the picture is Alyssa Stockwell).
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State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated five traffic crashes during the month of April in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said the traffic crashes resulted in three injuries. More...
There will be a meeting of the Diabetic Support Group on Thursday, May 17, in the Wills Memorial Hospital Library at 2 p.m. The monthly meetings focus on topics of interest to diabetics wishing to control their blood sugar. More...
Nunnally tells Career Explorers not to give up on their dreams
By W-WMS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS
A recent guest of Gloria Rhodes' Career Explorations eighth graders was Don Nunnally. He is known by many of us in Washington as our weekend postman. However, he has had a wide variety of work experiences and life experiences. More...
I Feel Bad About My Neck By NORA EPHRON
Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT
Nora Ephron, with several books to her credit, is prob ably better known as a screen writer and director. More...
The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners is expected to reject the Wills Memorial Hospital Authority's proposal for the county to "co-sign" the bond issue for the regeneration of the hospital. More...
The annual Farm Safety Camp sponsored by the Wilkes-Lincoln Farm Safety Committee will be held Tuesday, May 22, at the McGill- Woodruff Ag Center in Washington beginning at 8:30 a.m. More...
Those who care about trees will find advice on pruning and related topics in The National Arbor Day Foundation's free booklet, "How to Prune Young Shade Trees." From pruning in the early years of a tree's life, to learning how to strengthen trees More...
The Wilkes County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will be conducting an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class beginning June 12, and continuing through February 2, 2008. More...
Since January 2006, a group of Georgia educators has worked to develop and implement a new Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) for students with significant cognitive disabilities. More...
In recognition of outstanding sales achievement in 2006, United Country - Griggs Realty of Washington has been presented with the company's President's Honor Group Award. More...
The rain which started Friday night with a lot of lightning and thunder was a welcome relief to a lot of people unless they had hay cut on the ground. I'm sure we need a lot more. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232
MOTHERS "Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
Congratulations and best wishes to all of our Washington-Wilkes 2007 high school seniors. More...
By TOM CORWIN Augusta Chronicle staff writer
In the end, not even death and a 16-year delay were enough to keep Dolly Hearn from getting the degree she earned from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. More...
Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School will have Honors Day 2007 on Monday, May 14, at 9 a.m. in the school gymnasium. More...
