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Children at Washington Heights enjoying a new playground and new equipment are (from left to right) Deondra Barksdale. Alkierra Davis, Destiny Barnes. Alesha Beharry, Shaquana Norman, Octavius Barnes, Darion Davis, Quinshayla Hearst, Braxton Jackson, and Jy'Keim Davis. More ... The older youth group of the Fishing Creek Baptist Church attended Weekend WOW at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa. More ... A Bailey-Latimer and allied families (Bell, Callaway, Leroy, etc.) reunion is planned for August 4 in the ballroom of the Fitzpatrick Hotel in Washington. An informal gathering for those arriving early will be held Friday night, August 3. More ... (Editor's note: The following was published as a feature story in a recent edition of Classic Chevy magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. Chan Drake is a lifelong resident of Wilkes County. More ... Lincoln and McCormick Counties invite the public to bring their boat, lawn chairs, American pride, and enjoy the 6th annual Thunder Over Thurmond Fireworks on Saturday, July 7. The fireworks display on Lake Thurmond will begin at 9:30 p.m. over the 378 bridge between Lincoln and McCormick Counties. More ... Robin Carter recently approached the USDA Rural Development Officeto request assistance in finding a home for her family. Her application was selected for processing and having met all of the requirements for assistance under the 502 loan program, she was deemed qualified for assistance. The Carter family is the featured homeowner for homeownership month. More ... Under the leadership of Amy Johnston, the First Baptist Church is planning a series of community craft nights for the next several weeks. Craft nights will be held, at the present, on Tuesdays at The Ark across the street from the church from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. More ... The CSRA Regional Development Center Area Agency on Aging, in collaboration with CSRA CARENET, an affiliate of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, will host the 4th Annual Faith & Aging Conference on Friday, August 17, 2007, at First Baptist Church of Augusta. The theme for this year's conference is "Grace through the Seasons of Life. More ... Every summer three of America's service academies, the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Co., conduct the Summer Seminar Program. More ... America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates "O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountains majesties above the fruited plains. America! America! God shed His grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea." . More ... I hope everyone had a nice Fourth of July holiday with celebrating, cookouts, and fireworks. I hope it was a safe one for everyone. .We enjoyed the nice little shower of rain we got last Monday afternoon. I enjoyed it so much while I sat on my porch and watched. We need more and many have not even gotten any. More ... Many friends attended the going away party for Rev. and Mrs. James Bland Saturday, June 23, held at the Georgia Baptist Association Mission Center on Jefferson Street in Washington and sponsored by the WMU. Rev. Bland was presented a beautiful plaque expressing thanks for his service as director of missions and was given a love offering from churches in the Association. More ... |
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