Red Ribbon Week at Washington- Wilkes Primary School took place October 22-25.
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During the week of October 22-25, Washington-Wilkes Middle School joined many schools across the nation in promoting a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. "Red Ribbon Week is about encouraging kids to be drug-free and marking the progress we've made. More...
The annual Optimist Club Friend of Youth Auction and Barbecue will be held Thursday, November 15, at the VFW Post 5899 home on Andrew Drive in Washington. More...
Wills Memorial Hospital will host a Lunch and Learn Thursday, November 8, at 12 p.m. in the hospital library. Dr. Lester Johnston of Med-Link Washington will be speaking on Restless Leg Syndrome, otherwise known as RLS. More...
The popular annual Rotary Pancake Supper will be held this Friday, November 2, at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School cafeteria beginning at 5 p.m. and tickets are now available. More...
Dr. Tim Drake of Clemson University will be the featured speaker at the Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation quarterly meeting at 2:30 in the afternoon on Sunday, November 4, at the Robert Toombs House. Dr. More...
The Rhetta Gresham-Terry Bennett Saggus Women on Mission of the First Baptist Church met in the Jesse Mercer Chapel on Thursday, October 4. Helen Miller opened the meeting in prayer in the absence of Gladys Reese, facilitator. More...
Congressman Paul Broun has announced the opening of his District Officesin Toccoa, Athens and Evans/Augusta. More...
Students at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School celebrated Red Ribbon Week October 22-26. To begin the week, all students, faculty, and staff pledged to be drug free by signing their name on a red paper chain. More...
Congressman Paul Broun has announced the public launch of his officialHouse of Representatives website. More...
The Wilkes County 4-H Dairy Club participated in two shows this fall - the Gwinnett County Fair in Lawrenceville and the Georgia National Fair in Perry. More...
Just three days before the Revolutionary War Battle of Kettle Creek, the "Fight at Vann's Creek" in Elbert County gave Tories loyal to the British a taste of the defeat to come. More...
A Columbia County judge will be in Wilkes County next Monday and Tuesday to warn parents and teens about now-illegal acts that they may not know are criminalized. More...
Polls open across Wilkes County at 7 a.m. Tuesday to elect mayors and councilmen in Washington, Tignall, and Rayle, and to approve the continuation of SPLOST throughout the county. More...
On Tuesday, voters in Washington's District 2 get to do something that's a little unusual - they get to vote for their favorite two candidates out of the four running. More...
Residents of this trailer were burning trash on a windy day Monday, and set fireto acres of woods near Rayle on Martin Echols Road. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
I understand that there was a real good turnout at this year's 223rd annual fall meeting of the Georgia Baptist Association held at County Line Baptist Church. There were over a hundred in attendance for the day meeting which began at 10 a.m. More...
Allen Thurmond's visitors were John Beggs, Arthur Graves, Laura Houpt, Rosalyn Adams, and James E. Echols. .Johnny Gresham, Virginia and William Feyerbend, and Katherine Melson visited Mrs. Sara Gresham. .Visiting Mrs. More...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
We had a wonderful service at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday morning. Everyone is enjoying having Rev. Jim Newsome as our pastor and his wife, Karan, with us in the church family. Rev. Newsome brought an inspiring message. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
We go from family reunions to fall festivals. This is a favorite time of the year for young and old. There have been many fall festivals or fall parties over the last weekend. More...
Dr. Sophia Bamford (left) and Joan Baker, Tignall Homemakers Club members, are shown with the beautiful completed quilt to be given away Saturday at the Tignall Fall Festival. More...
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