Brittnay Turner, FCCLA president at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensine High School; John Lovvorn, FBLA president; and Debra Williamson, HOSA president; presented an $800 check to Dan Coxwell, a representative of the American Cancer Society, after the mo
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Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School and Washington- Wilkes Middle School will host a joint open house on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, for the parents and students of each school. Between the hours of 3:30 p.m. More...
Wills Memorial Hospital hosted its annual "Tour for Treats" on October 31. Approximately 40 children and grandchildren of hospital employees were taken on a tour through the hospital. More...
Sheriff Deputies Detric Jones and Luke Montgomery visited the Prekindergarten classes at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School last week to share Halloween safety tips with the students. More...
Pre-K Program Leads the Way in School Readiness
The Pre-K Program at Washington Wilkes Elementary School serves 100 four year old children. The Pre-K is in its fourth year on the elementary school campus, and it just seems to be getting better all the time! More...
The City of Washington will be doing its part to make the holiday season special for residents of the state's mental health and retardation hospitals, according to Mayor Willie Burns. More...
By Dr. Peter Rising Chief of Infectious Disease MCG Health System
Alarming news about staph, one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States, has been in the headlines lately. Staph is a common bacteria that is carried on the skin of 30 percent of the population. More...
lPierce Giltner of Chester, S.C., was a weekend guest of Pam and Rod Eaton and was one of the featured artists participating in the Fall ArtFest. lTheron and Frankie Wallace of Conyers visited Sunday with Norma Alice Wallace. More...
The Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring its first annual Christmas Tree of Love this month. "We're starting a new tradition," says Pat Niemann on behalf of the Auxiliary. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation will present the Washington Chorale in Handel's "Messiah" at the First Baptist Church, Washington, on Sunday, November 25, at 8 p.m. 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...
Caroline Danner, Community Relations Coordinator for the Wilkes Health Care Center, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, November 6. More...
Kewon H. Edwards has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve OfficersTraining Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington. More...
James Callaway, transportation director for Wilkes County Schools, showed the Washington Rotary Club a video dramatization of how a school bus hijacking might take place and what steps can be taken to prevent a hijacking and to handle one if it doe More...
The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School made treat bags for the students at Wilkes County Head Start and President Brittnay Turner delivered them on Wednesday, October 31. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation held an afternoon of Appetizers and Appraisals at Wisteria Hall recently. More...
Smokey Bear visited with the students at First United Methodist Pre-K on recently. Smokey and his helper, Ranger Lorenzo Lee, talked with the students about helping to prevent forest fires where Smokey and his friends live. More...
Dale McLendon visited Mrs. Dot Wolfe and Mrs. Corine Wallace. .Rosalyn Adams and John Beggs visited Allen Thurmond. .Visiting Mrs. Annie Kate Norman were Gerald Norman and Derek Free. .Mrs. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
We were glad to have Rev. Martin's son Larry with us at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday. He a missionary in Moldova and is on assignment in the United States and he was fortunate to be able to spend a couple of days with his parents. More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Dupree are back home after a month's vacation to sunny Florida. They had a wonderful trip and were able to attend the fall festival at Ebenezer Baptist Church Saturday evening. We all enjoyed that. More...
WOW! What a festival! It gets better every year. A huge crowd of people felt that they'd "rather be in Tignall" for the sixth annual fall festival at the old school grounds last Saturday. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
The children's choir of Phillips Mill Baptist Church was treated to a trip to Louisville Saturday afternoon to attend the corn maze. Bes Moore, music director, drove the church van. Mary Jane Scarborough, one of the mothers, went with them. More...
