This is one of the many cute puppies at the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter. They call this little female "Cupcake." She is so sweet. She needs a loving home.
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The public is invited to enjoy "Holiday on the Hill" tours of Hickory Hill on Saturday, December 8, or Saturday, December 15, 2007. Hickory Hill, the historic home of Populist Senator Thomas E. More...
The Eta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi donated $7,000 to Wills Memorial Hospital to be used to purchase IV infusion pumps to dispense pain medication for cancer patients. More...
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The motto for this school year at Washington Wilkes Middle School is "Standards-based Learning: New Year, A New Way…with New Results." In order to maintain a high standard of academic excellence, WWMS has administered the Iowa Test of Basic More...
Applications for the year 2008 Brown Bag program sponsored by the Golden Harvest Food Bank will be taken at the Wilkes County Senior Center, 108 Marshall St., Washington, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Thursday and Friday, December 6 and 7. More...
Wilkes County's EMA Director Alan Poss (left) spoke to the Washington Rotary Club at its regular meeting on Thursday, November 15, and told members that Wilkes County is "better off" than much of the state was far as drought conditions go. More...
Get ready to open your hearts and your pocketbooks… The Washington-Wilkes Humane Animal Society's "Silent Auction Extravaganza" will take place Saturday, December 8, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the VFW. More...
The Iris Garden Club met Tuesday, November 13, at the Church of the Mediator Parish House with Karen Stubbs presiding. Mrs. Stubbs called the meeting to order. More...
The Episcopal Church of the Mediator will once again be the scene for the Bazaar and Christmas luncheon produced by the Women of the Church (and some of the men.) The event will be held on Saturday, December 1, with the Bazaar opening at 10:30 a.m More...
Harrison Barnett Jr. recently wrote physics experiment which NASA would have to research because rocket is involved going into space. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
I would like to wish a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday to all. May each of us praise God from whom all blessings flow. .Thanks to Dolores McAvoy for the beautiful flowers Sunday at Phillips Mill Baptist Church. More...
Michele and David McAvoy and Morgan and Tim Echols hosted an over-the-hill birthday party for John Yochim last Saturday night at the McAvoy home. There was a large variety of party foods and of course the birthday cake. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
I hope everyone has a very nice Thanksgiving. It's so good when families can get together on special days. We all have so much to be thankful for. .Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer attended the Thanksgiving luncheon at Tignall Baptist Church Tuesday. More...
A Washington practitioner in the burgeoning nursing home industry presented a message of both warning and praise regarding ways to obtain the best of health care for the rapidly growing population of dependent senior citizens. More...
After serving for 18 years as the Assistant for Environmental Restoration in the Officeof the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment in Washington, D.C., Rick Newsome retired from this post on November 2. More...
Annually, the observance of Thanksgiving signals the beginning of the holiday season and the winding down of another year. More...
The Washington Chorale, directed by Shirley Gunter and made up of 42 Wilkes County singers, is rehearsing for the presentation of Handel's oratorio, Messiah, to be presented on Sunday evening, November 25, at 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. More...
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