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Diabetic education meeting will begin monthly learning A Diabetic education meeting will be held at the Wills Memorial Hospital library at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 25. The meeting will focus on the learning needs of all persons with diabetes in the community. The group will continue to meet on a monthly basis at WMH. Future dates and times will be ... More ...
Deputy State Librarian David Singleton was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, January 16, when he discussed the public library system in Georgia, noting that the state was the first in nation to provide More ...
Barry McAvoy received his certificate of license to preach the gospel during the worship service at Fishing Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, December 24. The certificate stated that "God has called Barry D. McAvoy into the gospel ministry to preach as he may have opportunity and to exercise his gif... More ... Salvation Army ringers raise more than $5,200 At a meeting of the Wilkes County Unit of the Salvation Army on Friday, January 12, those attending heard a report of the success of the annual bell ringing and Christmas Kettle for the needy. The meeting was held at the Parish House of the Church of the Mediator with Albert W. Huyck Jr., Commander... More ... Arts Foundation sets '07 meeting Jan. 30 at library The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 30 at 6 p.m. at the Mary Willis Library, and members will vote for new officers for 2007. More ...
Matthew Rodriguez, a fourth grade student at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee. The school-level bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 19th annual National Geography Bee. More ...
Washington-Wilkes Middle School Students of the Month are (front row, l-r) Sentario Williams, Thomas Morgan, Jamieka Gresham (back) Trey McAvoy, Paige Partlow, and Milton James. Two students are chosen from each grade level for this honor. Students selected must have a positive attitude, a strong d... More ... CSRA's unemployment rate sees decrease in November The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) decreased 5.5 percent in November 2006, down seven-tenths of one percent from 6.2 percent in October. The area's jobless rate was 6.0 percent in November of 2005. More ... 'SOMETHING FOR NOTHING' WON'T WORK Minimum wage hike not an answer By DR. DIRK MATEER When something is offered to us for free, we become suspicious. Internet scams, all-expense paid vacations and interest-free loans all beg the question, "Where is the catch?" Read the fine print and the true cost becomes apparent. Increasing the minimum wage works the same way. The details are in ... More ... Food distribution planned Feb. 1 behind McDonald's The CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority Inc. will have a mass food distribution in Wilkes County on Thursday, February 1, at the McDonald's warehouse, 1024 East Robert Toombs Avenue, from 9 a.m. until all food is gone. The distribution is for low-income and elderly persons, serving a total of 125 ... More ... Seniors can get free legal help from GLSP Feb. 6 Members of the staff of the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) will be in Wilkes County to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a first-come, firstserved basis. Senior citizens 60 years of age or older who have a civil (non-criminal) legal issue may be able to receive help. A G... More ... Kaili Walker will spend year-long training in Phillipines with Avenue Capitol Group Kaili Walker, Thomson High School's 2003 valedictorian, departed to New York City on Thursday, January 11, for training before flying to Manila, Philippines, to complete a year-long internship with Avenue Capitol Group-Avenue Asia. Kaili is the granddaughter of James Ella Mays of Washington, and th... More ... Whitehead gets appointment as committee chair State Sen. Jim Whitehead (REvans) was appointed chairman of the Senate Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle for the 2007- 2008 term of the Georgia General Assembly. The Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee handles all legislation concerning the maintena... More ... Arbor Day Found. will give free trees to new members Ten free flowering trees will be given to each person from Georgia who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during January 2007. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation's Trees for America campaign. The ten trees are two White Flowering Dogwoods; two Flowering Crabapples; two Washi... More ... UGA workshop will help you grow your new food business Have you ever wondered what it would take to put your family heirloom recipe on the supermarket shelves? A one-day University of Georgia workshop will answer this and many more questions related to new food businesses. More ... GLSP to provide free legal help Feb. 6 at library The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) provides free legal help to low-income people with civil (non-criminal) legal problems. A person from the GLSP staff will travel to meet with people wanting this free legal help in Wilkes, Taliaferro, and Lincoln counties on the first Tuesday of each month... More ... Wilkes Cattlemen's Association will hold front pasture replacement sale on Jan. 27 The Wilkes County Cattlemen's Association will have a front pasture commercial replacement female cattle sale on Saturday, January 27, beginning at 12 p.m., at the Wilkes County Stockyard, Washington. Sales manager and auctioneer for the event is Mike Jones. More ... PHYSICIAN'S DRUG REVIEW CAN HELP Managing medication can be tough Dear Savvy Senior, My 71-year-old mother is having a hard managing and remembering all the different medications she has to take, and I'm worried she's taking way too many drugs. Any suggestions? Over Medicated Dear Medicated The challenges of managing medications can be difficult ... More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 This weird weather we are having is enough to make everyone sick and keep them sick. I wish we could just have spring, summer, fall, and winter. But I am not in command. God is. ..The Lunch and Learn Club of Rayle will meet Wednesday, January 24, at Rayle City Hall at 10 a.m. All interested ladies ... More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 An update on our stained glass window project at Phillips Mill Baptist Church: we are getting closer but not there yet. If you are interested in having a part and have not given yet, remember all checks need to be payable to the church and in the "for" section, please put stained glass window proje... More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 Here's some good news ... Vernilla and J.C. Clark are going to keep the Tignall Produce Market open every Saturday now. We are fortunate to have this place in town. They have fresh produce including cabbage, squash, apples, sweet potatoes, lemons and limes, and they also have books for children. .. More ... Steering Committee meets for planning of new cookbook The North Wilkes Steering Committee met at the Tignall Lunchroom Thursday, January 11, with the main item of business being the new cookbook being planned. The cookbook will be published in time for the Tignall Fall Festival in November. It will be a reprinting of the old Tignall PTA cookbook and ... More ... New rates necessary after abuse, misuse of lunchroom facility Because of several complaints during the last few weeks with regard to the abuse and misuse of the Tignall lunchroom facilities, the Tignall City Council has carefully considered this matter and it is with much regret that we feel it is necessary at this time to change the rate, deposit, and cut-of... More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 We had a good day at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday. Rev. Martin's message was from Luke 19:41-44 and he sang a special, "Three Rusty Nails," which was very touching. ..Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer and Mrs. Iris Dyson attended the program at Tignall Baptist Church Tuesday morning, then enjoye... More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 We had another good day at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday. Dr. Dupree's sermon was from Luke. After the worship service we had conference and that went well. Our budget and church officers and leaders were voted on and approved. Our homebound member for January is Mrs. Ethel Harris who now lives at... More ... |
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