It's hard to believe that it's already time for action on the diamond but the Washington-Wilkes Tigers have already been at work honing their skills and earning their positions in preparation for the 2007 baseball season. Competition in Class AA is likely to be tougher than the Tigers have seen in r... More...
The Wilkes County Board of Education, in its regular February meeting Tuesday night, saluted high achievers from the middle school band and the Youth Leadership Program, and considered joining with other Georgia school systems to press the state for adequate funding. More...
As Wilkes County prepares to take part in the annual statewide severe weather exercise on Friday morning, the local emergency management agency is reminding families to plan now for bad weather later this spring. More...
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...
I hope many of you saw the mag nificent rainbow just before sun down Tuesday of last week. We had just had a thunderstorm and it had begun to clear and the sun was going down. I've seen a lot of rainbows in my many years, I think this one was the most vivid and spectacular of any of them. More...
In Wilkes County we have Mule Day, Tour of Homes, Cruise-In, Music and Art Festival, Fourth of July Celebration, the Summer Jump-Off, Revolutionary War Days, and others. What other kinds of festivals or celebrations would you like to see here? More...
Whether the ground hog saw his shadow or not, it's still winter outside and the temperature is a little nippy. But the daffodils are blooming and there's just enough of a hint of spring in the air to signal the beginning of Tiger baseball season. More...
Virginia DeVaughn Peniston, 102, died Monday, February 19, 2007, in Atlanta. A memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Washington-Wilkes on Saturday, March 3, at 2 p.m. Mrs. Peniston was born in Montezuma, and was the daughter of the late McLendon Sherwood DeVaughn... More...
Harvest Time Christian Center on the North By-Pass in Washington will sponsor a gospel singing to benefit Sheriff Gary Rogers and his family. The singing will be held on Saturday, February 24, at 7 p.m. Appearing on the program will be Paul Whitfield, recording gospel songs as "Servant," from Com... More...
These men and women will serve on the Georgia Angus Association board of directors and are pictured at the 2007 Georgia Angus Association Annual Meeting and Banquet held January 27 in Athens, Georgia. They are (seated, l-r) David Echols, Hull, director; Christy Page, Winder, secretary treasurer; Car... More...
The toll free Dial-A-Prayer number is 1-877-337-7785. .. The Washington-Wilkes Parks & Recreation Fifth Annual Cheerleading Competition 2007 will be held Saturday, March 24, 11 a.m. .. More...
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