Dirt bike and ATV cross-country riders from all over the country have already begun to arrive at Aonia Pass Motocross Park for the season's first race weekend as bigtime off-road racing comes to back to town Aonia is hosting the second stop on CanAm Grand National Cross Country Series, the largest... More...
Some kids in Wilkes County will need more shots before school starts. The Wilkes County Health Department is reminding parents that new immunization rules take effect July 1 for both pre-K children and for those entering the sixth grade. Effective July 1, 2007, all children attending child care f... More...
Youth Leadership Wilkes members focused their peers' attention on health for a day last week as they led a Health Fair at Washington- Wilkes Comprehensive High School. More...
A diabetic support group will be meeting in the Wills Memorial Hospital Library at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 22. Each monthly meeting will focus on a topic of interest to diabetics who wish to control their blood sugar. The March meeting will look further into diet and nutrition. Recipes for diabetic... More...
D aylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11. That means we have to pay back that hour we gained last fall when we changed to Eastern Standard Time. Saturday, March 10, before we go to bed we need to set our clocks and watches ahead one hour. The next morning, 7 a.m. will be like 6 a.m.... More...
TO THE EDITOR: Your warm welcome all over town last week to Ex-President Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederacy, was something to behold. As the recipient of your hospitality I will never forget it. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Tiger baseball team is off to a good start with some impressive wins to begin their 2007 season. Most recently, the Tigers hammered perennial powerhouse Athens Academy, but earlier, and probably more satisfyingly, beat rival Lincoln County twice in as many games. More...
Funeral services for Mae Claude Sims, 95, were held at the Reeves Chapel Baptist Church Saturday, March 3, 2007, with Rev. Michael Gresham and Rev. James White officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died February 23 at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
The Rev. Paul L. Anderson will be the guest speaker at a special celebration service with family and friends at New Ford Baptist Church this Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m. Members of his congregation from Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, will accompany Rev. Anderson and will be New For... More...
Owen Anderson Denard Mr. and Mrs. John A. Denard of Naples, Fla., announce the birth of their son, Owen Anderson, on Thursday, February 15, at North Collier Hospital in Naples, Fla. Owen weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. He has a brother, Eli, who is two years old. 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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