Surrounded by displays from the Black Heritage Youth Expo, students study and do their homework in an afterschool program at the Booker Center. The traveling heritage exposition included museum exhibits on black pioneers, astronauts, athletes, scholars, and artists. More...
More than 45 years after the construction of Wills Memorial Hospital, its governing board says the physical structure, particularly the plumbing, is "at the end of its useful life" and "regeneration" is becoming necessary in order to maintain the hospital's position in the community. More...
Accused Wilkes County cocaine dealer Nathaniel Cullars Jr. will stand trial in Federal court next week in Augusta. Cullars is charged with one count of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute stemming from an arrest by Washington Police in June, 2006. The trial, starting with jury se... 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...
T abitha Dolly Hearn's cat, died Tuesday, March 6. (It's a strange coincidence - Dolly was born on July 6, and died on June 6.) Tabby was Barbara and Carlton Hearn's indoor cat for almost 17 years. More...
TO THE EDITOR: We would like to provide accurate information regarding Georgia Senate Bill 173 which addresses intrastate pipelines (those constructed entirely in our state) in hopes of clarifying the incomplete misinformation being circulated in our area. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Tigers came back from a long break and smashed the Jefferson County Warriors 12-2 in a mercy-rule-shortened baseball game on Monday, March 12. The six-inning win put the Tigers at 3-1-1 for the season and set the stage for region competition which begins next week. More...
Funeral services for Mae Smith Butler, 89, of Tignall were held Friday, March 9, 2007, at the Independence United Methodist Church, Tignall, with Rev. Marvin Mason officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died March 5 in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
The Athens Recorder Ensemble will present a concert at the Washington Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon, March 18, at 4 p.m. The program, entitled "Recorder Music Through the Ages," will contain selections from the Renaissance, Baroque, Modern, Folk, and Jazz traditions. The hour-long progra... More...
Ava Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wright of Rayle, celebrated her first birthday on Saturday, March 3, with a party at her home. Her birthday was March 7. Ava and her family enjoyed her two-tiered carousel cake made by her grandmother, Mrs. Tim Stewart. A smaller cake in the same déco... More...
The next regular meeting of the Wilkes County Department of Family and Children Services Board of Directors will be held Tuesday, March 20, 10 a.m., at the Edward B. Pope Community Center. More...
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Open house tonight will discuss Whitehall area redevelopment