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High school courses may get credit at Ga. technical colleges Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School students who enter a technical college within two years of high school graduation may be eligible for college credit based on courses they took in high school. "Articulation" allows high school students to transfer credit for certain high school course w... More ... WLTCo. to audition for female version of 'The Odd Couple' The Washington Little Theater Company will hold auditions for the female version of "The Odd Couple," summer production of the theater. The play, which according to Bolton Lunceford, is Neil Simon's funniest play, has parts for six adult women, and two men. More ...
Kyle Brown, of the USDA's Farm Service Agency in Wilkes County, and chairman of the Wilkes County Planning Commission, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, March 27. He told those in attendance about what agriculture does for Wilkes County. More ... Registration has already begun for WLTCo. summer drama camp Registration for this year's Summer Drama Camp at the Washington Little Theater has already begun. Instead of the usual two-week camp, this year's camp will be three weeks. As always, all students completing kindergarten through the twelfth grade are invited to attend. More ...
The Wilkes County Republican Party Convention was held last Saturday, March 24, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Wilkes County Courthouse, with the purpose of electing the 2007-2009 officers. Also, Lee C. Benedict Jr. More ...
The Shape Shifter By TONY HILLERMAN Reviewed by PEGGY BARNETT One can tell how well-known and popular an author is by how big his name on the book cover is, compared to the title. "Tony Hillerman" is in big red letters on this one, above the title. Hillerman has written many suc- cessful mystery novels, as well as several non-fiction books. He is a "Special... More ...
Third graders at Washington- Wilkes Primary School presented a musical play titled "Geology Rocks!" by Ron Fink and Jon Heath at the school on March 6. The play was a culminating experience for the third grade s c i e n c e study of rocks and minerals. More ... FBC offers scholarship available to fine arts students from Wilkes The First Baptist Church of Washington invites any high school or college student who is a resident of Wilkes County and is majoring in or intends to major in the area of fine arts to apply for the Troupe M. Harris, Jr. Scholarship for the 2007- 2008 academic year. More ... Wilkes teachers to attend academy on biotechnology Jennifer Atkinson and Nathan Heaton have been accepted as participants in the Biotechnology Summer Academy to be held at Athens Technical College in June of this year. The Biotechnology Summer Academy will be a "hands on" training workshop for teachers to learn how to use biotechnology equipment i... More ... 'Writing About Your Life' course offered for Learning in Retirement As its final spring course, the Washington Chapter of Learning in Retirement offers "Writing About Your Life" in two sessions led by Peggy Barnett. The first class is scheduled for Monday, April 2, at 2 p.m., in the Parish House of the Church of the Mediator. The final sessions will be Monday, Apr... More ... Sen. Johhny Isakson co-sponsors new Freedom of Information laws U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (RGa.) has announced that he again will co-sponsor legislation to promote accountability, accessibility, and openness in government by strengthening and enhancing the Freedom of Information Act of 1966, known as FOIA. The legislation, introduced on March 13 by Senators ... More ...
The Washington-Wilkes High School Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) attended the 58th annual Georgia FBLA State Leadership Conference March 16-18 in Athens, Georgia, with over 3,000 Georgia FBLA members present. More ...
At the invitation of the Hawaii Baptist Academy, two couples from Washington were guests of the faculty, administration and alumni for a week of history and status reports in Honolulu. Dr. Joe Harris and his wife Dot and Dr. Jim Granade and his wife Janet toured the two academy campuses and visite... More ...
Demetria Ferguson and Natasha Parks stop to pose while browsing the many racks of scrubs at the first uniform sale of the year sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. C & J Medical Supply brought an assortment of uniforms and shoes from their store in Milledgeville for the sale which wa... More ...
Jackson Armour, son of Tracy and Denise Armour, brought his show season to an end at the Washington Area Steer and Heifer Show where his heifer was first in its weight class and Reserve Champion in the "Other Breeds" category. Jackson also participated in the Junior National Livestock 4-H & FFA Liv... More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 Dave and Beverly Garrett Barney of Concord, Mass., are at the Garrett farm for a few weeks. Wesley and Mary Garrett and granddaughters, Charlie and Alex, visited for the day last Sunday. Arriving on Tuesday to spend the rest of the week was Dave's brother, Steve Barney of Pinehurst, N.C., and Lake ... More ...
A note was received from Margaret Adams, widow of Sam Adams, giving us an up-to-date report on Mrs. Helen Adams whom we all remember in Tignall as our piano teacher. Margaret says Miss Helen is 97 years old and lives at Northside Health Care, 700 Hutchen Avenue, Gadsden, Ala. 35901. More ... Cousins hold reunion at Henderson home, had 'lots of laughter' There was a cousins reunion at Sara Frances Henderson's home on Saturday. Of course all the Rhodes brothers and sisters were there. They all had lunch of the delicious barbecued chicken plates that Beulah Baptist Church sold. Then they all got together at the home of Sara Frances. More ... Lots of zippers let out after Saturday's big country cooking meal Okay, so an amateur food critic visited Fishing Creek's Country Cooking Supper. In fact, a lot of people showed up, endowed with very good appetites, and a hankering for home cooking! Despite all the statistics thrown at us that no one is cooking at home any more, these cooks prepared food like th... More ... Wilkes Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends Susan Hargrove visited Mrs. Elizabeth Ivey. ..Visiting George Mercier were Melissa Quinn, Alvina Quinn, Carl Quinn, and Hattie M. McManus. ..Guests of Mrs. Sara E. Walton were Shirley Crocker, Linda Garrett, and Barbara Thornton. ..Joe Wilkinson's visitors were Edna M. Gresham, Hattie M. McManus, a... More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 We will have regular services on Easter Sunday, April 8, at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church. After worship service we will have a covered dish meal. Make plans to be with us. ..Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer and Mrs. Iris Dyson attended the Country Cooking Supper at Fishing Creek Baptist Church Saturda... More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 We have really been enjoying the pretty weather that God has given us. Springtime is here and it is such a pretty season with flowers blooming and the grass and trees are pretty and green. Birds are singing their pretty tunes and I have been enjoying sitting on my porch. .. More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 Phillips Mill Baptist Church plans special Easter Sunday morning services, beginning at 8:30 a.m. with an early morning service followed by breakfast in the fellowship hall. (Please sign up in the vestibule.) At 10 a.m. there will be Sunday School for all ages. At 11 a.m. the worship service will f... More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 Happy Spring! Isn't it nice to see the budding of the trees, pretty flower, and the sunshine. It got kind of hot Saturday (82 degrees) and Sunday here in Aonia. Of course, with spring we endure the pollen and it's awful. Everyone seems to have a cough, cold, hoarseness, etc. It's kind of hard to ge... More ... Harper's Personal Care residents enjoy visiting with family, friends Josephine Smith enjoyed a shopping trip with her sister Jacqueline. ..Mrs. Genelle Gill was visited by Mable Edwards and Patsy Winn. ..Shirley Beard went to visit her husband with Rachel Beard. .. While Doris Rhodes took her mother, Mrs. Lois Flynt, riding they visited with Mrs. Flynt's other daugh... More ...
'Crossover Day' is one of session's longest With only 11 meeting days remaining in the 2007 Session, the General Assembly continues to wrestle with several major issues. The Special Committee on Certificate of Need completed its work this week with the passage of House Bill 568. More ... New Salem Baptist Church will have an Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 8, at 6 a.m. with Pastor Robert Crawford as the speaker. Breakfast will be served following the service. .. More ... Top students get recognition at Nat Greene Acad. Several Wilkes County students received awards for their academic study at Nathanael Greene Academy for the third quarter. Students named to the headmaster's list for making 90 and above in all subjects were Olivia Bailey, Jake Echols, and Ash Gabriel, first grade; Easton Smith, second grade; Will... More ... Whitehall residents surveyed see strong need to clean up, tear down deteriorated properties The results from surveys conducted last week at an open house for the Southwest Washington Redevelopment Plan have been compiled, and a strong majority of those Whitehall area residents surveyed said that there was a problem and that change was needed. More ...
All of Washington stops for the annual celebration of Washington-Wilkes Little League Day Saturday. The day began with a parade from W-WCHS, to Depot Street, down Robert Toombs Avenue all the way to Ashley Park. After opening ceremonies at Ashley Park, ball players and their families enjoyed food a... More ... Get tickets now for Hillary Lindsey benefit concert set for Sat., April 28 at Washington Country Club More than 300 tickets have already been sold to hear Hillary Lindsey, Washington's own Grammywinning songwriter, in concert on Saturday night, April 28, and a CD of her music will soon be available. More ... Crosswalk violations will get 'zero tolerance' from police Washington Police Chief Mike Davis says that there is a zero tolerance approach to motorists approaching pedestrians in Washington crosswalks. "The Washington Police Department is committed to this issue to lessen the chance of avoidable accidents. All violators will be cited, and no warning citat... More ...
Dr. David M. Hagins will begin conducting gynocology (GYN) clinics at Wills Memorial Hospital's Specialty Center on Monday, April 2. In addition to seeing patients in the clinic, Dr. Hagins will also do procedures and surgery at Wills Memorial Hospital. More ...
A wrecker prepares to remove a car driven by Kathleen Callaway that crashed into the CSRA Home Health Agency office building Thursday. Miraculously, no one was injured when the car went through the wall an into a desk which had been occupied just moments before, office workers said. Police Chief Mi... More ... |
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