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The 30th Annual Wilkes County 4-H Awards Banquet was held Saturday, March 24, in the cafeteria of Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School. Using as a theme, "4-H Night at the Oscars," officers of the 4-H County Council and board members presided during the presentation of awards, entertainment... More ... 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 ... Bonnie Bounds tours London on study of Sherlock Holmes' era Bonnie Bounds, a freshman Honors student at the University of Georgia, recently joined fellow students traveling to London as part of the Honors Colloquia Seminar "Sherlock Holmes and the Victorian Culture." The trip was designed to study the insights into late-nineteenth-century Britain provided ... More ...
Little Bitty Lies By MARY KAY ANDREWS Reviewed by ANITA LATIMER May Kay Andrews is the pseudonym of Atlantabased author Kathy Trocheck, primarily known for her Callahan Garrity series. Trochek earned a degree in newspaper journalism from the Univer- sity of Georgia and later spent 11 years as a reporter for The More ... Georgia Forestry Association to fight private pipeline company exemptions The Georgia Forestry Association has announced that it will oppose legislation already approved by the Georgia State Senate that would exempt private pipeline companies from many of the restrictions and conditions currently in place for the location of new petroleum pipelines. According to associat... More ... Wilkes 4-H horse judging team attends Clemson training clinic Carly Cosby, Karlee Feist, Megan Gowan, and Andrea Hill, all members of the Wilkes Couty 4-H horse judging team, attended a horse judging training clinic at Clemson University on March 31. The workshop included training on conformation, hunter under saddle, western pleasure, horsemanship, reining, ... 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 ... Wells and Andrews feted at picnic, shower March 31 Engaged couple Jillian Wells and Adam Andrews were feted at a cookout picnic and couple's shower at the home of Tom and Gail Duggan on South Alexander Avenue Saturday, March 31. Co-hosts with the Duggans were Mel and Sunshine McBride of Kennesaw; Krista Smith of Monroe; Wilson Long, Jeff and Amy Tr... More ... Unemployment rates down as Georgia adds 20,000-plus jobs The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) decreased to 5.4 percent in February, down threetenths of one percent from 5.7 percent in January. Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate decreased to 4.4 percent in February, down t... More ...
Rick Smith, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Wilkes County (left), was the newest member to be inducted into the Washington Kiwanis Club at the club's regular meeting on Tuesday, April 3. Smith served in the U.S. Army, three years with 82nd Airborne Division and one y... More ...
Girls and their mothers attended a "Celebrate You!" workshop held at Washington-Wilkes Middle School on March 27 facilitated by the Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia. Girls learned how advertising can influence self-esteem and also participated in exercises highlighting communication skills. Refresh... More ... Wilkes Co. students listed for Briarwood Academy honors John Hammond, headmaster of Briarwood Academy, has announced the students who have been named to the honor roll and the merit list for the third nine weeks grading period of the 2006-2007 school year. Students named to the honor roll must have maintained a grade point average of 90 or above with n... More ...
Elizabeth Duggan, a 2007 graduating senior at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, attended a leadership conference at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro on Saturday, March 3. To be invited to participate in the conference, students must have scored a minimum of 110 on the SAT, and ... More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232 I wonder how many of you are old enough to remember hearing the peep, peep, peep of the little Easter chickens at Harper's 5 & 10 store on The Square in Washington? They always had all colors of little chickens for you to buy for your children at Easter. They also had ducks. I bought a cute little ... More ... Wilkes Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends Guests of Mrs. Isolene Sims were Barbara Jones, Betty Booker, Caressa Smith, Kimberly Kendrick, Lady Richardson, Bessie Porter, Raymond Porter, Mamie Gartrell, Jesse Gartrell, Lisa Gartrell, Lucille Sims, Azaree Fitzgerald, Gertrude Kenlow, Rev. Bixley, Grady Sims, and Willie Porter. ..Jean Buffor... More ... Harper's Personal Care residents enjoy visiting with family, friends Wilbur and Ouida Maney or Tignall visited residents and sang. Rev. Dale Fincher, pastor of the Tignall Baptist Church, presented a devotional. William Johnson visited the residents. Dan Corbett was the guest speaker. All of the residents enjoyed Bible study with the Washington Baptist group and Alb... More ...
Senior honor roll students are (front row, l-r) Diundra Doughty, Krystle Kvalheim, Lindley Hall, Charlton Ware, Meghan Arnold, Bonnie Roth; (second row) Nathaniel Cullars, Ashley Higgins, Maggie Cravens, Jessica Watson, Elizabeth Duggan, Trey Berry, (third row) Brantley Stevens, Donna Dove, Trey McC... More ...
Marvin Goldman, CEO of Wills Memorial Hospital (right), was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 3. He was introduced by the Larry Burton, chairman of the Wills Memorial Hospital Authority. More ... Donna Hardy attends leadership training for commissioners Wilkes County Commissioner Donna Hardy attended the Association County Commissioners of Georgia CCAP Leadership Institute in Athens last week. The three-day Leadership Institute, co-sponsored by ACCG and the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government, featured nationally recognize... More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 Happy Easter; happy spring; happy happy everything! Happy April - it's spring. ..This has been a busy week for me and a tiring one. As I get older I find less time to get all the things I want to do done. Does anyone else have this problem? Anyway, I had a nice weekend and got some much needed res... More ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 The children are enjoying a muchneeded break from school for spring holidays. The shower of rain Sunday afternoon was also a much-needed break and I enjoyed sitting on my porch and watching it. ..Newtown Baptist Church will begin with breakfast Easter Sunday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m. This will be foll... More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 Remember the special Easter morning services to be held at Phillips Mill Baptist Church, beginning at 8:30 a.m. down near the old baptismal pool. You might want to bring a folding chair from home. Immediately following the service, breakfast will be served in the fellowship hall. At 10 a.m. Sunday ... More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 I'd like to remind our members and friends that this Sunday is Easter and we want you to come and join us at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church. During worship service we will observe the Lord's Supper. After services a covered dish meal will be served, and if the weather permits, there will be an egg... More ...
4-H members entertaining and receiving recognition at the annual banquet on Saturday night, March 24, included (clockwise from top right) Katie Trimm, 4-H adult leaders receiving gifts of appreciation, Angela Broome and Josh McLeroy, Leslie Souther, 4-H County Council Members, Michael Edwards, Laur... More ...
Washington's Dixie Lee Trimm (left) was congratulated by Optimist International's Lt. Gov. Dan Parker on winning the Zone 6 Optimist Oratorical Contest in Athens last week. Blaine Wooten (right) of Athens was the boy's winner. Sponsored by the Washington Optimist Club, Dixie Lee will go on to compe... 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 ... 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 ...
This friendly white female dog is one of the many nice dogs that are at the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter awaiting good homes. She is spayed and neutered and ready for a good home. Call the animal shelter at 706-678- CATS, or visit the shelter on Brown Road. More ... GSP troopers report 8 crashes, one death on Wilkes Co. roads State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated eight traffic crashes during the month of March in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said the traffic crashes resulted in seven injuries and one traffic death. More ... |
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