200 hooks expected for Young Farmers tractor pull Saturday
      The sounds of thunder will return this weekend as the Wilkes County Young Farmer Truck and Tractor Pull will be held Saturday at the new facility off Highway 78 at Big Cedar Road in Aonia. This is the second pull of the season in northeast Georgia, said organizer Eric Holton...
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Tigers enter playoffs Friday for best 2-of-3 at Callaway
      The Washington-Wilkes Tigers baseball team will enter the first round of the state playoffs this Friday, May 11, against the Callaway Cavaliers near LaGrange. The first game of the scheduled doublehearer will begin at 3 p.m. to be followed immediately by the second game. The...
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Wrestlers receive awards at annual banquet April 29
      The Washington-Wilkes Tiger wrestling team held its awards banquet on Sunday, April 29, recognizing all levels of the program for their achievements during the past year. Coach Juan Ramos awarded certificates and pins to USA wrestlers and acknowledge the growth of the youth ...
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Headed for state
      Ali Dyson, a senior at Briarwood Academy and daughter of George and April Dyson of Washington, and her doubles partner, placed third in Region 1-AA tennis and have qualified for the state match.
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Four Tigers qualify for state in 7 events and will compete in Jefferson May 10-12
      Tiger athletes claimed six first places at the region track meet and four will be advancing to the state meet this week. (Low-res photos provided by W-WCHS) The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School boys track and field team took second place at the region track mee...
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Ump provides 'Big League Umpiring Experience'
      MLB umpire Marvin Hudson (right), Major League Baseball umpire from Washington, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, May 8, where he discussed the purposes and operation of "Blue for Kids, Inc.," an organization he founded ab...
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