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Blake Thomson, director of the Wilkes County EMS, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, August 7. Thompson gave members an overview of the history of the EMS in Wilkes County, its current operations, and he spelled out his goals for future service. More ...
Homecoming will be held at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday, August 12. Services will begin with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and the worship service at 11:00. A covered dish meal will be served in the fellowship hall following the services. More ... Special music, dinner planned at Fountain Campground Saturday Fountain Campground will have a covered dish dinner and special music service on Saturday, August 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The dinner will be served behind the tabernacle with ice, tea, and paper products provided. At 7:30 p.m. a special music service will be presented by the Warrenton First B... More ... Hall and Smith earn specialist degrees at Piedmont College Two Wilkes County students received degrees from Piedmont College at the July commencement ceremonies. Pamela Ware Hall and Gina Nicole Smith, both of Washington, each earned the Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree. Piedmont College is an independent liberal arts college of about 2,000 students ... More ...
Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Russell Morgan (left) told the Washington Rotary Club about the prospects for the 2008 WashingtonWilkes Tiger football season. He explained that the Tigers will be competing in Class AA again this year and that they will have only four scheduled home games... More ...
Kathy L. Ross was recently selected director of Area IV for U.S.D.A. Rural Development in Georgia. She oversees loan and grant programs for business, community facilities, water and waste and multi-family housing in 21 counties in East Central Georgia. She also supervises three local offices in Te... More ... Blood drive set for Thursday, Aug. 16 at First Methodist The Washington-Wilkes Community Blood Drive will be held Thursday, August 16, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at the corner of Spring and Liberty streets. The drive will be held in the fellowship hall. More ... GSP Post 17 troopers investigate 9 crashes for July in Wilkes Co. State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated nine traffic crashes during the month of July in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said the traffic accidents resulted in eight injuries. There were no fatalities. More ... Healthy daily habits help children's academic abilities While new clothes, pencils, paper and book bags are important to children as they return to school, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health reminds parents that healthy habits are also essential to a child's academic success. More ... Ga. DHR launches web site for grandparents raising grandkids Georgia has more than 92,000 grandparents raising their grandchildren, and to make it easier for them to findservices to help them, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) has launched a website dedicated to assisting them at www.dhr.georgia.gov/grg. More ...
This is one of the many puppies at the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter that are available for adoption. They are sweet friendly pups that very much need caring homes. The little female Rat Terrier in the July 19 issue of The News-Reporter is still up for adoption. More ... Broome to provide information on CBF during meeting Aug. 9 Frank Broome, a native of Washington and Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia, will be speaking in the Mary Willis Library Meeting Room on Thursday, August 9, at 6:30 p.m. More ...
The Youth Group of Phillips Mill Baptist Church reported great success with their spaghetti supper held at the church on July 18. More ...
By Camile Ronay Two years have passed since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Gulf Coast, carving a path of destruction from Texas to Florida. We are fortunate that several artists from New Orleans and the Mississippi Coast settled in our area to rebuild their lives and enhance our community. More ...
Carol McTier, owner of A Garden Party, cuts the ribbon on her Grand Re-Opening at the store's new location in the Fitzpatrick storefront at 14 West Square. "We have several new lines of merchandise -- baby items, T-shirts, a youth inspirational line and take-offs on logos such as John Deere," she ... More ... 'Physical Therapy for Senior' is Tea and Learn topic "Physical Therapy for the Senior Citizen" will be the featured topic at the Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn on Thursday, August 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the hospital café. Karen Smith, PT, and Bobby West, PTA, will be guest speakers for this segment of the Wills Memorial Wellness Program. More ...
By KRYSTLE KVALHEIM, intern reporter Mark Munns, Georgia Forestry Commission District 3 Ranger, spent a total of seven weeks in South Georgia during the recent wildfires.Munns is the Safety Officerfor Georgia Forestry Commission Type 2 Incident Management Team. His task included being responsible for safety of all personnel on fire. More ... |
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