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September 6, 2007
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Swimming pool study committee to report to city council Monday
The swimming pool study committee is expected to recommend to the Washington City Council that a "family aquatic center" is the best option for a city-built water recreation facility but that such an endeavor could cost the city some $40,000 per month to operate. More...
Getting shiny for the Cruise-In

Garston Townsend puts the last-minute elbow grease on his family's flivver, a Model A pickup, before Saturday's Fall Cruise-In on The Square. The Cruise-In is open to antiques, hot rods, muscle cars and collectibles, and there's a $7 registration fee. Admission is free to the public, and there wil... More...

W-W Elementary School preparing for VIP bus tour with big spruce-up, fix-up

Preparations are well underway for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education state-wide bus tour which will come to tour Washington-Wilkes Elementary School on Tuesday, September 25. "We want our kids and the whole school looking our best when they come through Washington-Wilkes," said ... More...


City council, mayoral races set for Washington, Tignall, Rayle

Local city races in Washington, Tignall, and Rayle are now set for the ballot after qualifying concluded Friday. At the end of qualifying Friday, two candidates for Washington mayor and six candidates for the Washington City Council have qualified to be on the ballot for the November election. More...


Ed Franklin announces his run for City Council District 2 seat

Downtown merchant Ed Franklin has announced his candidacy for a District 2 seat on the Washington City Council. Having moved to Washington four years ago, he said, he is proud to call this great town home. "There is an incredible sense of wonder about the town, but the most important aspect is th... More...


Wills Memorial lab again awarded CAP certification

The Wills Memorial Hospital laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent biennial inspection. Laboratory Director Doris Smith was advised of this national recognition and con... More...


 News
•New ministry plans outlined
Tena Blakey (center) and David Toburen (right) of God's Marketplace, Inc., were the guest speakers at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, September 3. Blakey, the future Thrift Store Manager, and Toburen, director of God's Marketplace, gave members an update of current o... More...
•Rotary Club gets pressroom demonstration
•'Washington Follies' rehearsals underway for fall production
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Bats, bees banished by Buzzy, B-Gone
When John Horton began the renovation of the old building at the corner of Court Street and North Jefferson Street (across the street from the Rider House), it was discovered that it was inhabited by hundreds of bats. More...
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 Opinions
•One-eyed Monster
Years ago even before it got as bad as it is now, this evangelist called television "the one-eyed monster." It gets worse as time goes along because of the insatiable greed and man's depravity to desire more and more immoral trash. Amen! More...
•Political Cartoon
•Vox Pop
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 Letters
•Letters to the Editor
Repeated thanks just not enough
Today I learned that there are truly some very honest people left in this world. One of them is here in Wilkes County. I live in McDuffie County and work at Wilkes Health Care Center. Today I went to the Family Dollar Store in Washington to pick up a few things. When I got back to work I discover... More...
•Thanks! There's no place like home
•Response to need opens eyes of Lisa Stroika family
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 Sports
•Tigers lose season opener to Warren County 33-13
Last Friday night the Washington- Wilkes Tigers started the 2007 regular season with a 33-13 loss to Warren County. The Tigers played well, but the lack of experienced players showed when matched up against the 14 seniors of Warrenton. Washington has only three seniors, only one of whom has starte... More...
•Southern Fried Football
•Lady Tigers beat Irish again, start region play this week
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 Obituaries
•Iris Albea Norman
Funeral services for Iris Albea Norman, 78, of Lincolnton were held Saturday, September 1, 2007, at the Hephzibah Baptist Church with Rev. Allen Danner and Rev. Paul Reviere officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died August 29 in an accident. More...
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 Personalities
•Dionne Lachelle Forbes weds Norman Cornelius Mills Jr.
Dionne Lachelle Forbes and Norman Cornelius Mills Jr. of Fayetteville, N.C., exchanged vows in an impressive double-ring ceremony Saturday, July 28, at two o'clock in the afternoon at Springfield Baptist Church in Washington. Rev. Dennis Joe Quinn of Washington officiated. More...
•Samantha Armour honored at lingerie shower August 18
•Chloé and Owen Roy celebrate birthdays with family, friends
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 Don't Forget
•Don't Forget
Brinkley's Chapel Baptist Church will have revival services September 3-7, 7:30 p.m. each evening with Rev. Dante Smith as guest minister for the week. A homecoming service will be held Sunday, September 9, 2 p.m. More...
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