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Joe Barnett to do low country boil at Mule Day Sat. Joe Barnett Jr. will be cooking his famous Cajun Style Shrimp Boil at Mule Day Saturday at Callaway Plantation. The event will benefit Georgia TASC and will cost $10 per plate, including the drink of choice. More ... Auditions Oct. 30 for 'Fiddler' production to stage in April '08 The Washington Little Theater Company will be presenting the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in April 2008. Auditions for the show will be held at The Playhouse on North Alexander Avenue Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in being a part of the performance is asked to be present fo... More ... 'Georgia Traveler' to feature local area Friday at 9 p.m. Washington-Wilkes is included on this week's episode of Georgia Traveler on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). The crew will be roaming the Atlanta Highway, exploring U.S. 78 from Lithonia to Washington- Wilkes. Keely and David enjoy outdoor activities at Davidson- Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve... More ... Post 17 GSP troopers post roundup of area September activity State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 13 traffic crashes during the month of September in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said troopers from Post 17 also issued 115 traffic citations in the county during the month. More ...
Third grade students learned about habitats in Georgia on a recent trip to the McDuffie Environmental Education Center in Dearing, Georgia. Kim Bearse's class enjoyed viewing plants and animals in the ponds at the State Fish Hatchery. More ... Callaway family historian to sign books at Mule Day; 'Callaways of Western Wilkes' released last month Genealogist and family historian Samuel Taylor Geer will appear Saturday, October 13, at the 27th Annual Mule Day Heritage Festival at Callaway Plantation to sign copies of his new book, Callaways of Western Wilkes County, Georgia: More ... Bandsmen play at county-wide meeting Sixteen Tiger Band members gave up sleeping late Monday morning on their day off from school to perform for the opening of the Washington- Wilkes Schools county-wide meeting. The students performed many selections for faculty and staff members. The performance was declared a great way to start a... More ...
"Good Citizens" for September at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School are (front row, l-r) Tyreke Burnette, Teyon Tate, Morgan Johnson, Timiyah Gladmon, Tyesha Dye, (middle row) Kristen Maddox, Meredith Gunter, Emoby Tolbert, Emily Connell, Montell Walton, (back) Ya'Kweisha Lackey, Rebekah Combs, C... More ... Hospital to host Tea and Learn featuring blood center speaker Wills Memorial Hospital will host a Tea and Learn on Tuesday, October 16, at 9:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Center on Marshall Street. Linda Walker from the Shepeard Community Blood Center in Augusta will be the featured speaker. Her topic will be on sickle cell disease. More ...
This cute little black and white male dog has a happy disposition. He is young, hardy, neutered, and vaccinated. He needs a home. Teach your children to treat animals with kindness and respect. Animals feel joy, pain, and sadness. More ...
Joyce Williams, Wilkes County School Superintendent, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Woman's Club Monday, October 8, at the clubhouse. Mrs. Williams, introduced by Ashley Barnett, spoke on the SPLOST referendum. Prior to her presentation Vivian Walker, president, presided and Paula Butts... More ...
Alicia Finnell was featured as one of Sigma's Top Leaders Under 40 in "The Aurora," an international magazine for Sigma Gamma Rho Inc. "From the valleys in California, to the coastline in the Northeast, these women are deemed Sigma's up and coming because they are established leaders in Sigma and... More ...
Debbie Jackson (right) of Tena's Jewelry and Gift Shop in Washington was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, October 9. Debbie told members about her recent trip to Antwerp, Belgium, and related her experiences in buying diamonds there. More ... W-WES names first Honor Roll, Merit List for first six weeks Wanda Jenkins, principal of the Washington-Wilkes Elementary SChool, has announced the names of students who have been named to the honor roll and merit list for the first six weeks grading period. More ...
Fellow Kiwanians were the guest speakers at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, October 2. Incoming President Bes Moore and program host Bob Simmons discussed the various standing committees and their respective duties. Various members discussed the history of the Club a... More ... High school students can get course credit in technical schools Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School students who enter technical colleges 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 ... RAYLE NEWS By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 Sardis Baptist Church heard a good sermon by Rev. Jim Newsome Sunday morning and evening. Monica Gunter led in some good songs with Pam Hall as pianist. Courtney Gunter held children's church in the annex of the church. Nina Boatwright was in charge of the nursery. Sunday school is held every Sund... More ... Aonia News By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 Rev. Rob Cohen of Appling was our guest minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday in the absence of Dr. Leonard Dupree. Rob was our preacher for two years at Ebenezer, following Rev. J.D. Lever. His wife, fivechildren, and mother were visitors. James and Linda Smith placed flowers in the church. ... More ... Tyrone News By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 The beautiful flowers Sunday at Phillips Mill Baptist Church were placed in memory of Carol and Wayne Hardy by Gloria Hardy and family. Phillips Mill Baptist Church would like to wish pastor Robert "Bob" Rayner and his wife Nancy a happy 57th wedding anniversary this Sunday, October 14. More ... Lundberg News By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 Sincere sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Mrs. Mildred Hallford who passed away Friday after a long illness. Her funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church. She and her husband, Roy Hallford, were active members of Clifford's Grove for many years. More ... Wilkes Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends Sarah Avery, Jennifer Bells, and Beatrice Bells visited Henry Butler and Welborn Avery. Gerald and Lois Ann Norman and Jerry Norman visited Mrs. Annie Kate Norman. Visiting Mrs. Mary Bernice McAvoy were Joyce Blackburn, Reggie Galbreath, Gail Galbreath, Ronnie McAvoy, and Marion Poss. More ... Harper's Personal Care residents enjoy visiting with family, friends Rev. Dale Fincher led the devotional service for the residents and Wilbur and Ouida Maney sang songs. Josephine Smith went on an outing with Shemika Smith. Mary and Pat Darden visited Miss Margaret Darden. Sandra Pope, Trey, Jade, and Shelby Kennedy visited Mrs. Pete Strother. Mrs. More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 Cats don't like to move to new homes. When Myles and Brooke Dawson, Whitney and Jordan, moved into their new home, their cat didn't stay. Peach wanted to return to his old home. So he's been staying around the home and in the bushes around the home of Richard and Carolyn Gammon. More ... Petting zoo and lots of kids activities will highlight '07 festival The Tignall Fall Festival will have a petting zoo that will be free petting for all children. The Funny Farm of Danburg will be helping us out this year. There will be a hay ride, face painting, a putting green, moonwalk and slide, and a striker, and probably be horse rides for children too. More ...
Georgia 4-H Week, October 7-13, 2007 In 2007, 4-H is "Set for the Future." And we couldn't do it without our Wilkes County 4-H'ers, volunteers, agents and program assistant. Local 4-H'ers are proud to continue the tradition of mastery, generosity, belonging and independence through various activities and especially by helping the co... More ... Terri Gibbs to headline Rayle Ramble Oct. 27; event expected to be the biggest festival yet Grammy-nominated recording artist Terri Gibbs will headline the annual Rayle Ramble Fall Festival on October 27, and with just two weeks to go, this year's Ramble will be the biggest yet, said organizer Jason Echols. The Ramble will be held at the Rayle City Hall, which is located on Highway 78, ... More ... It's easy: 'Vote for two in District 2' in upcoming Washington election Candidates for Washington city council say that some city District 2 voters don't realize they can vote on November 6 for their favorite two candidates out of the four running. "One of my friends in District 2 said they couldn't vote for me because they were in Ray Hardy's district," said Ed Po... More ... Outdoor water use banned in Wilkes Co.; drought now endangering drinking water The historic drought in North Georgia has brought watering restrictions for Wilkes County and others across the state, banning most types of outdoor residential water use immediately. More ...
Steelworkers erect the structural steel bones of the first building of the new Washington-Wilkes high school and middle school complex. The steel is going up on A-Wing, construction manager Claude Bolton said, and the foundation is poured for another wing. In the foreground, a skip-loader is worki... More ... Vendor spots still available for big new fall event; Market Days Street Festival' set all day Oct. 27 There are still vendor spots available at the 2007 Market Days Street Festival set for all day Saturday, October 27, in Downtown Washington. "The Market Days Street Festival 2007 is an expanded version of summer market days on The Square where vendors would set up tents and sell their wares," sa... More ... Judge Padgett to present program warning parents, teens about laws A Columbia County judge will be warning both parents and teens about laws that affect them at a pair of nuts-and-bolts seminars scheduled here in November. "Teenage Years 101" is a seminar series that was created by and will be presented by J. Wade Padgett, Chief Magistrate Judge of Columbia Coun... More ... |
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