January 17, 2008 RSS feed / Personalities

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Senior John Lovvorn is awarded local DAR's Good Citizen Award

Air Force Academy-bound WWCHS senior John Lawton Lovvorn is this year's recipient of Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. The award was presented last week by Mrs. Eugene Pollock, Regent, and Mrs. More...

Wyatt and Oakley Safrit celebrate with family, friends

Wyatt and Oakley Safrit, sons of Chad and Lisa Safrit, celebrated their birthdays on several occasions. Wyatt was 11 years old on January 4 and Oakley was two on December 30. More...

New Beginnings

Kailee Grace Durham Chad and Jennifer Durham of Washington announce the birth of their daughter, Kailee Grace, on Monday, January 7, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Kailee Grace weighed 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and is 20 inches long. More...

April Smith, Jonathan Wheatley to marry May 3 at Peacock Hill

Mike and Tonya Smith of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter, April, to Jonathan Wheatley, son of Jimmy and Elaine Wheatley of Washington. More...

Anna Elizabeth Campbell marries Alton Alexander Dawkins Dec. 15

Anna Elizabeth Campbell and Alton Alexander Dawkins of Lincolnton exchanged vows in a Christmas double-ring ceremony Saturday, December 15, at fiveo'clock in the evening at First Assembly of God in Lincolnton. Rev. Lanis Lewis and Rev. More...

Woman's Club members hear info on Relay for Life

Members of the Woman's Club heard a program on the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the luncheon meeting Monday, January 14, at the clubhouse. Ashley Barnett introduced the program speaker, Danielle Caldwell of Augusta. More...

W-WMS selects Students of the Month

Washington-Wilkes Middle School Students of the Month are (front, l-r) Marisa Sifre, Grant Chafin,(back) Kenneth Johnson, Tenise Starks, and Michael Pharr (absent from the picture is Tatiqwauna Callaway. More...

Pastor Kenneth Walker receives Alpha Phi Alpha district award

Pastor Kenneth Walker has received the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc.'s Georgia District Augustus Witherspoon Award. Presentation was made at the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity's 52nd Anniversary Georgia District Convention in Albany on January 12. More...

Washington Personal Mention

Boots and Shirley Gunter enjoyed the Oconee Youth Playhouse production, "Bugsy Malone," on Saturday night at Oconee County Civic Center. This was one of six performances and granddaughters, Emmeline and Isabelle Hale, were members of the cast. More...

Three-year-old Elizabeth Wilson celebrates birthday

Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of David and Christina Wilson, celebrated her third birthday with a party at her home on December 15. Her birthday was December 13. Lou-Lou, as she is called, celebrated with a SpongeBob Squarepants party theme. More...

Caroline Gentry treated to bowling birthday party

Caroline Gentry, daughter of John and Katherine Gentry of Athens, celebrated her sixth birthday on Saturday, January 12, with a bowling and puppy party in Athens. More...

Megan Thornton celebrates third birthday January 5

Megan Thornton, daughter of Eric and Brandy Thornton, was three years old on January 5. She was treated to a party at her home on January 6. Megan had a birthday cake topped with pink flowers and served with ice cream. More...

Cornelia Johnson Circle members meet at Lindsey home on Jan. 8

The Cornelia Johnson Circle of the First United Methodist Church met on Tuesday, January 8, at the home of Alice Lindsey. The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Laura Toburen. More...

Orchid Doctor' presents program at Jan. meeting of Iris Garden Club

George Thorpe was guest speaker at the meeting of the Iris Garden Club at the Parish House of the Church of the Mediator on Tuesday, January 8. Franny Robinson introduced Mr. More...

Washington-Wilkes Garden Club meets Jan. 10 at N. Wilkes Library

The Washington-Wilkes Garden Club met Thursday, January 10, at North Wilkes Library in Tignall. Mary Webster, president, presided and welcomed members. She opened with an inspiring poem entitled "Worth". More...

W-WHS Class of '60 enjoys luncheon at McPherson home

The home of Mary Turpin McPherson on Thomson Road was the scene of the quarterly luncheon of the ladies of Washington-Wilkes High School Class of l959-60. Each brought a covered dish to complement the menu of ham, salads and dessert. More...

Library Friends to hold membership meeting Thursday, February 14

The annual membership meeting of the Friends of the Mary Willis Library will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, at the library. The program will highlight literature for children. More...

Cope wins logo design contest

Lori Cope, art teacher at Lincoln County High School and former graphic artist for this newspaper, was named the winner of the Augusta Colts' logo design contest during a press conference held at Famous Dave's Barbecue in Augusta on Thursday, January More...