Donnie Smith, of the Georgia State Patrol (right), told members of the Washington Rotary Club about the impact the Tour de Georgia bicycle race is expected to have on the city of Washington when is comes through this spring.
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SPRING TOUR SET APRIL 4-5
The 2008 Washington-Wilkes Spring Tour of Homes is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5. The annual tour is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and the Woman's Club in partnership with the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. More...
THE ACADEMIC CORNER
The W-WMS/W-WCHS media center has a new online catalog called Destiny. Destiny, a product of Follett Software Company, is among the most popular library catalog management programs in the field. More...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
By REP. MICKEY CHANNELL Georgia District 116
With more than half of the legislative session now behind us, our days seem to be getting longer as committees meet literally morning and night to perfect important legislation and the number of bills considered by the full House gets longer every More...
Gracen Ware has been very busy during her reign as Miss Wilkes County. Gracen was a greeter at the Ernie Harwell Day celebration February 15, and was in the Revolutionary Days Parade. I know she has been singing in several festivals. More...
Mrs. Bernice McAvoy's visitors were Gail Galbreath, Ronnie McAvoy, Joyce Blackburn, and Marion Poss. .Guests of Mrs. Gertrude Tyler were Donnie Echols, Blaine Tyler, Doug and Juanita Tyler, Rich and Gale Seibert, Marjorie Tyler, and Lykah Mora. . More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
I hope you all have a good week. It went by real fast. .Dr. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
On Monday, February 18, a group from churches in the Georgia Baptist Association went to Lavonia to deliver "Heart Shower" items to HEART Ministries Inc. The ladies there appreciated the many useful things so very much. .Mr. and Mrs. More...
Ian and Genevieve Coe of Washington-Wilkes will be performing as part of the Augusta State University Honors String Jamboree to be held Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m., in the Maxwell Theater of the university. More...
The Inaugural Classic South Horse Fair sponsored by the Classic South Equine Association will be held at Callaway Plantation, Washington, on May 17. More...
The Univesrity of Georgia Extension officein Wilkes County has welcomed Audra Chapman as a new member of its officestaff. More...
AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME
By U.S. Rep. Paul Broun Georgia, 10th District
In the midst of all the talk about measures Congress could pass to stimulate the economy, there is one proposal that stands head and shoulders above them all: H.R. More...
Raytown Baptist Church has begun having Sunday School for all ages every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Worship services will be on the second and third Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Bible study and prayer meeting are held on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. More...
Four piano students from the studio of Ruth E. Harris earned eligibility to perform at the Annual Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) In-Service Conference in Savannah January 24-26. More...
By Dr. Katherine Sanders
Recently I spoke to the Kettle Creek Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in Washington about gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. More...
For surpassing 750,000 work hours without a lost-time incident, Anthony Forest Products Georgia Laminating plant was recently presented Wausau's Silver Customer Safety Award by Bob Cauthen, CSP, Loss Prevention Technical Consultant for Wausau Insur More...
Organizers have set auditions for "Wilkes Idol" in hopes of attracting talent from Wilkes and surrounding counties to compete for their new contest planned for April. Auditions will be held Saturday, March 8, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...
Dr. Scott Lind (center) spoke to last week's Wills Memorial Hospital Lunch and Learn event on the subject of gall bladder diseases, their symptoms, and surgery. More...
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