The annual Washington Optimist Oratorical Contest was held at Washington Wilkes Middle School on February 28. Damon Norman was the first place winner in the boys division and Calli Nickels was the first place winner in the girls division.
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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 month of March is the start of many different sports. Colorguard tryouts are after school and are held by Tara Townsend. Mrs. Townsend is also holding Auxiliary Tryouts on Monday, March 3. More...
Music is Marvelous!
Students at WWPS have a 'song in their heart' and are willing to share it with others! WWPS Music program, led by Mrs. Ann Tiller, is an integral part of learning for all students in grades K-3rd. More...
LEGISLATIVE REPORT - 24th DISTRICT
By Sen. Bill Jackson Georgia District 24
The 2008 legislative session continued this week and Crossover Day will soon be upon us. More...
The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association is sponsoring an honorarium to be awarded to a high school senior in Wilkes and Lincoln counties. More...
Bessie Porter will be the speaker at the appreciation service for Pastor Terrell at the Crawfordville Holiness Church on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. She and Raymond Porter invite the public to "come and praise the Lord with them." More...
Under and by virtue of certain tax FiFa's issued by the Tax Commissioner of Wilkes County, Georgia, in favor of the State of Georgia and County of Wilkes, against the following named persons and the property as described next to their respective na More...
By CAROLYN GAMON Please call 706-285-2736
I received an e-mail from Madeline Heard Poteet who after reading Pat Mack's grandchild's comments on the "cedar chest" at the cemetery, remembered hearing her dad, Cary Heard, talking about years ago. More...
At the February 21 meeting of the Tignall Homemakers, the president, Celeste Adams, led the pledge of allegiance to the flagand welcomed visitors, Cliffie and Gwinn Ware, and Jackie Long. More...
Members of the staff of the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) will be in Wilkes County Tuesday, March 11, to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a first-come, first-served basis. More...
The Tignall Baptist Church Awanas held their annual Grand Prix Race Sunday in the Family Life Center at the church. The Awana group is led by Debbie White, director. Kenny Long gave an inspirational devotion before the race started. More...
Guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Ivey were Sally Hopkins, Lance Hopkins, John Ivey, Wilma Bunch, Emily Appling, and Gail Seibert. .Nathaniel Bell's visitors were Deana M. Acee, Rev. W.R. Ferrell, Alma Ferrell, Gloria Hunter, Charles E. More...
By PRISCILA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
Phillips Mill Baptist Church enjoyed having retired minister, Rev. David Inglett, a member of Double Branches Baptist Church in Lincoln County, to fillin for Rev. Robert Rayner Sunday. Rev. Rayner's nephew, Gary Rayner of Texas and son of Mr. More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
Ebenezer Baptist Church had a good day Sunday. The sermon by Dr. Leonard Dupree was "Life's Most Important Questions." The children's sermon was "Hats and Love." Rhonda Roberson is the pianist and Angie Strother led the choir. More...
Professor Leonard Poon, prominent University of Georgia gerontologist, will be the guest of Learning In Retirement Inc., Washington Chapter, for an orientation to the opportunities offered by the Georgia Geriatric Education Center. More...
Aonia Pass Motocross Park has already begun to fillwith dirt bike and ATV cross-country riders of all ages - and their families -- for the season's first race weekend as bigtime off-road racing comes to back to town. More...
Lewis Brown and Jenny Brown Reville of Brown and Brown Consulting Company were the guest speakers at the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, March 4. The title of their presentation was "Forestry Today and the Trend in the Future. More...
Kiwanis President Bes Moore presented a Letter of Appreciation to Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Director Pete Gartrell at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, March 4. More...
Fiddler on the Roof, a musical classic, will be presented at the Washington Little Theater Company on April 3, 4, and 5, at 8 p.m., and again on April 6 at 3 p.m. More...
Wilkes County FFA member Greg Callaway showed the Supreme Champion Simmental heifer in the 54th Annual Washington Area Steer and Heifer Show held at the McGill Agricultural Center in Washington Saturday, March 1. More...
For the 23rd year, Washington has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry, Mayor Willie Burns announced. More...
Wilkes County EMS Director J. More...
The students at the First Methodist Pre-K had a special visitor for the letter "Uu" last week. More...
