George Brewer, pre-construction engineer (left), and Tony Collins, district engineer (right), of the Georgia Department of Transportation spoke to the Washington Rotary Club at its regular lunch meeting on Thursday, March 20, and explained the process by which transportation projects are implemented in the state. They described how projects are identified, how rights of way are cleared environmentally, and how construction is carried out. They were questioned about the lack of progress on U.S. Highway 78 between Washington and Thomson but offered no definitive answers. Jerry Stover (center) was program host for the day. More...

This Friday -- March 28 -- is when we're all supposed to be seen on The Square in Downtown Washington from about noon until 6:30 p.m. That's when WJBF-TV News Channel 6 will be in town visiting and filming for broadcasting its 90-minute newscast live from The Square from 5 to 6:30 p.m. More...

I know a man who sells Gucci tennis shoes and visors as a side line. They may be counterfeit for all I know. And if I had not seen it with my own eyes I would not believe it, but just plain folks, not rich people, actually pay him $250.00 for a pair of Gucci tennis shoes that are probably no better than the old black and white Keds we used to wear in the 1950s that cost $2. More...

TO THE EDITOR: It is imperative that landowners potentially impacted by Elba Express Pipeline in counties from Wrens GA to Anderson SC know "the entire story" not just the part being told by Elba representatives. More...

After the Region 8AA bobble to North Oconee last week, the Washington-Wilkes Tiger baseball team has bounced back with strong and impressive wins over two region opponents. The Oglethorpe County Patriots, usually a force to be reckoned with, proved to be no contest last Thursday. More...

Funeral services for Willie Lee Perlotte, 70, were held Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Lexington Avenue Church of Christ with Minister James Pritchard officiating. Interment was in City West Cemetery. He died Friday, March 14, at Heartland Hospice Dunwoody. More...

Four Wilkes County students joined fellow eighth grade students from Briarwood Academy for a trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. John Bounds, Russell Burdette, Ryan Pritchett, and Brandy Ray were among 24 students participating in the tour. More...

The 51st Annual Sharon Wild Game Supper will be held Saturday, March 29, at the Sharon-Raytown Garden Club Community House beginning at 5 p.m. The supper will be served buffet style and there will be something for everyone to enjoy. More...