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 proces
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Jackson Armour won first place with his commercial heifer and received Champion Commercial Heifer overall at the Wilkes County Junior Steer and Heifer Show earlier this month. More...
On Tuesday, March 18, the Washington-Wilkes Middle School Tiger baseball team played Hancock Central in Sparta 4:30. The team won by the score of 40-0 after two innings. Two homeruns were hit that game by Tabor Jackson and Brandon Dill. More...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
By REP. MICKEY CHANNELL Georgia District 116
With Spring here, tax cuts continue to be a topic of discussion in the Capitol halls. More...
Al Bean, president of the Lincoln County Concerned Citizens group, was the guest speaker for the Concerned Citizens of Wilkes County (CCOWC) meeting held March 18 at the Mary Willis Library. More...
Did you know that falls are the leading cause of "injury deaths" for adults aged 65 and older? And that falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospitalization due to trauma? More...
Georgia Director of Tourism Product Development Bruce Green (above) met with members of the North Alexander School Association (NASA), agency representatives, and local community leaders recently to strategize the redevelopment of the school projec More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
We had a nice day at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday, with a good attendance for Sunday School and others coming for worship service. Rev. More...
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will begin sending more than 130 million economic stimulus payments starting May 2. The initial round of weekly payments will be completed by early July. More...
The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) rose to 6.2 percent in January, up one-half of one percent from 5.7 percent in December. More...
The Internal Revenue Service's Augusta officewill be one of more than 300 IRS locations opening their doors for "Super Saturday," a Below 15, 2008. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
Here's a trick to keep older kids interested in hunting Easter eggs. Put money inside the eggs and playing egg fights with the boiled and dyed eggs. More...
Doris Rhodes and Bobby Blakey visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. .Darinda Holliday went on an outing. .Mrs. Pete Strother's visitors included Mrs. Ann Saggus, B.C., Debra, Troy, Shelby and Ann, Sandra Pope, Rob, Audrea, Hannah, and Blu Strother. More...
Comissioned by Richard and Dana Kibbey, artist Brent Chitwood puts the finishing touches on a new Spring Street mural Saturday. The "Gone With The Wind" movie poster advertises Retro Cinema and Books, a new business started by the Kibbeys. More...
Five-year-old George Stone Jr. shows off two fineturkeys killed over opening weekend of the turkey season along with his proud dad, George Sr. "He killed his first turkey near Tyrone Saturday morning. More...
