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...
The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America has been named a Georgia FBLA Gold Chapter. Out of 412 chapters, only 22 chapters in the state of Georgia received this award. More...
Members of the staff of the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) will be in Wilkes County Tuesday, April 1, to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a firstcome, first-served basis. 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...
Advanced Placement courses
Advanced Placement Courses have become an integral part of the curriculum at Washington- Wilkes High School. Advanced Placement classes are academically challenging courses that give students analytical perspectives in a variety of disciplines. More...
By Faith Pepers University of Georgia
Americans are paying record prices to fuel their cars. They're paying more to fuel themselves, too, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic Consumer Price Index. More...
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...
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...
Jeannie Wolfe visited Mrs. Dot Wolfe. .Visiting Vergie Jones were Eddie Jones, Neal Jones, Luther and Fannie Blackburn, Eddie Lee and Barbara Andrews, and Rev. Allen Danner. .Talie Randall, Jasmine and Neko Jones visited Mrs. Willie Mae Randall. More...
Todd Lewis, a certified chimney sweep of TnT Quality Services of Washington was the guest speaker at the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, March 25. 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...
The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation is again sponsoring a one-night appearance of Acoustic Eidolon in Washington-Wilkes. More...
The Christian Service Organization will sponsor a Country Cooking Supper at Fishing Creek Baptist Church Saturday, March 29, 6 to 8 p.m. Cost for the "all-you-can-eat" supper is $6.00. All the food is prepared by church members and friends. More...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657
I hope each of you and your family had a nice, safe, enjoyable Easter weekend. I know a good many families had family get-togethers and egg hunts. 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...
Are you a voter whose name or address has changed since you last voted? If so, now is the time to for voters to update their voter records with any name changes or changes of address, Wilkes County Registrar Gladys Reese said. 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...
