By KIP BURKE, news editor
The Tour de Georgia is almost here.
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This male Fox Terrier would be an excellent, happy companion. He has a good temperament and should be good with children. He is neutered and vaccinated. More...
The Christian Service Organization of Fishing Creek Baptist Church will have a Country Cooking Supper on Saturday, April 26, from 6 until 8 p.m. Price is $6.00 for all you can eat. Take-out plates will be available. More...
The annual Wilsbary's book, bake, and plant sale sponsored by Friends of the Mary Willis Library is set for Friday, May 2. The sale will open at 10 a.m. on the lawn of the library at 204 East Liberty Street. More...
CRCT testing is April 21-25
Wilkes County students will be taking the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) during the week of April 21-25. Students in grades one through eight will take tests in reading, language arts, and mathematics. More...
Kyle Brown presented the program at the Washington Optimist Club's monthly meeting held Tuesday, April 8, at the Fitzpatrick Hotel. More...
Dr. Margene Stokes Whitaker will retire from the DeKalb County School System as a school counselor on June 1. She is the daughter of the late Zelma Stokes of Washington and Freeman Stokes of Banning, California. Dr. More...
Registration for this year's Summer Drama Camp at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse began on April 1 and will continue through April 30. Registration and scholarship forms can be found at either www.thewltc. com or any Wilkes County school office. More...
Sandra Wilder of San Francisco, Calif., visited several days in Washington with friends. She and Susan Rogers were Sunday morning breakfast guests of Dottie Norman. More...
The Rhetta Gresham-Terry Bennett Saggus Women on Mission met Tuesday afternoon, April 8, in the Jesse Mercer Chapel of First Baptist Church. Gladys Reese, facilitator, welcomed members and opened in prayer. More...
Among the First Baptist Church Pre-Kindergarten students enjoying "Kite Day with Dads" at the Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation field were (top left) Kevin Wright and son Travis, More...
Pamela Eaton of Washington- Wilkes attended the Furniture Forum 2008 at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate near Wilmington, Delaware. Mrs. Eaton spent four days in March at the forum where she attended lectures and workshops. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
Hopefully everyone had safe and fun spring holidays. I heard of others who had to babysit and pet sit. More...
The regular meeting of the Tignall City Council was held at 7 p.m. April 9. More...
Carolyn Gammon will present a frog activity following a cute frog story for the children at the North Wilkes Library on Saturday, April 19, from 2:30-3:00 o'clock. Let's pack the library with children. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
With the changes in the weather, it is hard to get adjusted to anything. In a matter of hours, the temperature can change from hot to cold. We take blankets off the bed then have to put them back on. I hung a hummingbird feeder out last week. More...
Guests of Mrs. Sara Gresham were Johnny and Lynda Gresham, Sally Gresham, Mark Gresham, Mabel Johnson, and Kathrine Melson. ƒGerald and Lois Ann Norman visited Mrs. Annie Kate Norman. ƒMary E. Wideman visited Mrs. Laura Hester. More...
Faye Bufford went on an outing. ƒDoris Rhodes, Bobby and Charles Blakey visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. ƒClaire Henry and Sylvia Jones visited Mrs. Marie Gleaton. ƒSteven and Caroline Jump visited Mrs. Eva Reed. ƒMrs. More...
The Concert Choir of Brewton- Parker College, Mount Vernon, Ga., will present a concert at the First Baptist Church, Washington, on Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. More...
Following the blockbuster run of Fiddler On the Roof this past weekend, the stage at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse will not get a rest. Rehearsals for the musical comedy, I Do! More...
Lisa Isham (left), a reading specialist at Washington-Wilkes Primary School, started her program for the Washington Rotary Club by reading the book, My Teacher for President to the members. 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 14th Annual Georgia 4-H Benefit Horse Auction will be held Saturday, April 26, at the University of Georgia Livestock Instructional Arena in Athens, in conjunction with a benefit sale for the UGA Equine Science Program. More...
Rescue 1 crewmen help Washington resident Ernie Summerville out of his damaged truck Friday afternoon, after his pickup collided with a semi at the intersection of East Robert Toombs and Highway 78, the busiest intersection in town. More...
For the first time in over four years, there will be an increase in subscription rates for the print edition of The News-Reporter. More...
Next week's Tour de Georgia will be televised on the Sport- South cable and satellite network, allowing local people as well as millions of Southerners to keep up with the six-day race. More...
Local volunteers to help with the Tour de Georgia visit to Washington will be meeting Thursday evening to go over the day's events and assignments for the race. More...
