The Washington Woman's Club is accepting applications for the Nettles-Dillard Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually and is aimed primarily for adults who want to upgrade their skills and education. More...
Pictured left to right: (sitting) Jayden Guin, Antavious King, Zaikious Jackson, Ja'Quan Cade, (kneeling) Shaquitta Echols, Dionysus Gartrell, Reagan Bentley, Cole Howard, (standing) Octavia Young, O'Kinya Gordon, Nathan Sandberg, Candler Price, Wend More...
The Bartram Trail Regional Library Bookmobile schedule for Wilkes County for the month of May has been supplied by Beth Miller on behalf of the library. It includes the following stops. More...
It's time for the Greene County Fair and the Union Point Downtown Development Authority and the Greene County Chamber of Commerce invite the public to come out and join the fun in Union Point May 7-10. Rides for the whole family will be on site. More...
With Sara Willis acting as chairman, the Concerned Citizens of Wilkes County (CCOWC) officially elected officersat their April meeting held at the Mary Willis Library. More...
Lisa Luken will present an interesting and informative program on Mark Twain when the Friends of the Mary Willis Library meet in the meeting room of the library at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. More...
Work will soon be underway to repair, update, and add to exhibits in the North Wilkes Museum. More...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
Sardis Baptist Church will have a special homecoming service on Sunday, May 4. The guest speaker will be Dr. Bryan Edwards, a former pastor of Sardis. Tom Wells will be leading the singing. There will be special music. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
The On Mission Celebration held at the First Baptist Church Saturday was very interesting. Each missionary had a booth set up with pictures and other things about their work. We enjoyed walking around and talking to each group. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation will hold its regular quarterly meeting Sunday, May 4, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Robert Toombs Historic Site on East Robert Toombs Avenue. Rev. More...
The Washington Lions Club will have a Sunday dinner at the clubhouse on Spring Street May 4. Hours for serving will be 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at a cost of $6.00 per plate. More...
Carter's Grove Baptist Church will have its annual homecoming on Sunday, May 18. Services will begin with Sunday School at 10 a.m., followed by the worship service at 11 a.m. Rev. More...
Kiwanis Lt. Governors from all 23 divisions of the Georgia District will arrive in Washington, many for the first time, on Friday, May 2. In addition to the Lt. More...
Fire fighters from Rayle, Tignall, Jackson's Crossroads, and Washington responded to this Saturday fireon Callaway Road, largely extinguishing the firebefore it destroyed the home. More...