Ashley Kearney is the Wilkes County recipient of the Lincoln- Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) honorarium for this year. Kearney submitted an essay on the subject, "The Importance of Furthering My Education." She is the daughter of Vincent and Sandy Kearney of Tignall and will be attending the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. More...

B ob Haughey says he's been telling friends through the years that he has talented and famous musicians in his background and ancestry, but they wouldn't believe him. He says he thinks that his having been a "jokester" all his life made them doubt him. "Yeah, Bob," they would say, "We know. More...

A lot of children in this day and age do not have a good role model at home. So they want to be like Mike (Michael Jordan) or some other athlete, celebrity, or star only to be disappointed or disillusioned when their idol's footsteps lead down a path of self-destruction and their footprints are only reminders of the penalty paid to those who sow in the flesh. More...

Recently, I have received many comments and questions from parents and citizens about the operation of our schools, which raises the issue of the relationship between the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Schools, and the school principals. More...

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Funeral services for Hattie Bell Smith, 101, were held Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Pole Branch Missionary Baptist Church, Tignall, with Rev. Joe L. Glaze, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died Saturday, May 24, at Golden Living Center Nursing Home in Atlanta. More...

On Tuesday, June 10, the Episcopal Church Women and friends gathered at the Church of the Mediator for luncheon to honor Bolton Lunceford. The long-time adult literacy and ESL teacher not only taught but mentored her students and their families from the Church of the Mediator's Parish House, working tirelessly for immigrant community. Her contributions to the Washington Little Theater Company were recently honored with the naming of the company's playhouse "The Bolton Lunceford Playhouse." Friends honored her for long years of dedication and service to the church and to the community of Washington-Wilkes. Hostesses for the event were Cathy Lannae and Peggy Barnett More...

The Lions Club has rescheduled the Sunday Dinner that was cancelled last month. The dinner will be held on Sunday, June 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dinner can be eaten in the Lions Club building or take-outs will be available. More...