Christina Albertson took top honors in the Performing Arts - Piano project area at the annual 4-H State Congress last week and will continue on to National 4-H Congress in November. More...
Friends, co-workers, and admirers gathered last week to honor the end of Carolyn Reynolds' 14-year career in helping youth and families in Wilkes County. More...
Tonight at the Chamber of Commerce office, business owners and anyone interested in doing business locally are invited to drop in at the Chamber After Hours event. The Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce event is planned from 6:30-8:30 p.m. More...
When I write something, I don't really think that I am going to make any difference or change anyone, or change society in any way or change something in a great way. More...
Judy Fong Bates was born in China in 1949 and came to Canada as a young child. Her protagonist in Midnight at the Dragon Cafe has the same history, but the book is not autobiographical. More...
Funeral services for Dr. Clarence Paul Barnwell, 77, of Danburg Road, Washington, were held Sunday, July 27, 2008, in the Washington Church of God. Interment was in the Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens. More...
Newtown Baptist Church will have homecoming on Sunday, August 3, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Andy Perryman, Georgia Baptist Association Missionary, as the speaker. Revival services will be held August 4-6, 7 p.m. each evening with Rev. More...
Community groups, tax holiday help families get ready for school
By KIP BURKE news editor
News - Mor e than 1,750 W ilkes County students, along with scores of teachers, staff, and employees are making last-minute preparations for next week's start of the 2008-2009 school year. More...
The City of Washington held a public meeting Monday afternoon to hear public concerns over new city ordinances being considered by the City Council. More...
Advance voting has already begun for Tuesday's Democratic Primary runoff election in which Wilkes County voters will pick their Democratic candidate for Sheriff. More...
Marching for hours in the July sun, the 43-member Tiger Marching Band has been working hard these past two weeks during the annual Band Camp, Director of Bands Jeff Thomas said. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Community Blood Drive sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Shepeard Community Blood Center will be held Thursday, August 7, at the First United Methodist Church on Spring Street. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation will hold its regular quarterly meeting Sunday, August 3, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Robert Toombs State Historical Site. More...
Perfecting their routines and stunts while getting in shape and enduring the stifling heat of a Southern summer in an un-air-conditioned gymnasium, the 2008 Washington-Wilkes Tiger Varsity Cheerleaders are just about ready to take the field when foot More...
The opening of the 2008 Tiger football season is now less than a month away and about 50 players have assembled at the weight room and practice field to begin workouts, testing, and training. More...
A number of members of the Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Class of l978 continued to celebrate their 30th year anniversary as they gathered for a cookout on July 5 hosted by Tyrone McManus at the home of his sister, Jaycolia Derricott More...
Katherine Green Coleman of Augusta became the bride of Jay Brown Johnson of Birmingham, Ala., in a beautiful double-ring candlelight ceremony Saturday, June 28, at seven o'clock in the evening at the First Presbyterian Church in Augusta. More...
The American Cancer Society and McDuffie Regional Medical Center are sponsoring a workshop dedicated to helping female cancer patients cope with and combat the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. More...