Supervisor of Elections Judge Jim Burton has now certified that Mark A. Moore is the winner in his bid to be the Democratic nominee for Sheriff of Wilkes County. More...
High-tech surveillance cameras such as this one at The Corner on Whitehall Street will soon allow city authorities to keep an eye on activities in areas of Washington. The wireless system, when operational, will also include button cams mounted on WPD officers' uniforms. More...
Washington Police officers have arrested the hit-and-run trucker who sped off July 18 after his 18-wheeler crushed a small car at Slaton's Crossing on Highway 78. Washington Police Chief Mike Davis said that David E. Thompson, 37, of Colbert, Georgia, turned himself in Friday, after explaining why he fled the wreck. "He said, 'I was scared,'" Davis said. More...
The Wills Memorial Hospital held a Lunch and Learn Tuesday, and heard Dr. Robert J. Williams, board-certified family practitioner, speak on the subject of acupuncture. More...
Our County was in the limelight when 20 people from Washington-Wilkes attended the Fort Gordon Dinner Theater production of "Meshuggah" Saturday night. More...
The first preseason notice of one of the Washington-Wilkes Tigers has come from Jim Stefani's Underclassmen Recruiting Blog on Recruiting- Brain.com. Listed in the top running backs for the Class of 2011 is Tiger sophomore running back Eric Scott at No. 9 in the country. More...
A memorial funeral mass for Grace Carey Jackson Ferguson, 89, of Washington, was held Saturday, August 2, 2008, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Washington. A committal service followed at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery. She died Wednesday, July 30, at her home. More...
The First United Methodist Church, Washington, will present an adult study on the book "What's So Amazing About Grace?" beginning August 13. The study will be led by Gale and Rich Seibert on Wednesday evenings in the parsonage at 104 West Liberty Street. A covered dish supper will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the book discussion at 7 p.m. More...
Joseph B. Baldwin of Washington, a student in the School of Music at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., has been named to the dean's list for the spring quarter of the 2007-08 academic year. Students on the dean's list have attained a grade point average of at least 3.75-4.0. More...
Primary School opens with new leadership