District 116 State Representative Mickey Channell (left) was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, September 16, when he gave members an update on Georgia legislative activities. He said the biggest single item legislators deal with is was passing the state budget. For the 2009 budget of $21 billion, Channell reported that current receipts are down 6.5 percent from last year and 7.0 percent for August alone. This means that the budget is currently 12-14% behind. Channell pointed to the precipitous downturn in the economy at both the state and national level as the problem. Wayne Madden was the program host for the day. More...

A "mystery" is solved. So many people have called to ask if we here at The News-Reporter know what the construction is on the former parking lot at the old Royal Manufacturing Company on Water Street. More...

The first line of Charles Dickens' book, A Tale of Two Cities, reads like this, "It is the best of times and the worst of time." Oh how vividly that depicts the times we're living in. A foolish preacher just recently quoted that line and sarcastically said, "They say the worst of times, but we're living in the best of time because of all our technology. More...

Mid-term progress reports were sent home September 9. Students and parents who came to the open house on September 8 received their reports early. At the open house, parents voted for members of the Washington- Wilkes Middle School Council. The parents serving this year are Joy Martin, Amy Long, and Joe Nelson, with Beth Hodges as an alternate. More...

Funeral services for Huis Randall, 77, of Washington were held Saturday, September 13, 2008, at Mark's Tabernacle Baptist Church with Rev. L. Dante Smith officiating. Interment was in City West Cemetery, Washington. He died Monday, September 8, at his residence. More...

After a summer pause to attend various revival meetings, Springfield Baptist Church will begin its weekly Bible study program Tuesday, September 23, at 7 p.m. More...

Addison Renee Baston, daughter of Jim and Heather Baston, celebrated her first birthday on Tuesday, September 9. Family and friends gathered at the Baston home on the Danburg Road several days before on Saturday, September 6, at one o'clock for a backyard cookout honoring Addison. More...

Beginning in September Heard's Chapel Baptist Church will have Bible study on the first and third Tuesdays at 6 p.m. More...