Rev. Kevin Madden, formerly of Washington and now of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, September 30.
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The President's List for summer quarter at Athens Technical College includes two Wilkes County students. David Gunter, a student in Automotive Fundamentals; and Natasha Parks, a student in Accounting, were named to the prestigious list. More...
Learning in Retirement has announced fall courses which will be available to members and other interested persons. "Introduction to Power Point" is a two-session course to be led by Polly Fievet. More...
Gregg Wilkinson, a 1973 graduate of Washington-Wilkes High School, has announced his retirement from the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department after 27 years. More...
Hosted by the Eta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, the Nancy C. Long Golf Tournament - "Playing FORE the Cure" - will be held on Saturday, October 25, at noon at the Washington-Wilkes Country Club. More...
Washington-Wilkes Fellowship of Christian Athletes members participated in the national "See You At The Pole" prayer event that took place last week. Students in FCA united at the flag pole on Wednesday, September 24, for prayer. More...
The honor roll of donors for the September 4 Washington-Wilkes Community Blood Drive has been supplied by the Shepeard Community Blood Center. The drive was sponsored by Shepeard and the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dunnaway and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Dunnaway spent Tuesday through Sunday at Myrtle Beach, S.C. ƒStephanie Haynes, Chip and Skyla, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
Isn't it wonderful that people now decorate for fall almost as much as at Christmas? All I remember of Halloween when I was a child is the apple bobbing and going trick or treating in a white sheet with holes for the eyes. More...
The North Wilkes Steering Committee is very appreciative of the pictures and old Tignall Baptist bulletin of 1960 belonging to Ida Norman) that were sent by Henrilyn Carlton Cleland of Sylvania. More...
September 22 - Bobby Blakey and Doris Rhodes visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. ƒRev. Dale Fincher presented church, singing and prayer for the residents. ƒMrs. Nancy C. Gunby visited her house on Barnett Street and went on another outing. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky McCarty were on vacation and spent the week at Lake Blackshear. They enjoyed fishing, boating, and just resting. More...
Preparations are now underway to collect Christmas shoe boxes for the seniors in Wilkes County nursing homes and assisted living facilities again this year, thanks to "Operation Love and Care in a Shoe Box," the drive's organizer said. More...
Tabor Baptist Church is having its revival October 19-22. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning with singing from "Mountain Joy" followed by the worship service at 11:15 a.m. There will be an evening service at 7 p.m. led by Rev. More...
With early voting now underway for the November presidential election, election officials and local candidates want everybody to know that it's legal and perfectly normal to "split your vote" on the ballot - and there will be a list of write-in ca More...
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