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October 30, 2008  RSS feed
Election Day:
Wilkes County voters will choose from one of the largest fields ever
With more than one in five Wilkes County voters having already cast their votes for President and local offices, Superintendent of Elections Judge Jim Burton said he's expecting record crowds of voters at polling places here next Tuesday. More...
Wilkes workforce academy takes next step with Co-Op agreement
By KIP BURKE, news editor

Local and state leaders joined together to sign a contract Friday morning to put the state's Communities of Opportunity (Co-Op) initiative into action in Wilkes County by creating a workforce academy designed to enhance local workers' skills in the high-tech workplace. More...

Fall ArtFest next weekend brings favorite artists, works

Preparations are nearly complete for this year's Fall ArtFest next Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9, bringing both new and returning favorite artists for the crowds of art lovers to meet. "It's going to be the best yet," President Lou Ricciuti said. More...

 News
• Volunteers needed to decorate rooms at Callaway Plantation
Christmas at Callaway Plantation will be held this year on Friday, December 12, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. The Plantation is located five miles west of Washington on Highway 78 across from the Washington-Wilkes Airport. More...
• Rev. Jody Boulineau to speak at Nov. 9 CoG homecoming
• article has image Pre-K visits Washington Farms
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 The Office Cat
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Set your clocks back Saturday
The big news this week is that Sunday is the end of Daylight Saving Time. We go back to Eastern Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. So we will need to set our clocks back one hour before we go to bed Saturday night. More...
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 Opinions
• article has image The Holy Ghost
The Holy Ghost was sent back as a direct connection to God to Jesus. It is more proof of God's reality. My God is real because I can feel Him in my soul. It's that simple. Amen! More...
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 Sports
• article has image Tigers embarrassed by Wilkinson, must win to see postseason
Last Friday the Washington- Wilkes Tigers traveled to Irwinton to take on the Wilkinson County Warriors in the last away game of the regular season. The Warriors came out on top in the game by score of 44-7. The Tigers received the ball to start off the game for the first time this year. More...
• Basketball registration begins for 2008 season at W-WPRD
• article has image Busby runs races and wins medals in cross country
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 Obituaries
• Mabel Mae Danner Powell Guin
Funeral services for Mabel Mae Danner Powell Guin, 92, of Washington were held Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Metasville, with Rev. Herman Bradley and Rev. Steve Rayner officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died Wednesday, October 22, at Heritage Health Care Wilkes, Washington. More...
• Ruth Beatrice Hall Bell
• Henry Mayes
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 Worship
• Fall Services to begin at Washington Presbyterian
The Washington Presbyterian Church will be holding Fall Services on November 7-9, and will be open for everyone to attend. The theme for this year is Luke 9:20: "But who do you say that I am?" More...
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 Personalities
• article has image Ginger Nicole Harrison, William Brian Dawson exchange wedding vows Saturday, September 27
Ginger Nicole Harrison and William Brian Dawson of Washington were united in marriage in an impressive double-ring ceremony Saturday, September 27, at five o'clock in the afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Washington. Rev. Ken Cavalho of Greensboro officiated. More...
• article has image Duggal to be honored
• Personal Mention
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