December 4, 2008 RSS feed / Personalities

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Food donated for hungry folks

Dr. Mark Melton (left) and Wilkes Pre-Release Center Superintendent Ricky Cobb gave God's Marketplace Food Pantry over 450 cans of food for the Thanksgiving season. More...

Jenny Lyn Bridges to marry Tyler John Holladay Feb. 28

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Bridges of Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gunn of Augusta announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenny Lyn Bridges, to Sergeant Tyler John Holladay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Steed of Chichester, N. H. More...

New Beginnings

Madison Lynne Locklair Mr. and Mrs. Joey Locklair of Washington announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Lynne, on Tuesday, November 25, at University Hospital in Augusta. Madison Lynne weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 19 ¾ inches long. More...

Washington Personal Mention

Holiday guests of Kermit Hocutt were Wayne, Blake, Gracie and Tommy Hocutt, of Charlotte, N. C., and Kim, Randy, Ryan and Matthew Fowler of Indian Trail, N. C. More...

FBLA places third, is honored as Ga. Gold Chapter

The W-WCHS Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) placed third in the state in the "Operation October" event. The award recognized those chapters with the highest recruitment of members during the month of October. More...

Senior Projects finished at W-WCHS

Jasmine Cleveland is one of a number of students who recently finished with her Senior Project. More...

Me and my Christmas Calf

A popular stop at last week's Candlelight Shopping was the Wilkes County 4-H Dairy Show Team booth offering pictures taken with a Christmas calf. More...

NHS aids in Haitian relief effort

Lee Thomson (left), president of the W-WCHS Chapter of the National Honor Society, presents mathematics teacher Larousse Charlot with one of more than two dozen Haitian relief shoeboxes filled by students at the high school. More...

Dehil participates in Marine training before deploying

LCPL Zach Dehil completed predeployment training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. More...

Washington residents and guests enjoy week-long cruise aboard Carnival Glory

Forty-five eager travelers left Washington in the wee hours of Saturday morning, November 15, for Port Canaveral, Fla., where they boarded the Carnival Cruise Ship, Glory, for a week's tour. More...

Kimberly Bentley honored at baby shower on November 8

Kimberly Bentley was entertained at a baby shower on Saturday, November 8, in the fellowship hall at Danburg Baptist Church. Hostesses for the occasion were ladies of Danburg Baptist. Mrs. More...

Matt Shedd celebrates ninth birthday Nov. 18

Robert Matthew Shedd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Shedd of Rayle, celebrated his ninth birthday November 18. Matt cel- ebrated on his birthday with his third grade class at Washington Wilkes Primary School. More...

Tells club about O'Connor, Andalusia

Craig R. Amason, Executive Director of the Flannery O'Connor-Andalusia Foundation, Inc. of Milledgeville, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, December 2. More...

Cast promotes Christmas show

The director and several members of the cast of "Sanders Family Christmas," to be presented by the Washington Little Theater Company this week, were guest speakers and performers at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, Novem More...

Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary lights 'Tree of Love'

Members of the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary sang Christmas carols before lighting its second annual Christmas Tree of Love" at last week's Candlelight Shopping on The Square. More...