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Harper's Personal Care residents enjoy visiting with family, friends Cheryl Massey, Marie Bagwell, and Louise Bagwell went to Tina Bailey's for Christmas. . Jane Maddox spent Christmas with Ann and Barry Rogers and with Kay, Chris and Eve Adkins. .Mrs. Sara Curtis visited with the Griggs family for supper and gifts on Christmas Eve. She also had dinner with the Gri... More ... Election, excitement promised at WLT's annual meeing Jan. The Annual Meeting of The Washington Little Theater Company promises to be an exciting one. The meeting on January 8, 2008, will feature entertainment, refreshments, election of officers, recognition of 2007 directors, and maybe a surprise or two. More ... Dr. Kirk will speak about sleep apnea at wellness program Wills Memorial Hospital will host the first wellness program January 24, 12:00 p.m., in the hospital library. Dr. David Kirk will speak on sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing is briefly interrupted or stops episodically during sleep. More ... Seniors can get free legal help at center on Jan. 8 Members of the staff of the Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) will be in Wilkes County Tuesday, January 8, to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a first-come, first-served basis. Anyone who is a senior citizen, 60 years of age or older, and has a civil (non-criminal) legal ... More ...
Staff members from the Wilkes Pre-release Center collected over 500 cans of food which they donated to God's Marketplace Food Pantry. Those delivering the food were (l-r) Tim Crook, Brodrick McConico, Hope Cobb, and James Brinkley. David Toburen, director of God's Marketplace, thanked them for their... More ... You don't have to just chunk your tree; be creative in finding ways to reuse it By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia When Christmastime is over, Christmas tree buyers everywhere are reminded that wrapping paper can be forced into a trash can, but a tree can't, says a University of Georgia Christmas tree saver. More ... Flu season begins with state's 1st case; vaccination helpful Last week the state Public Health Laboratory recorded Georgia's first confirmedcase of influenza for the 2007-2008 fluseason. The first officialconfirmedcase of influenza virus by the Public Health Laboratory is a DeKalb resident whose illness was caused by influenza type A. It is likely that the... More ... New year, same drought...if rains don't come By David E. Stoksbury state climatologist If Georgia doesn't receive adequate rainfall over the next three to four months, drought conditions in summer and fall next year will likely be worse than those in 2007. Drought conditions will persist across regions of the state currently in drought and likely expand statewide by spring. More ... Presidential Preference absentee ballots available Secretary of State Karen Handel is reminding voters that they can request an absentee ballot for Georgia's Presidential Preference Primary, which will be held statewide on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Voters can request an absentee ballot through Friday, February 1. All absentee ballots must be rec... More ...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898 I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that you will have a happy new year. The one and only thing I hope for in 2008 is restored health. I pray for that and I wish that for my family and friends. Thank you lord for my many blessings and we thank you for the showers. The rain Sunday was much n... More ...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 I hope all of you had a wonderful and safe Christmas and the new year will be a happy and healthy one. .Earlier this year I wrote in my column about Mrs. Katie Sherrer Goolsby being in a very bad automobile accident and was paralyzed from the waist down. After a long stay in the hospital in Athens... More ...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and will have a happy and prosperous new year. .Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer attended the Christmas party at Washington Manor Thursday night. For many years James has been Santa Claus there. He has a lot of fun with the ladies and they enjoy it too. As he h... More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 Have you ever had to take a gift back because the gift just wasn't working out? Well, that's what Celeste Adams had to do. She gave her daughter Amanda a Chihuahua for Christmas and the little dog tried to cut his teeth on little Abby. Well that didn't work out so now Celeste sits with that little... More ...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 Phillips Mill Baptist Church's Christmas program was presented Sunday morning, December 23, and went over real well with good attendance. Many children of the church performed in carrying out the story of Jesus' birth as the choir presented a Christmas musical, "A Night To Remember." Pastor Robert... More ... Wilkes Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends Jean Bufford visited Mrs. Datez Turmon. .Sharon Rice, Lyn and Nora Wolfe visited Mrs. Dot Wolfe. .Guests of Mrs. Sara Gresham were Roslyn and TD, Aileen Carr, Johnny and Lynda Gresham, Rhonda and Kaye Lynn Gresham, and Joe Bednareli. .Mrs. More ... Drug arrests lead December round up of Wilkes Co. law enforcement activity Wilkes County authorities made several pre-Christmas drug arrests, leading the December roundup of law enforcement activity. Washington Police Sgt. Harry Noble arrested James Welch, 19, of Colbert, Georgia, during a late-night traffic stop December 22. Stopped for speeding at 81 m.p.h. More ... Holiday leftovers can be dangerous for household pets By alice gren Here are some dangerous holiday leftovers that may affect your pet. Twine used to truss the turkey can wrap around the intestines and cause serious blockage or death. Poinsettias produce a sap that can irritate the animal's skin, if eaten, upsets their tummy. More ...
Merri is the sweetest of cats one could ever have. She is young, beautiful, and with a sleek, unusual pattern to her coat. Merri was abandoned expecting kittens. We got her indoors just in time for her three kittens to be born. She looked up with a grateful little cat face. More ...
The Washington Little Theater Annual Meeting on January 8 will feature special entertainment. Debbie McLeod will sing songs from "Gypsy," Emma Collins will perform a violin medley, Genevieve Coe will play her harp, and if the Jones Boys can get out on a school night they will entertain the group ... More ... Unemployment declines for Nov. The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) declined to 5.6 percent in November, down six-tenths of one percent from 6.2 percent in October. Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate declined to 4.2 percent in November, down one... More ... |
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