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Pat Niemann (right), recipient of the "Care Giver of the Year" award given by the CSRA Agency on Aging, was the guest speaker for the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, January 8. More ... Wellness program on sleep apnea set for Wills Memorial Hospital 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 ... GSP investigates month's accidents State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated six traffic accidents during the month of December in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said the traffic crashes resulted in six injuries. There were no traffic deaths. More ...
Merri is the beautiful lovable cat in last week's News-Reporter. These are her kittens. They are cute, fun, and lovable, and should be adopted together. Get one and the other is free! They are wormed, vaccinated, and neutered. Two cats are better than one. They play together and cuddle at nigh... More ...
Salvation Army bell ringers in Wilkes County raised a total of $5,825.72 in 2007, according to Mrs. Dot Harris, treasurer of the Wilkes County Unit of the Salvation Army. Of that total, 80 percent ($4,660.58) will be kept for use in Wilkes County and 20 percent ($1,165.14) will be sent to Salvati... More ...
Fourteen students have completed their training and received certificationpapers to become nursing assistants in Georgia. Their instructor, Hermecender Walton-Crawford, RN, MSN, announced that the students completed 92.5 hours of training at Wills Memorial Hospital with additional clinical hours a... More ... Corps of Engineers now offering public land Adopt-a-Tree program The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Clark's Hill Lake will be offering an Adopt-A-Tree program for the first time this year. Starting January 11, persons with Lake Shoreline Use Permits will be able to adopt a healthy 4-6 foot tree in a 3-gallon container. More ... Wilkes girls invited to Miss Forestry Pageant set for February 23 Girls in the Wilkes County and surrounding area who are age 2-24 are invited to enter the Miss Forestry Pageant. The pageant will be held on February 23, in Danielsville. Applications are available now by calling the pageant director, Beth Holloway, at 706-795-3489 or (706) 376-2627. Applications... More ...
On January 4 the iconic cookies you love to eat went on sale. These cookies will be sold door to door until the end of February and then will be available for purchase at booth sales around the area until they are gone. More ... THE ACADEMIC CORNER Students will benefit from writing instruction Last week, teachers from Washington Wilkes Elementary School joined with teachers at Washington-Wilkes Primary School for an in-service day workshop on writing instruction. More ... Sunday School Union for Wilkes County convenes at Trinity The Wilkes County Sunday School Union convened with the Trinity Baptist Church on December 28-30. Rev. H.M. Easley served as host pastor and Larry Norman served as host superintendent. The session was opened by the president, Jamie Johnson. The devotional service was led by Enoch Booker Jr. and J... More ... Everyone invited to Sunday services at Raytown Baptist The congregation and pastor of the Raytown Baptist Church invite everyone of all ages to attend the church's Sunday School, worship services, Bible Study, and prayer meetings. Sunday School is held every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. and the worship service is held on the second and third Sundays at ... More ... Reese Booker Scholarships awards $1,600 to 11 Wilkes college students The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Committee awarded $1,600 in certificatesto 11 college students on December 23 at the Reese J. Booker Scholarship program held at Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church, Washington. The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Bonus Certificatewas presented to Evangelist Katrina Owen, ... More ... Wilkes Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends Mrs. Clara Monague's visitors were Helen Fuller, Tara Willis, Betty Parks, Jasmine Crew, and Bertha Fuller. .Guests of Mrs. Anita Martin were Leigh Martin, Joyce Ann Blackburn, Rev. More ... Harper's Personal Care residents enjoy visiting with family, friends Debra Tanner RN from CSRA Home Health Care brought the beautiful 2008 arrangement for the Harper's Personal Care Home residents to enjoy from the Charlotte Simmons family. Thank you for the flowers. .Mary and Pat Darden visited the residents and brought them bananas. Thank you. . More ...
Washington native Johnny Gresham, a 17-year board member for the Georgia Department of Transportation, was honored Thursday, December 27, when a City of Atlanta bridge was named for him. Georgia DOT Commissioner Harold E. Linnenkohl presented the bridge sign at Gresham's 65th birthday party celebr... More ...
Ebony Ferrell of Washington- Wilkes graduated from Athens Technical College on December 11, 2007, in Cosmetology, as a Synergie Peel Certified Specialist. She was on the dean's list or president's list each quarter of her enrollment. More ... Four Wilkes students make President's List at Athens Technical The President's List at Athens Technical College for Fall Quarter 2007 includes four students who live in Wilkes County. The students and their programs of study include Ebony Ferrell, Cosmetology; Patrick Godsey, Commercial Truck Driving; Olivia Rogers, Health Science; and Danielle Turner, Respi... More ... Whitney James entertained at ornament shower Dec. 9 Whitney James, bride-elect of Jacob Richards of Lincolnton, was entertained at an ornament shower on Sunday afternoon, December 9, at the home of Tim and Laura Purdy on Upton Mill Drive. Hostesses for the occasion were Crystal Purdy and Karla Dawson. More ...
Representatives from the Sons of the American Revolution and other groups will be in Washington next week to prepare for next month's celebration of Washington-Wilkes "Revolutionary Days." The 229th anniversary of the February 14, 1779, Battle of Kettle Creek will be celebrated with three days of... More ... Home-buying seminar set Jan. 26 to help people understand process Want to buy a home but don't know where to start? The City of Washington is sponsoring a program to help take the confusion and uncertainty out of the home-buying process and provide a step-by-step guide to home ownership. The free educational workshop is set for Saturday, January 26 from 10 a.... More ...
Candler Martin, 13, grand-nephew of Amos and Rosa Martin, bagged his first buck just after Christmas in Elbert County. His proud father, Scott Martin, said, "Another Martin hunter does good! Candler, the great nephew of the legendary Amos Martin, killed his first deer, a 9-point buck, on December ... More ...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 On Sunday, Tignall Baptist Church was fortunate to have the special music presented by the daughters of Wilbur and Ouida Maney, Ruth Strickland, and Debra Smith, with the song, "Beulah Land." The congregation would love to hear those two ladies sing every Sunday. It was beautiful. .Wilbur and Ouid... More ... North Wilkes Library now to be open daily from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. It's time to start reading! The North Wilkes Library is open this week. Thanks to Sherri Bowers, the library will be open every day from 2:30 until 5:30. Monday through Saturday. Carolyn Gammon will be doing the story time for children on Wednesday afternoons. We're not sure about the time yet. More ...
By PRISCILLA MAXWELL Please call 706-678-7657 A reminder of a miscellaneous bridal shower for Amanda McAvoy this Saturday morning, January 12, at Phillips Mill Baptist Church, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Please feel welcome to attend. . More ...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363 Rev. O'Neil Martin, our pastor at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church, has been sick for several weeks. He was unable to come December 30. Tommy Harwell of Warrenton came and preached for him. He did come Sunday but was still very sick. We hope he will soon be feeling better. . More ...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264 Sunday morning we had a wonderful service at Sardis Baptist Church. Sunday School was at 10 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. The singing of the inspirational hymns was led by Joyce Fry with Pam Hall as pianist. The children happily went down to the altar for their message by Rev. Jim Newsome. More ... |
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