When legendary baseball announcer Ernie Harwell is honored here tomorrow, the keynote speaker at the event will be another legendary baseball announcer familiar to listeners in this part of the country. More...
In what he says is an effort to get certain council members to work together, Mayor Willie Burns shook things up with an abruptly abbreviated meeting Monday night, leaving both council members and citizens stunned that the usual round-thetable comments from councilmen was no longer on the agenda. More...
Law enforcement in Wilkes County took a bite out of the drug traffic last week, making several arrests in cases of both home-grown and outof town alleged drug sales. It started about 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, when Wilkes County Deputy Luke Montgomery made a traffic stop on a vehicle for having... More...
David Toburen, director of God's Marketplace, Inc. was the guest speaker for the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, February 12. Toburen gave members an update of activates of the food pantry and thrift store operations on East Robert Toombs Avenue. More...
A gun that sold for $23,000!! That's what happened at The Livery on Court Street a couple of weeks ago. Hawkins Auction Company of Waynesboro conducted the auction which brought buyers from six different states to Washington-Wilkes. They came from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, North Caro... More...
Throughout the Bible it tells us that so many times God saw and heard the tears of people who were going through so many things. We as humans can understand seeing tears but not hearing them. More...
The citizens of Washington were cheated last night as the monthly City Council meeting was called to order, tourism, Chamber, PDA, and police reports were read and Debbie Danner requested two actions from the Council. More...
Halls of fame, more often than not, are recognized by who they leave out - omissions becoming more topical than admissions. Let it be duly noted, too, that more sinners than saints are enshrined. An exception comes this year with the State of Georgia Hall of Fame. Standby. More...
Funeral services for James D. "Sonny" Armour were held Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington. He died Wednesday, February 6, in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. Mr. Armour was a native and lifelong resident of Wilkes County and was the son of the late Edna Glaze Armou... More...
Laney Thornton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thornton, was seven years old on January 12 and celebrated on several occasions. Laney and friend, Kelsie Scot t , whos e bi r thday wa s January 15, celebr ated their bir thdays tog ether with their classmates at Washington-Wilkes Primary School, enj... More...
The Friends of the Mary Willis Library will have their annual membership meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, at the Mary Willis Library. . More...
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Community honors the memory of Black History Program organizer