What does Washington's Hillary Lindsey have in common with Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Sugarland, Reba McEntire, Martine McBride, Glen Campbell, Luke Bryan, and Alabama besides being in the music business? They're all 4-H alumni and they're all featured on a new CD to be rel... More...
Many Wilkes County churches will be having special services on Easter Sunday, March 23, and during the days leading to Easter. Lenten lunches are scheduled Thursday at 12 noon at the First United Methodist Church; and on Friday at the First Baptist Church. More...
Anticipating that tax revenues for the upcoming year may fall short of budget requirements, the Wilkes County Board of Education approved cuts in the 2009 budget at Monday night's regular meeting. More...
Leigh Anne Aaron, of the University of Georgia's Cooperative Extension, was the guest speaker at the Washington Kiwanis Club's meeting on Tuesday, March 18. "Natural Gas and Energy Education" was the title of her program, the purpose of which was to educate consumers about the use, efficiency, and... More...
We continue to have severe weather in the area, but we keep being spared from tornadoes and damaging winds and hail. That's good! The new severe weather alert system got another workout late Saturday afternoon when a line of tornadoes threatened the area for several hours. Fortunately, none touche... More...
An insurance company would not pay off because they called it an act of God and so this fellow sued God. He sued the church. Oh well, they've sued everyone else, why not God too? One lady was dancing in the spirit in the church and she stumbled, fell, and broke her leg. So, she sued that church. ... More...
TO THE EDITOR: I'm writing this letter as a consequence of having recently heard some vicious gossip about a friend and neighbor here in Rayle. I know the gossip is untrue and I will not repeat it here or anywhere else. But the comment reminded me of how destructive a few toxic words can be, esp... More...
The Washington-Wilkes Tiger baseball team had a 3-0 region record going until Tuesday when the North Oconee Titans knocked a bunch of hits and home runs to take home an easy 11-2 win over the home team. A leadoff double followed by a homer and then another run scored by N. Oconee got the game off... More...
Funeral services for Walter Lee Booker, 63, were held Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Heard's Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis J. Quinn officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. He died Monday, March 10, at McDuffie Regional Medical Center, Thomson. More...
Benjamin Marshall Smith Marshall and Beth Smith of Snellville announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Marshall, on Thursday, March 13, at Gwinnett Medical in Lawrenceville. Benjamin weighed 7 lbs. 4 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Kathy and Mike Fitzpatrick of Snellville. More...
..The bi-monthly meeting of the Wilkes County Cattlemen's Association will be held Thursday, March 20, 6:30 p.m., at the McGill- Woodruff Ag Center. Reservations are requested by Wednesday, March 19, 5 p.m. More...
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Hundreds of racers, bad weather keep Wilkes EMS members busy