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May 1, 2008
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2008 Wilkes Relay for Life kicks off Friday at 7 p.m.
Teams all over the Washington- Wilkes area are making last-minute preparations for the 2008 Wilkes County Relay for Life which kicks off Friday night at 7. "Friday night, the event begins with a Survivors Ceremony and a Survivors Lap around the track," event chairman Cathy Lannae said, "followed ... More...
Qualifying for July 15 primary election sees 12 Wilkes County candidates so far

Qualifying will close Friday at noon for the General Primary election in July, and numerous Wilkes County candidates have already qualified by press time for this issue. More...

ATV rider injured in Aonia crash

Wilkes County EMS and Rescue 1 personnel help load an injured Frankie Shank into the LifeFlight air ambulance last Thursday after Shank crashed his Yamaha Raptor on Smith Mill Road near Highway 78 in Aonia. Indications at the scene and witnesses say that Shank was approaching the highway at a high r... More...


Local volunteers, organizing committee make Tour de Georgia visit a success
By KIP BURKE news editor

After months of planning and weeks of preparation, downtown Washington was transformed last Wednesday as the Stage 3 start of the Tour de Georgia came to town, with Tour staff setting up stages, tents, barricades, and sound systems - all to send some 150 pro cyclists racing 109 miles to the day's... More...


Entrepreneur lunch offers help for new, small businesses

Entrepreneurs and small-business owners are invited to the first Washington-Wilkes Entrepreneur Learning Lunch. Friday, May 2, at Mary Wills Library. The Learning Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. and end by 12:30. Lunch will be provided to registered entrepreneurs, organizers said. More...


Observance is today at noon

The public is invited to today's observance of the National Day of Prayer. The local observance, led by Wilkes Ministers United, will be held at noon to 12:30 today, May 1, on The Square in Washington, and everyone is encouraged to come and take part, organizer Rev. Gale Seibert said. More...


 News
•Local club recognized
During festivities at Rotary International's District Conference held in Athens April 18-19, the Washington Rotary Club was honored to receive a "Silver Award" for "Outstanding Club Participation" during 2007-2008. Club President Paula Stevens and Michael Horgan were on hand at the conference to acc... More...
•Sardis Baptist Church to hold homecoming services Sunday
•W-W FCCLA members attend leadership meeting in Athens
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
A long way from home
T our de Georgia 2008, our long-awaited bike race with a stage beginning in Washington Wilkes, is now history and we move on to other things -- many other things. It was a successful event for Tour de Georgia and for Washington-Wilkes. Lt. More...
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 Opinions
•Just a Thought
Some preachers mostly preach only prosperity. Some mostly preach only positive thinking. Some mostly preach only about God's love. Some mostly preach only about God's judgment. But Jesus and the Apostles preached and taught it all. The whole Bible. Amen! More...
•Political Cartoon
•Book Review
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 Letters
•Thanks for community support for Prom 2008
TO THE EDITOR: THANKS to the most supportive community in the world! W-W's 2008 prom, A Midnight Masquerade, was a huge success due to the generous support of parents and many of our community members. We also have WONDERFUL young people. Prom 2008 is proof that when we all work together, we ca... More...
•Thanks for 'Month of Music' help
•How many will die before Georgia DOT puts up traffic light?
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 Sports
•Tigers will enter state playoffs on May 9; playing for seeding, site today at Dawson
The Washington-Wilkes Tiger baseball team earned a berth in the state playoffs on Saturday in a 15-5 comeback win over visiting Dawson County to take the first round of region 8AA playoff action. The second round, being played today, will determine seedings for the state tournament. More...
•Tigers qualify for state at region track meet; Wylie to defend titles
•Long to play for Aiken Tech
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 Obituaries
•Fannie Anderson Jackson
Funeral services for Fannie Anderson Jackson, 93, were held Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Jackson Chapel AME Church, Washington, with Rev. James L. Lawson officiating. Interment was in Mt. Pleasant AME Church cemetery. She died Monday, April 21, at Heritage Health Care. More...
•Billy Eugene Bailey
•Claire Giles Crittenden
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 Personalities
•Sybil Wheeler Veazey guest of honor at 90th birthday drop-in
Sybil Wheeler Veazey of Crawfordville was honored on the occasion of her 90th birthday at a drop-in party Sunday afternoon, March 30, at the Taliaferro Senior Center in Crawfordville. Hostesses for the occasion were her daughters, Kathryn Hunter and Lynda Pollock of Washington and Jackie Butts of ... More...
•Kelsey Grace Leard treated to princess party on March 29
•100 Women in White conference May 23-25 at Springfield Baptist
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 Don't Forget
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The Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation is having sign-up for the Blue and Gold Basketball Camp. Ages are 8-12 years old, May 26-June 5; 13-16 years old, June 9-20. For more information, call 706-678-1454. More...
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