Washington Police officers have arrested the hit-and-run trucker who sped off July 18 after his 18-wheeler crushed a small car at Slaton's Crossing on Highway 78. Washington Police Chief Mike Davis said that David E. Thompson, 37, of Colbert, Georgia, turned himself in Friday, after explaining wh... More...

Wilkes County taxpayers, up in arms about recent property tax assessments that have shot up, are meeting Tuesday night, August 12, to map out a strategy to deal with what they say are inflated assessed property values at a time when More...

With all the excitement about the new $22 million school complex being built in Wilkes County, there's one group that's feeling left out. Due to budget restraints and state cutbacks, this year's fifthgraders won't be moving up to the new building as next year's sixthgraders. More...

School open houses are welcoming Wilkes County students and their parents back this week prior to Friday's start of the school year. "We would like to welcome our students, parents, and the entire Washington-Wilkes community to the 2008-2009 school year," Superintendent Joyce Williams said. More...