This female mixed-breed dog is friendly, neat, and should be easy to care for. She is spayed, vaccinated, and ready for a good home. The Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter has many good dogs and cats for adoption.
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The Friends of the Mary Willis Library will gather at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, in the meeting room of the library for the annual membership meeting. More...
God's Marketplace has moved its Food Pantry next door to the Thrift Store on East Robert Toombs Avenue. Margaret and James Jones made the property available and the move was begun and completed January 16-17. More...
Sixth grade busy at W-WMS
Sixth grade students at W-WMS have hit the ground running at the beginning of the new semester. A New "No Bad Attitudes" club has been implemented as an incentive to promote good behavior among students. More...
The fourth and fifth grade honor rolls and merit lists for the third six weeks grading period at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School has been provided by Principal Wanda Jenkins. More...
Fifteen college students received Reese J. Booker Scholarship Certificates valued at $125 each at the scholarship program held at Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church December 28, 2008. The total amount warded to students was $2,250.00. More...
Dancers from the Washington Dance Academy trained with internationallyknown instructors and celebrities such as Jessica King (top photo, center) from "So You Think You Can Dance" and members of the "Jabbawockweez Crew" (middle photo) from Randy Jac More...
Newly published local author Terri Lane will sign copies of her book, Gullytown, at Retro Cinema & Books on Saturday, January 24, from 1-5 p.m. and patrons are encouraged to arrive early because only a limited number of copies is available. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
It is really miserable to be so cold and not have snow. When it's this cold there should be snow to add a little spice to the weather. Isn't it funny that people can't stand to get out unless it's snowing? More...
The regular meeting of the Tignall City Council was held at 7 p.m. on January 14. More...
Audra Chapman, 4-H and Youth Development County Agent, has supplied the following information on activities and events for 4-H'ers for the next six months. More...
Ulysses Kerns Eaton, son of Washington City Council member Pamela Eaton, and Rodney Eaton, was sworn in as a city council member in Guyton on January 13. to fill the unexpired term of a council member who resigned. More...
A request from the Wilkes County Senior Center Advisory Council has been approved by the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners to take a 13-passenger bus once monthly for a day trip for senior citizens of Washington-Wilkes. More...
January 12 - Doris and Trey Rhodes and Betty Reese visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. • Mrs. Nancy C. Gunby went to Bible Study on Lexington Avenue. January 13 - Sandra Massey visited Mrs. Louise Bagwell. • Doris Rhodes visited the residents. More...
Guests of Mrs. Anita Martin were Sadie Hunt, Sam and Janice Scott, Brenda McGahee, Gloria Hardy, Joyce Ann Blackburn, Henry (Peter) Jones, Lanette Drinkard, and Ben Danner. • Mrs. More...
"Look Good…Feel Better," a free program that teaches female cancer patients how to cope with the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, will have its next workshop in February. More...
Walker Chewning of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution, took on the role of his ancestor Sam Chewning to describe life and activities of the Revolutionary era colonies for the Washington Rotary Club at its regular Thursday lunch me More...
