The Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Department (WWPRD), in partnership with the Robert Toombs House State Historic Site, is sponsoring a Junior Rangers Day Camp in June Marcia Campbell, Interpretive Ranger at the Toombs House, will be the i More...
The first announcement of plans for the third annual T.J. and Friends Foundation's Ride Against Cancer has named Saturday, June 27, as the date. More...
State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 19 traffic crashes during the month of March in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crashes resulted in 12 injuries. More...
The Kiwanis Talent Showcase was held on March 20 at the Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School Cafeteria with students from kindergarten through the twelfth grade participating. More...
The Wilkes County Sunday School Union convened with Springfield Baptist Church with Rev. Norman Williams served as host pastor and Charles Morgan as host superintendent. The session was opened by the president, Jamie Johnson. More...
Penfield Christian Homes, Inc. has just completed an extensive five-year expansion program. With a growing need for more client beds and administrative space, the project began in 2004 with planning the Harmony Building. More...
New Springhill Baptist Church at Philomath will have its annual Youth Conference and Youth Day Program on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19. Pastor Reginald A. More...
Kris Gordon (center) presented a program on childhood cancer for the Washington Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting Tuesday. Gordon said that cancer is the No. More...
An organizational meeting for the Wilkes Agri-Forestry Council is set for Monday April 13, at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the County Extension Office. More...
An out-of-town truck driver tries to explain to Washington Police Lt. Benny Johnson how he managed to get his loaded semi stuck across a street in a Washington residential neighborhood Monday afternoon. More...
By CATHY LANNAE
All of the cancer survivor profiles that I have written over the past several years have focused on those individuals who were surviving cancer. The stories have provided hope that a cancer diagnosis is not the end of life. More...
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