1232-08 ABC PSC Ad 6 x4 2/ 26 /Wash ington Sp ring To ur of Hom es Chairman Louise Maynard (right) presents Kiwanis Club President Sherry Hudson with a $5,000 check from the Spring Tour profits.
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Brittany Guin and Hannah Mc- Tier, students at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, have qualified for the national Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competition. More...
Jack Lowe Jr., grandson of Felton and Blanche Lowe of Washington, completed three months of basic training at Parris Island, S.C. He trained with the Golf Company, Platoon 2016, and graduated April 3. More...
Lauren Chafin, Miranda Crook, Ashlyn Holley, Brannon James, Courtney Thackston, Megan Thackston, Shannon Thackston and Nicolette Wilkinson, members of the Wilkes County Junior 4-H Dairy Judging Team won sixth place in the State Dairy Judging Contes More...
The Kettle Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met April 20 at the Washington Woman's Club. Chapter co-regent Anneice Butler presided. More...
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Ginny King stands on Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head in the background proudly holding her News-Reporter. She and husband Skeet Willingham spent spring holidays in Hawaii. More...
Brett Tanner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Tanner, celebrated his sixth birthday on April 9. He enjoyed a celebration on his birthday with his parents and brother, Wes, in Pine Mountain. More...
The Washington Little Theater Company will hold auditions for its summer production, The Dixie Swim Club, on Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse. Show dates for the production are August 6-9. More...
Seventh graders Ariel Brown and Ryan Colvard, students in Debbie McLeod's gifted program at Washington-Wilkes Middle School, recently participated in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be having a softball game and cookout at the Tiger baseball field this Friday, April 24, beginning at 5 p.m. More...
By Cathy Lannae
Let the Relay begin! With the 2009 Wilkes County Relay for Life just a little over a week away, organizers say they are making good progress on the final details of the event. More...
Registration for this year's Summer Drama Camp at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse has begun and will end May 1. Registration and scholarship forms can be found at either www.thewltc.com or any Wilkes County school office. More...
Guests of Mrs. Carrie A. Wallace were Hattie M. McManus, Mattie J. Williams, Marie Tolbert, Ebony Tolbert, Eula Gresham, and Robert McKenzie. .Mrs. More...
The Spring MusicFest performance of Dr. Stan Coe's bluegrass group "The Distant Cousins" will bring back a local favorite musical family that has grown to include young artists and not so young artists. More...
Laura Toburen (left) and Rev. Gale Seibert compare notes in preparation for the May 7 observance of the National Day of Prayer. More...
The regular Tignall Council meeting was held at 7 p.m. on April 8. More...
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