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Lieutenant Colonel Garrett D. Heath of the Chief of Staff of the Army's Enterprise Task Force located in the Pentagon, has been appointed by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2009 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. More ... Darcy Newsome graduated from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies on May 25. She focused on law, economics and policy, and did course work in land conservation. She was selected for a highly competitive full-tuition scholarship, the Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship, for leadership in land conservation. More ... Megan Nicole Patterson and Timothy Cody Schmotz of Birmingham, Ala., exchanged wedding vows Saturday, May 2, at six o'clock in the evening at The Dyson House, home of the bride's grandparents, Raymond and Elizabeth Hurd, in Washington. Ronnie Lindsey of Washington served as the officiant. More ... Kayleigh Nichole Dooley, daughter of Justin and Nichole Dooley of Rayle, was treated to a first birthday celebration on May 9 with her family and friends. Kayleigh and her guests enjoyed hot dogs, chips, drinks and birthday cake before she opened her gifts. More ... Cassidy Barnett, daughter of Jamie Barnett and Ginny Barnett, celebrated her third birthday on June 1 and was honored on several occasions. Cassidy was treated to an Ariel theme birthday party Saturday, May 30, at the home of her mother. She and her friends enjoyed pony rides, compliments of Caroline and Nancy Leslie of Atlanta. More ... Rodney and Maria Holloway of Yew Gardens, N.Y., were honored at a baby shower Saturday, May 30, at the home of Gene and Cheryl Edwards on Courtground Road. Hostesses for the celebration were Kaci Johnson of Augusta, Megan Kennedy and Jade Kennedy of Washington. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Standard of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Land, to John Echols, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Echols, also of Washington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Moon of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Standard of Tignall, and the late Imogene Paschall of Washington. More ... Bridgett Elizabeth Berry of Washington became the bride of Joseph Nicholas Wells of Lincolnton in a double-ring ceremony Saturday, May 16, at six o'clock in the evening at Phillips Mill Baptist Church in Washington. Rev. Donnie Berry of Rayle officiated. More ... Audra Chapman and Justin Armour was honored at a couple's shower at the home of Jason and Mary Katherine Dyson on Doster Road Saturday evening, May 23. Co-hosts with the Dysons were Will and Amy Long and John and Karmen Moon. For the festivities Miss Chapman wore a multi-colored tank top over white capris. She was presented a corsage of orange Alstroemeria lilies and Mr. More ... June bride-elect Kariss Easler of Evans was feted at a lingerie shower Saturday, May 29, at the home of Ann Morrison in Evans. Sabrina Carter, also of Evans, co-hosted the occasion with Mrs. Morrison. Miss Easler, bride-elect of Blake Winfrey, wore a black and white sundress. More ... Graham and Glenda Smith hosted the 11th annual Brown family reunion at their country home, Pearl Oaks, on the Lexington Road Saturday, June 6. Oak leaf hydrangeas and daisies were used in decorating for the reunion that also included a bountiful covered dish dinner. The family enjoyed the day reminiscing, sharing old pictures and making new ones. More ... GBI Agent Tony Williamson of Thomson will be the guest speaker at the Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn Thursday, June 18, at 2:30 p.m. in the hospital café. Agent Williamson will speak on internet crimes and will include topics of cyber-stalking, fraud and identity theft, scams, drug trafficking and crimes against children. More ... Megan Jane Wheatley of Tiger graduated cum laude from Young Harris College in Young Harris with an Associate of Science degree. Commencement exercises were held Saturday, May 9, at the Hilda D. Glenn Auditorium at Young Harris College. More ... Cody Denard accepted a first grade challenge from Kermit Hocutt 12 years ago and has the Easter egg to prove it. First grade teacher Debbie Lindsey, now retired after 30 years of teaching at Washington-Wilkes Primary School, had a volunteer, Kermit Hocutt, who loved to think of unique ways to inspire and challenge students. As in years before "Mr. More ... Haley Ward and Quandarius Lewis, members of the 2009 Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School graduating class, received honorariums from the Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association. Haley is the daughter of Mark and Darla Ward and will be attending Georgia College and State University at Milledgeville. More ... Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School has received notification from Rogers Wade of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation (GPPF) that the school has been recognized by the GPPF as a 2009 "No Excuses" school. W-WCHS is "one of just 44 schools across Georgia recognized for its academic achievement. More ... Anna Heaton of Moulton, Ala., and niece, Kindler Norman of Good Hope, arrived Thursday for a visit with their mother and grandmother, Dottie Norman. Visiting Friday was Ed Norman of Good Hope. Kindler returned home with her father and Mrs. Heaton left on Saturday. More ... Kirstin Elise Rodrigues graduated with honors from Oconee County High School in Watkinsville in commencement exercises Saturday, May 23, at the University of Georgia Coliseum in Athens. In addition to being an honor graduate, Kirstin received the National Technical Honor Society Award and the Senior Beta Award. More ... Caitlyn and Sydney Harper, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Shane Harper of Evans, were part of a busy weekend June 6-7 as they presented dance recitals and celebrated their birthdays. The girls performed ballet and jazz routines in their first recital presented by the Martinez-Evans Dance Studio. More ... Mattie J. Williams and Hattie M. McManus visited Miss Carrie Wallace. .Visiting Mrs. Bernice McAvoy were Gail Galbreath, Ronnie McAvoy, and Joyce Blackburn. .Sally Hopkins and John Ivey visited Mrs. Libby Ivey. .Carl Stewart's visitors were Edith Stewart, Katherine Allen, and Brenda Irvin. . More ... We had a great Vacation Bible School last week at Ebenezer Baptist Church. We enrolled over 100 and had an average attendance of 95 each evening. Thanks to all who helped make this a success. We took up an offering at VBS and the money was given to Alina Kuzina to carry back to her home church in the Ukraine where she is a member. More ... |
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