The final roof beam was raised and set in place June 18 for the new Student Union Building at Armstrong Atlantic State University. More...
... back in the Canadian Rockies
Before returning home from a 5,300-mile trip out west, Bill and Ann Chafin took their News-Reporter to the Canadian Rockies. They also visited the Corn Palace and St. Joseph's Indian School and SKTA Lokota Museum in South Dakota. More...
Army National Guard Pvt. Jamare D. Jackson has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma. More...
D. Kyle Brown, USDA Farm Service Agency County Executive Director, has announced that the nomination period for farmer and rancher candidates for local Farm Service Agency county committees is in progress and will continue through August 3. More...
The University of Georgia cattle farm at Rayle owns one bull listed in the 2009 Fall Sire Evaluation Report published by the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Mo. More...
Today, Thursday, July 23, active and retired military personnel who are starting or expanding small businesses are invited to a forum for veterans in Washington that will cover agency programs and services available from the U.S. More...
Debra Denard will present "Georgia Women during the Civil War" to the Washington Civil War Round Table on Monday evening, July 27, at 6 p.m., at The Jockey Club restaurant on The Square in Washington. More...
Tignall Police and Wilkes County Sheriff investigators are looking for anyone who may have done business with an insurance agent who has been arrested for insurance fraud. More...
Wilkes County kids are already signing up for the third annual Miss Wilkes County Pageant, set for September 26 at the Pope Center. Now in its third year, pageant contestants from 12 months to six years of age will be competing at 11 a.m. More...
... seeing the sights in Europe
Lem and Ellen LeRoy took their News-Reporter on a European vacation during which they say the Colliseum (above) in Rome, Italy, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa (at right) also in Italy. More...
Four 4-H'ers from Wilkes County spent a week in early July at Georgia 4-H Senior Camp. The group stayed at the Wahsega 4-H center in Dahlonega, Georgia. More...
School may be out for the summer, but 4-H is in with many summer activities for youth in Wilkes County from ages 9-19. There is something for everyone. Youth love to help out for the betterment of their community. More...
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