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Peyton Elizabeth Bohler Adam and Elizabeth Bohler of Tignall announce the birth of their daughter, Peyton Elizabeth, on Wednesday, July 8, at Athens Regional Hospital in Athens. Peyton weighed 5 lbs. 15 ozs. and was 18 ¾ inches long. More ... Audra Chapman, bride-elect of Justin Armour, was guest of honor at an outdoor kitchen and linen shower Sunday afternoon, August 2, at the home of Carol Souther on the Thomson Road. Hostesses for the occasion with Mrs. Souther were Peggy Jones, Jennifer Holton, Kim White, Julia Ann Holloway and Lynn Connell. More ... Rebecca Blackmon Hooton and Evan Jerome Stover Jr. of Washington exchanged wedding vows in an impressive double-ring ceremony in the Chapel of the First United Methodist Church in Washington Saturday, July 25, at eleven-thirty o'clock in the morning. Rev. Gale Seibert of Washington officiated the ceremony in the presence of the couple's immediate families. More ... Hummingbird Hill, home of Richard and Kay Nelms in Logan Wood, was the scene of the salad supper and meeting of the Frances Wheelis Women on Mission of the First Baptist Church Monday evening, August 3. Mrs. Nelms welcomed members who brought delicious salads and desserts for the meal. Susan Pope offered the blessing. More ... Bonnie Roth, a senior majoring in mathematics at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, has been named to the president's list for the summer 2009 term. Bonnie is a graduate of Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School and the daughter of Darrell and Sonya Roth of Washington. More ... Shirley Gunter was an overnight guest of Bill and Allison Hale, Emmeline and Isabelle, in Athens Friday night. They attended the first of four performances of "Dear Edwina" by the Oconee Youth Performance School held at the Oconee County Civic Center in which Isabelle was a member of the cast. More ... Alexander J. Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Henderson of Lincolnton, celebrated his first birthday on July 8 and was treated to a party on Saturday, July 11, with family and friends at the home of his maternal grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Ficklen Guin. More ... Mary Charlotte Eason, daughter of Chris Budd of Suwanee and Paige Eason of Washington, was one year old on July 7 and celebrated her birthday on three occasions. On July 5 Mary Charlotte was honored with a party given by her mother at the home of her great-grandmother, Mary Lee Edenfield in Baxley. Guests enjoyed birthday cake, ice cream and a variety of party foods. More ... Troy J. Beagle, son of Trey and Jade Kennedy, was seven years old on Thursday, June 30. He was treated to a swim and waterslide party several days before on Saturday, June 27. He and his friends enjoyed a spend-the-night celebration and the boy and girls had fun playing the game, Twister. More ... Dr. Stan Coe will be the featured speaker at the Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn Thursday afternoon, August 13, in the hospital café. Dr. Coe, WMH Emergency Room Physician, will speak on the topic, "Attention Deficit Disorder. More ... Demario A. Cullars of Washington has been named to the dean's list for the summer 2009 term at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Demario is a senior at the university, majoring in Computer Science. To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must have at least a 3.50 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester. More ... The 89th annual Walker family reunion for the descendants of Confederate soldier Daniel Lumpkin Walker and Margaret Elizabeth Stevenson Walker, will be held at Fishing Creek Baptist Church Sunday, August 16. The speaker will be Tom Poland, a native of Lincoln County and the son of Ruth Walker Poland and the late John M. Poland Jr. More ... Washington-Wilkes Middle School will hold its annual Open House/Orientation on Thursday, August 6, from 2-4 p.m. Parents and students are invited to visit the school to retrieve students' schedules and meet teachers. The faculty and staff are excited to welcome all students and parents, especially our rising class of 2016 to our brand NEW facility! More ... Wilkes County Commissioner John Howard and family took The News- Reporter on their recent visit to the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia where they toured the underground bunker that was built to house Congress during the Cold War. The bunker was kept secret for approximately 30 years. This News-Reporter is 310 miles from home. More ... Phillips Mill Baptist Church, 5479 Greensboro Road, Washington, will have revival services beginning with homecoming on August 9 at 11 a.m. There will be a covered dish lunch following the service. The Sunday evening service will be at 6 p.m. More ... Homecoming will be held at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church, Lundberg, Sunday, August 9. Services will begin with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and the worship hour at 11 o'clock. A covered dish meal will be served following the services. More ... Ana Turner attended the Upward Bound Program's award ceremony, held at the University of Georgia, on July 9. She received four awards for achieving the highest grade point average in science, math, Spanish, and study skills. Turner is an upcoming senior at Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School and is the daughter of Milton and Anita Turner. More ... State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated six traffic crashes during the month of July in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crashes resulted in six injuries. There were no traffic deaths during the month. More ... Carmen Linares Young was included on the Dean's List at Augusta Technical College for the spring quarter. The designation is reserved for students who have attempted and earned at least 10 quarter hours with a quarterly grade point average of 3.5 or higher. More ... Wilkes County Sheriff Mark Moore, who has been in law enforcement for 35 years, told the Washington Kiwanis Club that the Sheriff's Office is a constitutional office in Georgia and most employees serve at the discretion of the sheriff. The duties of the Sherriff's Office, he said, include law enforcement, detention, and serving the courts of Wilkes County. Moore reported that the inmate population of the Wilkes County Jail runs from 25-70 and currently stands at 50. Wilkes County houses also about 95 percent of Taliaferro County's inmates. Sherriff Moore also said his office's budget for 2010 is $1,690,000, of which about 51 percent is operating costs and 49 percent is the cost to run the jail. Recent changes in the operation of the Sheriff's Office include 12-hour shifts for deputies and jailers, a computerized record system, the moving of old records to a safe archive storage, inter-departmental training, and the use of part-time staff as fill ins. Moore said that several challenges include keeping burglary and theft down and working hard on illegal drug issues. Ross Maynard was program host. More ... Washington's Bubba Blackmon holds the first prize from the recent Ducks Unlimited banquet, a Browning Citori Grand Lightning 12-gauge presented by Scott James, DU's regional director for East Georgia (at left). Blackmon bought a $100 decoy at the banquet, and his entry was picked by chance. The shotgun, valued at $12,000, is covered with engraving done by Michael Collins and is finished with a Grade 6 walnut stock. "This one's going in the gun safe," Blackmon said. "It's a little too nice to hunt ducks with." More ... The Washington Seventh Day Adventist Church held a very successful Vacation Bible School July 27 through August 1. Theme for the week was "It's All About Jesus." Children attending received facsimile passports or visas to Mexico, China, Africa, Brazil, and to the American Indians. More ... Guests of Mrs. Libby Ivey were Sally Hopkins, Lance Hopkins, and John Ivey. .Mrs. Carrie Wallace's visitors were Mattie J. Williams, Doris Willis, Marie Tolbert, and Hattie M. McManus. .Visiting Mrs. Bernice McAvoy were Mary Hubbard, Gloria T. Hardy, Ronnie McAvoy, Sandra Baynes, Mike McAvoy, Gail Galbreath, and Gene Stevens. . More ... It looks like back to school shopping is worse than Christmas shopping. Wait till the kids are back in school before you oldies, like me, go shopping. I wonder if all those new school clothes make for better learning in school. I certainly hope so. I remember getting a new book bag that we called a book satchel and a new lunchbox and not a new one every year either. More ... Marie Coleman Andrews was 65 years old on Sunday, July 26. She was treated to a weekend trip of shopping in Charleston, S.C., by her three daughters. Marie was joined on this trip by her daughters and granddaughters, Angeline Andrews Milton and Angelic of Augusta; Lillian Andrews Booker, Eliza and Dennise of Washington; and Marie Elaine Hawes of Lincolnton. More ... Rick Newsome of Springfield, Va., arrived to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. Jenelle Newsome, and brother, Jim Newsome, and Karan. He returned home Monday. .Mr. and Mrs. Chris Standard and family of Denham Springs, La., and Peyton Standard of Columbia, S.C., are visiting Mrs. Linda Standard. More ... Sardis Baptist Church invites you to revival services starting Sunday, August 9, at 11 a.m. A covered dish dinner will be served in the annex immediately afterwards. The evening services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings, August 9, 10, and 11. Rev. Donnie Berry, pastor of Mallorysville Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. More ... Homecoming at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church will be this Sunday, August 9. Services will begin with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11 o'clock. A covered dish meal will be served in the fellowship hall following the services. Revival services will begin Sunday evening at 7:30 and go through Wednesday. We are glad to have evangelist Rev. More ... |
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