"Skeet" Willingham Jr. (right) told members of the Washington Rotary Club about the W-W Historical Foundation's upcoming concert series which will feature several internationally renowned musicians on four occasions during the next 12 months.
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Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation during August 2009 will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees. More...
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Lindsey Callaway took her News-Reporter on vacation with several of her fellow Peace Corp volunteers - Michael Quin, Andrey Chevchinco, Kim Angelst, Brian Gillespie, and Tim Koss - when they visited the Panfilov Park Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan. More...
The next "Look Good…Feel Better" session for residents of Wilkes County will be held Monday, September 14, from 5-7 p.m. at the McDuffie Regional Medical Center. More...
To start the school year off, the Washington-Wilkes FFA Chapter held a planning meeting for upcoming activities on Tuesday August 18. More...
Portraits of several members of the Colley and Fanning families, some of the founders of Wilkes County, have been donated to the Washington Historical Museum, but two of them are unidentified. More...
Members of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission donated several books on soil and water conservation to the Mary Willis Library recently in memory of Joe Bennett. More...
Betty Slaton (right) spoke to the Washington Kiwanis Club about the mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Restoration Ramble at the club's regular Tuesday lunch meeting. More...
Barry David McAvoy was ordained into the gospel ministry of Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 9, at Fishing Creek Baptist Church. The program consisted of the Report of Ordination Council by Rev. More...
Hon esty The Washington -Wi lkes FFA B eef S how Team t ra vel ed to the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry August 14-15 where they exhibited their heifers and steers at the Georgia Young Farmers Association Cattle Show. More...
The new Washington-Wilkes high school facility will be venue for the Third Annual Miss Wilkes County Pageant set for September 26, announced Ashley Barnett, pageant director. More...
Kimberly Rainey has announced her candidacy for one of the two District 1 seats on the Washington City Council. This is her announcement: "I, Kimberly Rainey, intend to seek election for a seat in District 1 on the Washington City Council. More...
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5899 raise an American flag that has flown over Afghanistan in a ceremony Monday, as veterans from the nursing home look on. More...
Tommy and Nancy Bowen are sponsoring a benefit barbecue for the Disabled Veterans of America on Saturday, September 5, from 11 until 12 noon at the old Citgo Station in Tignall. This will be a barbecued chicken plate for only $5.00. More...
The Tignall Homemakers met August 20 at the North Wilkes Library. President Joan Baker welcomed members and led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Sally Kennedy gave the devotional based on the importance of Bible study. More...
By FAYE BUFFORD
Bobby Blakey visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. Doris Rhodes took Mrs. Flynt for an outing. Elaine and Leonard Perry and Doris Rhodes took Mrs. Flynt out to lunch and shopping August 18. . Viola Jenkins visited Mrs. Nancy Gunby, Mrs. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
After worship services at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday we all enjoyed the covered dish meal. Then we attended the baby shower for James and Ansley Braxton. They received many lovely and useful gifts. More...
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