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Anthony Forest Products' Washington laminating plant has won the first-ever "Safest Company Award" from APA, the Engineered Wood Association. "That's an extraordinary success story," said Steve Zylkowski, Vice President of APA-The Engineered Wood Association, "and it says something about both the management team at Anthony Forest and the employees. More...

The Wizard (Billy Creel) casts a spell over sleeping Aladdin (Scott Lewis) in rehearsals for the Washington Little Theater's The Children's Playhouse upcoming performances. Students from Wilkes County and Lincoln County schools will experience live theater all next week starring actors Creel and Lewis, along with Paula Stevens and Tara Townsend. The Children's Playhouse began in 2004 to provide the experience of live theatrical performances for area schoolchildren, many of whom have never seen live theater. More...

The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation has issued a call for artists to exhibit their works at this year's Fall ArtFest set for November 7 and 8, bringing both new and returning favorite artists for the crowds of art lovers to meet. More...

A record number of Sunday School students participated in the most recent Bible Bowl competition which was conducted at Hilliard Station Baptist Church during the August 28-30 quarterly Wilkes County Sunday School Union. There are no losers in the Bible Bowl competition. More...
Some residents in East Washington and outlying areas were awakened at 6 a.m. Sunday by a siren that resembled the siren used for a tornado warning. I got a call at 6:05 a.m. from Logan Woods asking if I had heard it and if I knew what it was. I had not heard it even though I was in the kitchen with the windows and door open. More...
I had to deal with a computer virus at home this weekend, and as I watched my security software find the demon and cast it out, I thought back over my years of using a computer at work and realized something. More...
We would like to thank Sparky and Mary Newsome for the outstanding publicity and posters which resulted in the huge success of the Learning in Retirement Open House last Tuesday. Also essential to the success were John Horton and his staff who offered the Towne Car Showroom for this event and the local merchants. More...
If there were any questions about how the Washington-Wilkes Tigers were going to perform under the direction of a new head coach and staff for the first time, some answers were provided last Friday night. Despite the youth of the team and despite a week of sickness, W-W opened the 2009 season with a conventing win over AA Banks County, 34-21. More...
Graveside services for Irene Holtcamp Swann, 86, of Watkinsville were held Sunday, August 30, 2009, at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, with Rev. Donnie Berry officiating. She died Thursday, August 27, at St. Mary's Hospital, Athens. More...
Jamya Aaliyah Gartrell Johnny and Patricia Gartrell of Washington announce the birth of their daughter, Jamya Aaliyah, on Wednesday, August 12, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Jamya weighed 6 lbs. 1 oz. and was 19 ½ inches long. She has an 18-month-old sister, Juliya. More...
The bereavement support group sponsored by Wills Memorial Hos pita l, wi th Re Kohlhagen as facilitator, will meet September 9, 1 p.m., in the hospital library. For more information call 706-678-7511. . More...