By REV. ED ANDERSON
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.
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The Wilkes County Sunday School Union convened with the Hilliard Station Baptist Church August 28- 30. Rev. Dwight Foster served as host pastor and Robert King served as host superintendent. More...
The Washington Little Theater Company will be holding auditions for its fall Variety Show on Thursday, September 10, and Saturday, September 12, at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse on Alexander Avenue in Washington. More...
Joseph Baldwin, an upcoming senior vocal/opera performance and choral conducting major at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, will be recog- nized during the September 6 Morning Worship Service of the First Baptist Church, More...
W-WMS is proud to announce that Katy Meech, eighth grade Georgia Studies teacher, was selected teacher of the year. This is Mrs. Meech's fifth year at our school and her eighth as a teacher. More...
Jann McClearen Jones was in Frankfurt, Germany, the day after this News-Reporter came out last week. That's the Frankfurt Cathedral in the background. Jann has been a flight attendant for U.S. Airways for 28 years and spends a lot of time in Europe. More...
The 78-hour Labor Day holiday travel period begins this Friday evening at 6 p.m. and traffic on Georgia roads is expected to be heavy. More...
Proving that The News-Reporter is good reading material for any situation, G.T. Hall took his along on a recent outing to take care of some personal business. More...
Boaters are sure to flood Georgia's waterways this Labor Day weekend, bringing the summer boating season to an unofficial end. More...
The T.J. and Friends Foundation is sponsoring a "Ride to Live, Live to Ride, Live Strong" horse show on Saturday, September 12, to raise funds for the support of cancer patients it assists. More...
Steven Colquitt, Sports Communications Director for the University of Georgia Athletic Department (left), presented the program Tuesday, August 11, at the Optimist Club's monthly lunch meeting at Down Under Restaurant in the Fitzpatrick Hotel. More...
American flag and Georgia flag sets, as well as individual classroom American flags were donated to Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School and Washington-Wilkes Middle School by Olin Newby on behalf of Woodmen of the World Lodge 1026 Washington More...
Assaults and drunk driving arrests top the August roundup of arrests by city, county, and state law enforcement in Wilkes County. More...
"I am adamantly opposed to 'Obama care,'" stated 10th District Congressman Paul Broun in a telephone interview with The News- Reporter on Monday, August 31. The congressman was in Canada on a fact-finding tour at the time. More...
Patsy Massey (right) of St. Mary's Hospice presents Washington hospice volunteer Zella Bennett with a Presidential Volunteer Award and a letter from President Barack Obama. More...
Veronica Crew receives a $500 check from Blake Thompson, Wilkes County representative of the T.J. and Friends Foundation. "T.J. and Friends Foundation has given away over $50,000 with more than 100 recipients in just one year," Thompson said. More...
Harriet Callaway (center) accepts a brick in memory of her son, Stephen Philip Callaway, from friends and bridge club members (front left) Baron Callaway, (Mrs. More...
Georgia State Patrol Trooper Brent Marxsen cites truck driver Jean Paul Noumbissi of Chicago for following too close Friday night after the semi struck a car turning into a driveway in the 6000 block of the Greensboro Road. More...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
Rev. Jim Newsome brought the inspiring message on "How to Love" from Luke 2, at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday morning. Joyce Fry led the beautiful congregational singing with Pam Hall as pianist. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
Congratulations to Ansley and James Braxton III of Hull on the birth of their baby girl Friday, August 28. Her name is Emmie Karoline. James and Judy Braxton are the proud grandparents and Judy was on hand to welcome her. More...
While visiting their daughter and son-in-law, Mandi and Whit Bates, who live in Laramie, Wyoming, Debbie and Joey Brown (formerly of Tignall) took their News-Reporter along to see Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
Two men were at the top of the small water tank Sunday morning painting the words "I'd Rather Be In Tignall." I don't envy them their job. I remember the thing to do when we were teenagers was to climb the fire tower. More...
By FAYE BUFFORD
Shirley Goldman, Douglas and Jerri Ann Stewart, Mike Sisson, and Jenny Dove visited Mrs. Blanche Sisson. .Barbara Adams and Betty Moore are back with us again for a few days. We surely are glad to have them with us again. More...
The North Wilkes Steering Committee will be meeting Thursday night at 6:30 p m. at the Tignall School Lunchroom. The committee is getting ready for the eighth annual "I'd Rather Be in Tignall" Fall Festival November 7. More...
