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...
Gail Stewart (center) told the Washington Kiwanis Club about her place of work, Adult Day Health Service. The CEO of the company, Ray Hardy (right), was also present at the club's regular Tuesday lunch meeting. More...
Pvt. Noraé Elizabeth Early of Washington-Wilkes, a member of D Company, 1-48 Infantry Battalion (War Dawgs), has completed training and will graduate Thursday, September 3, at Baker Theater, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 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...
By SHARON VREELAND
"Love is in the air, everywhere I look around." Valentine's day might be over but romance will still abound at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse. Come inside the lush, romantic music of Brian Horner, Elizabeth Avery and M. Zachary Johnson. 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...
Air Force Airman Kiwana N. Mayes graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. 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...
Qualifying for the City of Washington General Municipal Election on November 3 began Monday, and will end at noon on Friday, September 4. Candidates are also qualifying for two seats on the Rayle city council this week. 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...
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...
John and Kathy Overstreet recently visited the historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan, and took The News-Reporter along as reading material. The movie, Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour was filmed at the hotel. More...
Members, relatives, and friends of the Pole Branch Missionary Baptist Church celebrated the annual homecoming Sunday, August 23, followed by revival services Monday through Thursday, August 24-27, beginning at 7:30 each night. 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...
