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Early voting for the November 3 Washington Municipal Election will begin next Monday, October 12. Wilkes County Probate Judge and Supervisor of Elections Thomas Charping said that qualified voters may vote from 8 a.m. Monday, October 12, through 5 p.m. Friday, October 30, at the Voter Registration Office, Room 425, of the Wilkes County Courthouse. More ... 123 2-0 8 ABC PS C Ad 6x 4 2/2 6/Jim and Randee Barr y t o ok th ei r News-Reporter to a luau in Honolulu while they were vacationing recently in Hawaii. This News-Reporter is 4,588 miles from home. More ... Danburg Baptist Church will have homecoming Sunday, October 11. Pastor Ficklen Guin will bring the message during the 11 a.m. worship service. Pastor Guin grew up in the Danburg community and his family has been in the area for several generations. His message will be a true homecoming reminiscence called "A Walk Down Memory Lane. More ... A group of ladies and children from the Little River Charge of United Methodist Churches - Bethel, Mt. Zion, and Smyrna - visits the residents at Washington Manor in Washington each Wednesday. The visitors lead the residents in playing bingo and the residents enjoy the game and the prizes. More ... This week, students have been taking progress-monitoring tests in their core courses to determine if they have learned what is required by the Georgia Performance Standards. The first quarter will end on October 9, and report cards will be sent home the following week. School will not be open on October 12. More ... Students in the First Baptist Church Pre-Kindergarten enjoyed a visit from Jason Darracott (left) and Robert Roca (right) of the Washington Police Department. The officers talked to the children about their job as community helpers. More ... The theft of dog food from the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter during the weekend has created an emergency situation at the shelter. Gloria Wheatley, Washington Animal Control Officer and manager of the shelter, said the theft of the dogfood has hit the shelter staff harder than anything else they have had to deal with, both emotionally and financially.. More ... Audra Chapman, 4-H and Youth Development County Agent for Wilkes County, has supplied the following information on activities with the program for October and November. For more information on any of the activities, call 706-678- 2332. More ... Ott Jgi, Georgia Rotary Student Program exchange student sponsored in part by the Washington Rotary Club, told local club members about his home country of Estonia at their regular meeting last Thursday. He explained that Estonia is a democratic republic located just south of Finland and bordering Russia. He said the entire country is known for its love of the internet and the people there are working to make the entire country wireless. He also reported that Skype was invented in Estonia. When asked what he found most interesting or fun about the United States, Jgi enumerated, among other things, fried chicken, the expression "y'all," and the interesting differences in culture and customs between states. Paula Stevens (right) was program host for the day. More ... At a recent $51.00, WMT is selling for the same price as in 1999. Since 1999, WMT's annual net profit has tripled. Sales have doubled in the last 9 years and will likely increase by 50% in the next 5 years. The company uses debt modestly and the cash flow is over 10 times the amount necessary to annually service the debt. More ... William T. Johnson told the Washington Kiwanis Club about his Blog Spot where he has posted the recent history of the club. An avid 85-year-old internet blogger, Johnson showed the club his blog at http://kiwanis312. blogspot.com/. He told the club that he gets most of his information about the club from The News-Reporter and its archives. Program chairman Bob Simmons invited all to visit Johnson's blog site and "see what an energetic man can do, even in retirement." More ... Joe Barnett (center) holds his News-Reporter at a dinner party where he cooked his famous shrimp and grits for the CBS Sports crew and others the evening before the Georgia vs. LSU football game. The gathering was held at the home of Loran Smith (left) and included Tracy Wolfson, Furman Bisher, and Verne Lundquist, among others. News-Reporter publisher Sparky Newsome (at Barnett's right) assisted with preparation and service. This News-Reporter is 39.9 miles from home. More ... Cindy Bounds and Julie Lewis took a News-Reporter along on a recent trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, where they ran into Charles Cullars, who was also in the historic city with family and friends. This News-Reporter is 418 miles from home. More ... State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 12 traffic crashes during the month of September in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crashes resulted in seven injuries and one traffic death. More ... Leon Bailey, anative of Wilkes County, took his latest copy of The News- Reporter to Austin, Texas, where he was honored on September 18 by the Texas State Board of Education (TBOE) as one of 15 Texans recognized as "2009 Heroes for Children" for their dedication and commitment as volunteers in Texas public schools. More ... Bunny Gunby accepts a donation from F&M Bank representative Ed Pope III for the Cancer Relief Fund. "Helping cancer patients with transportation to treatments has been beneficial to patients and their families," Gunby said. "At times the funds are almost depleted, but the need is still just as great. Thanks to all who contribute." Contributions can be made to Cancer Relief Fund and sent to Gunby at 2090 Thomson Rd.; Washington, GA 30673 or to Washington-Wilkes Charities (mark for Cancer Relief Fund); P.O. Box 176; Washington. More ... Enjoying their News-Reporters and also their long-awaited cruise to the Cayman Islands and Cozumel, Mexico, are Dianne and Charles Pullen, Debra and B.C. Kennedy, and Sandra and Pembroke Pope all of Washington. These News-Reporters are between 574 and 989 miles from home ... somewhere out there. More ... The second annual Homeownership Expo and Family Day filled the Pope Center Saturday, September 26, with people seeking information from some two dozen organizations. The Expo, hosted by the City of Washington, brought together citizens and resources to increase the number of homeowners in the area, said Mildred Hudson. More ... Preparations are once again underway to collect Christmas shoeboxes for every senior in Wilkes County nursing homes and assisted living facilities again this year, thanks to "Operation Love and Care in a Shoebox," the drive's organizer said. More ... RN Shelby Childers, Infection Control Officer at Wills Memorial Hospital, spoke to a Tea and Learn session last week in the hospital café. The subject was swine flu, and Childers gave those assembled the latest news on swine flu and seasonal flu, particularly on how to prevent the spread of those illnesses, what to do if they get sick, and considerations for those who want to be inoculated for the flu. More ... 4-H would like you to "Meet the Future." And we couldn't do it without our Wilkes County 4-H'ers, volunteers, agents and program assistant. October 4-10 is National 4-H Week, and Wilkes County is celebrating! "National 4-H Week is an exciting way of representation for us to be proud of the wonderful youth in our community," says Audra Chapman, County 4-H Extension Agent. More ... R ev. Jim Newsome brought a good message entitled "Who? Me? at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday morning. Joyce Fry led in the singing of beautiful old time hymns with Pam Hall as pianist. Pastor Newsome gave the children their message at the altar and then they left to go downstairs for children's church with Courtney Gunter. More ... A cemetery must have good fertile soil for growing watermelons. Independence United Methodist Church has a watermelon patch growing in the cemetery with quite a few watermelons. No one planted these watermelons. They also have a hickory nut tree and if you walk under the tree and get hit by one, it may knock you out. More ... T he North Wilkes Steering Committee met last week and welcomed the newest member, Betsy Harrison, to the committee. Vendor applications for the fall festival on November 7 are coming in steadily with a good variety. More ... We had good services at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday. We were happy Rev. Martin was back and feeling good. His message was from Luke 22:14-20. The Lord's Supper was observed. New overhead fans with beautiful lights for the children's Sunday School rooms were donated to the church. John and Trudy Sutherland installed them. More ... |
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