Kindergarten students in Nicole Dawson's and Kim White's classes learned about fire safety during Fire Safety Week at Washington-Wilkes Primary School.
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A charter for the new Washington- Wilkes Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, was approved by the Georgia Society on October 3 in Forsyth. More...
There are a lot of bodies hanging around the middle school hallway. Actually, these are paper bodies created by Nikki Bailey's seventh grade life science classes displayed on a bulletin board. The students were studying the body systems. More...
Hosted by the Eta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, the Nancy C. Long Golf Tournament - "Playing FORE the Cure" - will be held on Saturday, October 17, at 10 a.m. at the Washington-Wilkes Country Club. More...
By Dr. David Scot Lind Surgical Oncologist MCGHealth Cancer Center
About 40,000 women die each year as a result of breast cancer. But the numbers have decreased over the past several years because more women are aware of the disease and have committed to having regular cancer screenings. More...
The T.J. and Friends Foundation will host a fall ride on Halloween to benefit the foundation. The ride will meet at Chris' Junction in Elbert County (about two miles outside of Elberton on the Elbert/Hartwell Highway). More...
Southern Company's revenue is down and the company's earnings are likely to increase only modestly in 2009. The recession is causing the consumption of less electricity. More...
Barbara Chase, her son Michael Shaunessy, and her granddaughter Alexis Shaunessy took their News-Reporter to Washington's Headquarters (also known as Ford's Mansion) in Morristown, New Jersey, where General George Washington resided while his troop More...
The Broad River Watershed Association conducted a four-mile river cleanup on the Broad River between Highway 29 and Camp Kiwanis on Saturday, October 10, as part of the statewide Rivers Alive cleanup program. More...
By Dr. Suzane Smith Director of MCGHealth Memory Disorders Clinic
Everyone gets confused or forgetful on occasion. But for the 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease, these occasions are increasingly severe and can produce erratic and sometimes dangerous behavior. More...
The popular annual Rotary Pancake Supper will be held on Friday, October 23, at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School cafeteria beginning at 5 p.m. and tickets are now available. More...
The theft of dog food from the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter during the weekend has created an emergency situation at the shelter. More...
Floyd Higgins took his News-Reporter to a Fall Festival in Suches, Georgia, where they met the festival's coordinator, Larry Woods. This News- Reporter is 98 miles from home. More...
Again this year, the City of Washington will be doing its part to make the holiday season special for residents of the state's mental health and retardation hospitals, said Mayor Willie Burns. More...
Champion mule owner Smith Wilson shows off his prize-winning Belgian blond mules, Kit and Bird, who took top honors at Saturday's Mule Day Southern Heritage Festival at Callaway Plantation. More...
Early voting for the November 3 Washington Municipal Election began Monday and will continue through Friday, October 30. Wilkes Probate Judge and Supervisor of Elections Thomas Charping said that qualified voters may vote from 8 a.m. More...
Carol Williams, RN, Director of the Lincoln Wellness Center in Lincolnton, spoke to the Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn Tuesday. More...
Georgia State Patrol Trooper Brent Marxsen takes information from a Wilkes County driver who lost control of her Ford pickup Friday night on Moore Road in Rayle. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
Sunday was pastor appreciation day at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church with a good attendance. Rev. More...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
A good message, "In Search of Wisdom," was given by Rev. Jim Newsome Sunday morning at Sadis Baptist Church. Children's church was held downstairs with Cody Armour after their little message by the pastor. More...
By SHERRY W. NEWSOME Please call 706-678-2898
God is so good. I am praising him for all he does for me. Since I was diagnosed the second time with cancer in three years I must admit that I have been afraid of the unknown. No one wants to hear that word -- cancer. More...
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