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Coats, hats, gloves to be given out at God's Marketplace Friday 9 to 12
Donated coats, sweaters, hats, and gloves will be given out to those in need of warm clothing Friday at God's Marketplace from 9 a.m. to noon. For weeks now, the winter clothing drive has been collecting donations of warm outerwear to give out. Donations are still being accepted at the Washington Bi-Lo store and the First United Methodist Church through today. More...
Shop at home at Christmas Candlelight Shopping Tue.

Next Tuesday's annual Christmas Candlelight Shopping event will have the usual sales, refreshments, giveaways, and Downtown Dollars, and if everything works out, there will be snow. "It's going to 'snow' at Candlelight Shopping! More...

Wilkes County will petition court to collect 2009 taxes prior to new digest's approval

Wilkes County Tax Commissioner Mary Hubbard sent a request to the Board of Commissioners that it petition the courts for permission to proceed with the sale of motor vehicle tags and to collect local timber taxes prior to the approval of the new tax digest. More...

 News
• article has image Community Learning Centers grant will help students in reading, math
As we have passed the mid-term day of this grading period, students received progress reports on November 17 to let parents know how they are doing in their classes. The middle school chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently held a Krispy Kreme doughnut fund-raiser and raised over $1,000 for membership activities. More...
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• Christmas parade on Dec. 13 will have 'Winter Wonderland' theme
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 The Office Cat
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Salvation Army needs bell ringers
R ay Moore Jr. (who lives on Pembroke Drive in Washington) has returned from his seventh mission trip to Cange, Haiti. Ray is an anesthetist at the Anderson Medical Complex in Anderson, S.C., and is part of a team sponsored and supported by the Episcopal Diocese of Upstate, South Carolina, in making the medical mission trips. More...
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 Opinions
• article has image New flu-fear hand-washing habits possible, it just takes the right amount of motivation
They say that old habits are hard to break, and that's true. I've had more luck substituting one habit for another, replacing a bad habit with a good one, or at least a better one. More...
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 Letters
• Modern-day hero to perform at benefit
TO THE EDITOR: So many times in today's society we hear the negative, especially in relation to the rich and famous. I would like to share a positive and, hopefully, a word of encouragement to others in similar situations. Let me start at the beginning. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Tigers fall to Bowdon 49-35, begin prep for next season
While the Washington-Wilkes Tigers did not go out with a win at the end of their 2009 football season, at least they went out in style as they turned in probably their best game of the year. W-W scored more points than in any other game this year except for the one against Calhoun Falls, and looked better and more complete than ever. More...
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• W-WMS boys win against Red Devils in overtime, 47-42
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 Obituaries
• Blanche Peterman Armour
Funeral services for Blanche Peterman Armour, 91, of Washington were held Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at Rock United Methodist Church, Rayle, with Rev. Sandy Heslop and Rev. Ron Fearneyougyh officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died Sunday, November 15, in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
• Frank Henry Andrews
• Dorothy Brewton Slaton
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 Personalities
• article has image Larry and Mary Turpin McPherson honored at anniversary reception
Larry and Mary Turpin McPherson of Wilkes County were honored on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception Saturday, October 24, at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center in Thomson. More...
• article has image Kathryn Suzanne Flake to marry Blain Albert Echols on January 2
• article has image Amy Turner and Jay Griggs united in marriage Oct. 17
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 Don't Forget
• Don't Forget
The Christmas Tree of Love sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to benefit the hospital will have its fund-raising program during November and December. More...
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