David Cravens, local McDonald's owner/operator was recognized at a reception held in his honor for 35 years of service. The reception, held at the J.W.
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The Episcopal Church Women of the Church of the Mediator will be serving their traditional luncheon on Saturday, December 5, at 11:30 a.m. at the Parish House. More...
The students and staff at W-WMS are enjoying a relaxing Thanksgiving break Wednesday through Friday of this week. We give our best wishes to all our students and staff as they spend time with their families. More...
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Ray Moore, CRNA, took his News-Reporter along for some stimulating reading between cases at a Partners in Health hospital in the central mountains in Haiti. The hospital was started in the mid-1980s by Dr. More...
The Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor its third annual "Christmas Tree of Love" during November and December. More...
A holiday gift certificate from Bi-Lo expressed appreciation from the Wills Memorial Foundation directors to the Wills Memorial Hospital dietary staff last week. More...
Taylor Randall, a senior at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., has amassed an impressive record of activities and accomplishments at the college during the past four years. More...
Student of the Month recipients for Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School are (front row, l-r) Matson Keiser, Spanish; Shaniqua Banks, Family and Consumer Science; Myaka Bell, band; Rob Lovvorn, math; Cayla Gilland, social studies; (back) Kelse More...
Lt. Donnie Smith presented the program at the Washington Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, November 17. Speaking on highway safety, Smith relayed some very interesting facts on how easily a driver is distracted and how fast an accident can occur. More...
Applications for the 2010 Brown Bag program sponsored by the Golden Harvest Food Bank will be taken at the Roy Burns Senior Center, 108 Marshall St., Washington, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, December 2 and 3. More...
Washington's Learning in Retirement "Memoir" group is enjoying writing the stories of their lives, one story at a time. At a recent session, each member took an object from the past that brought back memories and had a story behind it. More...
Glen Echols, Program Manager for the Georgia Department of Agriculture Meat Inspection Section, explained the history of legislation and regulations relating to meat inspection and how the system has developed since it started in 1906. More...
Donations from the community are coming in for the Washington Police Department's annual "Gifts for Children" campaign this season. Organizers say that donations from the community make the department's annual Gift for Children program possible. More...
Students at Washington-Wilkes Primary School collected food to help stock God's Marketplace Food Pantry, and ended the drive with 1,489 cans and other items. More...
Preparing for Thanksgiving, Jason Tanner (at right) buys 10 pounds of pecans from Roy Cates' stand on East Robert Toombs Avenue Saturday morning. More...
The Mary Willis Library will close this week through December 1, and will close several extra days this year due to furloughs, Bartram Trail Librarian Lillie Crowe said. "Our first Georgia furlough day is Monday, November 30," she said. More...
The next "Look Good ... Feel Better" session for residents of Wilkes County will be held Monday, December 14, from 5-7 p.m. at the McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson. "Look Good ... More...
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