December 17, 2009 RSS feed / News

Roberts advises new lawyers in video segment

Local attorney Jim Roberts presented a segment of the statewide satellite program “General Practice For New Lawyers” December 11. More...

STOCK OF THE WEEK Pulte Homes (PHMJNYSE)

Will Americans begin to build and buy homes? The better question is when? When they do ... A good way for investors to benefit will be though shares of Pulte Homes. More...

50/50 drawing set for Dec. 24 to benefit W-W Animal Shelter

The Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter is having a 50/50 drawing. Half of the proceeds will go to the shelter and the other half goes to the winner of the drawing. More...

in the world is The News-Reporter ...

... at the birthplace of the Renaissance

Jim and Julia Davis took their News-Reporter along for a trip to Florence, Italy, and are shown above holding a copy in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral church (Duomo) which was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style. More...

Coach promotes upcoming tournament

W-W Tiger basketball head coach Don Keiser spoke to members of the Washington Rotary Club at their regular Thursday lunch meeting on December 10 and announced plans for his team to host the F&M Bank W-W Tiger Christmas Tournament on December 18-19. More...

Impaired drivers are targeted by state in month-long crackdown

The Georgia Department of Public Safety has announced a monthlong enforcement effort targeted at impaired drivers on Georgia roads. More...

Snow on The Square brings big crowds to shop, dine in downtown Washington

The first few December weekends of Washington’s Shopping in the Snow have been a real success, merchants are saying, with customers coming from all over the CSRA to shop and enjoy Washington’s snowy Square. More...

Shoeboxes needed for Wilkes seniors in nursing homes

Gift shoeboxes for Wilkes seniors are desperately needed, with donations so far making up fewer than half of the 114 needed boxes. More...

First Baptist choir to present musical worship Dec. 20

The Senior Choir of the Washington First Baptist Church will present a worship service in music on Sunday evening, December 20, at 7 p.m. More...

Jackson is ‘Friend of Youth’

The Washington Optimist Club named Frank Jackson (left) as recipient of the its 2009 Friend of Youth award in honor of his dedicated work with the young people of Wilkes County over many years. More...

Students build gingerbread houses; Beta Club collects for Food Bank

W-WMS Corner

The last week of this semester is here and students are taking final exams. The tests are being administered Monday through Thursday, with a different subject tested each day. More...

Rural Development workshop helps citizens find programs, opportunities

More than 100 interested citizens attended a federal government workshop last week to learn about dozens of rural development programs and funding opportunities available to rural areas. More...

Wilkes County’s isolated, needy families get food through efforts of Ruffin Flag and Faith in Action

Employees of Ruffin Flag Company in Washington collected food and donations for homebound citizens of Wilkes County. More...

... braving frozen hunting grounds

Identifying themselves as “The Wild Bunch,” this kaleidoscopic bunch of ne’er-do-wells took their News-Reporter pheasant hunting in Concordia, Kansas where the temperature was a cris More...

Director tells of development efforts

David Jenkins, Director of Economic Development for the City of Washington (left), told the Washington Kiwanis Club about development efforts in the city and said that all of the Payroll Development Authority buildings are rented leaving no buildings More...

Chamber of Commerce holds annual awards dinner

More than 150 Wilkes County business and civic leaders gathered last week for the 2009 Washington- Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet to hear reports on the Chamber’s activities for the year past and the year to come and to see local ci More...

A little rain didn’t stop the Christmas Parade

Children still lined Robert Toombs Avenue to catch flying candy at Sunday’s annual Washington-Wilkes Christmas Parade despite the rainy weather that discouraged half the 50 entries from particip More...