January 14, 2010 RSS feed / News

Theater auditions set January 19 for What Da Devil’

Auditions will be held for the gospel play, “What Da Devil,” on Tuesday, January 19, at 6 p.m. at the parish house of the Church of the Mediator on Robert Toombs Avenue. More...

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STOCK OF THE WEEK

PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish Fund (UUP/NYSE)

The U.S. dollar fell sharply in 2009 when measured against other prominent currencies such as the euro. The S&P 500 was up 23% while the dollar fell in value by 15%. It seems to have leveled off. More...

Students compete in GMEA All-State Auditions

Six piano students from the studio of Ruth E. Harris of Washington competed in the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) All- State Piano Auditions in December at Mercer University. More...

Hospital will host low-impact classes Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Wills Memorial Hospital will hold low-impact classes every Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., in the education room at the Simpson Building located between the hospital and the Wilkes County Health Department. More...

FBC class goes caroling

The First Baptist Church Pre-Kindergarten class went Christmas caroling on Tuesday, December 14, at the CSRA Adult Day Care and gave out bags of cookies to each adult. More...

Heritage Health Care residents enjoy visits with family, friends

Marie Smalley and Evelyn Drinkard visited Willie Huff. ƒTom Wells, Gladys Roth, Marie Smalley, and Evelyn Drinkard visited Mrs. Jenelle Newsome. ƒMrs. More...

One Stop plans trade show to be held January 21

The East Central Georgia Consortium (One Stop) has announced a trade show that will be held on Thursday, January 21, from 4-7 p.m. at The Pope Center. More...

Awards program is Friday

Henry Harris, master of ceremonies, looks over some of the trophies which will be presented at the Little Theater STARZ awards program Friday night, January 15, at 7 p.m., at the Bolton Lunceford Play More...

Tignall News

“Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.” So as I’m sitting and thinking, I’m thinking of our Southern greeting -- “How are you? More...

Lundberg News

Attendance was down quite a bit at Clifford’s Grove Baptist Church Sunday. It was so cold and a number of members were sick and unable to come. We hope everyone will be better soon. More...

... in service to country

LTC John Gentry enjoys getting an occasional copy of The News-Reporter at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, to help keep him in touch with home. More...

Salvation Army’s Kettle funds top $10,000 for second time

For the second time in history, the Wilkes County Unit of the Salvation Army has received over $10,000 in Christmas Kettle funds. Total donations amounted to $10,073.41, second only to last year’s total of $10,668. More...

Work begins on 2nd semester projects; Connections classes offer chorus, piano

W-WMS students and staff returned to school to begin the second semester on Wednesday, January 6. We hope everyone had a restful winter break and are ready to work hard and do well this semester! More...

... dreaming of a white Christmas

Charles and Charlotte Waller, their son Brandon, nephew Phillip Wilkerson, and their News-Reporter enjoyed 22 inches of snow at Cataloochee Ski Resort near Maggie Valley, North Carolina, where the sno More...

Donors’ honor roll for recent blood drive announced

The honor roll of donors for the recent Washington-Wilkes Community Blood Drive has been supplied by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, sponsor of the drive with the Shepeard Community Blood Center. More...

... on the slopes

Members of the Washington First United Methodist Church youth group traveled to Showshoe, West Virginia, for a few days of snow skiing and snowboarding and they remembered to take along their News-Rep More...

Booker Scholarship Service honors 11 students Dec. 27

The Reese J. Booker Scholarship Service was held at Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church December 27 to honor 11 college students. Alvina Quinn of White Rock Baptist Church was awarded the Reese J. Booker Bonus Certificate valued at $1,000.00. More...

Katherine C. Hart is honor graduate at Clemson Univ.

Katherine Callaway Hart received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting, magna cum laude, with departmental honors from Calhoun Honors College in commencement exercises at Clemson University December 17, 2009. More...

Anderson replaces Hardin as city’s Municipal Court judge

Edward M. Anderson was selected as the City of Washington’s Municipal Court judge at the meeting of the new City Council on Monday, January 11, following his nomination by Mayor Willie Burns. More...

Mercier is new interim principal at Greene County High School NEW 2010 JEEP COMPASS NEW PATRIOT 32

Wilkes County resident Demestrus Mercier has been named interim principal at Greene County High School in Greensboro. She began her duties on December 18. More...

Warren County school system to lose accreditation due to Board of Education’s ‘perpetual paralysis’

Warren County schools may have lost their accreditation due to the actions of the Board of Education, according to an accrediting agency’s report issued last week. More...

Cancer patients get opportunity to look good and feel better

The next “Look Good ... Feel Better” session for residents of Wilkes County will be held on Monday, February 8, from 5-7 p.m. at the McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson. More...

Car club presents donations to local groups

The members of Memory Lane Cruisers donated money to support several Wilkes County organizations and services last week. More...

RAYLE NEWS

Sardis Baptist Church had a good service Sunday morning with the singing of beautiful hymns led by Joyce Fry with Pam Hall as pianist. After the children's story by Rev. Jim Newsome they went to the annex for children's church with Courtney Gunter. More...

Harper’s Personal Care residents enjoy visiting with family, friends

Caroline and Steven Jump visited Mrs. Eva Reed. ƒSharon and Wayne Williamson and Kay Finney visited Mrs. Bessie Skipper. ƒBilly Thornton and Amelia Harrison visited Mrs. Rebecca Gobble. ƒMrs. Nancy C. More...