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Three members of the Washington Wilkes Tiger Band participated in the Tenth District Honor Band February 27 in Augusta. More ... The 4-H Cloverleaf Summer Camp will be held June 28-July 2 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton. 4-H camp offers “fun, educational classes, group skills, recreation, and a chance to meet new friends, all in a safe, well-supervised environment,” according to county Extension agents. More ... Pat Landress (center) was inducted as the newest member of the Washington Rotary Club at the group’s regular Thursday lunch meeting last week. More ... When was the last time you reviewed your natural gas bill for accuracy and price plan information? If you are a natural gas consumer in the Atlanta Gas Light service area, you could be paying too much for your natural gas each month. There are many plans available for natural gas customers. It is important that you get the best deal possible. More ... The Washington-Wilkes FFA Agricultural Mechanics team won the Area II FFA Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event held at Franklin County High School in Carnesville, Georgia, February 25. More ... Garvin and Amanda Aycock took their News-Reporter almost halfway around the world last month and paused to take this photo outside the railway station in Dunedin, New Zealand. More ... Army Pfc. Calvin T. Wynn has returned to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, after being deployed to Afghanistan for one year. The soldier is one of 3,500 members of the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Richardson. Airborne combat team members included soldiers assigned to one of six battalions and regiments of the 25th Infantry Division. More ... Eat pizza and help W-WMS! Pizza Hut will be supporting our school every Tuesday in March from 5:30-8 p.m. Pizza Hut will donate 20 percent of your purchase back to W-WMS. For the school to receive this donation, you will need to present a coupon available from a W-WMS staff member at the restaurant. The proceeds from this event will be used to buy supplies needed at the school. More ... The Georgia State Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the availability of $9.5 million in direct loan funds for Socially Disadvantaged (SDA) individuals who want to purchase or operate a family-sized farm in fiscal year 2010. In Fiscal year 2009, which ended September 30, 2009, Georgia Farm Loan programs made 116 direct SDA loans totaling more than $7.3 million. More ... The City of Washington held an informational session on Thursday, March 4, regarding the upcoming energy industry workforce needs of the CSRA. More ... A Washington teenager, Lonshavious S. Lott, was among 214 cadets graduating from the Georgia National Guard’s Youth Challenge Academy at Fort Gordon on Saturday, March 6, held at the Bell Auditorium in Augusta. More ... This is not your father’s phone company! AT&T is now also in the television service business. The new “U-Verse” premium service should support solid earnings advances for many years. It will compete with cable and satellite. More ... Fifth graders at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School will be observing Wilkes County Agriculture Awareness Week next week with field trips, speakers, and essays. More ... Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School seniors who are included on the honor roll for the first semester are (in alphabetical order) Jacob Davis, Josh Fair, Codie Fleming, Leigh Hill, Elizabeth K More ... The First United Methodist Church is inviting the public to “enjoy a fantastic meal with roast beef followed by an auction with treasures that will delight you,” said pastor Gale Seibert. The fundraising event will be held following morning worship service on Sunday, March 28. More ... The Senior Choir of the First Baptist Church will present an Easter cantata on Palm Sunday evening, March 28, at the 7 p.m. worship service. The cantata is titled “Song of the Shadows.” More ... Many teams are at work raising funds for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life which takes place on May 7 and 8 this year. More ... Georgia’s spring weather this year will be the tale of two seasons: the most likely scenario is cooler and wetter than normal early on, becoming hotter and drier leading into summer. More ... On Saturday, February 20, more than 130 children, along with parents, A-STAR staff, and volunteers, traveled to the UniverSoul Circus in Atlanta. More ... In response to popular demand, the Washington Lions Club will serve its latest chicken barbecue dinner beginning at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, March 20. The popular event continued its run of success with the fifth consecutive sell-out last month, reported Lions President Willard Lance, who is also head chef for the continuing series of barbecues. More ... State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 10 traffic crashes during the month of February in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crashes resulted in three injuries. There were no traffic deaths. More ... The “Toombs Family and Friends” will present a living history program on Saturday, April 3, from 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at the Robert Toombs House Historic Site. More ... Heard’s Chapel Baptist Church will be hosting its spring revival March 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. each night. Special guests include Rev. D. Cowan and the Mt. Gilead Church family on March 17, Rev. H. Harmon and the Zoah Church family on March 18, and Rev. G. Shorter and the Lyonesville Church family on March 19. More ... The Washington Little Theater is busy working on another production and the evidence was there last Saturday morning when you could feel the pounding of hammers, hear the buzz of power drills, and smell the aroma of fresh paint as several cast and crew members were building the set for the WLTCo’s spring production of My Fair Lady. More ... Soil and groundwater testing has started this week at the former NAPA Auto Parts site on East Robert Toombs Avenue across from First Baptist Church, the City of Washington announced Monday. More ... Neil Gordon, host of Augusta’s Buzz on Biz, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Washington Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Small Business Breakfast. The breakfast is set for Thursday, March 25, at 8 a.m. at Talk of the Town2 on The Square. More ... While Wills Memorial Hospital is undergoing its 30-month building program, the hospital’s business office has been relocated to the Simpson Memorial building next door to the hospital at 124 Gor More ... The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. The FFA motto gives members twelve short words to live by as they experience the opportunities in the organization. More ... Rev. Jim Newsome brought a wonderful message on “How Do You Deal With All of That?” from Revelation at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday morning. Joyce Fry directed the music with Pam Hall at the piano with good old time hymns by the congregation. The children went down to the altar for their message by Pastor Newsome. Trey Berry held children’s church in the annex after this. More ... Don’t be fooled by those daffodils. Winter weather is still around for a while. While walking I saw some geese honking and flying north, so I yelled, “Hey, you’re going in that direction too early.” Our yard looks like groups of ghosts live there with sheets over all the blooming bushes on these cold nights. More ... Black Rock African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church will celebrate 145 years of service to mankind, and the burning of the mortgage on the building project on Sunday, March 14. More ... There were good services at Clifford’s Grove Baptist Church Sunday. Rev. Martin had foot surgery Thursday and was using a walker but able to preach. I was not there, but was so glad to hear that Charles and Dianne Pullen, Karmen, Samuel, and Hannah Grace Moon were back. Charles has been so sick and now we are glad he is getting better and hope he is on the road to recovery. More ... |
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