Three members of the Washington Wilkes Tiger Band participated in the Tenth District Honor Band February 27 in Augusta.
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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. 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...
Army Pfc. Calvin T. Wynn has returned to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, after being deployed to Afghanistan for one year. 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. More...
Wilkes County School Superintendent Dr. More...
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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...
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. 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...
On Saturday, February 20, more than 130 children, along with parents, A-STAR staff, and volunteers, traveled to the UniverSoul Circus in Atlanta. 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. 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. 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...
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
Rev. Jim Newsome brought a wonderful message on “How Do You Deal With All of That?” from Revelation at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday morning. More...
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736
Don’t be fooled by those daffodils. Winter weather is still around for a while. More...
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