New Life Baptist Church, located at 808 East Robert Toombs Avenue in the former location of the Washington Chapel, will have its second annual camp meeting August 16- 20. The services will be held each evening at 7 p.m. More...
Wilkes County 4-H’er Amanda Wood recently competed in the State 4-H Project Achievement Contest held in Atlanta during State 4-H Congress. Amanda gave a speech on the signs and symptoms of genetic deformities. More...
The North Alexander School Association (NASA) is sponsoring a The Way We Wore” vintage fashion show fund-raiser to benefit the association. More...
Family Dollar Stores (FDO) was discussed in this column on 12/31/09. It was selling for $28 per share and seemed to be undervalued with growing sales and earnings. In a tough economy “discount stores” have a growing market. More...
New Sutton Temple will be having a yard sale and plate fund-raiser on Saturday, August 21, beginning at 7 a.m. at the church located at 107 Alabama Street. Yard sale items will be marked $0.25 and up. More...
Virginia Lee King (left) was installed as the newest member of the Washington Rotary Club by President Blake Thompson during a brief ceremony at the club’s regular Thursday lunch meeting on Augu More...
Ali Denard Dyson, a senior in the school of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia, has been named to the dean’s list for the summer semester. Announcement was made by the University of Georgia News Service. More...
The summer Wilkes County Young Farmers Truck and Tractor Pull is set for Saturday, August 21, at the facility off Highway 78 at Big Cedar Road in Aonia. The first pull is at 3 p.m. More...
At the conclusion of a five-week summer program, middle and high school students who were are part of the Wilkes County 21st CNLC program were able to participate in a three-day-long Youth Leadership More...
The North Alexander School Association (NASA) will sponsor a “The Way We Wore” ladies vintage fashion show for the benefit of the old school and to honor the memory of Bill Bennett who served as president several years. More...
Troy Alexander Colvard has been named to the dean’s list at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania for the spring 2010 semester. Announcement was made by Dr. Judith T. Levy, dean of the college. More...
By SAMILLE SHERRER Please call 706-678-7363
We had a wonderful homecoming at Clifford’s Grove Baptist Church Sunday. There was a very good attendance and we were happy to have Rev. Donald Walton back to bring the homecoming message. More...
Rock United Methodist Church will have homecoming Sunday, July 15, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Bill Ridder, pastor of the church, bringing the message. Dinner will follow in the fellowship hall. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this day at Rock. More...
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