A 91-year-old Danburg man was found and rescued at midday Friday after having been stuck outside overnight, rescuers said, and possibly since Wednesday. More...
Wilkes County deputies, postal authorities, and GBI agents worked together to intercept 15 pounds of marijuana shipped to the Rayle Post Office Friday, arresting two men who picked up the shipment. More...
The Wilkes County Schools Teacher of the Year will be announced at a reception Monday night at the high school. The candidates for system-wide honors are the Teachers of the Year chosen at each of the four schools. More...
A call came on my cell phone on a long and dreary Sunday afternoon. I was late getting to the phone, but clicked on the “missed call” number to get back to it. More...
The media have kept us informed about “hoarders” recently. In an extreme example, the reclusive Collyer brothers died in New York City in their Fifth Avenue home amid piles of old publications and objects a number of years ago. More...
Friends and relatives of Joan E. Brenizer, a former resident of Wilkes County, will be interested to know that she died in Beaumont, Texas, on Sunday, October 10. Mrs. More...
Bethel United Methodist Church will have revival services October 24-27, 7:30 p.m. There will be a covered dish dinner on Sunday, October 24, at 6 p.m. More...
Transforming Life Ministries will sponsor its eighth annual “Hallowed Be Thy Name” youth worship service on October 31 at 4 p.m. at the Third Shiloh Center. More...
A series of Washington city employees, expert witnesses, and lawyers stood for a hotel revenue bond verification hearing before the bench of Superior Court Judge Harold A. More...
A new state of Georgia program will help Wilkes County get its share of the $1 billion economic impact that movie and television production brings to the state each year. More...
The regular October meeting of the Washington City Council scheduled for Monday, October 11, at 6 p.m. has been rescheduled to the following Monday, October 18, at 6 p.m. at the Pope Center. More...
Wilkes County’s 30th annual Mule Day Southern Heritage Festival surpassed all recent observances, organizers say, with more mules, more vendors, and more hands-on fun for children than in years. More...
The Distant Cousins with musical excerpts from Smoke on the Mountain will be one of the featured acts at the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Variety Show scheduled for Saturday evening, October 16, at 7 p.m. More...
Dan Coxwell, F&M Bank president, and three members of the bank’s board of directors graduated from the Community Bankers Association of Georgia’s (CBA) Bank Directors’ College, a part of the Community Bankers University. More...
Wilkes County Commission Chairman Sam Moore has announced that the Commissioners will host an Open House at the Robert Toombs House on October 23, 2010, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. More...
Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) exchange students hosted by Christina Albertson (left) and her parents as they visited Washington to attend Mule Day were (l-r) Rebecca (from Scotland), Valerie ( More...
The Washington-Wilkes Lady Tiger softball team, Region 7-A champions, began state playoff action this week on Wednesday, October 13, at Ashley Park where they hosted the Athens Christian Eagles in a b More...
Caroline Coe Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Blackwell of Woodstock announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Coe, on Sunday, September 26, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Caroline weighed 7 lbs. 10 ozs. and was 20 inches long. More...
Whitney Dawson won the title of Miss Elberton Fair Queen in the eight-nine-year-old division in competition at the Elberton Fair on Thursday, October 7. More...
