Attractions like Callaway Plantation are absolutely critical if a rural area like Wilkes County is to earn part of the $21 billion that tourists spend in Georgia each year, visiting travel experts say. More...
A group of more than 100 people spent last week in a field just beyond the Wilkes County line near Raytown, attracted from all over the southeast for one reason: it’s very, very dark at night. More...
Organizers are planning Washington’s annual Christmas parade to be bigger and better than ever. “We’re planning a big Parade of Lights,” said Jenny Clarke, executive director of the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. More...
Cast members for “Resthaven Revisted” examine vintage clothing as they prepare their costumes for the original outdoor drama sponsored by the Washington Little Theater Company and the Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation which will be More...
A ll of the pink flags around The Square and up and down Robert Toombs Avenue in downtown are to remind us that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More...
There are few relationships more intimate than that of a man with his facial hair, and most guys agree it’s one of life’s burdens, while at the same time being a point of pride. More...
Dr. Marina Singh is a pharmaceutical researcher. Her father was a graduate student from India, but she was reared by her mother in Minnesota, and she loves the cold climate. More...
Graveside services for Albert Young, 90, of Washington were held Monday, October 3, 2011, in Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Steve Rayner officiating. He died September 30 in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
Graveside services for Walter Marion Echols, 85, of Washington, were held Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens, Washington, with Dr. Bob Nash officiating. He died Thursday, September 29, at his home. More...
Funeral services for William A. Johnson, 66, of Washington were held Friday, September 30, 2011, at Phillips Mill Baptist Church with Rev. Jamie Callaway officiating. Interment was in Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens. He died September 27. More...
Herbert and LaVerne Smith of Happy Hollow Road in Washington celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, Monday, October 3. The Smiths were married October 3, l951, at the home of his parents in Lithonia. More...
Jenny Echols, bride-elect of Jason Standard of Washington, was entertained at a brunch and miscellaneous bridal shower Saturday, September 10, in the fellowship hall of Rehoboth Baptist Church. Hostesses for the festivities were the ladies of R More...
Benjie and Donna Edwards of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittney Leigh, to Bernard Jason Callaway, son of Ricky and Penny Callaway of Washington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gene and Gail Lindsey of Union P More...
More than ever before, Saturday’s Mule Day Southern Heritage Festival will be a full day of historic activities, demonstrations, and fun designed to appeal to all ages and backgrounds. And the weather is going to be perfect. More...
More than 150 visitors wandered through the newly rebuilt Wilkes County Animal Shelter Sunday afternoon at an open house for the new facility as Director Gloria Wheatley showed off the new facility to everyone who came. More...
Drugs, property crimes, and driving under the influence of alcohol lead the roundup of September arrests in Wilkes County. The following arrest reports are provided by local law enforcement officials. More...
The popular annual Rotary Pancake Supper will be held on Friday, October 14, at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School cafeteria beginning at 5 p.m. and tickets are now available. More...
The Wilkes County After-school Achiever’s Program is working hard to get ready for the Thursday, October 20, Lights On After-school program on The Square in Washington. More...
It seems this school year is flying by. The end of the nine-weeks is here and W-WMS students have been taking nine-weeks exams all week. Please look for report cards to go home with students on October 12. More...
Read Mark 12:1-12. Jesus is telling a parable – a teaching story – about the way the Israelites rejected Him when he came as Messiah, and about the way the church today is failing to bring the world’s lost sinners back to God. More...
The Adult Bible Searchers of First Baptist Church enjoyed a class fellowship Friday evening, September 23, in the Mary Callaway Burton Fellowship Hall. Members and guests dined on an assortment covered dish party foods and enjoyed several board More...
The New Ford Baptist Church will have Men and Women’s Day on Sunday, October 23, 11:15 a.m. . The Sunday School Union Bible Bowl will meet at Mark’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1 p.m., October 29. . More...
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