This year’s Spring Tour of Homes on April 4 will pack more into a tour Saturday than in years past, with not only historic homes and buildings, but folk art, old cars, and old-South music to set the stage. More...
The Wilkes County Board of Education heard an extensive presentation Monday about the school system’s extensive Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) programs made available to all students. More...
Jane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize winner for her novel A Thousand Acres, and has written a number of other successful novels and non-fiction books. Some Luck is the first volume in a projected trilogy. More...
BROOKHAVEN – A mention in this space of Eiderdown, the heavy duty comforter which the British have used to ameliorate the dark cold of winter for centuries, brought about an introduction to Sylvia and Gene Fallon whose love story offers the kin More...
Funeral services for Lois Blakey Flynt, 98, of Washington, were held Tuesday, March 17, at 11 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church with Rev. Lem Clark and Rev. Leonard R. Perry officiating. More...
Funeral services for Ola Bell Shank, 62, were held Saturday, March 14, at 11 a.m. at New Springhill Baptist Church in Philomath. She departed this life on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at University Hospital in Augusta. Mrs. More...
A funeral service for Joseph Randolph Garrard, 81, of Brooks, Georgia, was conducted on Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at Brooks United Methodist Church with Pastor Sheila Crowe officiating, followed by interment in Brooks Memory Gardens. More...
Brinkley Chapel Baptist Church will hold a sunrise service on April 5 at 6 am. Rev. Timothy Bell will be the speaker. Breakfast will be served. . More...
A long-sought industrial project that the Washington-Wilkes Payroll Development Authority has been working on for months has apparently fallen through, and although members of the authority are reluctant to talk about it, the projected 150-job plant More...
At the recommendation of Emergency Management Agency Director Blake Thompson, the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners approved a standby contract which will allow for the removal and disposal of debris generated by a disaster. More...
Participants in the third annual Hunger Walk through Washington stepped out Saturday morning in an effort to call attention to the needs of hungry in Wilkes County and to raise money for God’s More...
The season is again approaching for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to return to Washington-Wilkes, so it’s critical that everyone in Wilkes County be able to get information about severe weather, and then act on that information, the Wilke More...
Recognizing the vital need for a hospital in their community, Wills Memorial Hospital supporters Cindy and Lincoln Bounds place their names among the patrons of the Wills Memorial Foundation. More...
Winners of the annual Young Georgia Authors competition at Washington Wilkes Primary School for 2015 were Calvin Wiggs, kindergarten; Jonathan Conard, first grade; Marvina Gaye, second grade; and All More...
This spring’s Washington Rotary Club Auction could be the biggest and best ever with repeats of popular past items and more new items as each club member is charged with coming up with their own special offering. In both silent and live a More...
The 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, made its way to Washington, Georgia for the annual Maxxis General GNCC. More...
It’s that time of the year to tee the White Ball up! The Washington Wilkes Tiger Club is putting on its annual golf tournament on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. The Calcutta will be held Friday, May 15, starting at 7 p.m. More...
Cluck. Purr. Gobble. Have you been practicing your turkey calling skills? Hunters eager for the opening of turkey hunting season in Georgia certainly have. More...
When Jesus restored the sight of the man who had been born blind, his action raised questions in the minds of the bystanders. It was the first time such a miracle ever had been seen. Jesus had relaxed Mosaic Law by healing on the Sabbath. More...
Iris Brookins Corbett, formerly of Washington, was honored on the occasion of her 100th birthday at two celebratory gatherings at Camellia Walk, an assisted care home in Evans. Born on February 26, 1915, in Baldwin County, Georgia, Miss Iris, a More...
“We Love Missions All Year Through” was the theme of the Annie Armstrong Luncheon held in the Mary Callaway Burton Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church Saturday, March 7. More...
