The tiny Wilkes County City of Rayle, with a population of less than 200 people, is taking a series of big steps to line up the city with state requirements for all cities, some of which city leaders have overlooked for decades. More...
Wilkes County Superior Court Senior Judge Roger W. Dunaway Jr. congratulates retiring Court Chief Bailiff Eddie Finnell before Monday’s start of Grand Jury proceedings. More...
Pre-K teacher Myra Harris (at right) offers a hug to an arriving student at last week’s open house at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School, while some students look a little wary as they and More...
Qualifying for the November municipal elections in Washington, Tignall, and Rayle is set for late in August, election officials announced in ads published in The News-Reporter. More...
Contract workers shovel up pieces of the old ground-up asphalt from sidewalks along West Robert Toombs Avenue, one of the last steps in the $644,000 repaving project that put a smooth new surface on More...
After last week’s column requesting memories of our readers, I have had several responses. Here’s one from Jane Echols Davis who lives in Florida but grew up in Wilkes County. More...
The middle of August was always a hot but happy time of year for me growing up – still deep in summer, but with the end to freedom coming into sight. More...
Funeral services for Rosa Mae Buff Ware, 94, of Ware-McLendon Road, were held Tuesday, August 11, at 6 p.m. at Fishing Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Cates and Rev. Ficklen Guin officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. More...
A memorial service for Martha Louise Mobley, 86, of Charlie Walker Road, was held Wednesday, August 12, at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary Church of God with Pastor Al George officiating. She died Sunday, August 9, at her residence. More...
Funeral services for Margaret Samuel Fortson, 85, of Tignall, were held Wednesday, August 5, at 1 p.m. at the Tignall Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Reviere and Rev. Albert Huyck officiating. Interment followed in the Tignall Baptist Cemetery. More...
The Washington-Wilkes Toastmasters will meet at the Mary Willis Library from 6-7:15 p.m. August 17, 31, September 14, and 21. Anyone over 18 with a desire to improve communication and leadership skills is invited to attend. . More...
Senior receiver Kemble Laguines (above) and the rest of the W-W Tigers will get a preview of their abilities in a scrimmage game against Elbert County Blue Devils this Friday at 7:30 p.m. More...
In a shorter-than-usual meeting Monday night, the Washington City Council tended to routine business, heard an update on the Kettle Creek Battlefield development plan, and agreed to a vital step to move forward in the redevelopment of the Gordon Stre More...
Seniors from all over Washington Wilkes will be able to hear professionals speak on subjects important to seniors and caregivers at a Seniors Outreach Conference set for Saturday, August 22, at New Salem Baptist Church. More...
In Washington, don’t call 911 any more when your lights go out. A new after-hours phone service for residents of Washington is expected to take some of the heavy non-emergency load off Wilkes County 911 emergency operators when weather ev More...
Wilkes County Deputies Jason Darracott and Felicia Bridges, along with Georgia State Patrol troopers, are investigating an apparent DUI crash early Sunday morning on Peachtree Street in an area calle More...
Washington City Administrator Sherri Bailey (center) and Water and Sewer Superintendent Darrell Rogers told the Washington Rotary Club about how the city’s recycling program works and about pla More...
(Editor’s note: Zachary Hill has been elected as a Senior 4-H Northeast District Officer. As such, he has written the following to encourage others and to tell his own 4-H story. More...
Several members of the Wilkes County Goat Show Team exhibited their animals at the Heartbeat of the Hills Classic in Cleveland, Georgia, last Saturday, August 1. More...
Fans will get their first chance to see the 2015 W-W Tigers in real action, with a real opponent in this Friday night’s pre-season scrimmage with the Elbert County Blue Devils. The action will be held in Elberton beginning at 7:30 p.m. More...
The 2015 Lady Tiger softball season got underway on Monday this week when the ladies travelled to Grovetown and suffered an 8-5 closely fought loss at the hands of the Warriors. More...
Summer would not be complete without a family and friends fishing trip, so plan a visit to one of Georgia’s available public fishing areas (PFA) to make that happen! More...
If we lived in a godly world, everyone would obey the great commandments, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind... and... More...
Brian Bufford was ordained to the Roman Catholic Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Atlanta in services Saturday, June 27, at Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Over 30 members of St. More...
The Rider House on Court Street was the scene of a bridesmaids luncheon honoring Molly Caroline Newsome, bride-elect of Mitchell Alexander Esswein of Lilburn, on Friday, August 7. Hostesses for the luncheon were Alicia DeWeese, Teresa Eason, In More...
Twenty-four members and friends of the Washington Chapter of OLLI @ UGA attended the Fort Gordon Dinner Theater Friday evening, July 31. The group enjoyed “Be My Baby,” an “off-kilter love story with lot of laughs,” by K More...
