No, that photo wasn’t taken last fall but just Monday of this week when the Washington-Wilkes Tigers began spring football practice in full pads preparing for the 2017 spring game against the P More...
The marker itself – though it is an impressive piece of art – wasn’t the big deal at its dedication ceremony on The Square last Saturday morning. More...
Kevin Thornton, a member of the Shriners organization, presented a heartfelt program of support for the 22 Shriners hospitals and their work and care for children. More...
I saw my little eight-year-old friend, Athen Andrews, listed in a cutline for a picture in The News-Reporter but I couldn’t find him in the picture. More...
Lab Girl is hard to categorize. It’s a memoir, and it’s Jahren’s articulate plea that we notice and care about plant life, while convincing us that a life spent with science is a good life. More...
Graveside services for John William Higginbotham, 85, of Washington, were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 2017, at the Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends immediately following the service in the sanctuary of the church. More...
Carrie Julia Martin, 75, entered into rest Friday, April 28, 2017, at Pruitt Healthcare of Wilkes. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, May 4, 2017, at noon at the Third Shiloh Baptist Mission Rev. G.L. Avery Center. More...
Funeral services for William H. (Bill) Miller were held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 8, 2017, at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Washington with Father Stephen Lyness officiating. Burial followed at the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery. More...
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) – Continued Change Initiative, led by the Augusta Partnership for Children (APC), the Richmond County Family Connection, had its April meeting in Washington-Wilkes on Friday, April 21, at the Church of the M More...
Jena and Joseph Batrous of Camak announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Kate, on Friday, April 14, at University Hospital in Augusta. Anna Kate weighed 6 lbs. 6 ozs. More...
The question of funding assistance by the City of Washington to put an air conditioning system in the gymnasium at the Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Department was given further consideration and council members seemed to indicate that &ldqu More...
Last week, members of the Memory Lane Cruisers made a donation to the W-W Chamber of Commerce in support of the Freedom Fireworks Extravaganza for Independence Day. More...
Jan Hodges and family place a brick on the Wills Memorial Hospital memorial walk in memory of Linda D. Parham and in honor of Sharae Parham Stephens. More...
In memory of Linda D. Parham and Virginia D. Walton, a brick has been placed on the Wills Memorial Hospital memorial walk by Braelyn Stephens, Samuel and Dorothy Walker, and Sharae Parham Stephens. More...
Washington-Wilkes Elementary School is organizing a “Glow Run” to raise funds for playground equipment at the school. The event will include a one-mile fun run at night, and a “glowing” contest before the run. More...
CSM (Retired) Samuel Edward Jenkins will be presenting the rich history of the Hilliard Station Baptist Church during the church’s 128th anniversary Sunday, May 21, at 11:45 a.m. More...
Three Washington-Wilkes Tigers are headed to play football at North Carolina Wesleyan College this fall, as Quendashious Hogan, Mardrez Jackson, and Quintavian Cullars signed with the college last week. More...
“In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.” – Ernie Harwell, Washington, Georgia, native and Baseball Hall of Fame announcer More...
The Washington-Wilkes Tiger 2017 spring football game is set for Friday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium against the Putnam County Eagles. Admission is $5 plus a canned good. More...
Paul continues to talk about our rest that God wants us to have from the pain that sin brings into our lives. Sin brings pain to the spiritual, physical, and emotional parts of our lives, meaning every part of us. More...
Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Honors Night will be held tonight, Thursday, May 11, at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Outstanding students in all grades and areas will be recognized. . More...
