Between 85 and 90 members of the Class of 2012 will take part in commencement exercises for Washington- Wilkes Comprehensive High School this Friday, May 18, beginning at 8 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. More...
Donations are beginning to come in for Washington-Wilkes’ annual fireworks display, but the deadline to pay Melrose Pyrotechnics for their fireworks show is early in June, and donations are still very much needed. More...
The Washington Fire Department and Washington city workers will continue flushing fire hydrants this week and next, starting at the Aonia water plant and moving through Washington east to west. More...
For me, nothing brings back the childhood memories of summer days like the taste of freshly picked ripe strawberries. So sweet and juicy, they don’t even need any cream or sugar to doctor them up. More...
The Mary Willis Library will launch its Summer Reading Program with registration on Friday, May 18. This year’s theme is “Dream Big – Read!” The program is open to children, ages preschool through young adult, at no cost. More...
Top football players who received recognition following spring practice and the annual spring game included Buck Robinson, Leadership Award; Alex Hackney, Tiger Award; Courtney Stripling, Best Defens More...
The newly formed W-W Tiger football Leadership Council for 2012 was introduced at the conclusion of the spring game lasts Friday and includes, from the ninth grade, Deandre Harris and Joseph Hill; fr More...
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God and became estranged from Him, He responded by creating a plan whereby all mankind might be restored to fellowship with Him. More...
Circle 3 of Washington Presbyterian Church Women met at on Monday, May 7, at the home of Lisa Luken. Mrs. Luken served fresh strawberry pie with whipped cream and coffee or iced tea. Several with special needs were remembered. More...
The American Red Cross will present a program on Citizens’ CPR at the Tignall Homemakers Club meeting on Thursday, May 17, at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend and learn about this lifesaving technique. . More...
The Electric Committee of the Washington City Council met last week to consider eliminating reconnect fees for senior citizens, and lowering the penalties for late payment of utility bills for all citizens. More...
The Washington City Council cordially heard regular reports and tended to routine matters Monday night, sitting for the first time around a council table built by a local craftsman. More...
An unusually short regular meeting of the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners produced little action of consequence and was characterized by various regular reports and routine business last Thursday. More...
Friends, classmates and teachers at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School show their love and support for C.J. Rogers during his treatment for cancer. More...
The city pool at Reese Booker Park and the pool at Washington- Wilkes Country Club will both open Memorial Day weekend for the summer, and both will offer swimming lessons. More...
It’s looking like a quiet July election season as a handful of citizens finalize their plans to run for public office, preparing to qualify for both partisan and non-partisan elections during the May 23-25 qualifying period. More...
We got rain! Sonny at Tyrone got 1.1 inches for the week and so did I on Lexington Avenue. Norris on Hill Street got eight tenths of an inch. We got a little bit more Monday, and more is promised. . More...
I had forgotten how funny he is. For those of you who didn’t see or don’t remember The Cosby Show or Bill Cosby’s comedy routines, there’s a cadence to the way he tells a story that comes through in his writing. More...
Funeral services for Luise Charlotte “Lottie” Schrinner Wynne, 90, of Washington, were held Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at Crawfordville Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis Garner officiating. More...
Funeral services for Lewis Gunter, 92, of Fort Valley, were held on Monday, May 14, at 11 a.m. at The Church of Christ in Byron. Interment with military honors followed at 2 p.m. in the Andersonville National Cemetery. He died on Friday, May 11. More...
A memorial service for Charlotte “Kitty” Schrock Schulte, 77, of Martinez, was held on Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church with Father Ingram celebrant. More...
Ann DeLoach of Wrens and Kirk DeLoach of Acworth announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Brooke, to Clifton Blakey Stitcher, son of Melanie Stitcher of Washington and Cliff Stitcher of Macon. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. More...
Joseph Brian Baldwin, son of Joann C. and Brian K. Baldwin of Washington, graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Friday, April 27, with a Master of Music in Choral Conducting under the tutelage of Professor Jerry Blackstone. More...
