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December 14, 2006
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City to cut down old oak on The Square; landscaping to include new willow oaks
By KIP BURKE
The Washington City Council has voted to remove the dying oak tree from the center of The Square and to replace it with new landscaping. At Monday night’s regular meeting of the City Council, Payroll Development Authority Director David Jenkins passed on a request from the Downtown Development Aut... More...
‘Night of Lights’ lighting contest set for Wednesday night, Dec. 20

The Iris Garden Club’s annual “Night of Lights” will light up the homes of Washington and Wilkes County again this year on Wednesday, December 20. Marcia Paxton says that homeowners who’d like to take part in the club’s annual Christmas decorating contest need to call her by Tuesday afternoon (Dec... More...

Christmas Tour brings company to town; many volunteers made weekend possible
By KIP BURKE

“It was a wonderful Christmas Tour. We got so many positive comments,” said Jane Bundy, organizer of the 2007 Christmas Tour of Homes in Washington-Wilkes held this past weekend. More...

 News
•Taliaferro County School presents annual Christmas concert today
The Taliaferro County School TCS) Band Department will present its annual winter concert Thursday, December 14, at the school at 1:30 p.m. The wind ensemble will perform and is made up of middle and high school students. The ensemble will perform “Christmas Time Is Here” by Guaraldi and “I Saw Mo... More...
•Bring canned food instead of fines for overdue books at Mary Willis Library
•Beta Club conducts canned food drive
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Two papers, one week, early deadlines
Even though all the reports were not in Monday (when this is being written), the Christmas Tour of Homes has been declared a whopping success. The tour and the other planned activities in town plus a wedding brought thousands of dollars to Downtown merchants and outlying shopping places. More...
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 Opinions
•Living Water
When the woman came to the well to draw physical water, Jesus told her he would give her eternal water and that she would never thirst again. There is miracle power in spiritual water – the water Jesus gives. There is no miracle working power in water (H20). Two television evangelists in particula... More...
•Book Review
•Vox Pop
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 Letters
•Angels grateful to all diligent helpers
TO THE EDITOR: On behalf of the 300 “angels” on the Community Angel Tree, I thank everyone who participated in the program. To accomplish the goal of providing, in a small way, for disadvantaged Wilkes County children at Christmas, community involvement is essential. Our citizens always seem to s... More...
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 Sports
•Coe, Harrison, Cosby honored as top runners for W-W cross country
Ian Coe, Evan Harrison, and Josh Cosby got top honors as the 2006 Tiger cross country season came to a conclusion with an awards reception for middle school and high school runners held in the media center at W-WCHS December 10. Awards for Most Valuable Runner and Most Improved Runner were voted on... More...
•Tiger wrestlers continue in busy schedule of matches
•Bowman is Player of the Week in Peach Belt for play at ASU
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 Obituaries
•Willie D. Anderson
Funeral services for Willie D. Anderson, 94, of Tignall were held Saturday, December 9, 2006, at the Reeves Chapel Baptist Church, Tignall, with Rev. M.W. Gresham officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died December 2. Mrs. Anderson was a native of Wilkes County and was the daughte... More...
•Marilla Roberta Racle Jones
•David Reed
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 Worship
•Tignall Baptist fetes servants at appreciation steak dinner
The Tignall Baptist Church hosted an appreciation steak supper last Thursday night for the county and community service people who contribute so much to the county, consisting of the Tignall Volunteer Fire Department; Washington Fire Department; Blake Thompson and his EMS crew; Commissioner Jerry S... More...
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 Personalities
•New member joins Kiwanis
Lee Benner, a retired comptroller with Great Commission Publications of Duluth, now living in Sandtown, was inducted as the newest member of the Washington Kiwanis Club in ceremonies conducted on Tuesday, December 12, at the club’s regular meeting. President Bill Steed (right) inducted Benner into ... More...
•Pet of the week
•Wise Men wisdom offered
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 Don't Forget
•Full Story
The Wilkes County Board of Registrars will meet December 14, 10 a.m., in Room 323 of the Wilkes County Courthouse. The public is invited to attend. More...
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