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December 28, 2006
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Santa delivers ‘Gifts for Children’
While nine-month-old Joslyn Johnson decides whether or not to burst into tears, her big sister Jasmine, who’s 3, waits her turn to talk with Santa at the Washington Police Department. More than 250 kids had a better Christmas through the department’s community effort that has for years identified W... More...
Board of Ed. considers graduation coach to cut dropout rate among at-risk students
By KIP BURKE

In its regular December meeting, the Washington-Wilkes Board of Education discussed school construction, tennis courts, school trips, and a graduation coach, and took action on several items. More...

FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2006
Headlines chronicle year’s events

January 5, 2006 – Out-of-town shoppers have big impact on Downtown Christmas season sales. . . Robert Toombs House gets new landscape. . . . Grass fire blocks Thomson Highway with smoke. . . Drug arrests lead December law enforcement summary. More...

 News
•Suggests ‘Growth and Development Commission’
David Chesnutt (right), a retired Atlanta attorney and resident of Washington, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, December 19. Chesnutt discussed ideas of a “Future Growth and Development Commission” for Washington. More...
•Domestic violence not a secret worth keeping
•Keeping New Year’s resolutions is simple as 1-2-3
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Seems like more leaves this year
L acey Katherine Dyson is one of the 40 babies celebrating their first Christmas and featured in last week’s News- Reporter. More...
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 Opinions
•Get Hooked
At the Huddle House, the waitresses were wearing Tshirts with the in scription, “Get hooked on the Huddle House. I thought, “As often as I go in there I guess I am hooked.” Then I thought, “I’ve heard of getting hooked on c i g a r e t t e s , drugs, and alcohol, but never hooked on the Huddle Hou... More...
•Book Review
•Vox Pop
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 Letters
•Community’s giving spirit fills many with ‘love and care’
TO THE EDITOR: Christmas is about giving, and I just wanted to express my deepest thanks to everyone who participated in our Operation Love and Care in A Shoebox for the nursing homes. We were so moved by the response of individuals and churches who packed such wonderful boxes. We were able to d... More...
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 Sports
•Tiger cagers win 4 straight before Christmas
Heading into the Christmas holidays, the Washington-Wilkes Tiger boys basketball team was on a four-in-a-row roll and awaiting the Jackson County Christmas Tournament which began yesterday near Jefferson. The winning streak began with a rout of Taliaferro County on Tuesday, December 12, in which f... More...
•Wrestlers compete in tournament, dual meet
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 Obituaries
•Lamar Davenport Jr.
Funeral services for Rev. Lamar Davenport Jr., 78, were held Saturday, December 23, 2006, at New Springhill Baptist Church, Philomath, with Rev. G.L. Avery officiating. Interment was in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Rayle. He died Tuesday, December 19, at Wills Memorial Hospital. More...
•Robert Wesley Burgess
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 Worship
•Christmas program at Tignall Baptist was ‘beautiful’
The Christmas musical program Sunday morning, December 17, at the Tignall Baptist Church was beautiful. The 20 choir members all wore white and marched in from the front of the church with Rev. Dale Fincher leading the way. Everyone attending enjoyed the Kids Alive and the Kids Alive Too choir pre... More...
•Worship
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 Personalities
•Pet of the week
This pretty pup would like a loving home. What a love. He is ready for adoption at the Washington- Wilkes Animal Shelter. Alice Green, a volunteer at the Shelter, gives the following tips on pets and cold weather. Puppies do not tolerate the cold and it’s difficult to housebreak in winter. You ma... More...
•Bishops host fellowship for Adult Bible Searchers Class
•Couples celebrate the season with Dance and Dessert Party
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 Don't Forget
•Full Story
Wilkes Transit and the Wilkes County Senior Center will be closed December 22 through January 1 and will re-open January 2, 2007. The toll free Dial-A-Prayer number is 1-877-337-7785. More...
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