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March 22, 2007
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Citizens give input on city's new redevelopment plan
By KIP BURKE news editor
The project to redevelop deteriorated parts of southwest Washington took a step forward last week, with another major step set for later this week. Thursday night, the City of Washington and the CSRA Regional Development Center heard from the public at an open house at the Reese J. Booker Center. ... More...
Fate of hospital's $18 million project could be decided at meeting Mar. 29

At a called public meeting between the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners and the Wills Memorial Hospital Authority, the Authority is expected to formally ask that the county back its plan for financing of a "regeneration" project at the hospital. More...

Weather Service honors Thornton

Since 1962, Billy Thornton has been observing the weather and reporting in to the National Weather Service. To honor his 45 years of service, (l-r) NWS representatives Frank Taylor, John Feldt, (Thornton) and Nate Mayes presented Thornton with the Dick Hagemeyer Award. "It's rare for a community to... More...

 News
•Summer Drama Camp registration to begin on Friday
Registration for this year's Summer Drama Camp at the Washington Little Theater will begin on Friday, March 23. Instead of the usual two-week camp, this year's camp will be three weeks. As always, all students completing kindergarten through the twelfth grade are invited to attend. More...
•A home for Big Red
•Albertson and Edwards to represent Wilkes 4-H at State Congress in June
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Tour bus avoids catastrophe
L izzie Newsome had a special day last week at the Central Florida Equine Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Lizzie is at the hospital participating in the first round of her externships with the University of Georgia Veterinary School of Medicine. More...
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 Opinions
•Vox Pop
Daylight Saving Time started about three weeks earlier than usual this year and some problems have come up as a result. Has the change caused you any trouble compared with previous years? Would you like to keep it this way or go back to the later start date? More...
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 Letters
•'Do whatever it takes' for the hospital
TO THE EDITOR: Recently my family had a great need for the services at Wills Memorial Hospital. My husband's father became very ill in another town two hours from Washington. During this time, my sister-in-law, Victoria Johnson Harvey, spent five weeks on the road driving back and forth trying to... More...
•Mayfest owner deserves thanks
•SERVING HIS COUNTRY IN JAPAN
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 Sports
•W-W Tigers thump Greene Co. 15-0; facing some tough region games
The Washington-Wilkes Tigers pounded the Greene County Tigers in the first AA region game of the 2007 season on Tuesday. In a convincing 15-0 win, W-W dominated the game from the very beginning and cruised to an easy win. More...
•Tiger junior varsity baseball team 3-2; looking forward to week full of action
•Wild Game Supper set again in Sharon on Saturday, Mar. 31
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 Obituaries
•Betty Burnice Pittman Hobby
Funeral services for Betty Burnice Pittman Hobby, 89, of Crescent Drive, Washington, were held Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Hopkins Funeral Home with Rev. Albert Huyck and Rev. Joseph Shippen officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery, Washington. She died Wednesday, March 14, at Wills Memorial ... More...
•Claudelle Norman Bonner
•Donald D. Mansur
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 Worship
•Greeters
Correct me if I'm wrong, because my mind is not compatible with this modern day chain of thought. It seems to me that it is unnecessary to have to appoint someone to greet folks when they enter the church and I'm not speaking of ushers which are necessary. Greeters maybe at Wal-Mart, but not the c... More...
•New Salem Baptist sets special series for Palm Sunday
•Victory Baptist making plans for 'Super Sundays'
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 Personalities
•Garrett D. Heath promoted to Lt. Col. in Army
U.S. Army Research Fellow Major Garrett D. Heath has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel at the RAND Corporation's Arroyo Center in Santa Monica, California. More...
•Jillian Wells guest of honor at miscellaneous shower Mar. 17
•Katherine Jones, W.E. Burdette IV entertained at engagement party
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 Don't Forget
•Full Story
A "This Is Your Life" celebration in honor of Annie "Pie" Wilkinson who has served 55 years at Wills Memorial Hospital is being planned. Anyone who wishes to make an addition to the presentation, i.e., stories involving Pie, photos, etc. More...
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