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July 19, 2007
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Board of Education receives $18,000 for middle school band instruments
By KIP BURKE news editor
The Wilkes County Board of Education gladly received a donation for middle school band instruments at Monday night's meeting and discussed the school complex construction now gearing up at the new school site. More...
Kettle Creek awarded Preserve America grant for battlefield site study

The Kettle Creek Battleground in Wilkes County has received a Preserve America grant for the first-ever archaeological study of the Revolutionary War site. Last week Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States and Honorary Chair of Preserve America, announced the first 43 Preserve America Gr... More...

County OKs agreement to fund factory ready to employ 30 Wilkes workers now
By SPARKY NEWSOME editor

To help a new industry "get up and running," the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement that would provide $1.2 million in immediate funding to Callaway Farms for an operation that promises 30 new jobs immediately and up to 50 within two years. More...


Broun's upset of Whitehead not confirmed until recount

Wilkes County and all of U.S. Congressional District 10 is waiting for the results of this week's recount to see if Dr. Paul Broun has truly pulled off an apparent upset in the runoff race with former Georgia Senator Jim Whitehead to fillthe seat of the late Charlie Norwood. More...


GBI looking into drowning death of 5-year-old boy in local pond

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the tragic drowning death of a 5-year-old boy just outside Washington last week. Joshua Campilii and his mother Mary Campilii were visiting their boarded horses at the Charles Rhodes home on Lincolnton Road Thursday night, along with another wom... More...


Booker Center's Summer Day Camp winds down with 175 kids learning, having fun for seven weeks

Some 175 youth have had a full summer during their 7-week Summer Day Camp held at the Reese Booker Youth Center. "This has been our 10th year of operating a summer day camp in Wilkes County," said Carolyn Reynolds of the Wilkes County Community Partnership. More...


 News
•'Back 2 School' fest set Sat., July 21 at Booker playground
A "Back 2 School Festival" will be held on Saturday, July 21, at the Reese J. Booker Playground on Whitehall Street in Washington. The activities will begin at 4 p.m.. Included will be balloon rides, dunking booth, four-wheeler rides, sack races, water slides, hoop contests, and fishing games. More...
•Huyck to speak at 224th Fishing Creek homecoming July 22
•Annual revival at Mark's Tabernacle set July 30-Aug. 3
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 The Office Cat
•The Office Cat
Winning the kudzu war
Do you, or someone you know, look like a famous person, celebrity or cartoon character? If you do then you are wanted for the Washington Little Theater production, "The Washington Follies," being presented October 5, 6, 7. One segment of the show will feature look-alikes and will require no ac... More...
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 Letters
•Thanks to and for Tommy Saggus
TO THE EDITOR: I want to recognize and thank Tommy Saggus for being, what I consider, a hometown hero. I grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey, and was actively involved in sports. The Police Athletic League (PAL) offered basketball and boxing. There was Pop Warner football, Little League, Pony League... More...
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 Sports
•W-W All-Stars beat West Point 10-4 to advance in state Little League playoffs
After winning the District 6 Championship, the Wilkes County Girls All-Star softball team went to Rockmart, Georgia, for the state tournament. Their first task of the state competition was to rid the tournament of the District 4 champions from West Point, on July 15. More...
•Wear a hat and sunscreen, don't wait until you're thirsty to beat the heat this summer
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 Obituaries
•Alberta Coleman
Graveside services for Alberta Coleman, 89, of Decatur were held Saturday, June 30, 2007, at the Thankful Baptist Church, Lincolnton, with Rev. George L. Edwards officiating. She died Monday, June 25. Mrs. Coleman was the daughter of the late John Henry Gary and Reese Thompson Clark of Elberton. ... More...
•Joshua Campilii
•Henry M. Hopkins
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 Worship
•Bethel United Methodist sets revival services for Sunday
Bethel United Methodist Church, 3684 Scull Shoals Road, Washington, will have revival services beginning Sunday, July 22, at 7 p.m., and continuing through Wednesday, July 25. Rev. Ken Deitle of St. Stephen United Methodist Church in Monroe will be preaching each night. More...
•Porters to host Jubilee Program
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 Personalities
•Lauren McAvoy named to spring Dean's List at Athens Technical
Lauren McAvoy of Washington- Wilkes has been named to the dean's list for the spring quarter at Athens Technical College. In a letter of congratulations from Joyce Sansing, vice-president of academic affairs, the vice-president expressed pride in honoring exemplary full-time students who have ear... More...
•Amanda Dyson earns degree with honors at Troy Univ. in Augusta
•Armour brothers earn awards at national junior heifer show
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 Don't Forget
•Don't Forget
Self-guided audio tours of Washington's historic Resthaven Cemetery are available at the Washington Historical Museum on East Robert Toombs Avenue. The price for the 30-minute tour is $5. More...
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