Some 30 Washington and Wilkes County firefightersgot some handson training fighting a structure fireunder monitored conditions Saturday morning with a controlled burn of a house on Pope Street in Washington. Fire Chief Alan Poss said that the homeowner had donated the structure to firetraining be... More...
Just when all seemed agreed between the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners and the Wills Memorial Hospital Authority, technical differences in differing resolutions adopted by the two boards have further delayed final settlement of the appointment procedure. More...
The renovations and future operation of the Pope Convention Center were the subject of discussion and action at Monday night's regular meeting of the Washington City Council. More...
Members of the Wilkes County 4-H Club are taking orders for the annual birthday calendar fund-raiser. The orders are for 2008 calendars and are $7.00 each. The price includes fivelistings of combinations of birthdays and/or anniversaries. Additional listings are $1.00 each and additional calendar... More...
During the '50s -- that's the 1950s, not the 1850s -- when I was just a lad of a boy we were told and believed and practiced the traditional philosophy that, "It's not whether you win or lose, but rather how you play the game. More...
TO THE EDITOR: It was June of 2005! My wife and I were at a get together with friends. Joe and Dawn, our closest friends ever, entered and announced to us that they were moving to Washington Georgia. Diana and I were both taken aback. They had been our friends for over 25 years. We were godparen... More...
The Washington-Wilkes Lady Tigers softball team got its 2007 season underway early this week at the Thomson Invitational Tournament with a convincing win over the Aquinas Fighting Irish, 14-3. More...
Graveside services for Frederick LaFountain, 74, of Grovetown, were held Monday, August 13, 2007, at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, with Rev. Albert W. Huyck Jr. officiating. He died Friday, August 10, at his residence. Mr. LaFountain was born in Munith, Mich., and was the widower of Emogene Hyd... More...
Anthony Chapel will have homecoming Sunday, August 19, beginning with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and the homecoming service at 11 a.m. The last homecoming with "dinner on the grounds" was held in 1965. Anthony Chapel will furnish the main dish for the dinner. More...
Katrina Rae Fonda and Johnathan Keith Tiller of Warner Robins were united in marriage in a beautiful outdoor ceremony Saturday, July 14, at six o'clock in the evening at Henderson Village in Perry. The couple's youth pastor, Rev. More...
Mt. Olive Baptist Church in the Hillman community will have revival services August 29-31 with Rev. Gregory Ellison as the speaker. . Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn will be Thursday, August 16, 2:30 p.m. More...
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