Families and friends packed The Pope Center Saturday for the Miss Wilkes County and Little Miss Wilkes County Pageants, as more than 50 young ladies vied for crowns and glory in the first local pageant to be held in years. "The pageant was a great success," organizer Ashley Barnett said. "It was ... More...
Senior Brittnay Turner was Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School's Homecoming Queen in halftime ceremonies during Friday night's game. With a theme of "Remember the Tigers," a solid week of Homecoming activities kept students and faculty busy preparing for the annual celebration. More...
"We're calling for perfect weather and lots of fun for the whole family," said new Chamber of Commerce President Blake Thompson. "Everybody come on out and enjoy Mule Day like we used to." The promised weather should bring crowds to the 27th annual Mule Day Southern Heritage Festival all day Satu... More...
Wills Memorial Hospital will host a Tea and Learn on Tuesday, October 16, at 9:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Center on Marshall Street. Linda Walker from the Shepeard Community Blood Center in Augusta will be the featured speaker. Her topic will be on sickle cell disease. More...
The Miss Wilkes County and Little Miss Pageants held at the Pope Center Saturday were a great success in many ways. There was a total of 52 girls and young ladies competing for honors. Seven of these were in the Miss 16-18-year-old division which named Miss Wilkes County. More...
There are a million voices crying in the wilderness and the more folks hear, seemingly, the more confused they get because they are listening to the wrong source. It seems that everyone has the answer, but no one really knows wha t the question is. There are so many opinions which are like heads... More...
We would like to thank the many members of Washington-Wilkes who made the visit by Melanie Hart an exciting and fruitful time this past week. Melanie sang and spoke to the Kiwanis Club, the Rotary Club, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Pathway Church, First United Methodist Church and First Baptist Churc... More...
Last Friday night the Washington- Wilkes Tigers slipped by the Banks County Leopards by a score of 20- 13. A strong goal line defense and a few long runs saved the day for the Tigers, allowing them to pick up their second region win of the season. Washington is now 2-3 on the season, and undefeate... More...
Funeral services for Sara Elise Matthews Walton, 95, of Lexington Road, Washington, were held Sunday, September 30, 2007, at Anthony's Chapel with Rev. Fran Connell officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She died Friday, September 28, at Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church at 2200 Wrightsboro Road in Washington will be holding revival services October 7-10 at 7 p.m. each evening. A potluck dinner will be held each evening at 6 p.m. Rev. Landon T. Carey, an active member of the National Association of United Methodist Evangelists, wi... More...
The Washington High School Class of l957 celebrated its 50-year reunion on Saturday, September 29, at the VFW in Washington. The event marked the first gathering of the class since its graduation ceremony in l957 and 25 classmates were joined by spouses, retired faculty, friends and family member... More...
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will present its annual Youth Day Service Sunday, October 21, 2:30 p.m. Rev. Demetrius Porter will be the guest speaker. Wills Memorial Hospital Coffee and Learn will be held Tuesday, October 16, 10 a.m. More...
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