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The Tour de Georgia bicycle race is coming to Washington in 2008, and it may well bring the biggest crowd of visitors the city has ever seen. Based on the growing popularity of the race - Lance Armstrong won in 2004 - the stage start here promises to attract international as well as domestic vi... More...

The Washington City Council approved a proposed ordinance to create an Enterprise Zone for the Southwest Washington Redevelopment Program at Monday night's regular December meeting. After reading the proposed ordinance for last month's meeting, all councilmen voted in favor of the ordinance to cr... More...

A Washington playground has been renovated thanks to the combined efforts of a civic group, interested citizens, students, and city workers. More...

Mark J. Chapman, son of Pastor and Mrs. Jimmy Chapman of Victory Baptist Church, Washington, will be the guest speaker at the church on Sunday, December 23. Chapman is a 2004 graduate of Crown College in Knoxville, Tenn. In June of that same year he joined the pastoral staff of Emmanuel Baptist T... More...
The Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE) has been awarded $735 for its GCTE Fund Teachers for the Dream Program. Bolton Lunceford, retired English teacher in Washington-Wilkes, is the treasurer of GCTE and has been for more than 12 years. She previously served as president of the organi... More...
It's not Santa Claus that's looking at you, but rather God and He alone knows whether you've been naughty or nice for He sees the depth of the heart and soul. He alone knows your hidden secrets. Be careful what you say or do, be c aus e the Lord is looking at you. More...
TO THE EDITOR: Yes! Yes! Yes! "Heart" best describes the many Volunteers and City Workers for Callaway Plantation Christmas Tour 2007. Everyone worked so hard in spite of the many other responsibilities they had going on. This is the spirit all of us look for during the holiday season and throug... More...
The Washington-Wilkes Tiger wrestling team split in tri-meet matches against Madison County and Winder-Barrow last Tuesday, December 4, at Madison County. Despite pins by Josh Cosby and Tyson Gilland, Madison County proved to be too much for the Tigers and finished the contest with an easy win. More...
A celebration of the life of Carla Elizabeth Thaxton Brown, 33, of Rayle was held Saturday, December 8, 2007, at St. James United Methodist Church, Athens, with Rev. Kent Reynolds officiating. Interment was in the Thaxton-Wynne Cemetery in Rayle. She died Monday, December 3, in Piedmont Hospital, ... More...
Sophia Rey Eligio Alejandro and Barbara Eligio of Washington announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia Rey, on Monday, December 10, at Doctors Hospital Augusta. Sophia weighed 7 lbs. 6 ½ ozs. and was 20 inches long. She has two brothers, Alex, 14, and David, 9, and two sisters, Cecilia... More...
The Wilkes County 4-H BB team is selling raffle tickets for $100 worth of gas from the Citgo station in Washington. Tickets are $2.00 each and can be purchased from any BB Team member or at the 4-H Officeat the Courthouse. More...

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