The Wilkes County Board of Education met Tuesday night and considered a proposed calendar for next school year, discussed the high school's cell phone policy, and heard how the high school's Career, More...
Dr. Nadine Halliburton-Foster has joined the staff at MedLink Washington, and in just her first few weeks on the job has seen more than 100 new patients. "I really like it here," she said. "There's so much to do here, and it's so family oriented. More...
Lisa Luken, wife of Kiwanian Karl Luken, was the guest speaker for the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, January 15. Lisa presented a program titled "Mark Twain and My Father." Lisa's father, William Arthur Moeller, portrayed Mark Twain in 284 performances given at colleges, banquets, fairs, libra... More...
D elaney Russell, a senior at Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, will be finishing her senior year at High Wycombe High School in Maidenhead, England. Delaney was selected by Two Worlds United for the tri-semester study abroad program. Two Worlds United promotes world peace and understa... More...
As I grew up the old-timers would say, "It's better you never make a vow to God than to make one and break it." How casually we make vows to God and don't keep them. Marriage vows and vows of repentance are made and there are promises to God. More...
TO THE EDITOR: As a resident of Augusta, I visit Washington regularly to see friends. I read with interest about the City's upcoming events - the bike tour, tour of homes, and Ernie Harwell Day. Each will surely bring substantial tourists and media coverage to Washington. First impressions are ... More...
Last Tuesday, January 15, at Jackson High School, the Washington- Wilkes Tiger Wrestlers swept their competitors in a runaway on one hand and a squeaker on the other. The team cruised to an easy 52-18 win over Crawford County but competition was light. More...
Funeral services for Marie Walton Bradley, 93, of Tignall, were held Friday, January 18, 2008, in the Tignall Baptist Church with Rev. Dale Fincher officiating. Interment was in the Tignall Cemetery. She died Tuesday, January 15, in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. More...
The Danburg country home of Mike and Patricia Lindsey of Kennesaw was the site of a recent postholiday reunion of the children of the late Grady E. and Agnes B. Hendrix. The Lindseys' country home is the restored residence of his grandparents. More...
The Wilkes County Board of Health will meet Friday, January 25, at 11 a.m., at the Health Department on Gordon St. . The Class of 1959 of WCTS will meet at the Mary Willis Library at 6 p.m. on January 24. More...
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