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February 7, 2008
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Troy Colvard chosen as STAR student; will be honored at Chamber breakfast
By KIP BURKE news editor
Troy Colvard has been chosen as the 2007 STAR Student for Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, and he has chosen teacher Amy Wheatley as his STAR teacher. "I was very excited, very pleased," Colvard said. "I'd worked for years to raise my SAT scores, and it was a nice surprise to get it. More...
Black churches in Wilkes reflectlong history, work by African Americans
By REV. ED ANDERSON LTC (Ret) U.S. Army

(Editor's note: February is Black History Month and as has become the annual custom of The News- Reporter, we welcome the weekly articles of Rev. Ed Anderson who has so graciously agreed to supply them. More...

Wilkes voters choose Obama, Huckabee in Super Tuesday presidential preference

A strong turnout of Wilkes County voters echoed their fellow Georgians on Super Tuesday by showing a strong preference for Democratic Senator Barack Obama, with nearly equal support between Republicans Governor Mike Huckabee and Senator John McCain. More...

 News
•Crago is tops on USS Kearsarge
Nicholas Crago (center), currently serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Kearsarge out of Norfolk,Virginia, was recently named Sailor of the Year and was presented with a plaque by Commanding OfficerCaptain James Gregorski (right). He received the award out of more than 1,000 sailors because of ... More...
•USS Georgia flag will make official stop here today at 3
•Updates club on hospital status
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 The Office Cat
•'Voice of (some other) Tigers' to be honored
If you are a sports fan - especially baseball - the place to be on Friday, February 15, is the Pope Center on Lexington Avenue. At 12 o'clock the activities for Ernie Harwell Day in Washington will get underway, with a variety of events scheduled. More...
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 Opinions
•Both viewpoints hit the mark
A letter to the editor in this newspaper a couple of weeks ago used some pretty strong adjectives to describe the impressions left on the author by his regular visits to Washington. Things he saw and experiences he had led him to use words like cheap, ugly, unsightly, blighted, shameful, dangerous... More...
•Moderate
•Book Review
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 Letters
•Show spring visitors what a quality town Washington really is
TO THE EDITOR: Last week's letter to the editor [published in the January 24 edition] that pointed out Washington's flaws made me wince. But after thinking about it, I realized the points were correct. The truth often hurts. Let's face it. Washington needs to clean up its own backyards (and a f... More...
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 Sports
•Gilland, still undefeated, wins tourney; five other Tigers medal in Savannah
Tyson Gilland continues undefeated on the mats and most recently won his weight class at the Coastal Georgia Classic at Savannah-Groves High School. The tournament, held Friday and Saturday, February 1-2, was composed primarily of 4A and 5A schools including defending 4A State Champions Stockbridg... More...
•With one regular game left, Tigers could finish in first place in 8A-AA
•Harwell event at Pope Center will honor 'Voice of the Tigers'
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 Obituaries
•Hilda S. Smith
Funeral services for Hilda S. Smith, 86, formerly of Tignall, were held Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Independence United Methodist Church, Tignall, with Rev. Rich Seibert officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. She died Thursday, January 31, at Vista Care Hospice at Budd Terrace in D... More...
•Eddie Chapman
•Mary Kean Hernandez
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 Personalities
•Washington Personal Mention
Mrs. Edward Pope was in Alpharetta Wednesday and Thursday visiting John Cook, J.C., Natalie, and Amelia. She joined the family Wednesday night at a birthday gathering at Macaroni Grill in celebration of Amelia's 10th birthday. More...
•Tiffany Leigh Oliver to wed David Grady Cole on June 21
•Mrs. Wilda Smith Boatwright honored on ninetieth birthday
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 Don't Forget
•Don't Forget
The Lyonsville Baptist Church will have Bible study every Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. . Nine-year-old Jazmine Johnson will be the speaker for the black history program at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rayle, on Sunday, More...
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