Tomorrow's annual Washington- Wilkes Fourth of July observance will start early with an 8 a.m. parade and end with a big fireworks display on The Square, said Tourism Director Ashley Barnett. More...
After years of work, the development of a Washington-Wilkes workforce academy has been approved by the state of Georgia to meet the pressing needs of the Wilkes County work force and employers. "This is our future," said team member Ed Geddings. More...
Registration will open July 11 for the Second Annual Miss Wilkes County Pageant, set for September 27, and this year the pageant will include little boys. "We have set the date for our Second Annual Miss Wilkes County Pageant and we're very excited!" said Ashley Barnett, who is co-directing the e... More...
The City of Washington has now joined some 200 Georgia cities that are designated "Certified Cities of Ethics." City Councilmen Pamela Eaton, Nathaniel Cullars, Edward Pope Jr., Maceo Mahoney, and Ames Barnett were present to receive the designation at the Georgia Municipal Association's Annual C... More...
Fire fighters from all over Wilkes County turned out to fight a stubborn hay fire last Thursday evening on the Metasville Road near the Lincoln County line. Neighbors who reported the fire said the property owner was Brian Collins, who was out of town at the time of the fire. He lost a barn half ful... More...
Washington Mayor Willie Burns was elected to the board of directors for the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during the association's annual meeting in Savannah June 24. Burns will serve as president of GMA's 7th District. More...
These 10 Washington-Wilkes students spent the week of June 23 at Camp Grandview in Jasper. The annual camp is a great opportunity for children ages 7-12 and is sponsored by the Salvation Army and funded by the Rotary Club Optimist Club, the Cornelia Johnson Circle of the First United Methodist Churc... More...
I had my first Wilkes County tomato for 2008 this week! It was delicious! Kip Burke brought me one from his garden and then Billy Hopkins brought some from his garden. There are not many things more tasty than a Wilkes County tomato. . . . More...
You know, it seems like the world has turned upside down. Society wants us to be receptive and totally tolerant of sin -- any kind of sin, and God forbid if we say anything about it or take a stand against sin. Yet the law is cracking down on many things like smoking in public places. More...
Always wanted to get fishing tips from a pro? Well, here's your chance! Local fishermen have an opportunity to win a bass fishing trip with professional bass angler, J. Todd Tucker. More...
Graveside services for Lizzie Taylor Arnold, 95, of Bogart were held Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, with Rev. Charles Jones and Rev. Amy Shorner Johnson officiating. She died Tuesday, June 24. Mrs. Arnold was a native of Oglethorpe County and was the daughter of the l... More...
Mary Hannah Batrous of Thomson and Donald Harold DeMore III of Wrens exchanged wedding vows in an impressive double-ring ceremony Saturday, May 31, at three-thirty o'clock in the afternoon at Abilene Baptist Church in Martinez. Rev. Bill Harrell of Evans officiated. More...
Newtown Baptist Church will have homecoming on Sunday, August 3, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Andy Perryman, Georgia Baptist Association Missionary, as the speaker. Revival services will be held August 4-6, 7 p.m. each evening with Rev. More...
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Eight candidates run for Probate Judge as Wilkes nonpartisan qualifying ends