Wilkinson County News

Thursday, Nov. 12 11:30 a.m.: The Baldwin Chapter AARP No. 5387 meets at Crockett's Cafeteria for lunch and the meeting will begin at noon.

Crowds checked out Christmas decorations, browsed for gifts and sampled some sweet treats at the Macon Centreplex Friday.

Friday, November 06, 2009 Funeral services for Wyolene Pharis Fain, 81, of Cairo, Georgia will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Gordon Heights Baptist Church, Cairo, Georgia.

A state board has asked the state attorney general's office to investigate possible criminal charges in McIntyre's disputed 2008 mayor's elections.

I drove across the bridge at Lake Tchukolako late Wednesday afternoon to see my friend, Greg Eady, on his 50th birthday.

People in Wilkinson County took a ride back in time Saturday. The Skippin' and Poppin' Antique Tractor show is part of the Fall Line Festival in the city of Gordon.

A celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge, Smithsonian's Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution's Washington, DC-based properties.

Monday, Sept. 28 Noon to 4 p.m.: Harriet's Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open in Room 413 of Oconee Regional Medical Center.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources invites people around the state to "Go For Free, Georgia" by offering free admission to all state parks and historical sites, free fishing on all public waters in the state, free kids' fishing events and free Outdoor Adventure Days at various locations.

People in Wilkinson County will head to the polls today. They're voting on extending the county's additional one-cent sales tax, known as an ELOST or education local option sales tax.

In America, where local elections routinely have abysmal turnouts on matters small and large, a special election held in Wilkinson County has demonstrated the importance of taking the trouble to go to the polls and voting.

The fate of a special education tax in Wilkinson County came down to one deciding vote.

Wilkinson County voters on Tuesday approved an education local option sales tax by one vote - 526-525. The outcome, however, is still unofficial as the county is waiting on absentee military ballots.

Received the following announcement via email: Maria Sheffield launches statewide campaign for Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner via Facebook and Twitter.

This is the second annual memorial stand in memory of Sara Willoughby, who died from liver cancer in 2002 and in honor of those fighting cancer.

A snapshot of spending so far from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act shows that Hall County ranks near the state average in per capita spending and slightly below the national average.

Central State Hospital in Milledgeville confirmed Wednesday that one of its patients has contracted swine flu and is being treated at a hospital.

Central State Hospital officials have confirmed a case of the H1N1 virus at the state mental health facility.

If Wilkinson County EMS employees ever felt like going to work was like being locked up, it's probably because the old emergency management system headquarters was located in a former jail.

Construction on another stretch of the Fall Line Freeway will begin in the coming months as federal stimulus dollars are used to build a new road in Wilkinson County.