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Wilkes County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Wilkes County, GA.

Results 1 - 20 of 26 in Wilkes County, GA

  1. Ga. Plant to Contest OSHA PenaltiesRead the original story

    Yesterday | 13WMAZ-TV

    ... by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week. OSHA cited Callaway Farms Manufacturing in Wilkes County for 20 serious violations after investigating an injury where an employee slipped and fell into machinery. The Athens ...

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    Related Topix: OSHA

  2. Ga. plant to contest OSHA penaltiesRead the original story

    Thursday | Rome News - Tribune

    OSHA cited Callaway Farms Manufacturing in Wilkes County for 20 serious violations after investigating an injury where an employee slipped and fell into a machines.

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    Related Topix: OSHA

  3. Local news, weather and Georgia Bulldogs Sports for Athens GARead the original story

    Wednesday | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... on a water faucet in her home turned into a crapshoot for Melissa Atkinson. Manufacturer to fight OSHA fines A Wilkes County horse bedding manufacturer will contest the violations and $41,700 in penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health ...

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    Related Topix: Athens, GA, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, OSHA

  4. Manufacturer to fight OSHA finesRead the original story

    Wednesday | Athens Banner-Herald

    A Wilkes County horse bedding manufacturer will contest the violations and $41,700 in penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week.

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    Related Topix: OSHA, Environmental Law, Law

  5. Project puts students, teacher on the map

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Macon Telegraph

    ... is Armed Forces Appreciation Day. The name Houston is found within the second line of the poem. The poem for Wilkes County is called "The First of the First." Not only is Wilkes County the first in Georgia, he said, its county seat Washington was ...

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    Related Topix: Houston County, GA, Richmond County, GA

  6. Back on Track: 200 brave rain to hear about plans to bring racing back to North Wilkesboro SpeedwayRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Winston-Salem Journal

    ... was a festive atmosphere -- like a pep rally-- with people expressing fond memories and hopes for the future. Wilkes County resident Terri Parsons, the widow of Winston Cup champion Benny Parsons, pulled people together to make the deals happen. As ...

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    Related Topix: Wilkesboro, NC, North Wilkesboro, NC, Wilkes County, NC

  7. Speedway deal looks solidRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 5 | Winston-Salem Journal

    ... speedway) they want as much as possible to do community outreach at the press conference to talk to people in Wilkes County and assure them this is real," Alexander said. The previous potential developer, Charles Collins Jr., flamed out in ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Speedway, Wilkesboro, NC, North Wilkesboro, NC, Wilkes County, NC

  8. Researcher lays out evidence for forgotten fort

    Oct 20, 2009 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... the Broad River. Strickland, according to documents, stated in 1835 that he was attached to "McCluskey Fort in Wilkes County, now Madison County for four years." Strickland also mentioned the fort was under the command of David McCluskey. "That was ...

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    Related Topix: Georgia, Danielsville, GA, Madison County, GA, Snellville, GA

  9. Jazz Vocalist Connye Florance Kicks off New Concert Series in GeorgiaRead the original story

    Oct 19, 2009 | PR-inside.com

    ... organization dedicated to preserving all aspects of local history. Throughout the past 200 years Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia has been a cultural incubator for emerging talent in the performing arts. The WWHF aims to continue that tradition by ...

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    Related Topix: Non-Profit, Washington, GA

  10. Grandson, 12, can't save Athens area hunter bitten by rattlesnakeRead the original story

    Oct 13, 2009 | Augusta Chronicle

    ... runs between U.S. Highway 78 and Georgia Highway 22 about seven miles southeast of Lexington, not far from the Wilkes County border. Timber rattlesnakes are the most common in the wooded area, said John Willson, a snake researcher at the University ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

  11. Hunter dies after rattlesnake biteRead the original story

    Oct 12, 2009 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... ne Road runs between U.S. 78 and Georgia Highway 22 about seven miles southeast of Lexington, not far from the Wilkes County border.

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    Related Topix: Winder, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA

  12. Writers Notebook: Writers group to discuss selling of workRead the original story

    Oct 3, 2009 | Winston-Salem Journal

    ... 87 pages. $13.98. Privette documents her experience of anorexia in this collection of 61 poems. She lives in Wilkes County. Jess's Journey. By Jere G. Dailey. PublishAmerica. 167 pages. $24.95. Dailey's third novel tells the story of a kidnapped ...

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    Related Topix: Forsyth County, NC, Entertainment

  13. Thieves steal dog food from animal shelter in Wilkes CountyRead the original story

    Sep 29, 2009 | WAGT

    WASHINGTON, Ga. a ' Employees with the Washington-Wilkes County Animal Shelter say thieves stole dog food from a no kill animal shelter.

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    Related Topix: Washington, GA, Augusta, GA

  14. The Story of Pink Morton and the Morton Theater in Athens, GeorgiaRead the original story

    Sep 8, 2009 | Associated Content

    ... hard work, was able to eventually go into business as a building contractor. In this capacity, he designed the Wilkes County courthouse in Georgia and took part in the construction of a government building in Anniston, Alabama. In 1896, he became a ...

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    Related Topix: Athens, GA, African-American

  15. Marvin Allen WilsonRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | The State - South Carolina

    ... Wilson formerly of 2708 Lockhart Hwy, Union, SC, died Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Mr. Wilson was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, May 13, 1921, a son of the late Willie M. Wilson and Lucille Copeland Wilson. He retired from Milliken & Co-Midway ...

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    Related Topix: Union, SC, US Military, US Navy, Columbia, SC, Buffalo, SC, Jonesville, SC

  16. County embarks on mass property review

    Aug 10, 2009 | LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

    Those people in the neon green vests are government employees reviewing all 34,000 parcels in Troup County. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Troup County, GA, Hogansville, GA

  17. Small Business Administration Comes to Washington, GA

    Jul 24, 2009 | WJBF-TV Augusta

    ... things got hard, and that's why she decided to attend a forum held by the Small Business Administration, in Wilkes County. Jeanne Davis-Blair: "You have capital improvement expenses that you just can't necessarily cover." Officials from the Atlanta ...

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    Related Topix: Washington, GA, Atlanta, GA, University of Georgia

  18. Woman Tapped For Reality Racing Show Speaks OutRead the original story

    Jul 9, 2009 | WXII12

    ... power on all the buildings, but he never did pick up the permit," said Keith Walsh, director of inspection in Wilkes County. The permit would have cost Collins $900. According to Walsh, he met with Collins several times and also gave him a list of ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Andrew Myers, NASCAR

  19. Racing Promoter In Jail--No Race In Wilkesboro--WS JournalRead the original story

    Jul 8, 2009 | 3WC Radio News Blog

    ... Smith and who said he was working on the all-female AWESOME race series and television reality show, sits in a Wilkes County jail facing at least five felony charges. After a Wilkes County Sheriff's Office investigator arrested Collins Monday on ...

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    Related Topix: Wilkesboro, NC, North Wilkesboro, NC, Wilkes County, NC

  20. Racing promoter in jailRead the original story

    Jul 7, 2009 | Winston-Salem Journal

    ... Smith and who said he was working on the all-female AWESOME race series and television reality show, sits in a Wilkes County jail facing at least five felony charges. After a Wilkes County Sheriff's Office investigator arrested Collins Monday on ...

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    Related Topix: Wilkesboro, NC, North Wilkesboro, NC, Wilkes County, NC