Wilkes County Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Wilkes County, GA.
Results 1 - 20 of 38 in Wilkes County, GA
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Fans turn out to celebrate speedway's new life
... it was a festive atmosphere, like a pep rally, with people talking of 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 ... Comment?
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Speedway deal looks solid
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... 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 ... Comment?
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Researcher lays out evidence for forgotten fort
... 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 ... Comment?
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Jazz Vocalist Connye Florance Kicks off New Concert Series in Georgia
... 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 ... Comment?
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Grandson, 12, can't save Athens area hunter bitten by rattlesnake
... 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 ... Comment?
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Hunter dies after rattlesnake bite
... ne Road runs between U.S. 78 and Georgia Highway 22 about seven miles southeast of Lexington, not far from the Wilkes County border. Comment?
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Writers Notebook: Writers group to discuss selling of work
... 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 ... Comment?
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Thieves steal dog food from animal shelter in Wilkes County
WASHINGTON, Ga. a ' Employees with the Washington-Wilkes County Animal Shelter say thieves stole dog food from a no kill animal shelter. Comment?
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The Story of Pink Morton and the Morton Theater in Athens, Georgia
... 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 ... Comment?
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... 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 ... Comment?
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County embarks on mass property review
Those people in the neon green vests are government employees reviewing all 34,000 parcels in Troup County. 1 comment
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Small Business Administration Comes to Washington, GA
... 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 ... Comment?
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Woman Tapped For Reality Racing Show Speaks Out
... 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 ... Comment?
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Racing Promoter In Jail--No Race In Wilkesboro--WS 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 ... Comment?
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... 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 ... Comment?
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Man Charged After Promised Reality Show Fails To Happen
... featuring female drivers. That show never happened. The North Wilkesboro Speedway is still closed, and the Wilkes County Sheriff's Department said Collins committed felony fraud when he passed bad checks to April Myers, a woman who thought she'd be ... Comment?
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Man leasing North Wilkesboro Speedway faces charges
A man leasing North Wilkesboro Speedway was arrested last night on three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense in Wilkes County and on a fugitive warrant from Florida, according to warrants from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office. Comment?
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Was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, on December 5, 1920, to James and Nell Armstrong. Comment?
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Wilkes County teen charged in shooting
A 17-year-old Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School student was charged with having a weapon on school property in connection with an accidental shooting June 5 at a Cedar Shoals High School basketball camp. Comment?
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MARION: Rev. Williams Sims was born in Wilkes County, Georgia on December 3, 1921 to Mose and Sara Sims. Comment?
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