This week marks spring break for students in Lincoln County. Pictured on the last day of school before the break are: (l-r) Miranda West, Matilda Watson, Tabitha Rayner, and Krishna Patel. More...
A response to Lincoln County's petition for declaratory judgment relief against Sheriff Gerald Lawson was filed recently in Lincoln County Superior Court. More...
"This is one of the worst sections of the country for pollen - you don't get much worse than Augusta." - Matt Monroe, meteorologist for WJBF-TV News Channel 6 in Augusta. Since pollen counts are largely determined by the weather, the CSRA has definitely fallen on hard times. More...
Mulberry Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church will host its sixth annual ecumenical service for the community on Good Friday (April 6) beginning at 7 p.m. During the service, representatives of various area churches will deliver brief messages using the seven last words of Jesus as the Sc... More...
Although the LCHS Musical Theatre Department's production of "Once Upon a Mattress" is still about a month away, students are already busy constructing an elaborate set for the musical which is a parody of the children's fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea. More...
A fund has been established at Farmers State Bank to benefit Taffy Ivey, who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In addition to helping defray Ivey's medical expenses, the fund will also be used to meet the needs of her husband and children. More...
The Golden Harvest Food Bank's Manna Truck will be distributing produce as well as other food items, paper goods, and cleaning supplies to those in need on Saturday, April 7, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The church is located at 1157 Ebenezer Church Road, off of Highway 79. More...
"National Public Health Week" is being observed April 2-8. The mission of the Georgia Division of Public Health is "to promote health and prevent disease, injury, and disability." Georgia is divided into 18 health districts. More...
The cast of Washington Little Theater Company's newest production, Gypsy, is busy preparing for two more performances this weekend. Sue Davidson is the play's director and Debbie McLeod directs the music, with choreography by Cynthia Altman and her dancers. More...
Denise Freeman of Lincoln County has announced her candidacy for the 10th Congressional District seat vacated by the passing of Charlie Norwood. "We need a representative who knows the district as thoroughly as I do," said Freeman. "I have grown up in this district, and my husband and I have rear... More...
USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Teresa Lasseter today extended the sign-up deadline for the 2007 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) to August 3, 2007. Problems with the FSA's webbased computer system caused agency officials to extend the deadline in order to ensure adequate o... More...
How we eat may influence our chances for getting cancer. The National Institute for Cancer Research (NICR) recommends that Americans modify their eating habits to lower their cancer risk by filling their dinner plates in a new way. The new pattern to guide our food selection at our meals is called ... More...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I have not lived in Lincoln County for over 15 years, but if you all have the best police department in Georgia why has the murder of Scott Castillo not been solved and published in the paper? I live almost 200 miles away and try to keep up with the news by reading the saved... More...
Marie Bell of North Au- gusta, South Carolina and Kevin Dale Cato of Johnston, South Carolina were married in an evening ceremony March 30, 2007, on the front lawn of Oakley Park Plantation in Edgefield, South Carolina. Reverend Davis Barton officiated. More...
The Lincoln County Middle School Baseball team split a double-header with Washington-Wilkes Saturday, March 29. The Red Devils won game one by a score of 1 - 0. Tyler Banks pitched a shutout with outstanding pitching the entire game. He also came up big hitting. More...
Mr. Manis Teasley Davis, 79, of McLeroy Dr., entered into rest on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Doctor's Hospital in Augusta. Funeral service were held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, at Pine Grove United Methodist Church with Revs. Bobby Farmer and John McCoy officiating. Interment followed in the c... More...
The structure shown at right has stood empty for many years - only a shell awaiting inevitable destruction by man or nature. It's usefulness ceased long ago, and further maintenance is no longer practical. It is sad to contemplate that all things with material value will soon waste away. Only spi... More...
NOTICE Georgia, Lincoln County Probate Court The petition of Mary Carolyn Brown, for a year's support from the estate of Jesse Ray Brown, deceased, for decedent's surviving spouse, having been duly filed, all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before Apr... More...
LWREA to meet The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) will meet at 11 a.m. on Thurs., April 12 at Pizza Hut, 1008 E. Robert Toombs in Washington. All retired educators are invited to attend. Frances F. Zellars is president. More...
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