🌱 Tignall community mourns longtime optometrist Dr. William Warren Robinson

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• Tignall community mourns longtime optometrist Dr. William Warren Robinson

Also on today's calendar: Harvest & Hospitality-A Candlelit Southern Tea.

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• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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• Tuesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Dr. William Warren Robinson (habershamnews.com) — Tignall residents are mourning longtime optometrist Dr. William Warren Robinson, 75, whose graveside service is set for 2 p.m. today at the Robinson Family Cemetery. A former owner of Wilkes Eye Care in Washington, he was deeply involved in the community and enjoyed farming, running, biking, tennis, and flying. Friends are invited to the family home afterward for fellowship and memories.
   

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Saturday September 5

• Class Reunion -Washington Ga →
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Friday September 11

• Harvest & Hospitality-A Candlelit Southern Tea →
  Robert Toombs House Historic Site, 216 E Robert Toombs Ave, Washington
  6:00 pm

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Monday August 31

• LCES 4H - 4th Grade (Day)
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Thursday September 3

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Friday September 4

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  Lincoln County High School, 200 Charles Ward Elam St, Lincolnton
  7:30 pm

Wednesday September 9

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• LCES Book Fair
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Friday September 11

• LCES Dress Day - Patriot Red, White, Blue
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• LCMS 1st Nine Weeks Club Day - LCMS
  Lincoln County Lincolnton, GA 30817
• Harlem Varsity Football @ Lincoln County →
  Lincoln County High School, 200 Charles Ward Elam St, Lincolnton
  7:30 pm

Thursday September 17

• Aquinas JV Football @ Lincoln County →
  Lincoln County High School, 200 Charles Ward Elam St, Lincolnton
  5:00 pm

Friday September 18

• WRONG WINDOW! - Fri. Sept 18, 2026 - 7:00PM →
  The Elbert Theatre, 100 S Oliver St, Elberton
  7:00 pm

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• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Team Member McDonald's in Washington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Thomson

• Telitita Burley named McDuffie County Teacher of the Year (wjbf.com)

Appling

• Appling teen who honored sister with life jacket stand officially becomes Eagle Scout (wrdw.com)
• Columbia County pitches Google project as path to property tax relief (augustachronicle.com)

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