A spokesman for Wilkes County government said the North Wilkesboro Speedway isn’t receiving donated items for Tropical Storm Helene this week through Oct. 22. He said distribution of items isn’t ...

Casey Johnson, chairman of the Wilkes County commissioners provided the Wilkes Journal-Patriot with answers to questions raised by local businessman Cam Finley when he spoke during the “public concern ...

Tom Mitchell, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 in North Wilkesboro, said Friday that the inaugural veterans parade planned for Nov. 11 has been canceled because of the ...

There are three early voting sites in Wilkes during the 2024 general election: • Wilkes County commissioners meeting room on the first floor of the Wilkes County Office Building ...

A North Carolina Politics Primer,” a new book by Christopher Cooper. Read it before Election Day on Nov. 5 and you’ll understand a lot ...

The Wilkes County high schools will host “Be Pro Be Proud” events in October and November to help engage students in technical careers.

App State Football fought back from a series of hard-to-believe developments in the fourth quarter to give itself a chance ...

Tweetsie Railroad will remain closed for the rest of the fall season due to widespread damage from Tropical Storm Helene, stated a press release from the theme park near Blowing ...

A modern version of Jesus' statement "Man cannot live by bread alone" might be "Man cannot live by TV alone." The average American consumes more than four hours of TV every day. It's unrealistic to ...

Led by a monster performance from senior quarterback Noah McNeil, the Wilkes Central varsity football team notched its first ...

Linda Lutzritch of Indian Trail, S.C., came to the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival Saturday in downtown North Wilkesboro only ...

The Labor and Delivery Department at Wilkes Medical Center in North Wilkesboro is hosting a Walk to Remember event starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Town of ...