In this latest Wilkes County Profiles interview series, we talk to Thomas Salley, the director of Wilkes County tourism.

West Wilkes soccer at Wilkes Central, 5:30 p.m. North Wilkes soccer at Surry Central, 5:30 p.m. East Wilkes soccer at North Stokes, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 ...

Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency reviewed financial assistance available from the agency and the processes for seeking it during the Wilkes County commissioners meeting ...

Evenly matched in the regular season, the North Wilkes varsity volleyball team was decidedly head and shoulders above Surry Central on Tuesday.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wilkes County has strong connections to the Prestage Department of Poultry Science at N.C. State University. Wilkes is now the second largest producer of broiler chickens among the state’s 100 ...

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 ...

Over 240 people gathered on Sept. 12 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ebenezer Christian Children’s Home on Byrd Ridge ...

• Soil stabilization is one of the first steps for the recovery of impacted areas. If possible, consider planting a cover crop with rapid growth and an extensive root system. It will help stabilize ...