North Wilkesboro, will have its annual community Thanksgiving meal at the church from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27.

The Wilkes Economic Development Corp. sponsored and participated in the third Tory Oak Project, which provides Wilkes Early ...

The newest inductee in the Wilkes County Agricultural Hall of Fame is a retired pastor and veteran orchardist known for ...

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front ...

The Wilkes Journal-Patriot on Nov. 21 received reports from local residents about unmarked, black SUVs with U.S. government license plates — apparently vehicles with Immigration and Customs Enforcemen ...

The Wilkes County commissioners scheduled a work session for discussing possibly changing plans for use of a 48,500-square-foot county government building under construction in Wilkesboro.

Thanks to cooperation between business owners, the Town of Blowing Rock, elected officials, and Blue Ridge Conservancy, a section of Middle Fork Greenway in Blowing Rock is beginning to take ...

Four local businesses were awarded grants through the fall 2025 Entrepreneur Grant Program during the Wilkes Economic Development Corp. (EDC) board meeting on Nov. 21.

Firefighters were busy in Wilkes County in the last few days, including with a blaze that destroyed a family’s home and ...

The Caldwell County Board of Education announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Howell as the next superintendent of Caldwell County Schools, effective Dec. 1.

Nearly 100 people — mostly engaged in agriculture in Wilkes County — attended a Farmer Appreciation event with a meal at the ...

Tony and Melinda Sumlin recently donated a feather tick (mattress) for a rope bed in the upstairs loft of the historic Capt.