Petro Kulynych is grand marshal of the 1990 Wilkes Christmas Parade, announced the Wilkes County Jaycees. Kulynych was chosen grand marshal in recognition of his professional and personal successes ...

The Wilkes County commissioners heard an update on activities and impact of the Wilkes Tourism Development Authority (TDA) during the board’s Nov. 18 meeting.

If there’s one thing life has taught me, it’s that blessings have a way of hiding in plain sight. They sit there on our porches like half-forgotten pumpkins after Halloween—quiet, ...

The Wilkes County commissioners are considering moving the Wilkes Department of Social Services into a facility being built at the intersection of Executive and Courthouse drives in Wilkesboro instead ...

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

As temperatures drop and the growing season winds down, winter is the ideal time to protect your raised beds and prepare them ...

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

North Carolina’s two fisheries management agencies continue efforts to get the word out about new fishing reporting ...

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 ...

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