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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

The Wilkes County Christmas Parade and Town of Wilkesboro’s Christmas in the Commons are both on Dec. 6. The parade grand marshal is Linda Cheek, who retired at the end of January 2025 after serving ...

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 ...