Contractors recently completed an erosion control project designed to stabilize over 1,100 linear feet of shoreline at W. Kerr Scott Reservoir west of the Wilkeboros.

The N.C. Governor’s School Foundation recently presented Jeffrey Elmore of North Wilkesboro, former state representative, the Governor’s School Champion Award.

Numerous bloodmobile visits ae scheduled in the area in December, including the following in Wilkes County and Elkin: ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on a charge of misdemeanor larceny on Nov. 25 after an incident on Mount Zion Road in the Mount Zion section of western ...

The KEY CITY SESSIONS in downtown Wilkesboro (402 E. Main St.) continues Saturday with the Jesse Williams Band. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the music starts at 8 p.m. There is a suggested donation ...

Editor’s note: Due to an early press deadline, the wrestling results of Nov. 22-26 will be in the Dec. 5 issue of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot. The Wilkes Central wrestling team coasted to a 63-12 ...

Editor’s note: Due to an early press deadline, the game results of Tuesday, Nov. 26, will be in the Dec. 5 issue of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot. If the first varsity boys game is a harbinger of ...

The selection of West Wilkes senior lineman Caleb Martin as the Foothills 2A Conference defensive player of the year ...

State officials announced today (Tuesday, Nov. 26) that Provalus, an information technology outsourcing firm, will establish an operation in Wilkes County.

Midlands Technical College (MTC) in Columbia, S.C., officially inaugurated Dr. Gregory D. Little, formerly of Wilkes County, ...

The East Wilkes football team advanced to the third round of the 1A playoffs after upsetting North Rowan, 33-30, in Spencer ...