Wilkes Youth Life Development’s Teen Action Council anticipates providing food for hundreds of local families during its Giveback Day, from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the Carolina ...

After being down to three members in September, all six seats on the Ronda town board are now filled as a result of Michael Combs being appointed a commissioner during ...

The Thursday, Nov. 27 issue of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot will be delivered on Friday, Nov. 28 due to the Thanksgiving holiday and U.S. Postal Service hours then.

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

Just when we thought Gene Nichol might take a breather, he brings us another book — “Now What: How North Carolina Can Blaze a Progressive Path Forward.” ...

There is still ample room for improvement, but progress has been made in the war on roadside trash in Wilkes County.

Now, 30 years later, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library operates in all 50 states plus five countries and has given away more ...

Hart Square Foundation will host visitors at Christmas in the Village at Hart Square Village in Vale (in Catawba County) on ...

Army Command Sgt. Major (Ret.) Alex Nelson was keynote speaker for a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 at Ronda Town Hall.

Emergency personnel responded to a wreck with two fatalities Monday morning at the intersection of Somers and Hunting Creek roads in the Somers community of southeastern Wilkes County.

A man died in a horseback riding accident Saturday afternoon in the Wilkes County portion of the Hamptonville community.

Highlights of Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District activities in fiscal 2024-24 were given during the Nov. 4 meeting of the Wilkes County commissioners.