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.