The West Wilkes softball team held off North Lenoir, 3-2, in Greensboro on Saturday, sweeping the best-of-three 2A title ...

West Wilkes drew first blood in Friday's opening game of the 2A softball finals, downing North Lenoir, 9-1, at the ...

The filing period for North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro elected offices on ballots this fall opens at 8:30 a.m., July 7, and closes at noon, July 18.

Editor’s Note: The Wilkes Journal-Patriot’s annual high school graduation section will be in the June 12 issue.

Many Wilkes Countians won’t fully realize the impact of the 2025 revaluation on their finances until they receive new property tax bills in August.

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in the arts in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin. COMEDY BINGO NIGHT ...

The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that North Carolina added 76,700 net new jobs over the last 12 months, an increase of 1.5%. Only five states posted larger employment ...

An Iranian national pleaded guilty on Tuesday in North Carolina federal court for his role in a ransomware and extortion operation that prosecutors say targeted computer networks for ...

The Budweiser Clydesdales horses were at multiple locations in Wilkes County in conjunction with the North Wilkesboro ...

Sarah Trivette and Douglas “Junior” Triplett were united in marriage on May 25 in the sanctuary of Parkway Garden Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, with Rev. Dennis Dillard officiating.’ ...

Wilkes Community College’s newly-renovated police department facility has been named the Billie and Larry P. Watson Command ...

As spring turns to summer, honor two literary figures with birthdays in May and June: Katherine Anne Porter and Antoine de ...