Applications must be submitted by Oct. 15 to the Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District office in Wilkesboro for federal block grant funds recently made available for repairing roads, culverts ...

Wilkes County Public Library will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its consriuction with an open house on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Daniel Boone and Scots in the Valley Festival at Whippoorwill Academy and Village in Ferguson is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20.

Winners of $250 “downtown dollars” apiece to spend at downtown North Wilkesboro businesses were recently announced in connection with the Downtown North Wilkesboro Partnership’s Summer Passport ...

A Foundation for Beauty, featuring works by Michael Patterson and Cole Johnson, opened on Sept. 12 with a reception at the Wilkes Art Gallery.

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office Aug. 15 to Sept. 5.

The following news items are from the Sept. 19, 1985, issue of The Journal-Patriot.

An NC Daniel Boone Heritage Trail fundraiser featuring Boone biographer Robert Morgan drew a full house Saturday at the ...

The East Wilkes golf team continued its early-season tear on Tuesday, cruising to a nonconference win over five other teams at Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy.

Over 425 people turned out to see nearly 100 quilts entered by members of the Wilkes County Quilt Guild Inc. in the organization's 27th annual quilt show, held Friday and Saturday at the Stone Center ...

Wilkes County’s high school graduation rate rose by almost two percentage points for a new high of 93.2% in 2024-25, according to an annual “report card” released Sept. 3 by ...