Traphill Fire Department will be having bingo games at the fire station on Traphill Road on Saturday, Oct 5, beginning with serving chicken stew at 6 p.m. Bingo starts at ...

People living in Wilkes and 24 other western North Carolina counties who were displaced, need home repairs or have other serious expenses due to damage from Tropical Storm Helene may ...

Medicare Advantage Plans. The Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) from the N.C. Department of Insurance offers free individual counseling to help people select the best Medicare ...

"To be wise means to be very smart, and you know everything," says Rachel, age 6. "And when someone wise says something, and it comes true, that means they are ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) recently protected 133 acres of mountain top land in northwestern Ashe County by securing a ...

Residents of an assisted living facility near downtown North Wilkesboro and in homes elsewhere in Wilkes County were ...

Wilkes County is under a flash flood warning and wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Blacksburg, Va. late Thursday morning due to weather tied to ...

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin, as selected by the Wilkes Journal-Patriot staff.

Wilkesboro Town Manager Ken Noland spoke about a meeting he had Tyson Foods Inc. officials during the meeting of the Wilkes Economic Corp. board Fridaty.

The Wilkes Board of Elections on Sept. 18 voted unanimously to sustain a complaint asking the chief judge of the Boomer Precinct polling place to step down from that position.