Wilkesboro News

Don Alexander, the director of the Wilkes Economic Development Corp., had heard dozens of proposals for redeveloping North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Statesville's fire chief will be among the guests at the annual holiday open house celebration at GG's Art, Frames, Gifts on Sunday.

Those municipal elections will be on November 3rd in Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro and Ronda.

Some were taking photos at Lowe's Motor Speedway, while others were wiping down their vehicles, but most who came to the Goodguys 16th Southeastern Nationals on Saturday were doing what they came to do, see and talk about cars.

The president of the Parent Teacher Organization at C.C. Wright Elementary School was arrested Monday on a charge connected to the theft of $6,294 from the organization, authorities said.

Wilkes Steel is expanding. Owner Bert Hall tells the Journal Patriot the North Wilkesboro-based company is reaching out to more customers than ever before.

Ashvegas reports: Here's the latest big announcement from the Avett Brothers. Great news! We are honored and excited to announce that our only NC performance in the first six months of 2010 will be on Sunday, May 2nd at 3:30PM. We will be closing the 23rd annual edition of MerleFest, on the Campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NCand ...

Avett Brothers fan who don't get to see the band perform on New Year's Eve in Asheville get a second chance in May.

Any Bluegrass fans out there? Merlefest has announced its 2010 line-up , featuring classic Bluegrass and "Traditional-plus" music from the likes of Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, the recently 'Bluegrassified' Elvis Costello, and a number of other heavy-hitters in the broader Bluegrass realm.

Announcement : MerleFest 2010 Announces Line Up, Tickets on Sale November 10 BMNN wrote: on Oct.

The Wilkes County Volunteer Coalition expects hundreds of volunteers will fan out across Wilkes to work in a variety of service projects for Make a Difference Day on Saturday.

The Wilkes County Sheriff's department says a man who was shot in the leg last Cadnesday with a bow and arrow and released from the hospital on Friday has died.

A Wilkes man will spend almost 30 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child.

State Alcohol Law Enforcement agents seized 929 gallons of moonshine and arrested a Wilkesboro man, authorities said.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of White Tiger directors chairs due to a fall hazard.

A student teacher from Appalachian State University has been charged with taking indecent liberties and engaging in a sexual act with a student at East Wilkes High School, where he had been working, officials said yesterday.

Born William Oliver Swofford on February 22, 1945, in North Wilkesboro, NC, Oliver's first big hit was a song from the Broadway musical +Hair, also a source for a hit for the 5th Dimension.

North Carolina authorities say they have found 929 gallons of moonshine under a shed in the mountains.

Alcohol Law Enforcement agents seized 929 gallons of moonshine and arrested a Wilkesboro man Oct.

WILKESBORO a ' A Wilkes County man was killed in a crash Saturday night on N.C. 16 when he lost control of his pickup truck after passing another vehicle in a no-passing zone.