Wilkesboro News

“Tales to Astonish -- A Return to Parlor Entertainment”

What's up, party people?

Welcome to another week of Paid to Party: Humpday. Halloween is over; now we're barreling toward Thanksgiving, and then it'll be Christmas! I love Christmas. Okay, I'm getting ahead of myself. One party at a time.

** Robin Thicke brings his sultry falsetto to Amos' Southend for a show on Dec. 2. It's a Camel cigarettes promotion. Register at www.camelsmokes.com and get free tickets, or buy them at www.amossouthend.com.

** 'American Idol' contestant Daughtry performs at Ovens Auditorium on Dec. 15. Tickets are on sale now. www.ticketmaster.com. Read more

“We've had a lot of progress in the last few years”

For the second time in two years, Food Lion plans to build a store in the Tyro area, but this time through a different developer at another location. via The Dispatch

Deputies are looking for a North Wilkesboro man who is accused of passing numerous bad checks on a closed account. via 3WC Radio News Blog

There were a few surprises among the results in Wilkes county's local elections yesterday. via 3WC Radio News Blog

Although stock car racing is popular in the United States, its tradition is rooted in the southeastern part of the country where, after the Second World War, cars represented liberty for a largely land-bound ...

The overcast and rainy skies could not dampen the spirits of officials and members of Blue Ridge Electric Membership Cooperative as they gathered to officially open the new substation and NW North Carolina ...

Bruton Smith to hold press conference Friday at Texas By Joe Menzer , NASCAR.COM November 1, 2007 06:10 PM EDT Viva Las Vegas, baby! Strip away all the smoke and mirrors and backroom handshakes and that's what ...

Expo Holdings, Inc. issues audit update. According to J.D. Brown, Chairman and CEO of Expo Holdings, Inc., "We have been working diligently on completion of our audit.

Speedway Motorsports chairman Bruton Smith will make a "major announcement" today in Texas amid widespread speculation that he is purchasing New Hampshire International Speedway.

Bob and Gary Bahre have agreed to sell the track they built and opened in 1990 to O. Bruton Smith, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Bruton Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc., said his newest acquisition, New Hampshire International Speedway, isn't necessarily going to lose one of its annual Nextel Cup dates to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

New Hampshire International Speedway will have a new owner, and still has both of its NASCAR Nextel Cup dates _ for now.

Bruton Smith beamed, his cheeks rosy, his laugh hearty. He was a man at ease with spending $340 million.

A man who has feuded with NASCAR, a city council and other government agencies likes nothing more than to battle someone while knowing he holds the advantage.

Police cars here bear the slogan "Where the West begins," and it's easy to see why.

He had no assurances from America's major racing series nor the guarantee of a single significant race being granted to his track.

Years of speculation and sales offers ended yesterday, when racetrack tycoon O. Bruton Smith officially announced that Bob Bahre had accepted his $340 million bid to buy New Hampshire International Speedway, ...

The 200 or so worshipers who showed up Sunday morning for the 'grand opening celebration' of Sanctuary Charlotte church sat around tables, not in pews; clapped along with a band, not a choir; and took home gift ...

Blue Ridge Parkway, NC November 5, 2007 -- Cielo Falls, a luxury log home community in North Carolina , announces today an offer to enjoy a private tour of their property and to experience the beauty of fall ...

The 200 or so worshipers who showed up Sunday morning for the "grand opening celebration" of Sanctuary Charlotte church sat around tables, not in pews; clapped along with a band, not a choir; and took home gift ...