Wilkes County News

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

MANY MANY UPDATES AND UPGRADES. LOOK AT RESUME TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS. MUST HAVE 24 HRS NOTICE.

Education officials have released the latest School Report Cards mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind program for schools statewide.

The U.S. Census Bureau named the group of people who will manage the counting effort next year for the region that includes Wilkes county.

Wilkes County commissioners can't agree to spend an estimated $26 million to build a 298-bed jail and law-enforcement center, so they are looking at shorter-term, less expensive options to relieve jail overcrowding.

Jessie Bunker Bryant remembers a photo of her great-grandfather and his twin. Instead of being displayed on the wall, the photo was kept in a drawer in their Mebane home.

Ashlyn Pope, 17, is listed in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte after a vehicle in which she was traveling with her father was struck Thursday night.

Unemployment rates decreased in 76 North Carolina counties in September, according to statistics released Friday by the state's Employment Security Commission.

The day he disappeared, Jeff Combs left three pork chops frying on the stove. On the kitchen table, he left a hastily scribbled note.

Wilkes County Sheriff's deputies busted two men and took their meth away from them on Tuesday, and today they're in jail.

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.

Make a Difference Day is coming up Saturday. Make a Difference Day is the largest national day of helping others within the community.

N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement agents seized 929 gallons of moonshine Wednesday stored at the home of a Wilkesboro man, authorities said.

The writer Anne Barnhill will present a free workshop on "Writing a Memoir" from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wilkes County Public Library in North Wilkesboro.

Authorities have charged a man with three misdemeanor offenses in connection with one of the largest seizures of non-tax paid liquor in Wilkes County in recent memory.

Agents of the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement seized 926 gallons of non-tax paid liquor, commonly known as moonshine, Wednesday.

Wilkes County commissioners say the county will help pay for Ronda's water system expansion.

Two people from Harmony face felony charges for breaking into several coin-operated machines.

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.

North Carolina's first "green" rest area will minimize traditional electric and water usage in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives.