5 days ago · An N.C. House Select Committee is recommending that the General Assembly change a state law forcing districts to start school the Monday closest to Aug. 26 and end no later than the Friday clo…

Jan 16, 2025 · Information shared during the Jan. 7 Wilkes County commissioners meeting shows that sales tax revenue in Wilkes is still lagging. County Finance Director Chris Huffman said then that Wilkes sales ...

Nov 11, 2024 · The Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE), semi-annual concert featuring Appalachian State faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance, is Nov. 20, 22, 23 and 24 ...

North Carolina should experience steady but unspectacular economic growth in 2025. Consumers seem to be regaining their footing after several years of inflation-related struggles.

The following news items are from the Jan. 15 and 19, 1981, issues of The Journal-Patriot. News from Jan. 19, 1981Reagan inaugurationMany Wilkes County people will be among the thousands attending ...

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RALEIGH. We live and work in a mostly free economy — but a spate of year-end stories demonstrated a prominent exception. Triad Business Journal reported that Novant Health, based in Winston ...

Wesley Dean Penland, 50, of Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Ridge Valley Nursing & Rehab Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1974, in Catawba County to Larry Dean and Virginia Frye Penland.

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin. FRIDAY, JAN. 17. LIVE MUSIC at two separate venues in Elkin are slated for a simultaneous start Friday ...

Dec 18, 2024 · East Wilkes High Band Director Daniel Rash, far right, and drum majors Phebe Eller and Shelby Springfield, second and third from left respectively, represent the band at Dec. 2 school board meeting.