Summer gardening in Wilkes County comes with its share of challenges, which include heat, pests, weeds, and - most of all - water.

Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd announced administrative changes for the 2025-2026 school year on June 3. The changes ...

Harvesting of the 2025 Brushy Mountain peach crop in Wilkes and Alexander counties has started, with freshy-picked peaches ...

Fire destroyed a forklift, wood chipper, three large tractors and other maintenance equipment and supplies in an open-sided ...

Sports dynasties sometimes are familial, like Archie Manning and sons Peyton and Eli in football, sisters Serena and Venus Williams in tennis and the Petty family in racing.

When we commemorate the formal birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of governmental institutions, and a shared history that ...

The Wilkes Community College Small Business Center is accepting applications for the Retail Academy, a new program created to address the challenges of starting and operating a retail establishment.

Yadkin River Greenway Benefit Golf Tournament at Oakwoods Country Club on June 26 raised about $6,000 for operational and planning development expenses of the Yadkin River Greenway.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging is partnering with North Carolina area agencies on aging and local service providers to distribute fans statewide to eligible ...

Submit items to mmcgee@journalpatriot.com before 9 a.m. Monday for Thursday’s paper. Include time, place and name of sponsoring nonprofit. There is no charge. Wilkes Cowboy Church will meet Thursday, ...

The U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey (ACS) data reveals the diversity and challenges of North Carolina’s housing situation.