A man died in a single vehicle wreck that occurred in the Clingman community the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family and Wilkes County native Dennis Dutton, his son Jack Dutton and NASCAR ...

The Wilkes Board of Elections, in partnership with the Wilkes Board of Education, is holding a contest to come up with designs for “I Voted” stickers given to people after ...

Wilkes Community College announced that 14 health sciences students were awarded the Gertrude Elliott Health Sciences ...

A pinning ceremony for Wilkes Community College’s 2025 medical assisting graduates was held Monday, Dec. 15, at the John A.

The candidate filing period ended at noon Friday, Dec. 19, with eight Republicans and one Democrat running for Wilkes County commissioner; six candidates (all Republicans) for Wilkes sheriff; and thre ...

Due to an early press deadline, results of the games, matches and meets of Dec. 19-23 will be published in the Jan. 1 issue of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.

Michael Ray Combs, 60, appointed to fill a vacant commissioner seat on the Ronda town board on Nov. 14, died on Dec. 16.

What is lost and found? Heritage is often lost as more generations grow and blossom. As a proud descendant of the Cherokee Nation, little of our traditions and history is ...