Reddies River News Today

Jason Duncan said that when he began going to the Wilkes and other county courthouses in the mid-1990s for genealogical research, he primarily looked at birth and marriage records and

The Wilkes County commissioners received an update on efforts of a lobbying entity employed by the Wilkes County, Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro governments during a budget retreat at the North

Wilkes County is starting early, one-stop voting for the 2024 primary with 44,203 registered voters, compared to 41,220 after early, one-stop voting ended for the primary in 2020.

View the Journal Patriot for Thursday, November 9, 2023

Western North Carolina is one of the prettiest regions in the world, but the mountains are especially scenic in the fall and particularly this year.

In a specially-called meeting on Oct. 17, the North Wilkesboro commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of building a new joint raw water intake system with the Town of Wilkesboro on

The Wilkes Journal-Patriot sent written questions to candidates for three North Wilkesboro commissioner seats this fall. They were asked to respond in writing in 200 words or less per question.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will implement delayed harvest trout waters regulations on 33 trout waters on Oct. 1.

Heavy rain caused significant flooding in a few areas of Wilkes County Tuesday, with rain continuing intermittently and more likely late this week and through the weekend.