Every indication is that Wilkes Community College’s 38th MerleFest lived up to the event’s tradition of being a well-organized, family-oriented festival featuring world class and diverse artist. Attendance seemed to be at least as large as ever in recent ... See more
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality recently awarded the Wilkes Solid Waste Department a $570,000 grant, announced County Manager John Yates during the April 7 meeting of the Wilkes County commissioners. Yates said the Helene Response Recovery gr... See more
A wildfire in McGrady with a burn area determined to be 575 acres when measured was declared 100% contained Saturday, said Wilkes County Ranger Jeremiah Greene of the N.C. Forest Service. Greene said the cause of the fire on the evening of March 29 remain... See more
The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office charged a man with trafficking and other felony drug offenses after seizing thousands of illegal THC vaping cartridges, 100 grams of cocaine and 46.5 pounds of marijuana at his home. Ethan Lee Powers, 22, of 123 Holland Woods D... See more
The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office charged a man with trafficking and other felony drug offenses after seizing thousands of illegal THC vaping cartridges, 100 grams of cocaine and 46.5 pounds of marijuana at his home. Ethan Lee Powers, 22, of 123 Holland Woods D... See more
