The present use program was established under a state law intended to encourage use of land for farming and timber production ...

A source of funds for encouraging farmland preservation and supporting agriculture in Wilkes County in other ways was proposed during the Dec. 17 county commissioners meeting.

Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $2,309 in grants for initiatives at two Wilkes County Schools as part of its annual Bright Ideas program.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program began accepting applications from people 60 and older or people with disabilities receiving services through the ...

The N.C. Forest Service reinstated the requirement for permits for open burning outdoors in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, ...

Foothills Winter Landscapers Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center at 1913 Hickory Boulevard in Lenoir will be a full day of education and ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed Dec. 6-19 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Herbert Daniels, Helen Dula, Gene Dula, Craig Daniels and Nathan Daniels to Gene Dula and ...

The East Wilkes softball team winning the 1A state championship in the spring of 2024 was the year’s top sports story in the ...

Due to an early press deadline, the match results of Dec. 21 will be in the Jan. 2 issue of the Wilkes Journal-Patriot.

The 2024 all-Northwest 1A Conference soccer and golf teams were announced Dec. 19 by T.R. Richards, league commissioner.

The Charlotte-based Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation recently donated 749 acres on the Blue Ridge Mountain escarpment in ...