Bundy, Pait in Lenoir-Rhyne Hall of Fame
Wilkes Central High School graduates Ben Bundy and Frank Pait were inducted into the Lenoir-Rhyne University Sports Hall of Fame in Hickory on Sept. 19.
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Museum's pinto bean fundraiser is Nov. 12
The Wilkes Heritage Museum’s annual Po’ Man Lunch of pinto beans, slaw, cornbread, homemade dessert and a drink is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 at the museum,
Herman Richard Everette
Herman Richard Everette, 83, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Thursday, Oct. 22,2026, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Born June 29, 1943, in Wilkes County to the late Monroe and
Cathy Elizabeth Honea Pardue
Cathy Elizabeth Honea Pardue, 72, of Thurmond went to be with the Lord on Oct. 22, 2026. Cathy was born Dec. 20, 1953, in Huntsville, Ala. She was a born-again
Jesse Vance ‘JV’ Reins Jr.
Jesse Vance “JV” Reins Jr., 86, of Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, surrounded by his loving family.
Phyllis Carol Peeples Pegg
Phyllis Peeples Pegg, 88, of North Wilkesboro, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation.
Drug take-back event is Saturday, Oct. 31
North Wilkesboro Elks Lodge No. 1846, in cooperation with the North Wilkesboro Police Department, will conduct a drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, in
Freedom Truck, portrayers of Washingtons coming
The Rendezvous Mountain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has arranged to have one of six mobile “Freedom Trucks” parked on North Bridge Street next to the Wilkes
Wilkes Telephone files bankruptcy; sale proposed
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and proposed sale of “substantially all” assets of Wilkesboro-based RiverStreet Communications of Virginia and its parent company, Wilkes Telephone Membership Corp., were a...