The Holy Spirit tells you stuff before it happens,” says Sawyer, 8. “He told my mom that Grandma was coming over, and then she showed up with cookies.” ...

Adult midges emerge to lay eggs for two weeks in mid-February to early March. This is a major pest problem in South Carolina and Florida. More details on blueberry gall midge management is at ipm.uga.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers several programs to help farmers recover from storm damage. Producers with Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program coverage should report crop damage to a ...

Two Wilkes County youths won the State Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot for their age groups Saturday at Grimsley High School in ...

Two Wilkes County youths won the State Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot for their age groups Saturday at Grimsley High School in Greensboro and will now advance to a regional competition ...

Traphill had a low temperature of 36 degrees on Feb. 16 and a high of 76 on Feb. 20 . There were 1.3 inches of rain the week of Feb 15-21. On March 8, set clocks forward an hour to begin Daylight ...

Three Wilkes County farms are among recipients of the latest round of NC AgVentures grants, awarded by the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service to encourage development of initiatives that increase farm ...

The Wilkes Commercial Business Center in North Wilkesboro, completed in 2023, was designed with a clear mission: provide modern, scalable industrial space that helps companies launch, expand, and crea ...

Dr. Westley Wood, assistant superintendent of the Wilkes County Schools, will serve as acting superintendent until an interim superintendent is named, said Rudy Holbrook, chairman of the Wilkes school ...

One of the men who rescued a woman from her burning mobile home Monday, Feb. 16, provided more details after the Wilkes Journal-Patriot’s initial story about the incident was published.

The Huskies rose to 8-14 overall and 7-6 in MVC play, while the Eagles, playing their fourth game in seven days, slipped to 1-22 and 0-14 (eighth) in their season finale under first-year head coach ...

The Trojans (11-10 overall, 9-2 in MVC) extended their league lead to two games with three to play. The Vikings slipped to 12-9 and 8-4 and saw their six-game win streak snapped. Wilkes Central ...