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A man is facing charges after a domestic disturbance, according to deputies with the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office. On July ...
Bexar County juvenile judge seeks solutions as murder, burglary referrals grow over 2024 Juvenile crime trends in Bexar County show some increases, with serious charges doubling compared to last year.
MONROE, N.C. – A man is now under arrest for a deadly hit-and-run in Monroe. 33-year-old Russell McCall, Junior is charged with felony hit and run and driving with a revoked license. Police say McCall ...
Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George C. Brown, on behalf of the Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery, accepted a $618 donation from the Shawnee Fort Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The donatio… ...
Aaron Brooks, Greg Slick, Jerry Spessard and Cheryl Wilkes will be inducted into the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame on July 19.
Upcoming Red Cross Bloodmobile visits in Wilkes County include: • 2-6:30 p.m., July 24 at the Cricket Fire Station at 2011 Boone Trail, North Wilkesboro; • 2-6:30 p.m., July 24 at Temple Hill ...
The Wilkes County Public Library will host an event in the Friends of the Library meeting room featuring a reading by James V. Cockerham from his recently published book, “Looking: Past, Present ...
RALEIGH, N.C. – June 17, 2025 – The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) is proud to congratulate Wilkes Community College’s (WCC) Ashe Campus for receiving the 2025 “George Giacumakis ...
By Geoff Hing The Marshall Project Wilkes County, North Carolina, has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but local officials have been open to approaches for making the crisis less deadly. They ...
A weather alert was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Wednesday at 6:21 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:45 p.m. for Wilkes County.
Wilkes County officials hoped to work out these details, but that is on hold due to the funding cut. North Carolina’s legislature created the recovery court program in the mid-1990s.
Wilkes County, North Carolina, has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but local officials have been open to approaches for making the crisis less deadly. They recently embraced a new strategy: a ...