Political newcomer Dale Isom is running unopposed for Wilkesboro mayor and incumbents Jimmy Hayes and Andy Soots face no opposition in their bids for re-election to two of the four
Kenneth Foster of Wilkesboro, retired counselor in the Wilkes County Schools and active advocate of older adults, was recently named to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov.
A local businessman who brought new life to prominent buildings in North Wilkesboro said he struggled with the fate of the former Elks Lodge before deciding to tear it down.