The service of over 3,000 men and women in the U.S. military is being recognized this Christmas season through the second annual Wreaths for Veterans’ Graves in Wilkes.
James “Jimmy” Charles McNeill, 71, of North Wilkesboro departed this life on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.
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.