1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1135+ words) Ronda officials said last week that the town essentially is "broke" and in a meeting Friday discussed the possibility of its charter being repealed by the legislature. Ronda Commissioner Kevin Reese said during a board work session Friday that a…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (474+ words) In nine years, Social Security will celebrate its 100th birthday. An estimated 69 million people receive monthly Social Security checks. Full disclosure: I am one of them. Of course, people can save for their retirement while they are working. But what was…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (83+ words) Tell me sweet little lies Journal-Patriot Tell Me Lies, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band, will play from 8-10 p.m. Saturday in Wilkesboro, closing out the Concerts in the Commons summer concert series. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please…...

2+ week, 49+ min ago   (544+ words) RALEIGH — When the leaders of WakeMed, one of the three hospital systems with large facilities in North Carolina’s most populous county, announced plans to merge with Charlotte-based Atrium Health, a broad swath of politicians, activists, and interest groups objected to…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (871+ words) For years, North Carolina has debated how to make healthcare more affordable, more accessible and more accountable. Meanwhile, our neighbor to the west has quietly enacted two healthcare reforms that deserve serious attention. While neither policy solves every healthcare problem,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (158+ words) I’m a tax paying citizen here in Wilkes County and have some questions regarding the installation, use, monitoring, data and citizens’ rights with Flock traffic cameras. First, whose approval, within the citizenry or local government, was given for the installation…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (483+ words) Journal-Patriot Editor Note: Part four of a four-part series on the role of Baptists in development of religious liberty in America, published in conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary. Charles Jones is a retired pastor and Baptist historian living in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (78+ words) Dylan Johnson Journal-Patriot Wilkes school administrative changes told Dr. Westley Wood, Wilkes School superintendent, on Friday announced new principals at two hi… There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language....

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (55+ words) Journal-Patriot There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. - World was a very different place in 1996 - To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. - Man rescued from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (902+ words) North Wilkesboro Mayor Randy Huffman said this is the sign (two of them) that will be on the North Wilkesboro Train Station on Saturday. The image at left is the historic building as it now appears and at right is…...