North Wilkesboro News

Ryan Eugene Tutterow, 23, of Winston-Salem, Mark Eugene Warden, 46, of Winston-Salem and Nathan Eugene Warden, 20, of Boonville each face five total counts.

A Wilkes County Board of Education member who appeared to lose her seat by one vote in the May 8 election filed an election protest today saying she believed that a person younger than 18 was given a ballot for the school board race.

DETAILS: LED Clip-On Desk Lamps imported by L G Sourcing Inc. of North Wilkesboro, N.C., and manufactured by He Shan Lide of China.

Betty deBeck Johnson, 92, of Oak Island, N.C. passed away peacefully at home in the company of her children on May 21, 2012.

John Boyle might have a hard time finding a state that he could be proud of since 31 one of the... Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition Friday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.

Incumbent school board member Rickey Lankford leads board chairwoman Coleen Bush by one vote, 5,653 to 5,652, for the last open seat on the Wilkes County Board of Education.

This photo provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows one of the LED Clip-On Desk Lamps that are being recalled, as they pose a hazard because the power cord can detach.

Master flatpicker Doc Watson is in a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.

Two cheetah cubs have been transported to the Smithsonian's National Zoo to be raised by hand after a risky birth three weeks ago at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in northern Virginia.

L G Sourcing Inc., of North Wilkesboro, N.C., is recalling about 33,000 LED Clip-On Desk Lamps.

Everette Eugene Johnson, age 59, of Ronda went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home.

"I remember the first year Eisenhower ran for president in 1952, and the Boy Scouts were giving out medallions for the campaign," Jordan said.

Everette Eugene Johnson, age 59, of Ronda went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home.

Mrs. Cox was born August 11, 1947, in Wilkes County to Roby Richard and Grace Warren Brown.

Carolyn Barber, an uninsured patient who was sued by Carolinas HealthCare System after finding herself unable to pay a $56,000 hospital bill.

TRIBUNE/Submitted photo Elkin Mayor Lestine Hutchens, center helps De Hui Yang, right and his wife Qiulanwu, cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Shanghai Buffet on Wednesday.

The Board of Directors of Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation, the holding company for Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company , announced today a first quarter cash dividend of 13 cents per share, an increase of 1 cent over the first quarter of 2007 and unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2007.

In early results, Jeffrey Elmore, a town commissioner in North Wilkesboro, was leading in a three-way Republican primary Tuesday for the N.C. House District 94.

Doc Watson performs during Doc Watson and friends on Watson stage April 28. Watson, who is now 89 years old, has performed at all 25 MerleFests.