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One still critical after Wilkes County shooting
One of two people shot when they apparently entered a private building in Wilkes County early Sunday remained in critical condition Monday.
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Wilkes County sheriff investigating shooting
A Wilkes County man called 911 to report hearing voices outside the building he was guarding early Saturday, then called back shortly afterward to say he'd shot two intruders, according to the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office.
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Wilkes County man assaulted, home burned after break-in
A Wilkes County man was knocked unconscious and burned after his mobile home was set on fire following a break-in at his home Monday night, investigators with the Wilkes Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
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Wilkes school bus hit; no injuries
A Wilkes County school bus was hit by an SUV from behind in an accident this morning, but no one was injured, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.
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Seeing president was worth the long, hot wait, many say
Getting in to see the president Monday wasn't easy, but many of those who endured the church parking lots, the shuttle bus convoys, a long snaking line and a cheek-by-jowl crowd in a hot gym seemed satisfied that they had made the effort.
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U.S. needs economy 'that works for everyone,' not just the top, Obama tells Wilkes
President Barack Obama came to Wilkes County to tout his jobs plan Monday and said he'd been asked why he would come to such a heavily Republican area.
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Countryside diners get a surprise visitor
At about 11:15 a.m., Secret Service agents showed up at Countryside Barbeque on Rutherford Road in Marion and told the restaurant’s owner, Rob Noyes, that President Barack Obama would be stopping by.
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Obama to speak at West Wilkes High School
Virtually everyone in this Wilkes County community knows that President Barack Obama will be in town Monday, but people are still trying to figure out why.
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Lowe's employee accused of stealing and selling merchandise on eBay
A former delivery manager at the Lowe's home improvement store off U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro has been arrested on larceny charges involving the sale of more than $57,000 worth of store items on eBay, according to Wilkesboro police.
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CertainTeed expansion to add new jobs in North Wilkesboro
CertainTeed Corp. plans to invest $2.7 million to expand its fiber cement siding plant in North Wilkesboro and create 29 jobs by the end of 2013.
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Apple festival set this weekend in Wilkes County
Bud Fisher of Lenoir was running low on apples when he visited the Brushy Mountains recently and stopped at Perry Lowe Orchards.
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Number of drugs deaths in Wilkes appears down, official says
Prescription-drug abuse remains the biggest drug problem in Wilkes County, but authorities here are cautiously optimistic that the number of deaths from accidental overdoses is trending down.
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Teen injured in ATV crash remains in critical condition
Landon Colt Walker, a football player for East Wilkes High School, remained in critical condition Monday, the result of injuries he sustained in an ATV accident earlier this month.
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East Wilkes' football player suffers ATV injury
A senior football player at East Wilkes High School remained in critical condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Thursday after being injured in an all-terrain vehicle wreck last week, according to authorities.
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Welcome home is planned for Wilkes County team that played in the Little League world series
A welcome home for the Wilkes County Little League Softball World Series team is planned for Thursday night as the team comes home from its third place finish in the tournament in Portland, Oregon.
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Demolition of building a smashing success
When Carol Huffman and son Ben, 8, stopped for supper at the Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery early Wednesday evening, they decided to get takeout so they could eat on the restaurant's front porch and watch the show.
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Tourism spending up 9.2 percent in Forsyth in 2010
The combination of more visitors to Forsyth County and higher fuel and food costs contributed to a 9.2 percent jump in spending last year to $622.9 million.
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CDC, FDA have data on Gardasil
With so much information from so many sources on the Internet, it can be hard for parents to determine what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to Gardasil.
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Vaccine victims
At night, in the family's basement den, Rosemary Mathis would softly slip in bed beside her sleeping daughter, listening for breath, watching her chest move up and down.
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Municipal election candidates in Davie, Stokes and Surry counties
Below is Part 2 of a three-part series listing who has filed for municipal races in northwest North Carolina. Today's listing is for Davie, Stokes and Surry counties. For more filings listings, go to JournalNow.com.
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Man claims he was sexually abused in Wilkes jail
A mentally disabled man with a history of psychiatric hospitalizations was arrested when he sought help at Wilkes Regional Medical Center's emergency room and spent three weeks in jail, where he was beaten by at least one inmate, according to police records and interviews with authorities.
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Tyson donates 21-acre tract to town of Wilkesboro
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DOT to close lanes on ramps of Wake Forest Drive for repaving
RALEIGH — State transportation officials will close one lane on both ramps of Wake Forest Drive that connect Silas Creek Parkway to the entrance of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem tonight and Thursday( for repaving.
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Intruder with machete shot by Wilkes homeowner; rocks thrown at house earlier
A homeowner shot and killed an intruder who broke into the home with a machete early Tuesday morning in western Wilkes County, authorities said.
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Officials hope to avoid closing state parks
Budget cuts could mean programs are scaled back at state parks, and visitors may notice that maintenance or upkeep isn't what it used to be, but state officials hope to avoid closing any parks this year.
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