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North Carolina Donut Shop Named In Hepatitis A Warning
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:53:43 -0700
North Carolina donut shop, Dixie Donuts, has been named in a hepatitis A warning. The implicated Dixie Donuts is located on N.C. 268 West. The Wilkes County Health Department is investigating a confirmed case of hepatitis A at the shop, … Continue reading →
Suspect sought in Wilkes hit and run
Thu, 03 May 2012 08:30:55 -0700
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a late night hit and run in Wilkes County.
Fighting Elder Abuse In North Carolina
Sun, 13 May 2012 08:16:38 -0700
Nearly 20,000 reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of elderly citizens and younger adults with disabilities were made in NC.
County has high rate of prescription drug overdose deaths
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:02:15 -0700
SHELBY— Losing sleep? There’s a pill for that. Fred Brason, CEO and president of Wilkes County-based Project Lazarus, said prescription drugs have become a way to manage lifestyles instead of health care. He said people use pills to fight pain,...
Other Best and Brightest nominees
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:02:01 -0700
Twenty of the 98 students nominated for this year's Best & Brightest Awards were selected as finalists. A look at other top seniors from across the area:
Learn the tale of Tom Dooley
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:24:47 -0700
In 1957, the Kingston Trio lent their voices to an old folk tune, turning “Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley” into a chart topper. The song is still popular, but many may not realize that the subject of the song lived in North Carolina, and that his crime took place around the Elkville/Ferguson community in Wilkes County.
The right lessons in a school report
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:30:55 -0700
Residents of Wake County want a system of public schools that provides a high-quality education to all children. But the answer does not lie in empowering the school board or county commission to find ways to compel a certain class of citizens to attend a certain school or live in a particular neighborhood.
Kudzu bugs have a very dark side
Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:26 -0700
We have some fairly new insects to contend with - kudzu bugs. I had the first one brought to my office from Wilkes County in 2010.
Nearly 20,000 Reports of Abuse, Neglect of Elderly and Disabled in 2011
Sat, 12 May 2012 12:57:49 -0700
There were nearly 20,000 reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of elderly citizens and younger adults with disabilities made to North Carolina's county departments of social services in 2011
East-West all-star rosters set in basketball & football
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:47:56 -0700
GREENSBORO,NC (WWAY) - Our region will be represented on July 16 in Greensboro. We've posted the rosters for the East-West All-Star boys basketball game below. We'll post the girls rosters as soon as they become available. Basketball: East Alex Bradley Pine Forest Elon Edwards Rose Terrill Hilliard Rocky Mount Denzel Ingram Chapel Hill DJ Mason West Bladen Josh Mellette Southern Lee Shi’Chee ...