Although the details are still up in the air, the Wilkes County Board of Education is devising "an exit strategy" to stop the planned construction of a new school complex and to minimize the financial impact on the county and the school system. More...

Only one local resident showed up at last week's hearings on Wilkes County's proposed millage rate for 2006 taxes and when he found out that the actual rate had not increased, he was satisfied, thanked the commissioners, and left. More...