Meeting today at 4 p.m. in the Commissioners' board room of the courthouse, the Wilkes County Complete Count Committee still needs volunteers for a public awareness campaign aimed at getting the most complete local census count possible in 2010.

Along with new volunteers, the Complete Count committee will explore ways to help ensure a complete count. "We are looking for volunteers who can help serve on our local committee," Ashley Barnett, chairman of the Wilkes Complete Count Committee, said. "It is very important you get involved with the Census. Every person must be counted. If you can help with the 2010 Census, please contact me at tourism@washingtonwilkes.org or 706- 678-2013."

The Wilkes County Complete Count Committee is made of local people who may be able to locate "hard-to-reach" groups for the 2010 Census, Barnett said. "We are spreading the word to everybody in Wilkes County that being counted in the U.S. Census is important to each person living here, because it means more dollars and more jobs coming to Wilkes County."