Wilkes County Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/wilkes-county/ Only what you care about Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:23:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://thelocalnews.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-the-local-news-app-logo-512-1-150x150.png Wilkes County Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/wilkes-county/ 32 32 220501511 EF-1 Tornado Hits Wilkes County, North Carolina https://thelocalnews.app/ef-1-tornado-hits-wilkes-county-north-carolina/ https://thelocalnews.app/ef-1-tornado-hits-wilkes-county-north-carolina/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:23:30 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=30553 A tornado with estimated winds of 105-110 mph wreaks havoc in Wilkes County, leaving a trail of destruction from Wilkesboro to Ronda. Tornado Touchdown and Path The tornado touched down 2.2 miles south-southwest of Wilkesboro at 6:45 p.m. and traveled northeast, ending near Main Street in Wilkesboro three minutes later. Affected Areas Communities including Elkin […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/ef-1-tornado-hits-wilkes-county-north-carolina/feed/ 0 30553 Fatal Crash in Wilkes County Claims Life of Moped Rider https://thelocalnews.app/fatal-crash-in-wilkes-county-claims-life-of-moped-rider/ https://thelocalnews.app/fatal-crash-in-wilkes-county-claims-life-of-moped-rider/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2024 22:59:49 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=20965 A tragic incident occurred in Wilkes County, North Carolina, resulting in the death of a moped rider following a collision with a pickup truck. The Incident The North Wilkesboro Police Department reported that the crash transpired on Saturday morning. Peter Thiep Ding, aged 49 and a resident of North Wilkesboro, was operating a 2019 Vitacci […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/fatal-crash-in-wilkes-county-claims-life-of-moped-rider/feed/ 0 20965 Wilkes County Man Charged with Attempted Murder https://thelocalnews.app/wilkes-county-man-charged-with-attempted-murder/ https://thelocalnews.app/wilkes-county-man-charged-with-attempted-murder/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:41:18 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=19696 A Wilkes County man, Dennis Raymond Hunt, faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, following a shooting incident on Link Road in Elkin, North Carolina. Incident Details Deputies from the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Upon arrival, they discovered a victim with gunshot wounds […]

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