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🌱 How North Wilkesboro honored families of fallen service members this week

And check out SMART Recovery Meeting on the North Wilkesboro Patch calendar

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Good morning to you North Wilkesboro! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How North Wilkesboro honored families of fallen service members this week
  • Wilkes County remembers Joe McMillan's lifetime of service and leadership
  • Planning to use N.C. 16 tonight? Here's when it closes

Also on today's calendar: Next Stop Comedy at C'est la Vin Wine & Provisions! - North Wilkesboro, NC and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 62.
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Supreme sacrifices honored at VFW event (journalpatriot.com) — Families from Wilkes County gathered at VFW Post 1142 in North Wilkesboro for the post's 65th annual Gold Star Banquet, honoring residents who died in military service. Local speaker Joe Brooks Jr. shared family stories about WWI soldier Boss Brooks and emphasized the community's duty to remember fallen service members, highlighting the banquet's deep roots in Wilkes County tradition.
   

2. Joe McMillan, beloved Wilkes resident, dies (thewilkesrecord.com) — Longtime Wilkesboro leader Joe Clint McMillan, a founding member of the North Wilkesboro Rotary Club, has died after a life of military, civic, and business service. He helped guide Wilkesboro's growth, led VFW Post 1142, championed scouting, and worked in real estate into his 90s. A Celebration of Life will be held October 10 at Wilkesboro United Methodist Church.
   

3. N.C. 16 to be closed again Wednesday night (journalpatriot.com) — Drivers heading over the Blue Ridge escarpment should expect N.C. 16 North to close again at 6 p.m. so a North Wilkesboro towing company can remove a wrecked trailer from down an embankment. The crash, involving a pumpkin-hauling rig, seriously injured the driver and required a temporary closure earlier in the day while the tractor was removed.
   

4. NASCAR shrugs off fisticuffs and swearing, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past (texarkanagazette.com) — NASCAR is leaning into its rough-and-tumble roots, from allowing post-race scuffles to reviving classic Southern short tracks like North Wilkesboro Speedway in rural North Carolina. The story highlights how the historic North Wilkesboro track, once dormant for decades, has become a fan-favorite again by hosting recent All-Star and regular-season Cup races that energized the surrounding community.
   

5. Beyond the pie: Apples go sweet and savory (gazette.com) — A chef with roots in North Wilkesboro recalls the town's Brushy Mountain Apple Festival while sharing creative ways to cook with apples all season long. You'll find ideas for both sweet and savory dishes plus a detailed French apple cake recipe you can try at home.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • Tennis @ Alleghany
    Wilkes Central High School Wilkesboro, NC 28697
    4:00 pm
  • Volleyball @ Alleghany
    Wilkes Central High School Wilkesboro, NC 28697
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Check out the excellent in-person and virtual fishing classes being offered by the NCWRC Fishing Education Team in October.
    Visit our class calendar and register at: https://bit.ly/44YkCxs Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville: October 2: Soft Plastics Lure… (Nextdoor )
  • Need help with an unemployment claim?
    Thursdays and Fridays are the best days to call #NCDES for claims questions because our UI Support Center typically has lower call volume. Prefer… (Nextdoor )
  • Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in North Wilkesboro. Apply here.
  • Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Sales Associate Cashier in North Wilkesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Wilkesboro here.

Ok North Wilkesboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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