# North Carolina Record

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## Recent meetings (23)

- [2026-11-05 — County to hold public hearing on Project Kingfisher economic investment deal](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/49900864-cbe6-49c5-a283-661d0e4f49ab): County Commissioners
- [2026-10-20 — County locks in $480K for school resource officers and promotes Zach Levitt to assistant county manager](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/9016c5c9-f970-493f-ae77-b43e49550b65): County Commissioners
- [2026-10-12 — Wilkes County Board of Health Set to Take Up Board Terms, Officer Nominations, and Health Department Fees](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/c4485074-86c4-4fb1-b64d-0d1e6463c536): Board of Health
- [2026-10-06 — County moves to 3-year property revals, picks next county manager, and starts work on RV camping rules](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/9c1e4dec-d4e8-4320-a2f4-02baf6a7402a): County Commissioners
- [2026-09-15 — Commissioners approve Constitution Day proclamation, airport board appointments after hearing tax and surveillance complaints](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/f5a3f414-71de-4321-82e9-cf90f2ce81bd): County Commissioners
- [2026-09-01 — Wilkes County honors 150-year-old general store, names interim DSS director as Kevin Brown retires](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/5888ed57-176b-4ec2-98e0-d42ee2a04678): County Commissioners
- [2026-08-18 — County keeps senior meal programs funded, welcomes new tourism director — and hears pushback on Flock cameras](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/47f9a57b-c803-443a-9b04-e220e691845f): County Commissioners
- [2026-08-10 — Wilkes County Board of Health met Monday — bad debt, year-end finances and board reappointments on the agenda](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/29879ff1-d924-4a72-ab97-9c24589ec920): Board of Health
- [2026-08-04 — Commissioners vote 4-1 to spend $3.9M on Highway 115 water and sewer upgrades after packed-house debate](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/4b86b028-39db-4d0a-a131-f16eaac5b811): County Commissioners
- [2026-07-02 — Commissioners fund opioid programs, approve speedway fireworks and grant deal — and hear a plea to pull Flock cameras](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/9efaf6b8-7f4e-4e6d-ae0a-2cf4662e4af8): County Commissioners
- [2026-06-16 — County OKs incentive deal for Bevara food-processing plant promising 92 jobs — residents push back on transparency](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/b6d3003a-921e-479a-9532-b799578986b7): County Commissioners
- [2026-06-08 — County adopts $117 million budget with 42-cent tax rate — schools and community college get extra funding](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/7136ae09-a959-42db-99be-bed1e9fff55f): County Commissioners
- [2026-06-02 — Wilkesboro asks county to help pay for services to county buildings; Bevara hearing pushed to June 16](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/e377397c-4363-4c7a-b507-ce6d7f85709e): County Commissioners
- [2026-05-19 — Library staff and fire departments make their case at budget hearing — no votes yet on 2026-27 spending](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/b74fe1d8-4e2f-4198-b009-08cd7dea6462): County Commissioners
- [2026-05-05 — County rolls out $116M budget plan, sets June hearing for mystery 'Project Pressure' incentive deal](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/1c74673e-0513-458a-8a8e-91cd7c59f7cc): County Commissioners
- [2026-04-21 — County backs Wilkesboro resilience hub, claims ~$68K opioid settlement share, and declines Lincoln Heights school property](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/5f783827-73da-4cfe-92d9-6eea6bbb9451): County Commissioners
- [2026-04-07 — Commissioners back farmers, firefighters and the airport sewer line in busy Monday meeting](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/8d4f4fbb-7d6c-4f4c-b0af-e86f05c6e4d9): County Commissioners
- [2026-03-17 — Commissioners OK moving a 1800s grave for L-P expansion, approve $65K in budget tweaks, and finally get the county audit](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/fb43a5da-cc78-462a-9e34-bc94a96d78ab): County Commissioners
- [2026-03-05 — Commissioners vote 3-2 to keep the new $22M office building as county offices, rejecting a DSS move](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/864b11a1-56d7-4670-97b3-1affcad49e0f): County Commissioners
- [2026-02-17 — County sets March 5 public hearing on turning new office building into DSS — price tag: $3.9M](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/f4d3210c-70bd-45ad-b04c-c28cf71e871e): County Commissioners
- [2026-02-10 — Commissioners OK FaithFest park agreement and clear county's child care waitlist](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/bff79c13-d7cb-4999-b7df-f6a45d029602): County Commissioners
- [2026-01-20 — County creates farmland preservation program funded by recaptured ag tax deferrals, unanimous](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/7ee2f724-e988-438b-8949-a06bab974894): County Commissioners
- [2026-01-06 — County OKs $151,918 airport hangar design, new T-hangar rates, and rescue contracts with 8 fire departments](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/meetings/a20055be-a6bd-4667-afe0-a5bd46c68e14): County Commissioners


## Civic issues (50)

- [municipal dissolution](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/municipal-dissolution): general · priority: high
- [Project Kingfisher Economic Investment Agreement](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/project-kingfisher-economic-investment-agreement): business-jobs · priority: high
- [Property Tax Releases and Refunds](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/property-tax-releases-and-refunds): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Assistant County Manager Hiring](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/assistant-county-manager-hiring): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [District K Tourism Development Authority Audit](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/district-k-tourism-development-authority-audit): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [National Recovery Month recognition](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/national-recovery-month-recognition): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Rescue services funding model](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/rescue-services-funding-model): public-safety · priority: high
- [County Manager Honored with Regional Award](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/county-manager-honored-with-regional-award): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [Property Reappraisal Cycle Change to 3 Years](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/property-reappraisal-cycle-change-to-3-years): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Board Membership and Officer Leadership](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/board-membership-and-officer-leadership): public-safety · priority: low
- [H.R.1 Medicaid Changes](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/hr1-medicaid-changes): public-safety · priority: high
- [Wilkes Community College Heavy Equipment Program Land Use](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/wilkes-community-college-heavy-equipment-program-land-use): schools · priority: medium
- [Health Department Fee Schedule and Sliding Fee](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/health-department-fee-schedule-and-sliding-fee): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Countywide RV Park/Camping Ordinance](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/countywide-rv-parkcamping-ordinance): zoning · priority: high
- [New Health Department Building](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/new-health-department-building): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Operation Green Light for Veterans](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/operation-green-light-for-veterans): public-safety · priority: low
- [Sworn Officer Bonus Grant](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/sworn-officer-bonus-grant): public-safety · priority: medium
- [School Resource Officer Funding](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/school-resource-officer-funding): public-safety · priority: high
- [Property tax authority challenge and constitutional compliance notice](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/property-tax-authority-challenge-and-constitutional-compliance-notice): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [FY 2026-2027 county budget adoption](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/fy-2026-2027-county-budget-adoption): taxes-budget · priority: critical
- [Flock Safety Cameras and Privacy](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/flock-safety-cameras-and-privacy): public-safety · priority: high
- [Foster Care Capacity Crisis](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/dss-leadership-transition-and-foster-care-challenges): public-safety · priority: high
- [Road Construction and Airport Updates](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/road-construction-and-airport-updates): roads · priority: medium
- [Watershed ordinance in development](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/watershed-ordinance-in-development): environment · priority: medium
- [H.G. Greene General Store 150th anniversary](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/hg-greene-general-store-150th-anniversary): business-jobs · priority: low
- [Tax Collection Settlement](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/tax-collection-settlement): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [County librarian search](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/county-librarian-search): parks-rec · priority: low
- [Proposed Homeless Shelter in Rock Creek Community](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/proposed-homeless-shelter-in-rock-creek-community): development · priority: medium
- [Farmers Market Study Grant](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/farmers-market-study-grant): business-jobs · priority: low
- [Senior Services Block Grant Funding](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/senior-services-block-grant-funding): parks-rec · priority: high
- [Board member reappointments](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/board-member-reappointments): public-safety · priority: low
- [Rural Health Transformation Grant](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/rural-health-transformation-grant): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Constitution Day recognition](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/constitution-day-recognition): public-safety · priority: low
- [Flock automated license plate reader cameras](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/flock-automated-license-plate-reader-cameras): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Opioid Settlement Fund Allocations](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/opioid-settlement-fund-allocations): public-safety · priority: high
- [Drought Conditions Straining Fire Services](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/drought-conditions-straining-fire-services): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Daymark Recovery Services lease renewal](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/daymark-recovery-services-lease-renewal): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Speedway State Grant Pass-Through](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/speedway-state-grant-pass-through): business-jobs · priority: medium
- [Transparency and public records responsiveness](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/budget-transparency-and-internal-fund-transfers): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Highway 115 Sewer Project Spending Concerns](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/highway-115-sewer-project-spending-concerns): water-utilities · priority: critical
- [Energy Assistance Funding on Hold](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/energy-assistance-funding-on-hold): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Child Care Subsidy Funding Cut and Wait List](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/child-care-subsidy-funding-cut-and-wait-list): schools · priority: high
- [Fire Tax District Increases for Four Volunteer Fire Departments](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/fire-tax-district-increases-for-four-volunteer-fire-departments): public-safety · priority: high
- [Blue Ridge Parkway land acquisition](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/blue-ridge-parkway-land-acquisition): parks-rec · priority: low
- [Interim Tax Administrator Appointment](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/interim-tax-administrator-appointment): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Wilkesboro Payment in Lieu of Taxes Request](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/wilkesboro-payment-in-lieu-of-taxes): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Repurposing of the Wilkes County Office Complex](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/repurposing-of-the-wilkes-county-office-complex): taxes-budget · priority: critical
- [School roofing projects funded](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/school-roofing-projects-funded): schools · priority: medium
- [Juvenile crime prevention funding](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/juvenile-crime-prevention-funding): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Early Retirement Incentive and Retiree Health Insurance Policy](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/issues/early-retirement-incentive-and-retiree-health-insurance-policy): taxes-budget · priority: medium


## Development applications (3)

- [Project Pressure (Bevara)](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/development/project-pressure): other · approved
- [Louisiana-Pacific R&D Lab Expansion and Peter H. Johnson Grave Relocation](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/development/louisiana-pacific-rd-lab-expansion-and-peter-h-johnson-grave-relocation): other · approved
- [Westside Corporate Hangar Site Development](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/development/westside-corporate-hangar-site-development): other · approved


## Community topics (25)

- [Highway 115 water and sewer betterment](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/highway-115-water-and-sewer-betterment): water-utilities
- [County Office Building use](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/county-office-building-use): development
- [Flock Safety Cameras](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/flock-safety-cameras): public-safety
- [Property tax authority / constitutional compliance](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/property-tax-authority-constitutional-compliance): taxes-budget
- [DSS cubicle privacy](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/dss-cubicle-privacy): development
- [Property Tax Authority](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/property-tax-authority): taxes-budget
- [Property taxes](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/property-taxes): taxes-budget
- [Flock cameras / ALPR](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/flock-cameras-alpr): public-safety
- [Public records transparency](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/public-records-transparency): development
- [Budget overall](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/budget-overall): budget
- [Data center fears and transparency](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/data-center-fears-and-transparency): development
- [Taxation and constitutional consent](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/taxation-and-constitutional-consent): taxes-budget
- [Library funding](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/library-funding): budget
- [Project Pressure clawback and conflicts](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/project-pressure-clawback-and-conflicts): development
- [Wilkesboro Payment in Lieu of Taxes Request](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/wilkesboro-payment-in-lieu-of-taxes-request): taxes-budget
- [Constitution Day proclamation](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/constitution-day-proclamation): civic-engagement
- [Project Pressure transparency](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/project-pressure-transparency): development
- [Project Pressure water and resources](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/project-pressure-water-and-resources): development
- [H.G. Greene General Store 150th anniversary](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/hg-greene-general-store-150th-anniversary): business-jobs
- [Wilkes County Office Complex repurposing](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/wilkes-county-office-complex-repurposing): taxes-budget
- [Roaring River fire tax increase](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/roaring-river-fire-tax-increase): public-safety
- [Knotville fire tax increase](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/knotville-fire-tax-increase): public-safety
- [State Road fire tax increase](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/state-road-fire-tax-increase): public-safety
- [McGrady fire tax increase](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/mcgrady-fire-tax-increase): public-safety
- [FaithFest management agreement](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/community/faithfest-management-agreement): parks-rec


## Officials (19)

- [Hardin C. Kennedy III](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/hardin-c-kennedy-iii): Chairman
- [Evan Q. Handy](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/evan-q-handy): Vice Chairman
- [Casey Joe Johnson](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/casey-joe-johnson): Commissioner
- [Bill Sexton](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/bill-sexton): Commissioner
- [Shirley B. Randleman](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/shirley-b-randleman): Commissioner
- [W.C. Scroggs](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/wc-scroggs): Planning Director — Administration
- [Tony Triplett](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/tony-triplett): County Attorney — Administration
- [John Yates](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/john-yates): County Manager — Administration
- [Sarah Call](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/sarah-call): Clerk to the Board — Administration
- [Chris Anderson](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/chris-anderson): Board Member — Board of Health
- [Susan Bachmeier, DNP, RN](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/susan-bachmeier-dnp-rn): Board of Health Member — Board of Health
- [Keaton Mash, DDS](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/keaton-mash-dds): Chair — Board of Health
- [Lourdes Carrillo Perez](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/lourdes-carrillo-perez): Board of Health Member — Board of Health
- [Adina Watkins](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/adina-watkins): Board Member — Board of Health
- [Tyler Davis, DO](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/tyler-davis-do): Board of Health Member — Board of Health
- [Laura Hubbard, MD](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/laura-hubbard-md): Board of Health Member — Board of Health
- [Heather Conlon](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/heather-conlon): Board Member — Board of Health
- [Sarah Miller-Wyatt, DVM](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/sarah-miller-wyatt-dvm): Vice Chair — Board of Health
- [Martha Brame](https://northcarolinarecord.org/wilkescounty/officials/martha-brame): Board Member — Board of Health