Wilkes County officials have clarified that the responsibility for clearing roads and maintaining roadways after severe weather does not fall under the Wilkes County Offices or the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners. Instead, these duties are managed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Streets within city limits are maintained by either the Town of Wilkesboro or the Town of North Wilkesboro.
The county is directing residents to NCDOT resources for information on how snow-clearing priorities are set during winter weather. The department’s snow-clearing policy can be found at https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/traffic-travel/severe-weather/Pages/snow-clearing-policy.aspx.
To report concerns about state-maintained roads or to request service, citizens are encouraged to contact NCDOT directly. Requests can be submitted online at https://www.ncdot.gov/contact/Pages/form.aspx?UnitName=Wilke_11&sourceUrl=/contact/Pages/county-contacts.aspx or by calling (336) 903-9154.
A statement from county officials reads: “Wilkes County Offices and the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners are not responsible for clearing roads or road maintenance following inclement weather.”
In related local news, recent data shows that in the 2022-23 school year, a portion of students in Wilkes County school districts met college readiness benchmarks on ACT exams. For example, among seniors taking the science section, 19% were considered ready for college, while juniors had a slightly higher rate at 22.4%. Similar trends were observed in reading and math scores; 27.6% of seniors and 30.5% of juniors met college readiness standards in reading, while math readiness was achieved by 19.7% of seniors and 21.5% of juniors according to results available from https://www.dpi.nc.gov/.
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