Visioning Statement: 

Where stockcar racing and moonshine were born, North Wilkesboro resides at the confluence of the Reddies and Yadkin Rivers, where downtown is the center of commerce and night life, serving to connect and cultivate innovators with the largest collection of thriving locally owned businesses. Downtown is where the arts come together as a haven for entrepreneurs, entertainers, skilled craftsmen, and artisans from potters to distillers. 

 

Downtown North Wilkesboro Partnership employs a part-time director and is governed by a board of volunteers. Some of these board members are not residents of North Wilkesboro, but are county residents that understand the importance of an attractive and thriving downtown area to the overall economic health of the county. They know that such a downtown aids in the recruitment of businesses and industries, vacationers, retirees, and others seeking to relocate.

Board Members:

Board President, Christy Holt, Consultant and Town Resident

Heather Dean, Writer Thursday Record

Suzanne Moore, Wilkes Co. Librarian

Francisco Delacruz-Hernandez, Poet, Lowe's Employee and Resident

Brooke Horn, Artist, Business Owner and Resident

Shasta Harbour, Business Owner and Resident

Holly Piotrowski, Business Owner

Luke Jarvis, Executive Director Wilkes Youth Life Development

Tim Wilkie, Adjacent Downtown Resident

Marie Wilkie, Adjacent Downtown Resident

Partnership Director, Crystal Keener

 

Ex Officio Member:

Marc Hauser, Mayor North Wilkesboro

 

The Partnership board meets the second Thursday of each month at 5:30PM in the upstairs conference room at North Wilkesboro Town Hall, 208 9th Street. These meetings are open to the public. If you would like more information, or are interested in joining our board, email Crystal Keener at tourism@north-wilkesboro.com or call 336-667-7129.