Top Story Spotlight Feds seize 161 gallons of moonshine after explosion and fire in Wilkes County SUSIE C. SPEAR Staff Reporter Oct 27, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The illegal distillery that exploded and caught fire in Wilkes County. Courtesy of NC ALE kAmp? :==682= 5:DE:==6CJ @A6C2E:@? 6IA=@565 2?5 42F89E 7:C6 :? 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