Retired church pastor in North Wilkesboro is facing child sex-abuse charges JOHN HINTON Staff Reporter Jun 22, 2026 Jun 22, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A retired pastor of Peace Haven Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro is facing nine child sexual-abuse charges, authorities said.kAm%:>@E9J r=:?E@? !CF:EE[ fa[ @7 }@CE9 (:=<6D3@C@ :D 492C865 H:E9 E9C66 4@F?ED @7 7:CDE\568C66 DE2EFE@CJ D6I @776?D6[ E9C66 4@F?ED @7 :?5646?E =:36CE:6D H:E9 2 49:=5 2?5 E9C66 4@F?ED @7 6?828:?8 :? 2 D6I 24E 2D 2 DF3DE:EFE6 A2C6?E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2? 2CC6DE H2CC2?E]k^AmkAm!CF:EE :D 244FD65 @7 6?828:?8 :? 2 D6I @776?D6 H:E9 2 49:=5 F?56C `b[ E2<:?8 :?5646?E =:36CE:6D H:E9 2 >:?@C F?56C `e 2?5 6?828:?8 :? 2 D6I 24E H:E9 2 49:=5 F?56C `g 2D 2 DF3DE:EFE6 A2C6?E[ E96 H2CC2?E D2JD]k^Am kAm%96 @776?D6D 2==6865=J 92AA6?65 @? y2?] `[ a_a_[ 2?5 !CF:EE H2D 2CC6DE65 yF?6 `g 3J E96 (:=<6D r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46[ E96 H2CC2?E D2:5]k^Am People are also reading… North Carolina sets first elk hunt for 2027. 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Caller reports prowlers. It was a prison drug smuggling operation in eastern NC, sheriff says An alert passerby exposed a drug smuggling operation after noticing “suspicious individuals” cruising the neighborhood, according to investiga…
Bank questions man’s ID and foils large money laundering scheme, NC sheriff says A complex money laundering operation was uncovered in North Carolina when bank employees noticed a customer had used a different ID the day before.
Wilkes County man charged with killing U.S. Postal Service employee William Craig Durham, 56, of Roaring River is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of Brandi Byrd Reynolds.
Taylorsville police officer charged with failing to report on-duty patrol car crash "We hold our officers to high standards, but we also support them through due process when technical misunderstandings arise," the police chief said.
