Friday night (no) lights
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A collection of images captured after the lights at Wilkes Central's Wes Steele Stadium went dark during the halftime homecoming presentation on Friday, March 26, 2021. Staff photos by Marty McGee
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A nearly full moon sheds some light onto the field at Wes Steele Stadium as the Wilkes Central homecoming court occupies the field at halftime.
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The Wilkes Central student section uses the flashlights from their smartphones to illuminate the stands shortly after the stadium lost its lights at 8:20 p.m.
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This panoramic shot displays how truly dark it was at Wes Steele Stadium after a blown transformer caused the stadium lighting to go dark.
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Wilkes Central football players head in different directions just after it was announced over the stadium's PA system around 9:20 p.m. that the second half of the Alleghany football game had been canceled.
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Leah Queen, a homecoming queen candidate, looks at her escort just before the king and queen were announced under minimal lighting at Wes Steele Stadium.
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Classes in the Wilkes County Schools will start on Aug. 23 and end on May 25 in 2021-22 as a result of a calendar approved by the Wilkes Board of Education on Feb. 1.
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