Town of
Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro Police Department has Nixle
A New
Communication Service for our Citizens
Nixle is a community information service dedicated to
helping you stay connected to the information that matters most to you,
depending on your physical location. You can stay connected to your local
police dept, your local community agencies and organizations, and the important
information from locations throughout the country that are relevant to you. Our
service is built on the most secure, reliable, and high-speed distribution platform,
ensuring that you receive trusted and immediate, geographically relevant
information. Information is immediately available over your cell phone by text
message, by email, and over the web. Your account can be customized so you
receive the information that matters most of you. Whether it is where you live
or have friends or family throughout the country, the information is
immediately available to you over your mobile phone email, and computer.
Nixle is FREE to users but text messages rates may vary
based on the user’s mobile phone/device plan.
Only authenticated agencies and community organizations
can securely publish information. There are four types of messages:
Alerts
– Emergency-type alerts
Advisories
– Less urgent less-to-know information
Community
Information – Day-to-day neighborhood to community-level information
Traffic – Very localized traffic information
Anyone can view information by going to www.nixle.com without registering. However, to
customize the information you receive and the locations you receive it from, in
addition to receiving information by text message and/or email you must set up
an account. Once registered, you can personalize your locations and your
preferences, allowing the services to fit your needs.
We ask for routine information in the registration
process. First set up a user name and password. Then enter your address or
closest cross street. The user chooses where you want to receive your
information, whether by text message over your mobile device or email. Users may
add as many locations as you would like at no additional cost once their
account is setup, just login and add locations. It is that simple!
Your mobile phone does not have to be given or register on
your Nixle account. However, the strength of the Nixle System is the delivery
of real time messages when you're on the go. The best way to stay up-to-date
with important information that could affect you and your family is to receive
notifications by e-mail and mobile device.
Your privacy of your personal information is extremely important to Nixle. The company does not sell personal information to third parties and is stored on secure server in a secure facility. Also, other users or Nixle can track your location by using the system. For more details on Nixle’s privacy policy, it can be view on their website www.nixle.com.