The East Wilkes softball team swept the Northwest 1A Conference spring awards handed out recently by league commissioner T.R.

The Rutherford County American Legion senior team rolled to a 16-0 win in five innings over Wilkes County in Forest City on Monday.

Two proposed new contracts between the Wilkes Rescue Squad and Wilkes County government will be presented for the county commissioners to consider, said Cole Wyatt, squad chief.

The Wilkesboro Town Council took no action Monday on approving the town’s 2025-26 budget and tax rate, instead calling for a special meeting on June 16 to again discuss the ...