The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced the addition of two state historical markers. A marker ...

Just shy of one year after Tropical Storm Helene hit, the Wilkes County commissioners on Sept. 16 approved a $763,675 bid and contract for repairing a section of the Yadkin ...

A man died when the 2004 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle he was operating wrecked on Second Street, North Wilkesboro, early ...

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University’s fall line-up includes four major productions in various ...

The six-seat Ronda town board is now down to three members due to another resignation in less than five months.

A man was sentenced to a minimum of 168 and a maximum of 262 months in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to first-degree ...

The governor’s Council on Workforce and Apprenticeships recently held its first meeting since releasing a report in late June outlining 11 workforce development goals.

Wilkes Family YMCA is hosting an out of school day for child care from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Cost is $40 per child for members and $55 per child for potential members, with financial ...

Recent studies found a surge in Lyme disease cases in northwestern North Carolina due to expansion of blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks), primary carriers of the disease.

Wilkes Community College’s Walker Center was filled with laughter, music, and patriotic pride Sept. 11 when Will Hearn’s ...

The Wilkes County commissioners are on the right track with a proposed change in the way county government funds nonprofits, but they should remove themselves from the process of reviewing ...

FaithFest 2025 drew tens of thousands of people to Wilkesboro Saturday and Sunday and continued a tradition of presenting ...