Wilkesboro firefighters and police worked together to rescue a dog from the side of a rock cliff along busy U.S. 421 Business ...

Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd on March 5 announced that two eastern Wilkes County schools have new principals.

Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has announced that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026. The second-term senator's announcement Wednesday sets up a primary clash with U.S.

The number of Wilkes County high school students testing positive in random drug tests decreased from 30 out of 432 tested in the 2023-24 school year to 13 out of ...

Daimler Truck North America operates some of North Carolina’s largest manufacturing facilities, including a Freightliner truck plant in Mount Holly, a Freightliner and Western Star plant in Cleveland, ...

North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek called for the separation of the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles from the N.C. Department of Transportation in an audit report released Monday.

An 18-year-old was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle as a result of a wreck on U.S. 21 in the Wilkes County portion ...

Martha Kate Waugh Barnes, 89, of North Wilkesboro passed away Thursday, July 31, 2025, at her daughter’s home.