Boomer passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Wilkes Assisted Living. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 12, ...

Five years ago, we were brought to our knees by a deadly, invisible virus that would eventually kill millions of people around the globe.

The N.C. Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision in Alexander County on N.C. 16 at Millersville Road south of Taylorsville at about 5:40 p.m. March 28.

House Bill 306, called “Affordable Housing for Local Employees,” was recently introduced as a “local bill” to authorize Blowing Rock and Boone, Watauga County and the Watauga County Board of ...

A portion of Fishing Creek Road is closed this week in preparation for placement of a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 421 near the North Wilkesboro Speedway, reported the N.C. Department ...

Officials in North Carolina and other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and other ...

A high school choral director is Wilkes County’s new teacher of the year, while the new principal of the year leads one of ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed March 11-21 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Angela Haynes to Joshua Church and Jody Church, half an acre in Mulberry Township. Mark ...

Traphill Baptist Church will host an Easter egg hunt for all on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Derick Barker will preach at 9 a.m., Sunday, April 6, at Garden Creek Baptist Church in Stone ...

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Wilkes County celebration is May 9 at the North Wilkesboro Rotary Club’s Tomlinson Park on West Park Drive in North Wilkesboro.

The state launched the N.C. Private Road and Bridge Program to assist property owners in Wilkes and other western North Carolina counties adversely impacted by Tropical Storm Helene.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Centers established to assist with recovery from Tropical Storm Helene in western North Carolina transitioned to locally-operated resource centers ...