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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Wilkes Community College announced the launch of its dental hygiene program, set to begin in the upcoming academic year.

Piedmont Regional Forage Conference is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 15 at the Yadkin County Cooperative Extension Office at ...

The N.C. Department of Agriculture is offering soil testing, nematode assay analysis and analysis of plant, waste, solution and media samples at no cost to growers in Wilkes and 26 ...

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.

The Wilkes Senior Center at 228 Fairplains Road, North Wilkesboro, will have a Spring Crafts Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 11.

The Wilkes County Hall of Fame announced that the North Wilkesboro Speedway is the recipient of the 2025 Legacy Award in recognition of its impact on the community.