The North Wilkesboro commissioners heard an update on progress made toward addressing priorities they identified in May 2024 during a day-long board retreat Tuesday at town hall.

The impact of the emergence of a periodical cicada brood on orchards, berry and grape operations and other woody plants ...

After mostly missing out on the show when Brood XIX (19) of the 17-year periodical cicadas emerged in parts of North Carolina ...

A man is being credited with saving his mother’s life when a fire broke out in their mobile home on Dehart Church Road in the ...

The West Wilkes tennis team stayed locked in to first place after sweeping a pro-set doubleheader Tuesday at East Surry in ...

Wilkes County’s newest landmark – a steel pedestrian bridge about 200 feet long and 16 feet wide - went up over U.S. 421 East ...

Hands Off” rallies targeting perceived threats to democracy, the environment, public education and more were held nationwide ...

Hiddenite-based Craftmaster Furniture opened a plant on Industrial Drive in Wilkesboro in March 2015, with a goal of hiring ...

Dr. Kelly Pipes, science teacher at Wilkes Early College High School, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Career Award for ...

Two men apprehended by Wilkesboro police Monday night were subsequently charged by the Statesville Police Department with ...

SB 124 Reduce Barriers to State Employment. This bill asks the N.C. Human Resources Commission to take a fresh look at job ...

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin. Q2 TRIVIA tournament continues ...