Impacted by mortgage rates not dropping and construction costs rising, permits issued for building new single-family homes in Wilkes County decreased by about 28% from the first half of 2025 ...

More podcasts and football coverage on Chambers’ Blue Ridge Football Podcast page on Facebook. West Wilkes and Wilkes Central previews upcoming on Aug. 12 and Aug. 19. This ...

A spokesman for the Wilkes Building Inspections Department said that as reflected in building permits it issued, the six most costly projects authorized in the first six months of 2026 ...

Kelley Holbrook with Mountain Valley Hospice provided an outstanding presentation on Understanding Dementia during a recent ...

The second week of David Andrew “Drew” Cheek’s first-degree murder trial in Wilkes Superior Court will begin Monday with Cheek testifying, said his court-appointed attorney, Jay Vannoy.

A man was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 46 years in prison on July 20 after he pleaded guilty to sex ...

Two of the Wilkes Heritage Museum’s most popular features are its moonshine and NASCAR exhibits.

With a few changes, the N.C. Senate passed its version of this year’s elections bill on July 28, a month after the state House passed its version.

A single-story home at 215 Duncan Street in the Fairplains community was heavily damaged by fire Monday afternoon.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center in North Wilkesboro was awarded the American Nurses Credentialing ...

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The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating several recent reports of thefts, including two on Northwood Hills Road in the Mulberry community.