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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

Wilkes Sheriff’s Office recently received numerous reports of scam incidents, including those in which callers purporting to represent the sheriff’s office tell people they must pay money to avoid ...

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 ...

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.

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

The Wilkes Art Gallery announced that it awarded visual and graphic arts scholarships to Adelaide Byers and Julie Layaou, both 2026 high school graduates pursuing postsecondary education in visual and ...

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