With the 2025 outdoor track and field season underway, Wilkes County athletes are set for months of competition, aiming for conference titles, regional qualifying marks, and state meet appearances.

The North Wilkesboro Police Department filed charges against two people and referred three juveniles to N.C. Juvenile Court Services as a result of an incident involving shots fired.

Torrid 3-point shooting in the first half, led by Meredith Tomko, propelled the top-seeded North Wilkes girls to a 77-38 ...

The Wilkes County Quilters recently donated a 95-inch-by-95-inch quilt featuring the state flowers of each of the 50 states ...

For the second year, a group of local advocates partnered with the Aspen Institute to award grants to people who are “weaving” neighbors together in mutual support and connecting their ...

The four Wilkes County high schools will again compete in the same athletic conference, starting with the 2025-26 calendar year.

A Wilkes County man has been named N.C. Wildlife Enforcement Officer of the Year in the N.C. Wildlife Federation’s 60th ...

Lori Parsons of Purlear was sworn in Friday as a new member of the Wilkes County Board of Elections. Parsons will fill the ...

Many plants are already budding, leafing out or blooming due to recent warm temperatures, increasing risks of damage from cold weather.

As the days get warmer, there will be more and more activity at the entrances of honey bee hives. Honey bee colonies should ...

In the 1976 movie, “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” Clint Eastwood plays the role of Josey Wales, who rides into a Comanche camp to make peace.