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.

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

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

The Watauga varsity baseball team picked up a season sweep of West Wilkes after taking a 7-2 win over the Blackhawks in Boone on Tuesday.

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

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 following land and rights of way were filed at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office in late February. Gary Jennings to Jennifer Blankenship, 1.104 acres in Mulberry Township. Grace Osborne to Zion ...

Dental assisting students from Wilkes Community College participated in the Give Kids A Smile event on Feb. 7 at the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic. This program, established in 2003 ...

The Wilkesboro Town Council on Monday announced the renewed business interest in a vacant parcel just off U.S. 421 West, the rezoning of which was denied after being opposed by ...