Filing for local elected offices slowed considerably after an initial burst of activity when the period for throwing hats into the ring began Dec. 1.

Two well-established Americana jam bands are returning to MerleFest this year after appearing at the festival early in their careers.

An announcement on the Wilkes County Schools website stated, “With icy road conditions reported throughout the county this morning, Wilkes County Schools will operate on a remote learning day today, ...

A large home near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Sheets Gap Overlook in the northern edge of Wilkes County was destroyed by fire late Saturday night.

Rep. Blair Eddins of Purlear filed for reelection to his second term representing the 94th District in the N.C. House on Dec.

The Wilkes County commissioners appointed Makayla Norman of the Wilbar community to a vacant seat for region four of the Advisory Board of the Wilkes Voluntary and Wilkes Enhanced Voluntary ...

According to an announcement on the Wilkes County Schools website Sunday (Dec. 7), Wilkes schools will be closed for students on Monday, Dec. 8, and students will have a remote ...

Over $200,000 raised by the North Wilkesboro chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) in 2025 was distributed to 14 ...

An angel accented the top of our family’s Christmas tree each year when I was growing up. This regal figure featured a golden gown, wings and a halo. Angels have ...

A woman lost her life in a house fire the morning of Thursday, Dec. 4, at 329 Old U.S. 421 in the Champion Fire District, ...

North Carolina veterinary officials are asking horse owners in the state to watch for symptoms of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) following diagnoses of multiple horses with the highly contagi ...

We can make Jesus more important in our lives by putting Christ in the center of all we do,” says Nathaniel, 8. “We do this by finding pleasure in studying ...