A 12-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Blowing Rock was reopened Monday after being damaged by Tropical Storm Helene in late September 2024.

Months of training and other preparations in the Wilkes County Courthouse culminated Monday with changeover to eCourts, a paperless records system mandated statewide by the N.C. Supreme Court.

In June 2025, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) confirmed the first case of measles this year in North ...

The 50th reunion of the Judy Barber Tribe was held Saturday, July 5, at Lincoln Heights School in Wilkesboro and Sunday, July ...

The Wilkes Community College Small Business Center announced the following free business webinars and in-person seminars in late July through early October.

A scholar of the law tried to trip up Jesus by asking him, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Like any good teacher, Jesus turned the tables ...

When the deadline for filing for elected office passed at noon Friday, three people had filed for North Wilkesboro mayor, ...

Heavy equipment operators from North Wilkesboro-based Division 11 of the N.C. Department of Transportation fared well in the DOT Equipment Operators Safety Training Conference in Concord in late June.

he New York Times reports that around $1.1 billion from those cuts is money that previously earmarked for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds both PBS and NPR. A PBS North ...

Analysis of standing timber prices in North Carolina for the second quarter of 2025 reveals a market characterized by regional variations and distinct product-specific performance.

A co-ed recreational sports league launched this spring by Weave Wilkes has rapidly increased in popularity.

A North Wilkesboro resident who turned 100 on July 4 graduated first in her high school class and wanted to become a ...