In the back of a cramped, wood-paneled warehouse in Knoxville, Tenn., are dozens of aquarium tanks filled with endangered, ...

The Wilkesboro Town Council has officially approved a major upgrade and expansion of the town’s wastewater treatment plant for a cost not to exceed $89.8 million.

N.C. 268 East is an economic lifeline in Wilkes County because of the large number of tractor-trailers hauling goods and the many commuters going back and forth on the highway, although some opt for ...

Democratic leaders in the House so far have managed to keep intact Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of six bills allowing people to ...

The number of homeschooled children in Wilkes County increased by about 10.5% from 2022-23 to 2023-24 and again from 2023-24 to 2024-25, according to data from the N.C. Department of ...

Industrial league softball games were a popular summer activity in Wilkes County for decades. North Wilkesboro Coca-Cola ...

Attendance and demand for local peaches were both strong at the seventh annual Brushy Mountain Peach & Heritage Festival in the Carolina West Wireless Community Commons in Wilkesboro Friday and ...

The motion approved Monday night included these two boards and the board that approved financing and plans for the courthouse ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating numerous recent thefts, including at Millers Creek Elementary School.

The Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) provided details on its plans for three Great Trails State Program grants recently awarded for BRC initiatives.

In the middle of a dark September night in 1711 in Carolina, John Lawson found himself captive, tied up and flung in the center of the council ring of the ...

The following article includes additional information on five of the 11 people who filed as candidates for elected offices in Wilkesboro or North Wilkesboro this year. Similar information ...