The Wilkes County Center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will host a free ginseng production workshop at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Wilkes Agricultural Center at 416 Executive ...

The Bible protects against what the U.S. surgeon general has termed an “epidemic of loneliness” as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, the American Bible Society (ABS) ...

A renewed debate about the three -isms of socialism, communism and capitalism has been sparked by a proclaimed socialist candidate, who some claim is actually a communist, running in the ...

North Carolina’s housing stock reflects broader trends driving the state’s development, including demographic and economic forces that have transformed the state over the past several decades.

The State Board of Education approved the final draft of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) 37-page, five-year strategic plan, titled “Achieving Educational Excellence,” in its monthly ...

Wilkesboro firefighters and police worked together to rescue a dog from the side of a rock cliff along busy U.S. 421 Business around 5:15 p.m. Aug. 6.

Wilkesboro firefighters and police worked together to rescue a dog from the side of a rock cliff along busy U.S. 421 Business ...

Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd on March 5 announced that two eastern Wilkes County schools have new principals.

The fall high school varsity sports seasons get rolling on Monday, and it’s a textbook case of the old adage: the more things change, the more things stay the same.

North Wilkes High School has been awarded the Wells Fargo Conference Cup for the 2024-25 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association announced Friday.

If you’ve spent any amount of time outdoors in Wilkes County, you know we’re blessed with a treasure-trove of outdoor adventures in the Great State of Wilkes.

The Wilkesboro Town Council on Monday unanimously rezoned two separate and unrelated residential properties for general business use.