Drug plane hearing A hearing on disposal of a plane loaded with 80 pounds of cocaine, seized by the Ashe Sheriff’s Office in ...

The 18th annual Wilkes County Band Exposition was Saturday on the football field at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek.

Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes and Alleghany counties will reopen for day use only on Friday, Nov. 15, after being closed since Sept. 27 for cleanup after Tropical Storm ...

The Music of ABBA is coming to Wilkes Community College’s John A. Walker Community Center on Nov. 21. The Music of ABBA uses ...

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center has announced its most recent Bee Award Winner, BJ Hutchens, a ...

Wherever possible, let leaves stay where they fall or at least use them to make a mulch pile. Fallen leaves are a recycling ...

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist teammates and their families in Wilkes County and nearby experienced flooding, downed trees and power outages from Tropical Storm Helene, but that didn’t stop them ...

Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is making it even harder. In the last year, job ...

Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is providing free legal guidance and advocacy to help individuals and families recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Republicans faced no opposition in most local races and dominated the 2024 general election in Wilkes County as expected. The ...

Roaring River Elementary School Principal Danielle Dowell has been awarded the Northwest Region Science of Reading Champion ...

Instructor Annie Woodford’s Appalachian culture class at Wilkes Community College will host three upcoming programs at WCC’s Mayes Pit/Cohn Auditorium. These free programs are open to the public.