Two prominent conifers along Main Street, Wilkesboro, among the oldest and largest trees in town, were felled on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The Wilkes Central varsity football team rolled to a 54-14 win over Ashe County in West Jefferson on Friday, forging a ...

With a championship at stake, more than 30 SMART Modifieds are expected to take the green flag as part of a grassroots tripleheader Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. With cool, sunny weather in ...

A grand opening and ribbon cutting event for the newly completed Wilkes County Government Building in Wilkesboro is planned ...

A public hearing on possibly closing Kings Creek School due to declining enrollment is set for 5:30 p.m., Nov. 2, at the Caldwell County school board meeting room in the Caldwell Education Center at ...

Wilkes County voters have few choices with local positions in the 2026 general election, but all races in N.C. House, N.C. Senate and U.S. House districts that include Wilkes are ...

Incumbent Eddie Settle of the Pleasant Hill community in Wilkes County and Trevor Hardwick of the Hamptonville community in Yadkin County are candidates to represent the 36th N.C. Senate District.

The seventh annual Moonshiners & Racers Reunion returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 17, bringing more than 100 racing pioneers, drivers, crew members, car owners and moonshine-runni ...

Wilkes County Manager John Yates last week announced one new hire and three promotions to fill department head positions ...