A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a raw water intake on the Yadkin River, to be shared by North Wilkesboro and ...

North Wilkesboro Mayor Randy Huffman said during a work session for the town’s fiscal 2026-2027 on Thursday that he wants to see capital improvements addressed, and not just items such ...

Dr. Harvey R. Durham, a former acting chancellor and provost at Appalachian State University, died on Friday, May 15, at age ...

North Carolina students have experienced one of the fastest post-pandemic recoveries in math scores nationwide since 2022. Reading scores, however, have dropped since 2022 — and both scores remain bel ...

Firefighters responded to a blaze in an eight-unit apartment building at 1018 River Street in Wilkesboro early Friday ...

Several decisions are pending as the Wilkes County commissioners continue deliberations on the fiscal 2026-27 budget.

In Article Audio Player Update on drought conditions in North Carolina released by the U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday showed more than half of Wilkes County, all of Caldwell County, nearly all of ...

Cody Shane Hendren, son of Patrick Hendren of the Little Brushy Mountain community and Kristy Hendren of the Mulberry ...

The Town of Wilkesboro closed on the purchase of 2.80 acres along U.S. 421 West as the proposed site of a Wilkesboro Fire Department substation on May 20, said Wilkesboro Town Manager Ken Noland.

The seventh annual NC Trail Days festival, highlighting the region's trail network, is in Elkin and Jonesville and the area June 4-7.

The sixth annual Iron Light Iron Pour begins at 6 p.m. June 6 at the Western North Carolina Sculpture Center, which is at 4612 Patterson School Drive in the Happy ...

An Old Time Square Dance, presented by the Ashe County Arts Council, is from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Ashe Arts Center at 303 School Avenue in West ...