Authorities responded to an incident with shots fired in the parking lot of the Wilkes Family YMCA in N.C. 268 West in ...

One of the two lanes of U.S. 21 on the Blue Ridge Mountain escarpment in northeastern Wilkes County will be closed for retaining wall repairs starting July 21 unless delayed, ...

Appalachian State University researchers have identified where enslaved people were buried on the grounds of Fort Defiance, ...

A man was arrested on 17 felony and misdemeanor charges after an eight-mile, high-speed chase in and near Wilkesboro ended ...

A Miniature Art Exhibition open at the Wilkes Art Gallery in downtown North Wilkesboro on Friday, July 18, and ...

Two encounters with foxes that apparently were rabid, one in which a man was attacked and the other in which a dog was attacked, occurred Saturday on the upper campus ...

The Wilkes Economic Development Corp. is conducting an online survey as part of the process of updating the organization’s strategic plan.

The North Wilkesboro commissioners on Tuesday night approved a policy establishing guidelines for proper and authorized use of the town’s official logo and seal.

The North Wilkes High School Class of 1975 held its 50th reunion on June 7 at the Stone Center in North Wilkesboro.

On Billie Jean Johnston will present a program titled, “Bees Color Our World,” at 11:30 a.m.,Thursday, July 17, at the Traphill Branch Library as part of the summer reading program.

Fire destroyed a forklift, wood chipper, three large tractors and other maintenance equipment and supplies in an open-sided ...

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s economy continues to outpace that of most competitors. The latest employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...