West Wilkes quarterback Holden Gentry, left, drops back and looks for an open receiver after getting blocks from Carlin Grose (52) and senior Steven Holcomb (56) in Millers Creek ...

The North Wilkes varsity girls, who reached the 2A state basketball championship last winter, have one key cog to replace but have many returning players from last year’s stellar squad.

Stone Mountain State Park staff had to turn away visitors at the two park entrances for several hours Saturday due to ...

It was a season of new beginnings for Wilkes County high school teams this fall, with the slate wiped clean for all four schools competing in the new, split Mountain ...

Gladys Smithey Anderson, 99, of Wilkesboro passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Wilkes Senior Village.

Josh, Taylor, Caroline, William, Molly, Chris, Stacy, Ross, Alina, and Justine share their heartfelt insights on God's love ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating several recent larcenies. The theft of two Honda generators worth $2,200 from a residence on Big Bend Road in Ronda was reported on Nov. 7. According to ...

Winter arrived in northwestern North Carolina early this week, bringing lows in the upper 20s in Wilkes County and in the ...

The Town of Boone and the Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy on Nov. 7 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the southern terminus of the Northern Peaks State Trail (NPST) at Rivers ...

Discussions are continuing regarding construction of a sewer pump station at the intersection of Speedway Road and N.C. 115 for a sewer line extension to the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Alison Krauss & Union Station is among artists announced Tuesday for the 37th MerleFest at Wilkes Community College in ...

Alison Krauss & Union Station is among artists announced Tuesday for the 37th MerleFest at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro April 23-26.