A North Carolina Politics Primer,” a new book by Christopher Cooper. Read it before Election Day on Nov. 5 and you’ll understand a lot ...

The Wilkes County high schools will host “Be Pro Be Proud” events in October and November to help engage students in technical careers.

App State Football fought back from a series of hard-to-believe developments in the fourth quarter to give itself a chance ...

Tweetsie Railroad will remain closed for the rest of the fall season due to widespread damage from Tropical Storm Helene, stated a press release from the theme park near Blowing ...

A modern version of Jesus' statement "Man cannot live by bread alone" might be "Man cannot live by TV alone." The average American consumes more than four hours of TV every day. It's unrealistic to ...

The Wilkes County high schools will host “Be Pro Be Proud” events in October and November to help engage students in technical careers.

The Labor and Delivery Department at Wilkes Medical Center in North Wilkesboro is hosting a Walk to Remember event starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Town of ...

Led by a monster performance from senior quarterback Noah McNeil, the Wilkes Central varsity football team notched its first ...

Appalachian State University has established the App State Disaster Relief Fund to provide unrestricted funds directly to Appalachian students, faculty and staff who suffered losses from Tropical ...

This year’s Wilkes County Agricultural Fair ended with a record crowd in Saturday, said Mike Staley, the North Wilkesboro ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the death of a person found Thursday afternoon off Rock Creek Church Road in the Roaring River community.

The N.C. Forest Service is waiving the requirement for open burning permits in Wilkes, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Avery, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, ...