A major portion of the funds needed for buying and protecting about 25 acres near a five-acre parcel that includes Fort ...

The Fred T. Foard tennis team turned back winless Wilkes Central in the opening round of the 4A dual-team playoffs, 9-0, Monday in Newton.

Under a blazing late-summer sun at the Central Crops Research Station near the eastern North Carolina town of Clayton Jordan ...

Wilkes Youth Life Development (WYLD), a nonprofit dedicated to building healthy and resilient youth, has been awarded a $1.25 ...

Tropical Storm Helene left a profound and lasting impact on the forests of western North Carolina and surrounding areas, ...

The Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Takeback initiative will be at the North Wilkesboro Elks Lodge parking lot at 803 Cherry Street from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 25. Unneeded mediation can be turned in for ...

Members of the Brushy Mountain Ruritan Club were tired but all smiles as they talked about their 46th annual Brushy Mountain ...

After 30 years of effort, Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) announce that it has secured the opportunity to purchase 73 acres on the north and east side of Howard Knob, the ...

The sixth annual Moonshiners & Racer’s Reunion is moving to North Wilkesboro Speedway this year, where it will be one of the main attractions for fans attending zMAX CARS Tour ...

Faced with strong opposition from nonprofit organizations, the Wilkes County commissioners dropped a proposed application ...

More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds from Washington if ...

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