As deadly wildfires consume some of California’s metropolitan areas, causing tens of thousands to evacuate and destroying thousands of structures, ...

Sen. Eddie Settle (R-Wilkes), who recently started his second two-year term in the N.C. Senate, was appointed co-chairman of the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee by Sen. Phil Berger, president ...

North Carolina should experience steady but unspectacular economic growth in 2025. Consumers seem to be regaining their footing after several years of inflation-related struggles. Businesses are still ...

One of the longest snow droughts on record in North Wilkesboro was snapped Friday and early Saturday morning. Four inches of ...

Depending on the source, Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Meta platforms will jettison fact-checking protocols in favor of community notes is either a threat to democracy or a return to the ...

Census of Agriculture was released this fall, providing insights into the status of North Carolina agriculture.

The North Wilkesboro commissioners voted to move ahead with the process of buying a 4.2-acre parcel bordered by Finley Avenue ...

Members of the largest class in Wilkes Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program graduated in a ...

The North Wilkes varsity boys led from start to finish in posting a 54-45 intercounty hardcourt win over West Wilkes in ...

Several members of Pleasant Hill Fire & Rescue received special recognition during the volunteer organization’s Christmas ...

Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd told the Wilkes County commissioners Tuesday night that the local school system is facing a “financial cliff” due to “funding models that are no longer ...

In a busy evening of action Monday at town hall, the Wilkesboro Town Council received the town’s latest audit report, closed a rezoning request for a new housing subdivision, closed ...