Submit items to [email protected] before 9 a.m. Monday for Thursday’s paper. Include time, place and name of sponsoring nonprofit. There is no charge. Wilkes Cowboy Church will meet Thursday, ...

Wilkes Health & Rehabilitation in North Wilkesboro recently organized a fall prevention competition with the chair exercise group at the Wilkes Senior Center. The event was designed to promote balance ...

Two people who lost their paddles while kayaking down the Yadkin River in eastern Wilkes County were rescued late Thursday night by Ronda Fire & Rescue.

Three people died, including an off-duty Wilkes Sheriff’s Office deputy, as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Red White and Blue Road in Roaring River about 7 p.m. Friday.

North Wilkesboro police were involved in two motor vehicle chases Monday, both starting on N.C. 18 North and ending in wrecks ...

Kim Caudill, who retired this month as Wilkes County director of elections, looked back on three decades of close involvement with the local electoral process in a recent interview.

More work is needed on a building at 711 Main Street recently bought by North Wilkesboro before Optimi LLC (doing business as ...

Jennifer Furr’s last day as director of the Wilkes Heritage Museum, a position she has held since the museum opened in the old Wilkes County Courthouse in Wilkesboro in 2005, ...

Both House and Senate Chambers had an eventful week last week. • HB 612, Fostering Care in North Carolina Act. • SB 77 School Contracted Health Services.

Wilkes back in win column. The Wilkes County Moonshiners returned to its winning ways Tuesday with a 10-8 decision at Pineville. The Moonshiners went 2-4 on the week and now stand at 7-13 overall ...