Jason Duncan said that when he began going to the Wilkes and other county courthouses in the mid-1990s for genealogical ...

The North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club is hosting the first annual Race for Children event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Carolina West Wireless Community Commons in ...

People with containers of old pesticides taking up space can bring them to a free Pesticide Disposal Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29 at the Wilkes Agricultural Center at 416 Executive Dr., ...

There will be a Juneteenth Freedom Celebration at the Carolina West Wireless Community Commons in downtown Wilkesboro from 4-8 p.m. June 16.

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday announced results of analysis on the economic impact of the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in May 2023.

Three members of the Wilkes County 4-H Horse Club qualified to participate in the N.C. State 4-H Horse Show at N.C. State Horse complex in Raleigh on July 10-14.

Todd Wright and the Todd Wright Quartet and Educated Guess will perform at the inaugural Blue Ridge Art and Jazz Night at the Wilkes Art Gallery on Saturday, May 11.

Thirteen Wilkes Community College students with top academic standing have been named marshals for the college’s 58th annual ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office charged two people last week with two counts each of trafficking in marijuana and other felony ...

The late Roger Smithey of Millers Creek was among the last local people to attend the Republican National Convention as a ...

Florencia & the Feeling, a high-energy pop/funk fusion band from Johnson City, Tenn., was the winner of the annual MerleFest ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office on April 23 recovered a U-Haul tow dolly and other items that had been reported stolen and ...