The Wilkes County commissioners on Jan. 7 approved a resolution supporting implementation of the Blue Ridge Rising Strategic Plan, which includes providing funds for making repairs to the Blue Ridge ...

Winter brings a special set of challenges for cattle producers. The need for labor and management increase just as forage quality, feed availability and hours of daylight available to get ...

The Town of Boone was recently awarded $54,932 from the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), through the North Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation to fund the southern terminus of the ...

Spring Job Fair will take place on Thursday, April 3, from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm, in the John A. Walker Center at Wilkes Community College.

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People with substance use problems who are convicted of criminal offenses will receive extensive treatment and recovery ...

A Broadway Fire Department pumper fire truck was heavily damaged when a private bridge near the entrance to the Vulcan ...

A man was sentenced to at least 25 years and a maximum of 31 years in prison in Wilkes Superior Court Tuesday after he ...

It is hard to overstate the damage that Tropical Storm Helene inflicted on farmers in Western North Carolina. High winds. Landslides. Extreme flooding. They all ripped apart their land, removing acres ...

Winners of the Wilkes Art Gallery’s 44th annual Blue Ridge Overview were announced in an opening ceremony for the exhibition ...

Recently released results of the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture show the number of farms in Wilkes County dropped by 6.5%, farmland increased by 7.5% and net cash farm income ...