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

An N.C. Cooperative Extension Service hands-on workshop on pruning blackberry bushes and more will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m ...

Wilkes Community College announced recipients of 2024-25 Vulcan Materials Company scholarships, awarded to students in the ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) was recently awarded $100,000 from the Recreational Trails Program through the N.C. Department of Parks and Recreation for the construction of Phase 1 of the Northern ...

A goal of $1 million in pledges and donations from private sources has been reached for the Wilkes Economic Development Corp.’s LEAP fund, announced Wilkes EDC President LeeAnn Nixon during ...

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Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin.

The Town of Wilkesboro began 2025 with a new chief of police.

The Wilkes Central wrestling team threw a monkey wrench into the Foothills 2A Conference race Jan. 9 after edging defending ...

Wilkesboro water system customers were advised Friday to not consume water from the system without boiling it first for three minutes due to a break in a 10-inch main water ...

A veteran law enforcement officer was honored recently for his nearly 30 years of service to the Town of Wilkesboro, ...