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 ...

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

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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 ...

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

The Wilkes County Schools will switch from PowerSchool to a new student information system called Infinite Campus, starting with the 2025-26 school year.

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

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

North Wilkesboro Officers Todd Burke and Justin Johnson were presented letters of commendation during the Jan. 7 town board ...

The wildfires in Los Angeles have been a stark reminder of the fragility of life and the uncertainty of the multi-dimensional challenges we face with global warming.

The Wilkes County commissioners on Jan. 7 approved allowing public comments in just one of their two meetings scheduled each month instead of the current practice of including this in ...

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