Wilkes Community College’s Walker Center will present The Grand Ol’ Americana Show on Sept. 11, with doors opening at 7 p.m.

Hurricane Erin never made landfall, but it left behind rough ocean conditions along the U.S. East Coast. At least two people have died, a 17-year-old boy in New Hampshire and ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed Aug. 23-31 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Reginald Johnson, Lu Ann Johnson and Luann Johnson to Brady Wittkamper and Jamie Wittkamper ...

Traphill Volunteer Fire Department will host Bingo games starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the fire station on Traphill Road. A spaghetti supper will be served starting at ...

After struggling for months to find partners to help them deliver aid to Gaza, the embattled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has picked up a collaborator — Samaritan’s Purse, the international Christian ...

Stardust Cellars on N.C. 115, North Wilkesboro, received the “Best Mead” Award for its Country Peach mead in the N.C. Wine & Grape Council’s 2025 N.C. Wine Competition.

Inflation continues to be one of the top issues in the country. Although some prices have fallen, many are still rising and, what’s more troubling, are they are rising at ...

Wilkes County is in an area of North Carolina that has seen growth in vineyards and wine production in recent years.

Fewer Americans report that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to results of a Gallup poll conducted in July.

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The topic of recent closed sessions of the North Wilkesboro Board of Commissioners is naming a town manager, sources told the ...

Classes start Monday for 21 of the 22 schools in the Wilkes School District, with Wilkes Early College High School starting ...