The 2025 legislative session was notoriously unproductive. Only 97 bills became law, a record low for odd-year legislative sessions, sometimes called “long sessions.” ...

With record reduced precipitation in 2026 and less than a quarter of an inch of rain in the first half of April alone in ...

Recent crimes reported to the Wilkes Sheriff’s Office include mailbox vandalism, a variety of thefts and losses through identity theft.

International Honor Society at Wilkes Community College held an induction ceremony for new members on March 31. Several new ...

Is there an immediate prospect of resolving the budget standoff between the North Carolina Senate and House? I hear conflicting signals.

Wilkes Tax Administrator Mark Walker gave the Wilkes County commissioners an update on tax collections during the board’s April 7 meeting.

Over spring break, 12 Appalachian State University students joined Dr. Cameron Gokee, associate professor in the Department ...

Final preparations for the 38th annual MerleFest on April 23-26 at Wilkes Community College are underway.

Not long after publishing his “Historical Sketches of Wilkes County” in 1902, John P. Crouch launched a decades-long career as a New York City newsman and seldom, if ever, returned ...

I would like to publicly thank the North Wilkesboro Fire Department for the outstanding work they have done to improve our community’s fire protection rating. Through their dedication, hard work, ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality recently awarded the Wilkes Solid Waste Department a $570,000 grant, announced County Manager John Yates during the April 7 meeting of the Wilkes County ...