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 ...

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 ...

No fires will be allowed in any campgrounds during MerleFest weekend due to increased wildfire risks, jointly announced Wilkes Fire Marshal Robbie Bolin, Wilkesboro Fire Marshal J.B. Absher and Wilkes ...

The North Wilkesboro Police Department arrested and charged two men with felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and simple affray as a result of an incident ...

O.D.D. Roofing LLC is hosting an open house and community networking event on April 16 to mark its recent renovation and occupancy of the historic Forester’s Nu-Way building at 105 ...

The North Wilkesboro Downtown Partnership will host an Art Walk from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 2.

When our church posted a picture of our sign featuring Bad Bunny’s halftime show quote, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” I wasn’t prepared for what followed.

If Christians were on a basketball team, they’d have to pass the ball instead of hog it,” says Ethan, 10. “Jesus would probably be the coach and the MVP!” ...

In response to rising fertilizer costs and increasing grower interest in soil health practices, the N.C. Department of Agriculture’s Agronomic Services Division released a new step-by-step guide to he ...

The Northwestern North Carolina Cattle Reproduction School is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 26 at the Upper Mountain Research Station at 8004 N.C. 88 in Laurel Springs.

PWilkes County Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers that annual acreage reporting is an important eligibility requirement to receive financial benefits through the Livestock Forage ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced it is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance ...