A man died as a result of injuries he received in a wreck on N.C. 16 North near the Elisha Staley Road intersection in the Wilbar community Wednesday morning, reported Master Trooper Jake Macchia of ...

The Wilkes County summer college baseball team continued its recent resurgence on Monday, turning back Waynesville, 5-1, in ...

The Wilkes County 8U baseball all-stars kicked off Tar Heel Leagues District 2 play Monday with a 14-3 win in four innings over Ashe County in Boone.

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced arrests on robbery, assault and other charges in connection with an incident ...

North Carolina State University Professor Aaron Kiess will take the helm as head of the Prestage Department of Poultry ...

It sure is a lot of candles on a birthday cake, but the good ole United States of America turns 250 on Saturday. Make a wish and take a very ...

The Wilkes County 10U all-stars opened Tar Heel Leagues District 2 play Monday with a pair of lopsided wins in Jefferson.

The North Wilkesboro Rotary Club, with Fred Costello as president, is parade organizer. Costello said there are about 50 parade entries, but actually considerably more considering the numerous Wilkes ...

A Moravian Falls man who became Wilkes County’s first tax administrator in the early 1990s and served in that position until ...

The Wilkes County Post 31 American Legion senior softball team dropped back-to-back games to Caldwell Post 29 in Millers Creek on June 23.

The Wilkes Playmakers will present the 25th season of “Tom Dooley: A Wilkes County Legend” in July and August at Benton Hall ...

Dr. Charles Allen Whipple, 75, of Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Westwood Hills Nursing and ...