The annual Creepy Creek Trail at the eastern end of Cub Creek Park begins at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31. Entities will give away candy from booths on the walking track around the park. The also will be ...

The 85th Walsh family reunion was held on the afternoon of Oct. 12 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Ferguson.

Wilkes Community College’s second-year respiratory therapy students took first place at the North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care (NCSRC) Sputum Bowl on Oct. 9, finishing ahead of five other com ...

The Wilkes County commissioners recently appointed Brett D. Cothren to the Wilkes Community College Board of Trustees.

A backyard chicken flock in Rutherford County tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), announced the N.C. Department of Agriculture in mid-October.

We can learn that you shouldn’t rush Jesus, but put your faith in him,” says Taylor, 11. Also, we can learn that sometimes a good deed goes unnoticed, and that’s ...

The fourth annual Spooktacular, from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, drew the event’s biggest crowd yet to downtown North Wilkesboro.

The Holiday Bazaar Crawl returns in the Wilkesboros on Saturday, Nov. 8, with the addition of Wilkesboro United Methodist ...

The Wilkes Central cross country teams continued their recent league dominance on Oct. 16, winning the inaugural Mountain ...

The Wilkes Rescue Squad is maintaining its emergency response vehicles and equipment with a goal of regaining county ...

Rheajean Benge was elected mayor in 2020 and was defeated by Cruise in the mayoral race in 2024. Benge was a Ronda commissioner from 2013 to 2019.

Cadet Tate McKinley Jolly, son of Jeff and Christy Jolly of Wilkesboro, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, ...