A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning. No ...

The Wilkes Community College Small Business Center announced a series of free educational opportunities, mostly online, this summer.

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The Wilkesboro Police Department charged but by Friday evening hadn’t yet arrested a man sought for stealing a car by ...

A flood watch issued at 3 a.m. Monday for Wilkes and other counties in northwestern North Carolina remains in effect through Tuesday afternoon.

The Wilkes County commissioners unanimously approved terminating county government’s contract with the Wilkes Rescue Squad ...

Special awards were given during an event marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Knotville Volunteer Fire ...

The 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Shepherds Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department was recognized Saturday with ...

The Wilkes Education Foundation’s 35th annual Hugh Martin Memorial Golf Tournament at Oakwoods Country Club on May 1 raised ...

Interim North Wilkesboro Town Manager Dylan Blankley on Tuesday night presented a draft $11.61 million budget for fiscal 2025-26, nearly 2% larger than the prior year’s budget.

The North Wilkesboro commissioners on Tuesday night approved a contract for dredging sand and silt from the town’s small ...

The Town of Wilkesboro’s proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year leaves the tax rate unchanged instead of a lower “revenue neutral” rate in the wake of a recent county ...