A sheet of ice flew off a northbound sport utility vehicle on N.C. 16 South and struck the front windshield of a southbound car Thursday in the Pores Knob community, ...

With severe winter weather about to arrive, about 16 N.C. Highway Patrol troopers in Wilkesboro-based Troop F, District II (Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties) gathered on Jan. 22 to cut, ...

East improved to 16-1 overall and 8-0 in MVC action, while North, playing without three starters, regressed to 10-6 and 5-3. “Our girls played their hearts out,” said North’s coach, Steven Phillips.

The N.C. Department of Transportation is making progress clearing Wilkes County roads in the aftermath of a 2-inch-deep sleet ...

Count, coordinated by the Northwest N.C. Continuum of Care (CoC), will be conducted in the High Country counties of Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga ...

The East Wilkes girls repeated as wrestling tournament champion on Friday, rolling to a convincing win in the inaugural Mountain Valley 2A/3A/4A Conference tourney at Starmount High School in ...

Winners in the Wilkes Art Gallery’s 45th annual Blue Ridge Overview were recognized in an opening night reception and awards ceremony on Jan. 16. The exhibition continues through Feb. 13.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School’s new inclusive playground and community park on Champion-Mount Pleasant Road was celebrated ...

In Article Audio Player McCain said it was a Burchette guitar, adding that it was made by a wonderful builder, and the wood is mahogany that Johnny Cash smuggled out of Jamaica in the 1970s. The wood ...

An elderly man was rescued Tuesday afternoon after he slipped and fell about 80 feet down an ice-covered, steep slope in a pasture off Lump Road, about half a mile ...