The East Wilkes boys kicked off the postseason with an upset win on the road Tuesday evening in Mount Holly. The #20 Cardinals knocked off #13 Mountain Island Charter, 58-56, in the opening round of ...

A three-hour Wilkes County commissioner work session on Feb. 19 ended with discussion on seeking at least a 5% reduction in ...

The early voting turnout in Wilkes County for party primaries and the Wilkes Board of Education election appears to be following a statewide trend of being well ahead of the ...

Surry County residents A.J. Daoud, Paul Barker and Dan Kiger are in the Republican primary for representing the 90th House ...

Two Wilkes County residents are candidates to represent the U.S. 5th Congressional District.

Linda Greene was recognized as 2026 Wilkes County Republican of the Year at the party’s annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner Saturday ...

Republican Michael Whatley asked an audience in North Wilkesboro Saturday night if they preferred being represented in the U.S. Senate by a “conservative champion for North Carolina and an ally ...

Approval of state assistance to encourage industrial development of a 16-acre parcel in Wilkesboro and a 22-acre parcel in North Wilkesboro was announced Feb. 19 and discussed during the Wilkes ...

The Holy Spirit tells you stuff before it happens,” says Sawyer, 8. “He told my mom that Grandma was coming over, and then she showed up with cookies.” ...

Adult midges emerge to lay eggs for two weeks in mid-February to early March. This is a major pest problem in South Carolina and Florida. More details on blueberry gall midge management is at ipm.uga.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers several programs to help farmers recover from storm damage. Producers with Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program coverage should report crop damage to a ...

Two Wilkes County youths won the State Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot for their age groups Saturday at Grimsley High School in ...