Fire destroyed a forklift, wood chipper, three large tractors and other maintenance equipment and supplies in an open-sided ...

Wilkes Health & Rehabilitation in North Wilkesboro recently organized a fall prevention competition with the chair exercise group at the Wilkes Senior Center. The event was designed to promote balance ...

Submit items to [email protected] before 9 a.m. Monday for Thursday’s paper. Include time, place and name of sponsoring nonprofit. There is no charge. Wilkes Cowboy Church will meet Thursday, ...

Three people died, including an off-duty Wilkes Sheriff’s Office deputy, as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Red White and Blue Road in Roaring River about 7 p.m. Friday.

Two people who lost their paddles while kayaking down the Yadkin River in eastern Wilkes County were rescued late Thursday ...

The Wilkes County 10U Tar Heel Leagues all-star softball team earned a spot in the District 2 finals after shutting out Yancey County, 2-0, at Fisher River Park in Dobson ...

The Wilkes County Post 31 junior softball team swept a doubleheader Monday from Lexington Post 8 in Millers Creek.

Kim Caudill, who retired this month as Wilkes County director of elections, looked back on three decades of close involvement ...

Wilkes County Attorney Tony Triplett said a man’s allegations of wrongdoing involving pay increases for County Manager John Yates and 18 other county government employees are unfounded.

Volatile hydrocarbons interact with ozone in the air and appear blue under the sun’s rays. The Blue Ridge region happens to have lots of oak trees, which are known to release plenty of isoprene.