The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office hasn’t provided any details on a shooting that occurred on the evening of Dec. 28, apparently a short distance outside of the North Wilkesboro town limits ...

The Wilkesboro Police Department is investigating a report of theft of items valued at about $3,200 from a campsite in woods behind the Speedway convenience store on U.S. 421 West.

The Wilkesboro Police Department and Wilkesboro Fire Department recently responded to a fire at the Food Lion supermarket on Westwood Lane that was identified as an arson case in a ...

Lutheran Church of the Atonement at 243 Oakwoods Road, Wilkesboro will present its annual celebration, “Appalachian Christmas,” from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5.

Taylor Berry, North Wilkesboro community development director and executive director of the Downtown North Wilkesboro Partnership, is encouraging North Wilkesboro business representatives to participa ...

After more than 40 years, the N.C. State Health Plan has a new administrator starting Jan. 1. Aetna is taking over the state's largest health plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. The ...

The present use program was established under a state law intended to encourage use of land for farming and timber production ...

A source of funds for encouraging farmland preservation and supporting agriculture in Wilkes County in other ways was ...

Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $2,309 in grants for initiatives at two Wilkes County Schools as part of its annual Bright Ideas program.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program began accepting applications from people 60 and older or people with disabilities receiving services through the ...

The N.C. Forest Service reinstated the requirement for permits for open burning outdoors in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, ...

Foothills Winter Landscapers Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center at 1913 Hickory Boulevard in Lenoir will be a full day of education and ...