Wilkes remains among the state’s 40 most economically distressed counties and therefore in Tier One in 2026, but it improved from 16th in 2025 to 20th in the newly-released ranking.

The N.C. Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 upheld a woman’s May 2024 conviction of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in Wilkes Superior Court.

The North Wilkesboro Speedway became a toy land for local children as the new distribution point this year for Wilkes ...

The Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) announced the purchase of 74 acres on Howard Knob, securing the land for hiking, rock ...

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family and Wilkes County native Dennis Dutton, his son Jack Dutton and NASCAR ...

A man died in a single vehicle wreck that occurred in the Clingman community the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 23.

With a drawing and a coin flip, the State Board of Elections on Friday, Dec. 19, randomly determined the order of candidates on the ballot for the 2026 primary and ...

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The Carolina West Wireless store building in the Food Lion supermarket at 2931 N.C. 16 in Millers Creek received substantial ...

A Virginia man has been charged with breaking into and stealing items from two western Wilkes County churches.

Wilkes Community College announced that 14 health sciences students were awarded the Gertrude Elliott Health Sciences ...