The North Wilkesboro Police Department is investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a wooded area off West Waugh Street on Oct. 18.

Foundation granted $15,000 to Wilkes Community College’s Workforce Development and Community Education (WDCE) for the Bridge to Career Program.

Mark Eller will be the speaker. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 will participate. Eller graduated in 1984 from West Wilkes High and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Bus ...

The following deeds were filed Sept. 23 to Oct. 7 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. James Blackwlder and Ronald Blackwelder to Red Bear Ventures LLC, .66 of an acre in Wilkesboro Township.

Bill Roberts, an economic development manager for Duke Energy, shared details on the Wilkes Economic Development Corp.’s participation in Duke Energy’s site readiness program during the Wilkes EDC boa ...

The N.C. Division of Employment Security (DES) on Oct. 17 announced that 12 more counties have been approved for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) because of impacts from Hurricane Helene, bringn ...

Appalachian State University’s Camp Crinkleroot, for children and youth with autism, is accepting applications for its fall camp on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Levine Hall ...

The Wilkes Cooperative Extension Service will provide pesticide usage training from 8:30-10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 28, at the Wilkes Agricultural Center at 416 Executive Drive, Wilkesboro.

Producers of pasture-based livestock should assess and document loss of hay from Tropiçal Storm Helene as soon as possible, including with photos.

Blue Ridge Mountain Post 1142 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in North Wilkesboro emerged as a leader in receiving and ...

In this latest Wilkes County Profiles interview series, we talk to Thomas Salley, the director of Wilkes County tourism.

North Carolina State University is celebrating a century of poultry research and collaboration — with an eye on the next 100 ...