During their Aug. 27 meeting, the North Wilkesboro commissioners unanimously approved having a public hearing on Sept. 8 on a proposal to start having one regular meeting each month instead ...

Wilkes County Manager John Yates and four department directors are among 20 county government employees who took advantage of one of two retirement incentive options offered in the 2026-27 budget.

North Carolina voters won’t have to worry about recently proposed changes to absentee voting, photo ID exception forms or voting site conduct rules until next year because of a quirk ...

A husband and wife were able to exit their smoke-filled house without injuries after awakened by one of their dogs barking but lost the residence to fire, said Wilkes Fire ...

Two shows, “Menagerie” and “Pickin’ the Ridge” will open at the Wilkes Art Gallery on Sept. 11. An opening reception for the ...

Congressman Don Davis was serving food and shaking hands with his new constituents on a recent Saturday in Pamlico County, one of six counties added to his district last October ...

Two parking issues that have persisted for decades came up during the Aug. 27 meeting of the North Wilkesboro Board of Commissioners.

Some cities and towns bear the names of explorers, military commanders, poets or politicians. Others refer to geographical features or landmarks. And some preserve the memory of local ...

The North Wilkesboro commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance requiring a permit for feeding wild animals during their Aug. 27 meeting, but clarified that it only applies to parks and other ...

Wilkes Senior Resources will host a document shredding event at the Wilkes Senior Center on Fairplains School Road in North Wilkesboro from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.

North Carolina ranks ninth in the nation in financial distress of the state’s residents, according to a report from WalletHub.

If farmers don’t have labor to help produce crops, they can’t stay afloat. For many, it means not losing an asset in the family for generations and means more than a business. Labor is a top issue for ...