A new book explores the murders of Wilkes County natives Bryce and Virginia Church Durham and their son, Bobby Joe Durham, in their Boone home on a snowy night over ...

Four felony cases were heard in the Nov. 27 session of Wilkes District Court, with Judge William F. Brooks of Wilkesboro presiding.

Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Council, which Wilkes and other counties in the western half of North Carolina, released its 2025 Summer Camp Program Guide and opened registration for ...

Streets of downtown North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboros were lined with as big a crowd as ever Saturday when the annual Wilkes County Christmas Parade rolled through the two towns beneath ...

Wilkes Literacy Gingerbread House Festival at the 1915 building on Main Street, Wilkesboro, Dec. 6 and 7 drew a record 60 entries and was a successful fundraiser ...

The N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority on Dec. 5 approved 12 building reuse grant requests to local governments totaling $1.85 million, including $150,000 to the Town of North Wilkesboro for work ...

A grand opening reception for Wilkes Central High School’s new gym was held the night of the first basketball game there on ...

No matter what happens to me, I’ll have Jesus with me.” When religious leaders commanded the Apostles Peter and John not to speak in the name of Jesus, they said: “Whether it is right in the sight of ...

The awarding of $1.1 million for replacing Stone Mountain State Park’s 445-foot-long stairway along Stone Mountain Falls and platform at the top of the waterfall was announced Thursday.

The East Wilkes varsity girls shook off a slow start and rallied to take a 58-38 nonleague win over intercounty hardwood foe ...

Unbeaten Mountain Heritage eliminated East Wilkes from the 1A state football playoffs on Friday, upending the Cardinals 38-14 ...

The South Caldwell wrestling team posted a 45-32 win over West Wilkes in a nonconference quad-meet Tuesday at Maiden High ...