Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Centers established to assist with recovery from Tropical Storm Helene in western North Carolina transitioned to locally-operated resource centers ...

The N.C. Community Foundation (NCCF) awarded $3 million from its Disaster Relief Fund through affiliate foundations to nearly 100 nonprofits in 18 counties for recovery from Hurricane Helene, includin ...

West Wilkes sophomore Slater Meade turned in his fifth straight medalist performance Tuesday in a nonconference golf match at ...

A man charged as a result of a 25-mile, low-speed motor vehicle chase that began on U.S. 421 east of Boone and ended in ...

A mobile home on Parsonsville Road in Purlear was destroyed by fire Friday night. Millers Creek Fire Chief Robbie Bolin said the cause of the fire wasn’t determined but no foul play is suspected. He ...

The Wilkes Heritage Museum announced that museum research specialist Jason Duncan will present a program titled “In Their Own Words: Civil War Letters to Governor Vance” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, ...

The Wilkes County commissioners on March 18 unanimously approved a bid of $6.61 for construction of the sixth cell at the Wilkes County landfill in Roaring River.

The closing reception for “Color Brings Life,” with 209 pieces of student artwork from local schools and art groups on display for Youth Art Month, is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday ...

The East Wilkes tennis team rolled to a 9-0 win over winless South Stokes in Ronda on Tuesday. Thomas Speaks, Colten Lyon, Joah Long, Phoenix Blackburn and Tyler Calloway were double winners for the ...

They are pastors, deacons, and other clergy, actively working among the 500 Haitian churches in the Southern Baptist Convention – at least for another four weeks.

As measles cases continue to rise across the country, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is taking proactive steps to ensure the state remains prepared for any ...

A wildfire near Old N.C. 16 in far northwestern Wilkes County and another near N.C. 268 in Wilkes and Caldwell counties were ...