The following land and rights of way transfers were filed Dec. 6-19 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Herbert Daniels, Helen Dula, Gene Dula, Craig Daniels and Nathan Daniels to Gene Dula and ...

Western North Carolinians will forever remember 2024 for Tropical Storm Helene’s unprecedented damage in late September, but it was a year with other weather extremes.

The Wilkes County Inspections Department issued permits for construction of 124 single family homes in 2024 (through Dec. 27), the same as for this period in 2023.

The Wilkesboro Police Department and Wilkesboro Fire Department recently responded to a fire at the Food Lion supermarket on Westwood Lane that was identified as an arson case in a ...

There is no lack of opportunities for significant positive change locally, especially in North Wilkesboro, as the new year begins.

The present use program was established under a state law intended to encourage use of land for farming and timber production ...

A source of funds for encouraging farmland preservation and supporting agriculture in Wilkes County in other ways was ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office hasn’t provided any details on a shooting that occurred on the evening of Dec. 28, apparently a short distance outside of the North Wilkesboro town limits ...

The Wilkesboro Police Department is investigating a report of theft of items valued at about $3,200 from a campsite in woods behind the Speedway convenience store on U.S. 421 West.

Lutheran Church of the Atonement at 243 Oakwoods Road, Wilkesboro will present its annual celebration, “Appalachian Christmas,” from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5.

After more than 40 years, the N.C. State Health Plan has a new administrator starting Jan. 1. Aetna is taking over the state's largest health plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. The ...

Taylor Berry, North Wilkesboro community development director and executive director of the Downtown North Wilkesboro Partnership, is encouraging North Wilkesboro business representatives to participa ...