Fire destroyed a forklift, wood chipper, three large tractors and other maintenance equipment and supplies in an open-sided ...

One person died when two motorcycles collided while both were northbound on Ruritan Road in the Roaring River community about 4:50 p.m. Saturday.

Two people who lost their paddles while kayaking down the Yadkin River in eastern Wilkes County were rescued late Thursday ...

North Wilkesboro police were involved in two motor vehicle chases Monday, both starting on N.C. 18 North and ending in wrecks ...

Kim Caudill, who retired this month as Wilkes County director of elections, looked back on three decades of close involvement ...

More work is needed on a building at 711 Main Street recently bought by North Wilkesboro before Optimi LLC (doing business as ...

Submit items to [email protected] before 9 a.m. Monday for Thursday’s paper. Include time, place and name of sponsoring nonprofit. There is no charge. Wilkes Cowboy Church will meet Thursday, ...

Wilkes Health & Rehabilitation in North Wilkesboro recently organized a fall prevention competition with the chair exercise group at the Wilkes Senior Center. The event was designed to promote balance ...

Three people died, including an off-duty Wilkes Sheriff’s Office deputy, as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Red White and Blue Road in Roaring River about 7 p.m. Friday.

The Wilkesboro Police Department arrested two men on charges of selling illegal controlled substances after search warrants ...

Wilkes County Attorney Tony Triplett said a man’s allegations of wrongdoing involving pay increases for County Manager John Yates and 18 other county government employees are unfounded.