The Town of Wilkesboro’s proposed draft budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year includes a one-cent reduction in the property tax rate and the elimination of town-sponsored concerts and movies in ...

The North Wilkesboro Speedway will participate in the ‘Light Up The Sky’ for nurses campaign by turning on red track lights on Thursday and Friday nights, announced Graig Hoffman, North ...

With a packed crowd backing them, about 12 people voiced concern about possibly losing current uses of former Lincoln Heights School facilities in Wilkesboro built in the 1950s and 1960s ...

The Wilkes Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved bids from local providers of beef, apples and cafeteria supplies.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 and the Post 1142 Auxiliary want to hear from recipients of Purple Heart medals or representatives of recipients so they can be recognized at ...

A ban on outside burning issued by the N.C. Forest Service was rescinded in Wilkes and another 80 of North Carolina’s 100 counties at 8 a.m. Sunday, announced Steve Troxler, ...

Charlotte-based Atrium Health and Raleigh-based WakeMed plan a “strategic combination” including a $2 billion Atrium commitment to WakeMed’s initiatives.

The term “housing affordability crisis” is commonly used today. It refers to the difficulty of homebuyers, particularly first time buyers, being able to purchase a standard “stick-built” home. A “stic ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new tool aimed at helping nonprofit organizations deliver food to households that need it more efficiently.

In western North Carolina, we measure time a little differently these days. There’s “before Helene,” and everything that has come after.

Kudos and thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and organizers who again helped make MerleFest the magical event it is.

Daniel Boone is the quintessential American frontier hero, embodying the ideals of self-reliance, exploration and other qualities Hollywood made him out to represent in a 1960s TV series.