With the 2025 outdoor track and field season underway, Wilkes County athletes are set for months of competition, aiming for conference titles, regional qualifying marks, and state meet appearances.

Torrid 3-point shooting in the first half, led by Meredith Tomko, propelled the top-seeded North Wilkes girls to a 77-38 ...

The four Wilkes County high schools will again compete in the same athletic conference, starting with the 2025-26 calendar year.

The Watauga varsity baseball team picked up a season sweep of West Wilkes after taking a 7-2 win over the Blackhawks in Boone on Tuesday.

Lori Parsons of Purlear was sworn in Friday as a new member of the Wilkes County Board of Elections. Parsons will fill the ...

For the second year, a group of local advocates partnered with the Aspen Institute to award grants to people who are “weaving” neighbors together in mutual support and connecting their ...

As the days get warmer, there will be more and more activity at the entrances of honey bee hives. Honey bee colonies should ...

The Wilkesboro Town Council on Monday announced the renewed business interest in a vacant parcel just off U.S. 421 West, the rezoning of which was denied after being opposed by ...

Dental assisting students from Wilkes Community College participated in the Give Kids A Smile event on Feb. 7 at the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic. This program, established in 2003 ...

The Wilkes County Quilters recently donated a 95-inch-by-95-inch quilt featuring the state flowers of each of the 50 states ...

A deceased woman was found inside a camper that was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning in eastern Wilkes County.