Winners of the Wilkes Art Gallery’s 44th annual Blue Ridge Overview were announced in an opening ceremony for the exhibition ...

An N.C. Cooperative Extension Service hands-on workshop on pruning blackberry bushes and more will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m ...

Wilkes Community College announced recipients of 2024-25 Vulcan Materials Company scholarships, awarded to students in the ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) was recently awarded $100,000 from the Recreational Trails Program through the N.C. Department of Parks and Recreation for the construction of Phase 1 of the Northern ...

A goal of $1 million in pledges and donations from private sources has been reached for the Wilkes Economic Development Corp.’s LEAP fund, announced Wilkes EDC President LeeAnn Nixon during ...

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Wilkesboro water system customers were advised Friday to not consume water from the system without boiling it first for three minutes due to a break in a 10-inch main water line along U.S. 421 ...

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin.

The Town of Wilkesboro began 2025 with a new chief of police.

The Wilkes Central wrestling team threw a monkey wrench into the Foothills 2A Conference race Jan. 9 after edging defending ...

A veteran law enforcement officer was honored recently for his nearly 30 years of service to the Town of Wilkesboro, ...