The Bandys soccer team edged out Wilkes Central in overtime after penalty kicks, 5-4, in the third round of the 4A playoffs, Monday evening in balmy Moravian Falls.

The Cherryville baseball team rolled to a 10-1 win over visiting East Wilkes in the third round of the 2A playoffs on May 12.

Wilkes County commissioners agreed to give the Wilkes County Schools and Wilkes Community College more funds than initially proposed and to add cost of living pay increases (COLAs) for county ...

A man was sentenced to a minimum of 144 months and a maximum of 233 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to statutory rape of a child less than ...

Members of the class of 2026 at Wilkes Community College graduated in three ceremonies Friday at the John A. Walker Community Center.

In the Roaring River community. Crews began replacing the bridge on Ruritan Road over Crab Orchard Creek with a concrete box culvert Monday. The new structure’s bottomless design improves water flow ...

North Wilkesboro Mayor Pro Tem Michael Parsons said called the Smoot Park Pool “a real jewel in our treasure chest” during a ribbon cutting event for new pool and other ...

The drive that helped Scott McNeely make McNeely Pest Control one of nation’s 100 largest pest control companies is now being channeled into turning an eastern Wilkes County farm into ...

Bishop Ken Carter and the appointive cabinet of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, in consultation with clergy and authorized lay leaders of local churches, announce ...

Danny Holman was recognized as the North Wilkesboro Rotary Club's Distinguished Rotarian for 2025-26 on May 11.

Wilkes Community College has received $12,000 in funding support from the North Carolina Grange to advance hands-on ...