Consideration of moving ahead with building a new North Wilkesboro fire station was removed from the agenda when the town ...

The fourth annual Spooktacular, from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, drew the event’s biggest crowd yet to downtown North Wilkesboro.

The Holiday Bazaar Crawl returns in the Wilkesboros on Saturday, Nov. 8, with the addition of Wilkesboro United Methodist ...

Chuck Smithey, Wilkes Rescue Squad board chairman, said an article in the Oct. 23 issue, (“Squad still hopes to provide rescue services”), incorrectly said lack of squad personnel with paramedic ...

Most families aren't that big any more. The demands of work don't give enough time to get together. As Bob Dylan said, “Times, they are a-changin’" and always will. I don't live in Trade, Tenn., today ...

A federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continued this week and threatens Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits scheduled to start Nov. 1.

The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will provide breeding soundness exams for bulls at the Wilkes Livestock Exchange in ...

Races for mayor and two commissioner seats in North Wilkesboro and for two Wilkesboro Town Council seats are in final stretches, with Election Day on Nov. 4 and early voting ...

A Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC) program that helps low-income people in Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties with rent and utility bills and in other ways in emergencies has been ...

The 85th Walsh family reunion was held on the afternoon of Oct. 12 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Ferguson.

The Wilkes Rescue Squad is maintaining its emergency response vehicles and equipment with a goal of regaining county ...

State government’s 10-year forecast for creating new manufacturing jobs puts North Carolina behind the middle of the pack compared with the pace of other states.