The Wilkes Heritage Museum and Wilkes Genealogical Society will present local author and researcher Lane Harrison Dyer for a program at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the auditorium on the ...

The Appalachian State University is operating under “emergency conditions due to flood damage and other issues resulting from Tropical Storm Helene, with no classes scheduled until after Oct. 15 in ...

Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29. The worst flooding occurred across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where rainfall ...

The U. S. Geological Survey announced that it activated its landslide event team and is providing “timely best science” to inform local authorities as they prioritize resources in the aftermath ...

Wilkes Tourism Development Authority Director Thomas Salley recently successfully completed the Southeast Tourism Society’s Travel Marketing Professional program.

The following article is published in recognition of the roles of Col. Benjamin and Capt. Robert Cleveland as part of the ...

After a long layoff, the North Wilkes volleyball team got back to business in Hays on Tuesday, dispatching of intercounty ...

Wilkes Countians are responding to catastrophic damage from Tropical Storm Helene in Ashe and other more mountainous counties ...

Portions of at least 25 public roads in Wilkes County were closed for different lengths of time due to flooding or mudslides ...

Five new businesses opened and seven façade improvements and 11 building improvements were made in downtown North Wilkesboro ...

After the attack on the World Trade Center, I wrote the following in this column and now offer it again as it speaks to today’s challenges: ...

Residents of an assisted living facility near downtown North Wilkesboro and in homes elsewhere in Wilkes County were ...