The Wilkes County Schools’ looming “financial cliff” was explained in greater detail during a day-long Wilkes Board of Education retreat Friday in the board’s meeting room in North Wilkesboro.

Seven people were inducted into the North Wilkes High School Viking Hall of Fame on Jan. 30 at the Stone Center.

Wilkes County Schools hosted the annual Poetry Out Loud Competition on Jan. 28 at the Stone Center in North Wilkesboro.

Jeffrey Duncan has been appointed as the new warden of Wilkes Correctional Center, a minimum custody state prison on N.C. 115 in North Wilkesboro.

An Alexander County teenager was seriously injured when the Beta 300 two-stroke trail bike he was operating ran off gravel Pores Knob Road in Moravian Falls Sunday evening.

A women criticized recent action by the state legislature that increased state funds for private school vouchers and then raised questions about diversity, equity and inclusion during the Feb. 3 ...

Other sectors in North Carolina could emerge as much more significant to the economy in coming decades. One is mining and quarrying. Pure silicon is a key component of computer chips, and North ...

The North Wilkes varsity girls routed Wilkes Central for the second time in seven days on Tuesday, rolling to a 64-11 ...

Joshua Lewczyk was selected as the state winner in the Daughters of the American Revolution video essay contest for grades ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Wednesday morning on charges of operating video gaming machines at the Millers ...

The Wilkes Central girls and the West Wilkes boys captured Foothills 2A Conference indoor track titles Jan. 30 at the JDL ...

Two cars were destroyed by a fire that began from where yard debris was being burned in a Millers Creek neighborhood Monday ...