The Charlotte-based Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation recently donated 749 acres on the Blue Ridge Mountain escarpment in ...

An existing portion of Thurmond Chatham Game Land fills upper right quarter of this map. The 749 acres that will be added to Thurmond take up most of the lower left quarter, from south of ...

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A story on page C4 about businesses that were awarded Downtown Boros Small Business Grants by the Wilkes Economic Development Corp. mistakenly omitted oner of the recipients, the Liberty Theatre ...

Wilkes is among several counties in the northwestern part of the state scheduled to switch to a paperless court system with eCourts software in July 2025, according to the Administrative ...

Child advocates want the N.C. General Assembly to regulate the sale of intoxicating cannabis products, many of which are packaged to look like popular candy and snacks.

Discount retailer Big Lots, with a store on U.S. 421 West in Wilkesboro, announced Dec. 16 that it is filing for bankruptcy as it prepares to be acquired.

Carolyn Brookshire Pardue was recently presented the Dennis Sawyers Hall of Fame Award by the Winston-Salem Regional ...

A trailing candidate in a very close election for the N.C. Supreme Court asked that court on Dec. 18 to step in and prevent election officials from counting in his ...

Wilkes County Schools launched the “WCS Giving Hope” initiative to make a meaningful difference for students and staff in ...

Interviews for this story took place before Tropical Storm Helene impacted rivers. “What I have seen in the Watauga River is ...

For the second year in a row, the Tory Oak Project provided Wilkes Early College High School students with an immersive experience exploring Wilkes County's career and leisure opportunities.