An unoccupied, wood frame house at 2524 Boomer Road in the Boomer community was destroyed by fire on the night of Oct. 28.

Victory gardens A countywide meeting to discuss Victory gardens for 1943 will be held at the county courthouse in Wilkesboro on Friday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. J.B. Snipes, Wilkes County extension agent, ...

The Wilkes Central cross country boys were runners-up and the Eagle girls finished third Saturday in the 4A West Region race at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring.

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McNeill Chevrolet in Wilkesboro hosted its eighth annual Hometown Heroes event honoring local emergency services personnel on ...

The North Wilkesboro commissioners unanimously endorsed taking steps to again make video recordings of town board meetings and post them online.

Foundation awarded $15,000 to Wilkes Community College’s Workforce Development and Community Education (WDCE) division for the SECU Bridge to Career Program, plus $3,000 more ...

The Wilkes County Democratic Party will have its annual Century Club Dinner fundraiser starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Holiday Inn Express at 1700 Winkler Street, Wilkesboro.

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

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 ...

An update on use of three state or federal grants totaling about $5.45 million for the Ronda water system was given during the town board’s Oct. 21 meeting.

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 ...