The Wilkes Department of Social Services is seeking sponsors for children in foster care or extended foster care to help ensure they receive Christmas gifts this year.

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed Oct. 24-30 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Donna Sharpe, Sam Sharpe, Douglas Kilby, Kathy Kilby, Clay Taylor and Heather Taylor to ...

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

In commanding fashion, East Wilkes earned a spot in the 2A West finals by blanking Gray Stone Day, 6-0, in Ronda on Oct. 22. “Our girls were dominant,” said East’s coach, Aaron Simmons. “The focus, ...

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The East Wilkes golf team finished second Tuesday after a rain-shortened 1A/2A finals at Gates Four Country Club in ...

The 3A West’s top volleyball seed, Pine Lake Prep, turned back North Wilkes in four sets Saturday in the regional semifinals in Mooresville.

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.

The Elkin soccer team wrapped up second place in the Mountain Valley Conference after throwing an 8-0 clean sheet Tuesday over visiting West Wilkes.

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

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.