The North Surry varsity girls posted a 51-43 hardwood win over West Wilkes in Toast on Jan. 9. Zoey Woodruff paced West with 17 points. She was backed by Kelsey Madden and Molly Billings, who had ...

North Wilkesboro Officers Todd Burke and Justin Johnson were presented letters of commendation during the Jan. 7 town board ...

The Ronda Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 approved sending a letter stating intentions to connect a proposed $51 million assisted living facility to the town water system.

A veteran law enforcement officer was honored recently for his nearly 30 years of service to the Town of Wilkesboro, ...

The Town of Wilkesboro began 2025 with a new chief of police.

Dorothy Lee Blackburn Smith, 95, of Roaring River, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2025, at Wilkes Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Sen. Eddie Settle (R-Wilkes), who recently started his second two-year term in the N.C. Senate, was appointed co-chairman of the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee by Sen. Phil Berger, president ...

North Carolina should experience steady but unspectacular economic growth in 2025. Consumers seem to be regaining their footing after several years of inflation-related struggles. Businesses are still ...

Wilkes County Schools are closed for students on Monday, Jan. 13, due to hazardous road conditions from the snow that fell Thursday and Friday morning. It’s an optional teacher workday, ...

As deadly wildfires consume some of California’s metropolitan areas, causing tens of thousands to evacuate and destroying thousands of structures, ...

Depending on the source, Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Meta platforms will jettison fact-checking protocols in favor of community notes is either a threat to democracy or a return to the ...