The annual tomato tasting event at the Wilkes County Farmers Market is from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 2.

There may be a new ally in the fight against one of the most invasive insects threatening trees, crops and other commodities.

Over the years, people have sent me photos of snakes they’ve encountered on their property (some alive and some not), asking for identification.

The Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy is inviting the public to make donations to the conservancy’s Land Protection Acquisition Fund in honor of Charlie Brady as he prepares to retire as ...

When I was 12, my father got hold of a bright orange, rusted-out Terminix truck that had been deemed undrivable — they might have been giving it away.

Niki Hamby has been named interim Wilkes County fire marshal as a result of Chris Hicks resigning to accept the position of fire marshal in Alexander County.

SkillsUSA students placed well at the 60th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Atlanta June ...

The candidate filing period ended at noon Friday with three people running for North Wilkesboro mayor, five for two North Wilkesboro commissioner seats and three for two Wilkesboro Town Council ...

George Gwyn Church, local businessman, Air Force veteran and North Wilkesboro mayor from 2005 through 2009, died July 17 at ...

In June 2025, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) confirmed the first case of measles this year in North ...

When the deadline for filing for elected office passed at noon Friday, three people had filed for North Wilkesboro mayor, ...