The East Wilkes varsity boys rallied to take a 59-57 hardcourt victory over Wilkes Central in Ronda on Tuesday.

The Wilkes County commissioners on Tuesday night unanimously approved hiring an Alexander County native as new Wilkes County tax administrator.

WINSTON-SALEM - Wilkes County track and field programs made a statement at the Mountain Valley 2A/3A/4A Conference ...

The Wilkes Central girls indoor track team won its fourth-straight conference crown on Monday, capturing the inaugural ...

The West Wilkes boys wrestling team edged North Wilkes in an intercounty showdown Tuesday, 36-33, completing a perfect run in ...

The first-place East Wilkes varsity girls basketball team cruised to a 69-14 intercounty win over Wilkes Central in Ronda on ...

The East Wilkes girls wrestling team completed a perfect league regular season by routing Wilkes Central, 48-6, in Moravian ...

Theft of four Subaru tires and wheels; a 2001 Ford Taurus hood and headlights; Ford rear tractor tire and rim and new winch worth $1,550 from the lot of Kevin Hamby Towing on N.C. 16 in Millers Creek ...

Nominations are open for the 2026 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards.

The N.C. Small Business Center Network (SBCN) announced that applications for competing in the SBCNPowered by Wells Fargo will be accepted from March 1 to April 7.

Wilkes County had a jobless rate of 4.5% in November 2025, up from 3.9% in November 2024. Wilkes had a labor force of 50,795 this past November, with 1,165 people listed as unemployed. In November ...

The North Wilkesboro commissioners officially approved accepting a $1.76 million Brownfields Grant for cleaning up the tannery/Jenkins property during their Jan. 6 meeting.