A wildfire scorched about 26 acres of forest between N.C. 16 North and Old N.C. 16 in the Wilbar community the afternoon of March 19.

Wilkes County Fire Marshal Chris Hicks and the N.C. Forest Service both announced bans on outside burning due to increased fire risks, effective Friday, March 21, and continuing until further ...

A monster 12-run third inning lifted the West Wilkes varsity baseball team to a 15-8 win over North Wilkes in Hays on Tuesday ...

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin.

The Walker Center hosted its first-ever salsa dance lesson on March 8. Two professional Latin dance instructors from the ...

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx spoke in support of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce federal spending during the annual ...

Carrie Vestal of East Wilkes was named the Northwest 1A Conference’s girls wrestling coach of the year on March 13. T.R.

Education has long been considered a key driver of economic opportunity, with higher levels of attainment generally leading ...

In the Northwest 1A Conference opener for both squads, defending champ Mount Airy doubled up East Wilkes in Ronda on Tuesday, 6-3.

After tens of millions of dollars and nearly a decade of false starts, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is finally poised to roll out caseload software designed ...

Two issues that drew dozens of people to Tuesday night’s Wilkes County commissioners meeting were removed from the agenda by Chairman Shirley Randleman and not addressed after citizens spoke about ...

March 29 marks National Vietnam War Veterans Day, first observed in 2012 to honor U.S. military personnel who served in the Vietnam War. This year, 2025, commemorates the 52nd anniversary ...