Wilkes County Schools hosted the annual Poetry Out Loud Competition on Jan. 28 at the Stone Center in North Wilkesboro.

A women criticized recent action by the state legislature that increased state funds for private school vouchers and then raised questions about diversity, equity and inclusion during the Feb. 3 ...

An Alexander County teenager was seriously injured when the Beta 300 two-stroke trail bike he was operating ran off gravel Pores Knob Road in Moravian Falls Sunday evening.

Seven people were inducted into the North Wilkes High School Viking Hall of Fame on Jan. 30 at the Stone Center.

The North Wilkes varsity girls routed Wilkes Central for the second time in seven days on Tuesday, rolling to a 64-11 ...

The Rutherfordton–Spindale Central Hilltoppers edged past the Seaforth Hawks 34-32 on Saturday at the Novant Health Fieldhouse in Greensboro to win the program’s first ever NCHSAA Dual Team Wrestling ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Wednesday morning on charges of operating video gaming machines at the Millers ...

The Wilkes Central girls and the West Wilkes boys captured Foothills 2A Conference indoor track titles Jan. 30 at the JDL ...

Joshua Lewczyk was selected as the state winner in the Daughters of the American Revolution video essay contest for grades ...

Two cars were destroyed by a fire that began from where yard debris was being burned in a Millers Creek neighborhood Monday ...

Wilkes Heritage Museum Bingo fundraiser starts at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the museum’s Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Auditorium on Main Street, Wilkesboro.

The number of students in the Wilkes County Schools meeting the federal definition of homelessness continues to increase, according to a report given during the Wilkes Board of Education meeting ...