The N.C. General Assembly ended July by overriding Gov. Josh Steins vetoes of the following bills, which means they now are law: ...

Tyson Foods Inc. topped analysts’ expectations with its third quarter earnings report, released Monday morning.

Starting Aug.1, county governments and conservation nonprofit groups may apply for grant funding from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation ...

Wilkes County and other locales in North Carolina and nationwide experienced record and near-record high temperatures in June and July, according to National Weather Service (NWS) data.

The Wilkesboro Town Council has officially approved a major upgrade and expansion of the town’s wastewater treatment plant for a cost not to exceed $89.8 million.

Democratic leaders in the House so far have managed to keep intact Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of six bills allowing people to ...

The number of homeschooled children in Wilkes County increased by about 10.5% from 2022-23 to 2023-24 and again from 2023-24 to 2024-25, according to data from the N.C. Department of ...

The Wilkes 15U all-star baseball team reached the finals of the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament in Boone on Sunday, but took back-to-back losses to Rocky Mount, a club that ...

Industrial league softball games were a popular summer activity in Wilkes County for decades. North Wilkesboro Coca-Cola ...

N.C. 268 East is an economic lifeline in Wilkes County because of the large number of tractor-trailers hauling goods and the many commuters going back and forth on the highway, although some opt for ...

A new book provides previously unpublished raw glimpses of life in Wilkes County in the last quarter of the 18th century, not long after the area was considered the Carolina ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating numerous recent thefts, including at Millers Creek Elementary School.