Two people who lost their paddles while kayaking down the Yadkin River in eastern Wilkes County were rescued late Thursday ...

Three people died, including an off-duty Wilkes Sheriff’s Office deputy, as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Red White and Blue Road in Roaring River about 7 p.m. Friday.

Kim Caudill, who retired this month as Wilkes County director of elections, looked back on three decades of close involvement ...

More work is needed on a building at 711 Main Street recently bought by North Wilkesboro before Optimi LLC (doing business as ...

Wilkes County Attorney Tony Triplett said a man’s allegations of wrongdoing involving pay increases for County Manager John Yates and 18 other county government employees are unfounded.

Volatile hydrocarbons interact with ozone in the air and appear blue under the sun’s rays. The Blue Ridge region happens to have lots of oak trees, which are known to release plenty of isoprene.

Details were given but no action taken in a Wilkes County commissioners meeting on a draft agreement calling for a local company to build a facility with new jobs on ...

The Wilkesboro Police Department arrested two men on charges of selling illegal controlled substances after search warrants ...

Hope Leigh Sebstian, 15, of Roaring River, recently made the fifth donation of her hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit that accepts donations of human hair for making hair ...

Members of the North Carolina Daniel Boone Heritage Trail were at Fort Boonesborough in Kentucky recently to celebrate the ...

The Wilkes County commissioners approved a motion formally authorizing a study on providing emergency response services during their June 17 meeting.

The town of Wilkesboro held an event Friday to celebrate completion of the first phase of Shelton Play Park, an inclusive ...