Members of the Rendezvous Mountain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution read to first grade students in Wilkes County’s 13 elementary schools on Feb. 26 as part of ...

Once stretching across more than 90 million acres of the southeastern United States and much of eastern North Carolina, the longleaf pine is a living emblem of the region’s ecological ...

Seventy-two small businesses, including two in North Wilkesboro, recently earned the designation of Certified North Carolina Destination Business by the N.C. Department of Commerce.

The Wilkes Cooperative Extension Service will have a free workshop on value added opportunities for produce and herbs from 1:30 to 3 p.m. March 20 at the Wilkes Agricultural Center ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Kevin Ray Reece of Ronda claiming his constitutional rights were violated ...

Hundreds of people, including students, advisors, industry partners and elected officials, attended the 2026 SkillsUSA ...

Fifteen Wilkes Community College students received $1,000 each to use toward tuition at the college after WCC was selected a 2025 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship recipient ...

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Spring is a busy time for N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologists, especially due to increased human encounters with wildlife.

Brian Lane, manager of the NCWorks Career Center at 1320 W D St Suite 2, North Wilkesboro, said staff in his office are available to help job seekers prepare for ...

The annual Spring Job Fair at Wilkes Community College’s John A. Walker Community Center is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 7.