A man charged as a result of a 25-mile, low-speed motor vehicle chase that began on U.S. 421 east of Boone and ended in ...

A mobile home on Parsonsville Road in Purlear was destroyed by fire Friday night. Millers Creek Fire Chief Robbie Bolin said the cause of the fire wasn’t determined but no foul play is suspected. He ...

The Wilkes Heritage Museum announced that museum research specialist Jason Duncan will present a program titled “In Their Own Words: Civil War Letters to Governor Vance” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, ...

They are pastors, deacons, and other clergy, actively working among the 500 Haitian churches in the Southern Baptist Convention – at least for another four weeks.

As measles cases continue to rise across the country, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is taking proactive steps to ensure the state remains prepared for any ...

A man received a suspended sentence and charges against two co-defendants were dismissed in Wilkes District Court in an electronic gambling case in Millers Creek.

A wildfire near Old N.C. 16 in far northwestern Wilkes County and another near N.C. 268 in Wilkes and Caldwell counties were ...

Kim Caudill is retiring as director of the Wilkes Board of Elections and Lauren Byrd has been named her successor, announced ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office in February and March.

America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company focusing on independently-owned, local-minded eateries, will bring its ABR Roadshow to Almost On The Lake restaurant at 300 N.C. 268 ...

Region 3 of the N.C. Minority Diabetes Prevention Program (NC MDPP) will hold classes in North Wilkesboro to help people avoid developing Type 2 diabetes.