Anchored by the play of five seniors, the West Wilkes tennis team ended a nearly five-decade drought on April 16.

Two people died in a wreck on Interstate 77 in Iredell County on Saturday night and a third person died in a wreck earlier Saturday on Interstate 40 in Iredell.

Wilkes Community College students who are 2024 inductees in the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) were recently announced.

A Millers Creek man arrested Sunday on a charge of first-degree murder remained in the Wilkes County Jail with no bond ...

The 250th anniversary of the official start of the American Revolution with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, ...

A variety of felony cases were heard in the March 26 and April 9 sessions of Wilkes District Court, with Judge Adam Anderson presiding in the March 26 session and ...

The Western Piedmont Symphony and the Jeans ‘N Classics Band return to perform pop hits of the disco and Motown eras, from the 1970s to now, in a concert Saturday, ...

Rep. Blair Eddins recently was second primary sponsor of House Bill 956: “Enhance Financial Protections/Older Adults.” ...

Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will start construction on a new $2 million visitor center on Monday, April 28. This will be the first major improvement at the site since ...

The N.C. Senate approved a 2025-27 fiscal biennium budget last week that includes additional tax relief for all North Carolinians, pay increases for state employees and teachers, funding for hurricane ...

Equinox Jazz Orchestra will close out the 2024-25 John A. Walker Center season lineup with a show titled “Beatles to Bourbon ...

North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted March 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7%, unchanged from February’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.2%.