Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes and Alleghany counties will reopen for day use only on Friday, Nov. 15, after being closed since Sept. 27 for cleanup after Tropical Storm Helene hit, stated an ...

An important chapter in the history of Wilkes and the region will come to a close the first weekend in December when the merger of Wilkesboro-based Northwestern Bank with First Union is ...

RALEIGH — North Carolina's labor commissioner for nearly the past four years is the next president and CEO of the chief advocacy group for the state's hospitals. The North Carolina Healthcare ...

WAYNESVILLE — A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction, then driving off the roadway ...

• A FEAST OF VALHALLA is planned for 7-10 p.m. on Friday at Stardust Cellars, 4780 Statesville Road in North Wilkesboro. Inspired by the legendary halls of Valhalla, the feast will be filled ...

The 18th annual Wilkes County Band Exposition was Saturday on the football field at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek. The marching bands from North Wilkes, East Wilkes, Wilkes Central ...

GOP leaders in Wilkes and nearby counties emphasized and registered Republicans apparently took to heart a simple message this election season: “If we don’t get the vote out, we won’t win.” ...

Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is making it even harder. In the last year ...

ASU secured the No. 29 spot of the 215 public schools named on the list, placing the university within the top 14% of schools recognized. “These recognitions reaffirm our steadfast dedication ...

Appalachian State University is among three University of North Carolina System institutions named headquarter locations for NCInnovation’s applied research support, the UNC System announced Oct.

Wilkes County was at the center of a multi-county area that led North Carolina in percentage of votes cast for Republican Donald Trump in the 2024 and 2020 general elections. Trump received a ...