The following news items are from the March 12, 1920, issue of Carter’s Weekly (earlier and later The Wilkes Journal) and the March 13, 1920, issue of The Wilkes Patriot, ...

East seniors Phoenix Blackburn (#4) and Tyler Calloway (#5), and junior Cooper Huffman (#6, by tiebreaker) were singles winners. Calloway and Huffman teamed up for an 8-1 win at #3 doubles. The ...

Wilkes County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program ...

Details on North Wilkesboro recreational facility improvements and a new co-ed program planned in Nate Reavis’ first year as the town’s recreation director were shared at the March 4 town ...

The four Wilkes County high schools will again compete in the same athletic conference, starting with the 2025-26 calendar year.

Some Democrats argue that what they need for the 2028 presidential election is a Southern moderate like Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton who won election– or like Al Gore whose ...

A Wilkes County man has been named N.C. Wildlife Enforcement Officer of the Year in the N.C. Wildlife Federation’s 60th ...

Rickards Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at 1288 Old U.S. 421 Road, Wilkesboro, will present a program on Civil Rights Movement experiences in Wilkes County on Sunday, March 9 ...

A wildfire burned about 6 ½ acre of woodlands in the area between the Kohl’s store on Winkler Mill Road Extension and the ...

Lori Parsons of Purlear was sworn in Friday as a new member of the Wilkes County Board of Elections. Parsons will fill the ...

As the days get warmer, there will be more and more activity at the entrances of honey bee hives. Honey bee colonies should ...