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The public has until July 17 to comment on what should be included in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s new prioritized list of major road, airport and sidewalk projects.

Sixty years ago today, the second annual Daniel Boone Wagon Train culminated when participants paraded through downtown Boone on horseback and in wagons drawn by oxen or horses after leaving ...

The North Wilkesboro Post 31 junior baseball team finished up its American Legion season Monday with an overall record of 12-11.

The Wilkes 12U softball all-stars were eliminated from Tar Heel Leagues District 2 play on June 26 after a 19-3 loss to Mitchell County at River’s Edge in Wilkesboro.

A trio of softball players from East Wilkes and West Wilkes high schools garnered player of the year recognition July 26 by the N.C. Softball Coaches Association.

The Golden LEAF Foundation announced June 27 that 215 rural North Carolina students were selected to receive up to a $14,000 Golden LEAF Scholarship, including three in Wilkes County.

Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago.

The Wilkesboro Police Department is investigating the death of a 61-year-old male who was found at the Red Roof Inn off River Street in Wilkesboro on June 29.

Wilkes Art Gallery has been working hard to create more public art opportunities for local organizations and property owners.

North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to take unpaid ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed May 2-4 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Dorothy Church to Jody Church and Darlene Church, three tracts in Walnut Grove Township.