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 ...

Drug plane hearing A hearing on disposal of a plane loaded with 80 pounds of cocaine, seized by the Ashe Sheriff’s Office in ...

• A FEAST OF VALHALLA is planned for 7-10 p.m. on Friday at Stardust Cellars, 4780 Statesville Road in North Wilkesboro.

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 ...

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, job ...

Military Times named Appalachian State University to its 2024 “Best for Vets: Colleges” rankings list, which honors the ...

The 18th annual Wilkes County Band Exposition was Saturday on the football field at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek.

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 ...

Staff Photo - Jule Hubbard Nov 13, 2024 13 mins ago 0 ...