A series of cockpit instrument failures occurred before a plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport and claimed the lives of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, former Wilkes County resident ...

A sheet of ice flew off a northbound sport utility vehicle on N.C. 16 South and struck the front windshield of a southbound car Thursday in the Pores Knob community, ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation is making progress clearing Wilkes County roads in the aftermath of a 2-inch-deep sleet ...

Winners in the Wilkes Art Gallery’s 45th annual Blue Ridge Overview were recognized in an opening night reception and awards ceremony on Jan. 16. The exhibition continues through Feb. 13.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School’s new inclusive playground and community park on Champion-Mount Pleasant Road was celebrated ...

Several days of preparations amid fluctuating forecasts culminated with Wilkes County dodging the severe impact Winter Storm ...

East improved to 16-1 overall and 8-0 in MVC action, while North, playing without three starters, regressed to 10-6 and 5-3. “Our girls played their hearts out,” said North’s coach, Steven Phillips.

The East Wilkes girls repeated as wrestling tournament champion on Friday, rolling to a convincing win in the inaugural Mountain Valley 2A/3A/4A Conference tourney at Starmount High School in ...

With severe winter weather about to arrive, about 16 N.C. Highway Patrol troopers in Wilkesboro-based Troop F, District II (Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties) gathered on Jan. 22 to cut, ...

Count, coordinated by the Northwest N.C. Continuum of Care (CoC), will be conducted in the High Country counties of Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga ...

It doesn’t happen very often, but it’s sometimes nice to be reassured your small community of habitation hasn’t been lost amongst the 8 billion people or so on planet Earth.