Saturday promises to be a big day in North Wilkesboro, with tens of thousands of people downtown for the 45th annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival and another big crowd less ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) recently protected 133 acres of mountain top land in northwestern Ashe County by securing a ...

Wilkes County Schools were closed for students on Monday, Sept. 30, due to conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Helena.

People living in Wilkes and 24 other western North Carolina counties who were displaced, need home repairs or have other serious expenses due to damage from Tropical Storm Helene may ...

These organizations strengthen our community,” said Lena Lovette, grants chair of the Wilkes Community Foundation. “We’re privileged to lend our support to their service efforts.” Funds for 2024 ...

Residents of an assisted living facility near downtown North Wilkesboro and in homes elsewhere in Wilkes County were ...

The first two-day FaithFest ended with organizers excited about the future of this Christian music festival, work planned on ...

A head-on collision of two motorcycle “dirt bikes” on Shingle Gap Road in the Purlear community about midnight Saturday resulted in the deaths of both operators, reported the N.C. Highway ...

Medicare Advantage Plans. The Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) from the N.C. Department of Insurance offers free individual counseling to help people select the best Medicare ...

Traphill Fire Department will be having bingo games at the fire station on Traphill Road on Saturday, Oct 5, beginning with serving chicken stew at 6 p.m. Bingo starts at ...

"To be wise means to be very smart, and you know everything," says Rachel, age 6. "And when someone wise says something, and it comes true, that means they are ...

FaithFest continues Saturday at the FaithFest Events Complex in Wilkesboro, with evangelist Franklin Graham and some of the ...