A goal of $1 million in pledges and donations from private sources has been reached for the Wilkes Economic Development Corp.’s LEAP fund, announced Wilkes EDC President LeeAnn Nixon during ...

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) was recently awarded $100,000 from the Recreational Trails Program through the N.C. Department of Parks and Recreation for the construction of Phase 1 of the Northern ...

Wilkes Community College announced recipients of 2024-25 Vulcan Materials Company scholarships, awarded to students in the ...

An N.C. Cooperative Extension Service hands-on workshop on pruning blackberry bushes and more will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m ...

Winners of the Wilkes Art Gallery’s 44th annual Blue Ridge Overview were announced in an opening ceremony for the exhibition ...

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The Wilkes County Schools will switch from PowerSchool to a new student information system called Infinite Campus, starting with the 2025-26 school year.

Wilkesboro water system customers were advised Friday to not consume water from the system without boiling it first for three minutes due to a break in a 10-inch main water ...

App State football head coach Dowell Loggains announced Thursday the hiring of Aashon Larkins as an offensive assistant coach ...

The Wilkes Central wrestling team threw a monkey wrench into the Foothills 2A Conference race Jan. 9 after edging defending ...

The North Surry varsity girls posted a 51-43 hardwood win over West Wilkes in Toast on Jan. 9. Zoey Woodruff paced West with 17 points. She was backed by Kelsey Madden and Molly Billings, who had ...

Wilkes Central junior Mark Davis broke his own school swim record Jan. 9 in the 500-yard freestyle at the Wilkes YMCA.