MerleFest 2026 had a strong start Thursday and Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday on the campus of Wilkes Community ...

The main premise behind Canadian law is that everyone who is accused of a crime has the right to a robust and resolute defense. When someone is up against the ...

The path to formal music education often starts with finding a versatile instrument that opens the door to music theory and performance. For a lot of students, taking piano lessons ...

Moravian Falls Elementary School fifth grade math teacher Zana Whittington is the new Wilkes County Teacher of the Year, ...

Fire destroyed a mobile home and burned about 15 acres of adjacent woodlands in the Ferguson community the afternoon of Friday, April 17.

One of the most interesting chapters in John Crouch’s soon to be published “Brushy Mountain Boy” describes massive changes experienced in Wilkes County in the last decade of the 1800s ...

During their regular monthly meeting on April 7, the North Wilkesboro commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing during their May 5 meeting on new and higher fees for swimming ...

The Wilkes County Schools announced its plans and partnerships with others for summer meal programs for children.

Organizers say everything is shaping up for another outstanding MerleFest, with world class “traditional plus” music in a family atmosphere at Wilkes Community College Thursday through Sunday.

A man remained in the Wilkes County Jail with a $500,000 secured bond Monday after being charged with larceny of a motor ...

The North Wilkesboro Police Department filed juvenile petitions charging three males under age 16 with felony breaking and entering and larceny and other offenses as a result of an incident ...

Led by medalist Avery Johnson, the East Wilkes golf team bested three other squads Thursday in a nonconference match at Silo ...