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

The East Wilkes softball team coasted to a 12-2 nonconference win over Surry Central in Dobson on Monday.

Two tennis players from North Wilkes joined three other teammates in qualifying for regional play next month. North’s Jose Duran and Gian Olvera won 6-0, 6-0 over their doubles ...

The Alleghany soccer team turned in a 4-1 decision over winless West Wilkes in Sparta on Monday.

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

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 ...

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 ...

The fourth annual N.C. Fried Apple Pie Festival is 5-9 p.m. May 1 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 2 at the Justice Carlisle Higgins Fairgrounds in Sparta.

The West Wilkes and Wilkes Central boys squads gather after tying for the Wilkes County Olympics title Thursday in Millers ...

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.

Wilkes County high schools coaches and athletes who recently received Mountain Valley 2A/3A/4A Athletic Conference player and ...

Two people died in a wreck on U.S. 64 near Lenoir on the night of Friday, April 17. Senior Trooper Jake Macchia reported that an eastbound 2018 Ford F-150 pickup crossed the centerline, collided with ...