The 55th annual Carlton-Howell family reunion starts at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at Thankful Baptist Church on N.C. 18 South in the Boomer community.

The Little Brushy Mountain Fire Department Fire District's rating was improved from a 9 to a 5 (on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 ...

The Wilkes County commissioners voiced concern during their March 17 meeting about the county’s fiscal 2024-25 audit report being released on social media well before they first saw it that ...

The last major furniture manufacturer based in Wilkes County has new ownership.

When Congress passed its budget-reconciliation bill last summer, it created a bunch of problems for North Carolina policymakers — thank goodness!

The Mountain Homespun Fiber Guild and the Blue Ridge Fiber Fest in Sparta are partnering on a project inspired by this year’s festival theme, “From Ridge to Reef.” ...

State officials are encouraging North Carolina employers to hire veterans and to apply for recognition with a HIRE Vets Medallion Award, an official program of the U.S. Department of Labor.

A hands-on Small Farm Equipment & Plasticulture Demo Day is on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at New Castle Farm at 2812 Clingman Road, Clingman.

The Brushy Mountain peach crop was damaged by not as severely as first feared by sub-freezing temperatures within the eight-hour period ending about 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 and the ...

N.C. Department of Transportation personnel were scheduled to begin replacing a 54-year-old bridge where Preacher Field Road crosses Big Elkin Creek in the Pleasant Ridge community of eastern Wilkes C ...

Expo for sixth grade and 11th grade students in the Wilkes County school and other students is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26. The event will feature six zones with hands-on, ...

A 48,000-square-foot building at 1601 Industrial Drive in Wilkesboro has been sold to a company that plans to use it for food ...