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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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

Arrests of 20 people as a result of drug investigations conducted over the last 2 ½ months were announced Monday by Capt.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said in Wilkesboro Monday that reporters covering his campaign for governor should focus on issues ...

Sarah Stevens, 64, of Mount Airy and Ken Badgett, 59, of Dobson are candidates to represent the 90th N.C. House District. The ...

Darren Staley, 50, of the Traphill community, and Eddie Settle, 64, of the Pleasant Hill community, are candidates to ...

Wilkes County is under a flash flood warning and wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Blacksburg, Va. late Thursday morning due to weather tied to ...