The Wilkesboro Police Department arrested two men on charges of selling illegal controlled substances after search warrants were executed recently at 421 Z’s Tobacco and Vape at 1022 River Street ...

Concord-based Daymark Recovery Services Inc. will replace Synergy Recovery Inc. as the provider of facility-based crisis (FBC) center and detox services at the county-owned Shirley B. Randleman Center ...

Hickory Ridge History Museum in Boone will again present "Mutz-Mag: An Appalachian Tale for Children," a play by Boone-native and Los Angeles-based actress and playwright Clarinda Ross.

Lawmakers reconvened at the N.C. General Assembly to push a flurry of bills through the Senate and House education committees last week.

I obey my mother and father by getting up in the mornings as sweet as pie,” says Kaitlin, 7. I’m still working on this one. When I wake up, I’m grateful if I don’t hurt myself by tripping over the ...

Gogh For It” Summer Art Camps at the Wilkes Art Gallery in downtown North Wilkesboro began June 9 and are continuing, with spaces still available.

The Yadkin River Greenway will host its 21st annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 26, at Oakwoods Country Club near Wilkesboro.

Blowing Rock Tour of Homes is July 25, with an additional focus on “Who is my neighbor?” in the aftermath of Tropical Storm ...

Following some of the rain storms and winds that have moved through our area recently, I received a phone call from a farmer who noticed that a large wild cherry ...

JetZero Inc. announced plans on June 12 to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, a project projected to create ...

A man died in a head-in collision on N.C. 268 East in Roaring River during rainy conditions Sunday night, reported Master Trooper Christopher Casey of the N.C. Highway Patrol.

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