Well before Helene’s floodwaters reached western North Carolina, an overwhelmed U.S. insurance market was already dropping coverage in places that are prone to disaster — and even in towns and ...

Ashley James Crouse, 53, of Granite Falls was sentenced on Feb. 13 to 120 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and receipt of child sexual ...

The Wilkes County Hall of Fame Governing Board announced the 11th class of inductees, chosen from over 70 nominees.

Carolina West Wireless, a Wilkesboro-based wireless carrier, hosted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr when he recently assessed damage from Tropical Storm Helene and recovery eff ...

The following land and rights of way were filed in January at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. James Faw, executor, Diane Faw, executor, Judy Faw, executor, and J.C. Faw, deceased, to Kimberly ...

Stratus Team LLC, an engineering, architecture and consulting firm based in Coraopolis, Penn., announced that it acquired Wilkesboro-based BREC (Blue Ridge Environmental Consultants).

Stephanie McGarrah, a public sector executive with roots in western North Carolina and experience managing funding organizations, joined the N.C. Department of Commerce on Jan. 22 as the department’s ...

Clint Pressley, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, explained how suffering prepares people for ministry during a chapel ...

We can hear people and see them, but we can’t really see God or hear him,” says Italia, 9. After Jesus had miraculously fed 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread, he asked his disciples: “Do you ...

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imported goods from Canada and Mexico if the countries don’t curb the flow of illicit drugs and illegal migrants ...

The Wilkes County Schools’ looming “financial cliff” was explained in greater detail during a day-long Wilkes Board of Education retreat Friday in the board’s meeting room in North Wilkesboro.

Here’s the best bets for fun things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin. The LOST WOMBAT tavern in North ...