Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes and Alleghany counties will reopen for day use only on Friday, Nov. 15, after being closed since Sept. 27 for cleanup after Tropical Storm ...

Drug plane hearing A hearing on disposal of a plane loaded with 80 pounds of cocaine, seized by the Ashe Sheriff’s Office in ...

The 18th annual Wilkes County Band Exposition was Saturday on the football field at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek.

Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is making it even harder. In the last year, job ...

Wherever possible, let leaves stay where they fall or at least use them to make a mulch pile. Fallen leaves are a recycling ...

Republicans faced no opposition in most local races and dominated the 2024 general election in Wilkes County as expected. The ...

In a must-win situation to keep any hopes of the postseason alive, the Wilkes Central football team tripped over the final ...

Roaring River Elementary School Principal Danielle Dowell has been awarded the Northwest Region Science of Reading Champion ...

Ronda voters elected a new mayor and two new commissioners, all holding elected government offices for the first time, in non ...

Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County north of Marion sustained significant damage as a result of flooding and ...

In February, a federal district court in Arizona vacated the only three post-emergent formulations of dicamba on the marketplace, marking the second time post-emergent dicamba registrations were vacat ...

Top readers from the Wilkes County Schools in the annual Mountaineer Readers program were recognized at the Wilkes Board of ...