As of July 1, all types of pre-existing volunteers in the Wilkes County Schools must reapply to become a volunteer for the 2025-26 school year due to the use of ...

NASCAR introduced another innovative national series schedule as the 2026 slates were announced today (Wednesday) for the ...

On Aug. 15, the National Park Service reopened eight miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 221.8 to 229.7 south of ...

The bill leaves room for exceptions to the cellphone law, including if a device is needed in accordance with a student’s individualized education plan or to manage a student’s health care and for ...

The Blue Ridge Conservancy Board of Trustees on Tuesday announced the hiring of David Ray as the organization’s executive ...

The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman on Aug. 11 on a charge of murder in the stabbing death of her husband ...

Name a novel by a North Carolina writer about a fictional author who traveled abroad and struggled with returning to the complexities of American culture?

As of Tuesday, authorities were looking for a man on charged resulting from a motor vehicle chase Monday that began in Watauga County and ended with the pursued vehicle wrecking ...

A mobile home in the Shepherds Crossroads Fire District (Roaring River community) was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.

The nation’s largest public utility plans to buy power from an upcoming advanced nuclear plant to help fuel Google data ...

Laurie Brintle-Jarvis, director of the Wilkes Community College Small Business Center; Thomas Salley, director of Wilkes County Tourism Development Authority; and Jessica Icenhour Roberts, on staff at ...

The following land and rights of way were filed July 2-17 at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office. Cecil Roberts, Fred Gibbons, deceased, Kay Roberts and Marsha McGraw to James Glass, lots 402 and 416 ...