Left: Sandy Feat artist works on this year’s sand sculpture at MerleFest ...

The North Wilkesboro commissioners took action allowing construction to begin for a new pool and other long-discussed major ...

With a memorable lineup and ideal weather, MerleFest 2025 lived up to expectations set by its predecessor events.

Six members of the Wilkes County 4-H Horse Club entered the West District Qualifying 4-H Horse Show on April 26 at the ...

Americans “are living in some guy’s fantasy dream of a reality TV show,” said the featured speaker at the Wilkes Democratic ...

A woman driving a Nissan pickup received life-threatening injuries when the vehicle wrecked on Boone Trail in Purlear about 7 ...

The Surry Central softball team rallied to post a 7-4 win Monday over North Wilkes in the opening round of the Foothills 2A ...

West Wilkes sophomore Slater Meade was runner-up April 23 in the Foothills 2A Conference golf tournament at Olde Beau Golf ...

The Wilkes Communications Center is now dispatching at least one of five fire departments — Wilkesboro, Mulberry-Fairplains, Millers Creek, Ronda and Broadway — when it dispatches the Wilkes Rescue ...

After a strong first two days featuring a huge Friday night crowd for Bonnie Raitt, MerleFest 2025 continues Saturday with a ...

With especially large turnouts Friday and Saturday nights, MerleFest 2025 may have produced one of the four-day event’s ...

The 2025 Little Miss Princess pageant is July 25 at Wilkes Community College’s Pit Auditorium. This annual fundraiser for the ...