MerleFest 2026 had a strong start Thursday and Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday on the campus of Wilkes Community ...

The main premise behind Canadian law is that everyone who is accused of a crime has the right to a robust and resolute defense. When someone is up against the ...

The path to formal music education often starts with finding a versatile instrument that opens the door to music theory and performance. For a lot of students, taking piano lessons ...

Moravian Falls Elementary School fifth grade math teacher Zana Whittington is the new Wilkes County Teacher of the Year, ...

Two tennis players from North Wilkes joined three other teammates in qualifying for regional play next month. North’s Jose Duran and Gian Olvera won 6-0, 6-0 over their doubles ...

The East Wilkes softball team coasted to a 12-2 nonconference win over Surry Central in Dobson on Monday.

Riley Huffman poured in five goals, a day after netting seven against West Wilkes, for Central. Caeleigh Ridgell notched one ...

Led by medalist Avery Johnson, the East Wilkes golf team bested three other squads Thursday in a nonconference match at Silo ...

The West Wilkes and Wilkes Central boys squads gather after tying for the Wilkes County Olympics title Thursday in Millers ...

Wilkes County high schools coaches and athletes who recently received Mountain Valley 2A/3A/4A Athletic Conference player and ...

During their regular monthly meeting on April 7, the North Wilkesboro commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing during their May 5 meeting on new and higher fees for swimming ...

One of the most interesting chapters in John Crouch’s soon to be published “Brushy Mountain Boy” describes massive changes experienced in Wilkes County in the last decade of the 1800s ...