The Rutherfordton–Spindale Central Hilltoppers edged past the Seaforth Hawks 34-32 on Saturday at the Novant Health Fieldhouse in Greensboro to win the program’s first ever NCHSAA Dual Team Wrestling ...

Wilkes Heritage Museum Bingo fundraiser starts at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the museum’s Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Auditorium on Main Street, Wilkesboro.

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Improvements to the area around the pickleball courts at Cub Creek Park in Wilkesboro—including the addition of a premium court—are in the planning stages.

The number of students in the Wilkes County Schools meeting the federal definition of homelessness continues to increase, according to a report given during the Wilkes Board of Education meeting ...

Joshua Lewczyk was selected as the state winner in the Daughters of the American Revolution video essay contest for grades ...

Two cars were destroyed by a fire that began from where yard debris was being burned in a Millers Creek neighborhood Monday ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Wednesday morning on charges of operating video gaming machines at the Millers ...

The Wilkes Central girls and the West Wilkes boys captured Foothills 2A Conference indoor track titles Jan. 30 at the JDL ...

The Cardinals moved up to 9-10 overall and 5-4 in FH2A play, while the Eagles regressed to 10-11 and 3-6. The first 1,883 ...

Wilkes Central junior Mark Davis and West Wilkes senior Katie Beth Garza both qualified for the 2A state swim championships after competing Saturday in 1A/2A Central Region meet at the ...