The way the economy has evolved since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unusual in many respects, starting with a historically deep (but brief) recession and eventually leading ...

Using my mirrors to look behind me, the street showed cars parked on both sides. According to my dispatcher, I needed to deliver my empty trailer to the loading dock ...

Although a clear conscience before God and people won’t exclude you from trials, it will allow you to live with inner freedom apart from guilt. “There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience,” says ...

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Officer is investigating a large number of recent thefts.

Advocate Health, which includes Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, announced last week that it will begin canceling all judgment liens previously placed on homes and real estate as ...

Motorists can expect a full closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 261 (N.C. 16 North at the Wilkes-Ashe county line ...

The Republican executive committees of Wilkes and Alexander counties on Sept. 19 jointly voted to recommend that Blair Eddins serve the remaining portion of Jeffrey Elmore’s term as representative for ...

A constitutional law professor and advocate of the poor called the 2024 election a “great battle to save American democracy” ...

Two people with leadership roles at the now-closed Bridges Academy charter school in the Pleasant Ridge community of eastern Wilkes County pleaded guilty to embezzling government funds on Sept. 4.

Eight members of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Millers Creek volunteered to participate in a mission trip to mountainous Lee ...

An observance of Lincoln Heights School’s 100th anniversary spanning several months culminated with a parade and other ...

Appalachian State University’s High Country Humanities — with support from North Carolina Humanities — will present “Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations” on ...