A federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continued this week and threatens Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits scheduled to start Nov. 1.

The Aspen Institute announced on Oct. 28 that Wilkes Community College is among 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

Races for mayor and two commissioner seats in North Wilkesboro and for two Wilkesboro Town Council seats are in final stretches, with Election Day on Nov. 4 and early voting ...

The current party affiliation in North Carolina is 32% Democrat, 30% Republican and 38% unaffiliated. However, “Gerrymander” Phil Berger and his gang of power-hungry politicians have managed to arrang ...

A Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC) program that helps low-income people in Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties with rent and utility bills and in other ways in emergencies has been ...

The Holiday Bazaar Crawl returns in the Wilkesboros on Saturday, Nov. 8, with the addition of Wilkesboro United Methodist ...

Consideration of moving ahead with building a new North Wilkesboro fire station was removed from the agenda when the town ...

The Wilkes County commissioners recently appointed Brett D. Cothren to the Wilkes Community College Board of Trustees.

The annual Creepy Creek Trail at the eastern end of Cub Creek Park begins at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31. Entities will give away candy from booths on the walking track around the park. The also will be ...

The 85th Walsh family reunion was held on the afternoon of Oct. 12 at Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Ferguson.

A backyard chicken flock in Rutherford County tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), announced the N.C. Department of Agriculture in mid-October.

We can learn that you shouldn’t rush Jesus, but put your faith in him,” says Taylor, 11. Also, we can learn that sometimes a good deed goes unnoticed, and that’s ...