Christmas wreaths were placed on the graves of about 3,300 military veterans in Wilkes County this year in a fourth annual ...

A problematic splash pad project at North Wilkesboro’s Smoot Park spanning over seven years ended with the town board agreeing to remove what’s left of the recreational feature and replace ...

Zella Mae Royal Miller, 93, of North Wilkesboro passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at her home.

The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 10 announced felony charges filed against 29 people with Wilkes County addresses and seven others, mostly involving methamphetamine.

The seventh annual Wilkes Literacy Gingerbread House Festival at the 1915 building on Main Street, Wilkesboro, Dec. 6 and 7 ...

The annual Wilkes County Christmas Parade, organized by the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. rolled through the North Wilkesboro ...

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Wilkes Art Gallery will accept submissions for the 45th annual Blue Ridge Overview Photography Competition and Exhibition on from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan 2 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 3.

The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 10 announced felony charges filed against 29 people with Wilkes County addresses and seven others, mostly involving methamphetamine.

Former and current Wilkesboro firefighters, family members of nearly all of the 17 men who were Wilkesboro fire chiefs and others helped celebrate the department’s 100th anniversary Saturday at the ...

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