Democratic leaders in the House so far have managed to keep intact Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of six bills allowing people to ...

Members of the N.C. State Health Plan will be able to get a knee replacement or other surgeries at no cost under a new program that marks a shift for the group that helps insure 740,000 teachers ...

Industrial league softball games were a popular summer activity in Wilkes County for decades. North Wilkesboro Coca-Cola ...

Two years ago, Tyler Yates lost his best friend to an overdose. At the urging of another person in the recovery community, Yates said his best friend stopped taking buprenorphine — a medication ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced on July 25 that it is releasing $6.8 billion earmarked for K-12 and adult education nationwide.

The number of homeschooled children in Wilkes County increased by about 10.5% from 2022-23 to 2023-24 and again from 2023-24 to 2024-25, according to data from the N.C. Department of ...

The Southern Appalachian Historical Association in association with the Blue Ridge Community Theatre announced the final three performances of “Horn in the West,” America’s longest-running ...

The motion approved Monday night included these two boards and the board that approved financing and plans for the courthouse ...

The schedule for widening 13.5 miles of N.C. 268 East to four lanes was pushed back to “funded for preliminary engineering only” in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s 2026-35 State ...