The East Wilkes softball team coasted to a 12-2 nonconference win over Surry Central in Dobson on Monday.

Two tennis players from North Wilkes joined three other teammates in qualifying for regional play next month. North’s Jose Duran and Gian Olvera won 6-0, 6-0 over their doubles ...

Led by medalist Avery Johnson, the East Wilkes golf team bested three other squads Thursday in a nonconference match at Silo ...

The Alleghany soccer team turned in a 4-1 decision over winless West Wilkes in Sparta on Monday.

The Wilkes County Schools announced its plans and partnerships with others for summer meal programs for children.

Organizers say everything is shaping up for another outstanding MerleFest, with world class “traditional plus” music in a family atmosphere at Wilkes Community College Thursday through Sunday.

Ashe County Sheriff B. Phil Howell announced that a Laurel Springs man with outstanding federal warrants was arrested after a high speed chase on U.S. 221, N.C. 16 and other ...

The fourth annual N.C. Fried Apple Pie Festival is 5-9 p.m. May 1 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 2 at the Justice Carlisle Higgins Fairgrounds in Sparta.

The West Wilkes and Wilkes Central boys squads gather after tying for the Wilkes County Olympics title Thursday in Millers ...

The North Wilkesboro Police Department filed juvenile petitions charging three males under age 16 with felony breaking and entering and larceny and other offenses as a result of an incident ...

A man remained in the Wilkes County Jail with a $500,000 secured bond Monday after being charged with larceny of a motor ...

KidFest, sponsored by Wilkes Community Partnership for Children, is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2 at the North Wilkesboro Rotary Club’s fairgrounds (adjacent to West Park) in North ...