A bill working its way through the N.C. House of Representatives would allow civil lawsuits against individuals for development decisions they make on city councils or planning boards.

Wilkesboro Town Manager Ken Noland said during the April 17 Wilkes Economic Development Corp. board meeting that the Wilkesboro Town Council recently approved amending the town’s zoning ordinance to a ...

Additional contestants in the Little Miss Princess Pageant include, from left, Bailey Richardson, daughter of Miranda and ...

Americans “are living in some guy’s fantasy dream of a reality TV show,” said the featured speaker at the Wilkes Democratic Party Convention on April 19 at the Wilkes Agricultural ...

As I write this column, the Trump administration has levied new higher tariffs on most countries. The business community is not happy, as reflected in several large drops in the ...

The reason Elizabeth equates living water with the Holy Spirit is because of what Jesus said later in his ministry: "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the ...

Experts say elder abuse in rural communities is a problem, but finding ways to solve this means clarifying how it's defined and reported.

The Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina recently published the seventh edition of its “Down the Road: Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Guide.” ...

Six members of the Wilkes County 4-H Horse Club entered the West District Qualifying 4-H Horse Show on April 26 at the Western North Carolina Agriculture Center in Fletcher.

There were tremendous investment losses when Tropical Storm Helene leveled 822,000 acres of forestland in western North Carolina in late September.

Although specific estimates are not available, economic losses from worm parasite infections of cattle can be significant.

Gertrude Carlton Parsons of the Boomer community, who turned 100 recently, learned about living independently in the late ...