Wilkesboro commissioner candidates and others are outside town hall on primary election day on Oct. 10, 1989. Standing are, from left, challengers Andy Soots, Tommy Bumgarner and Greg Williams.

A full obituary for the Rev. Millard W. Harris Jr. is inside this issue.

Wilkes was included on a three-county tour of farms Thursday focused on increasing awareness of agricultural issues among ...

Schools across North Carolina are grappling to meet federal nutrition standards while relying more on bulk suppliers and processed foods due to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program ...

Pfc. Ian C. Vargas Pardue, 18, of Wilkesboro graduated from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris ...

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help prevent the spread of rabies.

The Wilkes Cooperative Extension Service reported big increases for all categories in the exhibition hall at the annual Wilkes Agricultural Fair, which ended Saturday.

Watauga County Extension Professional Landscape Day is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Blowing Rock Conference Center at 1818 Goforth Road, Blowing Rock.

The water does not do anything except get you wet,” says Matt, 8. “When you get baptized in the Holy Spirit, you get cleansed by God, and he will come ...

Somalia tops the list of countries where access to the Bible is blocked by law, actions of religious extremists or acts by other nonstate actors, the Bible Access Initiative announced ...

Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County remains temporarily closed while repairs and cleanup continue in the wake of damage from Tropical Storm Helene in late September 2024.