One more incumbent and another newcomer have filed as candidates in this fall’s local municipal elections.

July is not as busy as the previous few months for beekeepers, but it is still a very important month in the bee yard.

The N.C. Forest Service’s tree seedling sale began July 1, with about 40 hardwood and softwood tree species and also a mix of pollinators for sale online at ...

The Wilkesboro Police Department arrested a man for firing shots during an incident in the parking lot of the Wilkes Family YMCA in Wilkesboro late Friday afternoon, said Police Chief ...

Naturalist Ken Crouse of Wilkes County will lead a mushroom walk on Saturday, July 19, at Rendezous Mountain State Park at 956 Rendezvous Mountain Road in Purlear.

STEMmer Days for Toddlers will be presented by the Appalachian State University Mathematics and Science Education Center at the Traphill Library at noon, Tuesday, July 22, as part of the ...

Naturalist Ken Crouse of Wilkes County will lead a mushroom walk on Saturday, July 19, at Rendezous Mountain State Park at 956 Rendezvous Mountain Road in Purlear.

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill revealed that repetitive flooding in North Carolina is far more common and more widespread than previously recognized, with ...

The present covered bridge over the Reddies was washed away in the flood of 1916, but was rebuilt using much of the old ...

Authorities responded to an incident with shots fired in the parking lot of the Wilkes Family YMCA in N.C. 268 West in ...

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When I recently reviewed my columns of past years, I was surprised I hadn’t written about “the debt” — meaning the national debt — in six years.