WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — UPDATE (Sunday 10 p.m.): The fire is now 90% contained, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. There is an active wildfire in Wilkes County, according to Wilkes ...

The Wilkes County Moonshiners college wooden bat league team continues to show progress in the early season, and it is ...

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Linda Wilkes, of Roaring River, bought a $3 Powerball ticket and won a $500,000 prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “I was in disbelief ...

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP ... The homicide is being investigated by the sheriff’s office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations.

The Wilkes County commissioners on Tuesday night unanimously approved a fiscal 2025-26 budget with a tax rate of 42 cents per $100 of property valuation and changes in the initial ...

Deputies said he is in the Wilkes County Detention Center under no bond. An autopsy is pending. The investigation is ongoing, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is assisting.

Four Wilkes County entities were awarded a total of $4,907 in garden mini-grants through N.C State Extension’s SNAP-Ed program, Steps to Health, this year.

Rutherford County’s American Legion Post 423 senior squad got off to a hot start Monday with a 16-0 five-inning opening night ...