A “Farm Business Basics” workshop is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Jan. 29, at the Wilkes Cooperative Extension Service in Wilkesboro.

Poultry meat, especially broiler meat, will continue to dominate animal protein consumption in the United States in 2026, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report.

A major open-source photo repository developed at N.C. State University could be a significant step forward in helping unlock artificial intelligence’s potential for solving stubborn agricultural ...

I’ve joined the economic groundhog day celebration for almost 50 years. Just because my colleagues and I have a Ph.D. behind our names doesn’t mean we are infallible in our ...

University of North Carolina-Charlotte economist John Connaughton said the state’s economic outlook for 2026 is positive, with North Carolina's Gross Domestic Product projected to increase by 3.0% and ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11.

Strong wind led to a fire that burned about 10.5 acres of woods and pasture between N.C. 16-18 and Wilkes Central High School ...

The West Wilkes varsity boys basketball team rallied to win its first game of the season Tuesday, clipping West Iredell, ...

Wilkes remains among the state’s 40 most economically distressed counties and therefore in Tier One in 2026, but it improved ...

Host East Wilkes went 6-0 and swept the Foothills Duals Dec. 20 in Ronda. The Cardinals turned in victories over Corvian ...

Officer of the Year and other awards were presented during the North Wilkesboro Police Department’s annual Christmas Dinner ...

Ronda will again be without a mayor due to the resignation of Rheajean Benge, appointed to that position in October after it ...