The N.C. General Assembly ended July by overriding Gov. Josh Steins vetoes of the following bills, which means they now are law: ...

Tyson Foods Inc. topped analysts’ expectations with its third quarter earnings report, released Monday morning.

Starting Aug.1, county governments and conservation nonprofit groups may apply for grant funding from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation ...

Wilkes County and other locales in North Carolina and nationwide experienced record and near-record high temperatures in June and July, according to National Weather Service (NWS) data.

The Wilkes 15U all-star baseball team reached the finals of the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament in Boone on Sunday, but took back-to-back losses to Rocky Mount, a club that ...

Here’s the best bets for fun artsy things to do this week in Wilkes County and the Town of Elkin.

The Wilkesboro Town Council has officially approved a major upgrade and expansion of the town’s wastewater treatment plant for a cost not to exceed $89.8 million.

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating numerous recent thefts, including at Millers Creek Elementary School.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)awarded its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Town of Wilkesboro for its financi ...

Democratic leaders in the House so far have managed to keep intact Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of six bills allowing people to ...

The N.C. Senate, with a Republican “supermajority,” overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of 12 bills. A supermajority means there are enough chamber members to have the three-fifths majority needed ...

Members of the N.C. State Health Plan will be able to get a knee replacement or other surgeries at no cost under a new program that marks a shift for ...