Two historians spent about 20 years deciphering, transcribing and posting online over 31,500 documents (mostly pension applications) of men who enlisted in the Patriot militia (or their widows) in the ...

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, let’s remember what makes our country exceptional — what makes it, despite evident flaws, so worthy of ...

We’ve played the music, shot the fireworks, and recited the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence. But our commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial has only just begun.

Is this the best budget our lawmakers could come up with?

The Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro fire department had a display of patriotic spirit and unity Saturday afternoon beside the ...

Learn about regulations and post-harvest handling practices that help maintain quality standards for culinary and medicinal ...

The man charged with murdering U.S. Postal Service mail carrier Brandi Byrd Reynolds in Hays on June 26 said they had been in ...

The following land and rights of way transfers were filed at the Wilkes Register of Deeds in April. Orville Weaver to KOP LLC, five-eighths of an acre in Edwards Township. Tammy Miller to Jack Fields ...

The impact of new work requirements for receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) was reviewed during the July 2 Wilkes ...

The Wilkes Genealogical Society announced that it is seeking entries for volume III of the Heritage of Wilkes County.

Jerry Laws, a Wilkes County native and resident, has been named warden of Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury.

The Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro fire department had a display of patriotic spirit and unity Saturday afternoon on the Yadkin River bridge between the two towns.