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

Industrial league softball games were a popular summer activity in Wilkes County for decades. North Wilkesboro Coca-Cola ...

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 ...

The Southern Appalachian Historical Association in association with the Blue Ridge Community Theatre announced the final three performances of “Horn in the West,” America’s longest-running ...

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 ...

Two years ago, Tyler Yates lost his best friend to an overdose. At the urging of another person in the recovery community, Yates said his best friend stopped taking buprenorphine ...

The number of homeschooled children in Wilkes County increased by about 10.5% from 2022-23 to 2023-24 and again from 2023-24 to 2024-25, according to data from the N.C. Department of ...

The schedule for widening 13.5 miles of N.C. 268 East to four lanes was pushed back to “funded for preliminary engineering only” in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s 2026-35 State ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced on July 25 that it is releasing $6.8 billion earmarked for K-12 and adult education nationwide.

There are major pre-announcement leaks from the left and the right on who will vie for North Carolina’s empty U.S. Senate seat. The incumbent, Republican Thom Tillis, said he won’t ...

The motion approved Monday night included these two boards and the board that approved financing and plans for the courthouse ...

Leverage for North Carolina tourism, education and increased civic engagement were part of the discussion for the 250th anniversary of the United States next summer during a recent meeting of ...