If Christians were on a basketball team, they’d have to pass the ball instead of hog it,” says Ethan, 10. “Jesus would probably be the coach and the MVP!” ...

When our church posted a picture of our sign featuring Bad Bunny’s halftime show quote, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” I wasn’t prepared for what followed.

PWilkes County Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers that annual acreage reporting is an important eligibility requirement to receive financial benefits through the Livestock Forage ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced it is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance ...

In response to rising fertilizer costs and increasing grower interest in soil health practices, the N.C. Department of Agriculture’s Agronomic Services Division released a new step-by-step guide to he ...

The Northwestern North Carolina Cattle Reproduction School is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 26 at the Upper Mountain Research Station at 8004 N.C. 88 in Laurel Springs.

At the beginning of 2026, most economists, including me, were predicting a reasonably decent year for both businesses and households. We expected growth, a jobless rate between 4% and 4.5%, ...

Wilkes Senior Resources will host a free paper shredding event at the Wilkes Senior Center at 228 Fairplains School Road, North Wilkesboro, for people 55 and older from 10 a.m.

The Western Piedmont Symphony will present “Foothills Pops: from Broadway to Hollywood!” at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center at 1913 Hickory Boulevard in Lenoir at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18.

There will be a morning of storytelling and fun at Fairy Tale Theater on Saturday, April 18, at Benton Hall, co-hosted by Wilkes Playmakers and Wilkes Community Partnership for Children.

The following land and rights of way were filed at the Wilkes Register of Deeds office in February and early March.

Native plant sale are scheduled on certain Saturdays in May, June and July at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens at 651 Horn in the West Drive in Boone.