North Wilkesboro Speedway Executive Director Graig Hoffman was looking for old photos of the historic track’s early days when he came across more than he expected to find.

The Window World 450 on Sunday, July 19, the first NASCAR Cup points race at the North Wilkesboro Speedway in 30 years, will culminate four days of special events and ...

The 30th annual Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention is Thursday, July 16, to Saturday, July 18, at the Alleghany County Fairgrounds at 1585 U.S. 21 in Sparta.

Part three of a four-part series on the role of Baptists in development of religious liberty in America, published in conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary. Charles Jones ...

The annual tomato tasting is from 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 8 at the Wilkes County Farmers Market, which is at the Yadkin Valley Marketplace in downtown North Wilkesboro.

Protecting Farm and Forest Resources in North Carolina,” is from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Mayland Community College in ...

Hallalene Faw Brown, 95, of Wilkesboro, passed away July 6, 2026, at Wilkes Health & Rehab.

Elaine was born on Dec. 29, 1939, in Wilkes County to Cicero Wilson and Bernice Chipman Harrald. Mrs. Johnson was a member at Vision Baptist Church in Wilbar. Elaine had a true gift for gardening and ...

Shirley Emojean Hawkins Dyer, 84, of Ferguson, died Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Atrium Health-Wilkes Medical Center. She was born May 10, 1942, in Alexander County to Lattie and Leona Church and was ...

Bobby Dean Spears, 74, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Atrium Health-Wilkes Medical Center. He was born June 29, 1952, in Ashe County to Cordelia Spears. He loved talking ...

The Town of Wilkesboro announced on July 8 that it is initiating the first phase of its Water Shortage Response Plan due to current drought conditions.