The N.C. Highway Patrol responded to a fatal collision in Alexander County on N.C. 16 at Millersville Road south of Taylorsville at about 5:40 p.m. March 28.

House Bill 306, called “Affordable Housing for Local Employees,” was recently introduced as a “local bill” to authorize Blowing Rock and Boone, Watauga County and the Watauga County Board of ...

A portion of Fishing Creek Road is closed this week in preparation for placement of a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 421 near the North Wilkesboro Speedway, reported the N.C. Department ...

Officials in North Carolina and other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and other ...

A high school choral director is Wilkes County’s new teacher of the year, while the new principal of the year leads one of ...