The weekly Friday night Doug Davis and Friends Jam was held at Hardee’s restaurant on U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro on Oct. 16. Above left, singing and playing guitar is event namesake and organizer Doug ...

North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents seized an illegal liquor distillery, approximately 1,800 gallons of mash and 161 gallons of moonshine following an explosion and fire in Wilkes County on ...

A 38-year-old North Wilkesboro woman has been charged with attempted first-degree murder following a shooting Monday afternoon, Oct. 26, ithat left a 68-year-old Boomer man in critical condition.

Jason Griffith has been promoted to the rank of major and appointed assistant chief of police with the North Wilkesboro Police Department. Griffith joined the department in 2011 and has advanced ...

Mrs. Judy Anderson Call, age 78 of North Wilkesboro passed away 2:16 PM Sunday, October 25, 2026 at Atrium Health-Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem surrounded by her family. Funeral ...

Hundreds of folks turned out for the 2026 edition of the Downtown North Wilkesboro Spooktacular, which is sponsored by the North Wilkesboro Merchants Association. There was candy, face painting and ...

WEST JEFFERSON — A 33-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and charged with felony first-degree burglary and assault on a female following a domestic dispute and a reported ...

A newcomer, who was the top vote getter in the March GOP primary, and two former Wilkes commissioners will square off for two seats in the Nov. 3 Wilkes County Board of Commissioners election.

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ Sparta Driver License Office (DLO) is moving to a new location. The current office, at 115 Atwood St., Suite 508, at the Blue Ridge Business Development Center, ...

Ken Welborn receives Historian of Year award Wilkes RecordPublisher Ken Welborn was named Historian of the Year by the N.C. Society of Historians, the society's highest honor, at their annual awards ...

Republican incumbent Eddie Settle, who formerly served as chairman of the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners, will face Democrat Trevor Hardwick, a substitute teacher and an officer in the Yadkin ...

Community theater in Wilkes Home NEWS COMMUNITY COLUMNISTS OPINIONS ARCHIVES VIDEOS Contact The Record Playmakers to present Wizard of Oz ...